Dieselgate, The Canadian Edition
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Bahamut
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Would be interested to know this myself: cannot find a mention anywhere about it.
tobianogreg
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VW and/or class action will probably do an update but Twitter will probably be faster. 
Bahamut
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Can you imagine how all of this would have played out 20+ years ago without Twitter, Facebook, and the Internet in general? Technology has made all the difference in a situation like this.
b1jackson
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Bahamut
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Haha! There's just something about the trench coat that tells you the story is going to be well-researched and hard-hitting.Sure....one of these two legends would have the story covered for us!
Bahamut
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Has anyone else noticed that https://www.vwemissionsinfo.ca/ has been prettied up a bit over the last week or so? They've added some new images to each page, and made it look a bit better. Perhaps they're expecting some extra traffic tomorrow?
joey003
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Good point. The first line I see when going there is "we're working to make things right". Getting closer.Has anyone else noticed that https://www.vwemissionsinfo.ca/ has been prettied up a bit over the last week or so? They've added some new images to each page, and made it look a bit better. Perhaps they're expecting some extra traffic tomorrow?
Ursadorable
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"provide a settlement progress update to Canadian courts on or before July 29, 2016"
Was anyone actually foolish enough to believe it would happen before July 29th?
Was anyone actually foolish enough to believe it would happen before July 29th?
joey003
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Everyone ready for some disappointment or relief today?
Bahamut
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Its a shame to think that those vehicles are just sitting there rotting: I know the ones that are at dealerships are on some sort of mechanical life support right now, but it is still a shame.
joey003
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Geez, didn't realize that many had been sitting since last year. What a waste.
John_Nutt
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Come on buyback. I want a different car, my Jetta is to small, was perfect when I bought it, but families grow. If the buy back calculation for the US and Canada are the same I will take it. Hopefully our numbers are a bit higher considering the fact the cars cost more here.
Bahamut
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Can you imagine the state of the vehicles that are in port, and not at dealerships? Yeeesh: seized brakes, flat-spotted tires, and the list goes on. Even if they did release them for sale, I would have my concerns about buying one: I'm sure they could fix them up but a vehicle sitting that long without any maintenance cannot be a good thing.
joey003
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Agreed. Crazy though, had no clue they just held them at port. What an all-around stupid situation.
Ursadorable
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That and the exchange rate difference.. but that didn't stop them from hosing us on par for the cards.
Bahamut
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Constantly scanning everything: work-from-home days are good for that. I'll second this: anyone who sees any news please post right away!
b1jackson
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Here...in Canada....there are much different headlines today on the business page.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/tim-hortons-philippines-expansion-1.3698484
http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/tim-hortons-philippines-expansion-1.3698484
Bahamut
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Yes!!!! Taking over the world through cultural assimmilation
.joey003
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Definitely, I'll be keeping an here all day too.
I was wondering - is there any official place we can be watching? Or just see it as a news release at one point?
LOLYes!!!! Taking over the world through cultural assimmilation
Bahamut
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I'm hitting up Google Search every once in a while with "vw emissions canada" searching for updates within the last 24 hours. Also check out @vwcanadatdi on Twitter, https://www.vwemissionsinfo.ca/news-updates/, https://www.strosbergco.com/class-actions/vw/whats-new.56eab6b305eac.htm
Oh, and https://www.reddit.com/r/TDI for watching some hilarious banter.
http://www.news.com.au/finance/busi...w/news-story/8039d7c4784c011d1e9e692b96f230e4
It's amazing how after a huge scandal like this and they still out do Toyota.
It's amazing how after a huge scandal like this and they still out do Toyota.
You know what that means...VW doesnt have to give discounts on their vehicles for TDI owners who are looking at new cars. Sucks for those who were thinking of another VW.
No July 29th is still there;
https://www.vwemissionsinfo.ca/news/u-s-settlement-update-july-26-2016/
Bahamut
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Nope, they are still "working to make things right".