This is a settlement. If you were dissatisfied with it, you should have opted out.
If only there were a '
like' or '
thumbs up' button to both of these posters.
I find it hard to fault VW for the way in which they've handled this scandal. The process has seemed ponderous at times but it looks to be smoothing out. So many do not realize how long these things can dragged out if the target party wants to go that route.
I was part of the GM exploding side gas tank issues. In the end I got a coupon for $2000 off a new GM product - that CAS took many years to wind down - 7-8 years IIRC. The lawyers walked off with a huge payday and I got a coupon for $2000 for something I had no desire for and eventually I chucked it in the trash. That damned thing wasn't even transferrable to someone that might want to buy a GM product. There was nothing that GM offered that I was remotely interested in at the time.
I don't find fault with GM with the 'exploding' side tank either. NBC 'News' couldn't get so much as a spark to ignite the gas tanks when they t-boned pickup after pickup with a car. So they rigged it - faked it if you will - to cause fire and explosions with some device to cause fire - it worked! I drove that 78 Chevy 3/4t for many years and never did get blown up! GM should have sued NBC - maybe they did - I don't know.
Car turned in yesterday, incoming payment via Chase. 190117 on the dot, getting $10575 for it. Not bad. Will buy another VW, probably a Tiguan this time.
I turned mine in yesterday. I half expected the Chase invitation all last evening. About 3-4

clock I started to lose hope of seeing the funds before the end of next week. I'm happy to report I just got the Chase email about half an hour ago with the 'invite' to create a temp account and put my info in for the EFT so I could withdraw the money. Should have $25,907 and change possibly Monday the 26th.
Having the Jetta TDI for 3 years & four months & 22,190 miles was a genuine pleasure so I'm feeling somewhat ambivalent. Cars with that level of performance handling and economy are a rarity these days.
Maybe I'll buy that 2007 Audi A4 2.0t Quattro I spotted in a local dealer's lot. Looks real nice! I might be able to forget the Jetta. And I still have the Ghia - just can't drive it this time of year - it has AC but does not have heat. That's not easy to drive in 20f weather.