jibberjive
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Is there any way to verify whether the previous owner of my Gen 1 3.0 have registered for their Eligible Previous Owner restitution? It would definitely be nice to know, as it makes a $6k+ difference to me. Thoughts?
3.0 With Eligible Previous Owners, Any Way to Verify If Previous Have Registered?
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az7000'
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Deadline to register is either May 1 or 11th i think. I'd guess just wait and see...
TDIforDays
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Not yet. So buy cars to flip with caution 
TDIforDays
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May 11th according to the website https://www.vwcourtsettlement.com/en/3-0-models/
If a single owner whom sold after Jan 31st 2017 you'd be in the clear.. carfax would tell you that; otherwise its a flip of the coin.. perhaps in your favor, as I doubt anyone savvy to the scandal or even cared about it would be dumping a 3.0L back to a dealer when they just had to hold onto it for a few more months for full payout.
otherwise until the deadline has passed you wont know, I think Audi is May 1st, VW is May 11th?
otherwise until the deadline has passed you wont know, I think Audi is May 1st, VW is May 11th?
DanB36
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...and even after the deadline has passed, you probably won't know until you get an offer.
I think we will have an idea when we would be able to register when the site opens up for registration after May 11 or so just like 2.0. But that will be tentative number only since the fix timings also affects the numbers.
Also, there is a little complexity that is involved in 3.0 to determine eligible previous owners because there could be duplicate claims, fake claims, claims due to typo in inputting VIN, etc. Once the previous owners are verified only then VW will be able to divide the restitution. So there is that. It would be interesting to see how they will actually do it. I would say end of this year to see any real money
Also, there is a little complexity that is involved in 3.0 to determine eligible previous owners because there could be duplicate claims, fake claims, claims due to typo in inputting VIN, etc. Once the previous owners are verified only then VW will be able to divide the restitution. So there is that. It would be interesting to see how they will actually do it. I would say end of this year to see any real money
I agree that it will be easy for people to "Claim" interest in a vehicle, proving it will be a different story. It wont take until the end of the year for the money to start dropping once owners start turning their cars in. I could see a scenario where VW withholds owner ca$h while possible former owners are "investigated".
jables
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Are previous owners not eligible to file a claim after jan 31 2017?
DanB36
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They must have sold before 1/31/17 to be Eligible Former Owners.
TDIforDays
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Start a claim and get to the amount part. If its $5K restitution, they filed. if its $10-11K, then they did not
But I spoke to them yesterday and they said all 'previous owners claims will be processed by the 17th of this month'.
so if an invalid claim is filed by previous owner, it will fall off or if it was a valid one, they will be paid.
hope that it is true. my 2013 was sold after Jan 31st but the previous owner filed a claim.
so if an invalid claim is filed by previous owner, it will fall off or if it was a valid one, they will be paid.
hope that it is true. my 2013 was sold after Jan 31st but the previous owner filed a claim.
Dr Chill
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When I called yesterday about my Chase email not arriving, I asked if a former owner/lessee filed a claim and was told the former lessee did. Also that if their appropriate documentation wasn't received by 7/17 then I'd be getting a top up payment. My Chase email came 8 hrs later.
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duratitus
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I have a 2014 Cayenne that is in that same restitution price range.
If a previous owner requested seller restitution your portal would be giving you half of the amount you're seeing.
If a previous owner requested seller restitution your portal would be giving you half of the amount you're seeing.
Eligible Previous owners had to register before May 1st, if they didnt its too late.. if they did and they dont complete the followup paperwork before 60 days after the settlement (IIRC that date already passed) then they are also boned.
Sounds correct. Then add your $1500 Bosch.
The "settlement participation" payment VW/Audi pays now to 3.0 Gen2 owners are supposed to be half the total, correct?
Interestingly, when I filed when the 3.0 portal opened up it said I would only get $4300 - half the total restitution (which I interpreted as a previous owner registered). Today, I received a check for $4300 (I was expecting to receive $2150, so half of the $4300). Could this mean that the previous owner didn't follow up with the required paperwork?
DanB36
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Yes, but he wouldn't have received full restitution now. The participation payment is half the restitution amount.
Looks like you won the lottery!
When I filed the claim, it showed the amount of "$4270 VW will pay you". So I was under the impression that the previous owner filed a claim ( which should not be valid as he sold it after 31st Jan.) and I need to wait till it falls off to get full restitution. So, if I go ahead and get this processed, I will be getting $4270 as part of first payment? Is there any way we can know previous owner got half of it?
My documents have been stuck in processing stage since June and have no clue as to what happened to the previous owner claim.
So have mine. I have called several times and never get a real answer about anything other than the advice to check my email daily.
Is there anyone who has actually called about the slow claim processing who was given a real answer?