Well, the diesel meeting at the local shop actually went off pretty good.
The crowd (~30-40) went pretty easy on the host. And at one point the owners got a round of applause for being one of the few dealerships to do "something"/ "anything" for the locals.
The principles, VW district or regional manager and the "closing settlement specialist" were out in front. They started with pretty rudimentary info as to how it all started, were it is and where they think it's going.
They (for better or worse) gave their opinion as to what to do after seeing how it's turning out for most owners. Go for the buyback was their take on it.
A few points taken away from tonight's program:
- New York State did not take any settlement monies, which means if there is no fix, there is no grandfathering your vehicle in this state. No registration if no fix is approved.
That's when they came out and recommended to take the buy back. (They did not seem to have a lot of faith in an upcoming fix it appeared).
- the district or regional manager (can't remember what his title was) reiterated what the principal said regarding condition of car, that which seems to have a lot of debate on other threads... basically from their mouths - the example given was, take the back seats out before brining the car in, we do not care. As long as it runs. They pretty much laughed at what they thought they'd see coming back... and yet, shortly after that statement said that no Tdi will be crushed...!
I wanted to ask were that info came from but held back. Because if you can strip car and their not crushing...doesn't make sense. Especially when they said many of these cars will be resold shortly...
As a bonus, the "closing settlement specialist" (official name) actually seemed on the ball. Went up and introduced myself after the meeting, told her that I'd be in next week. She made sure I had everything set and said she'd have all paperwork ready. 20 mins tops.
I asked about how some seem to be getting checks differing from what had been promised. Mileage discrepancies was her answer. If you've opted for a check, as long as your under the mileage you stated, any more owed will be mailed. Over and the check is destroyed and you set up another date. Eft and it's fixed either way. She seemed pretty confident that there would be no hiccups on her side...
Next Wednesday will tell all.