Dr Chill
Veteran Member
If they bought the PC class back, repaired them as best they could and resold them, it might be cheaper than the repairs generated over the course of a 120,000 mile warranty. Plus the buyback cars that got resold would be out of warranty. From an accounting standpoint, it closes the door on the entire mess. Sure the PC class buyback would be expensive, but they would recoup a great deal of the initial expenditure on the resale. Then they are completely finished with dieselgate. I can't imagine how you budget for repairs extending into 2028 when you really have no idea what the annual warranty claims are going to cost. There were only 58000 gen 2 to start with, when you remove the SUV class and the unsold cars on standstill, there are probably only 30,000 cars left. If the fix impacts performance too negatively, it is not out of the realm of possibility to expect CARB make them offer a buyback option in addition to the compensation/ repair/ extended warranty option.
This is very wishful thinking, but the buyback costs as laid out in the settlement for the PC cars far exceeds their current market value and warranty repairs costs will be low comparatively speaking. Since the Gen 2 SUV's got an approved fix, the PC's should be coming shortly.