Dieselgate, The Canadian Edition

Steve Ferrous

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Wow, those dates are disconcerting.
Oct 18: Judge: Do we have an agreement?
Lawyers: No
Judge: See you just before Christmas
Lawyers: Are we doing Secret Santa?

I want interest on my settlement money!

I'm pretty disappointed. It's tough watching our neighbors to the south having a massive party, fireworks, all the beer you can drink. Colour me green with envy.
 

joey003

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VW has as much as admitted culpability. The only question is penalty/remedy.
It's true. They've admitted what they've done. Not sure why long settlement discussions and possible trials are needed. Just decide on the penalty and not waste more resources.

Wow, those dates are disconcerting.
Oct 18: Judge: Do we have an agreement?
Lawyers: No
Judge: See you just before Christmas
Lawyers: Are we doing Secret Santa?
I want interest on my settlement money!
I'm pretty disappointed. It's tough watching our neighbors to the south having a massive party, fireworks, all the beer you can drink. Colour me green with envy.
LOL. We're going into 2017 for sure.
 

bboshart

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Well, now if we want to organize a protest in front of VW Canada offices, we have a specific message - We want a settlement on Oct 18th on par with the US.
 

FVWVWF

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This exposes those who want to sell their cars back to VW to greater risk of losing out financially. Having to drive for another year (before all the dust settles...if it settles by then)...with the risk of totaling the car or dishing out money for repairs only to sell it is ridiculous.
 

JohnNS

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Going to try and find contact info for the judge and politely tell him I think the whole process is a joke. They admitted guilt, the claimed they'd mirror the US settlement, in no reasonable thinking should it take an extra half year (by the time vw drags it out, maybe more).

Also time to start directly contacting media sources.
 

Bahamut

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Just got an email from someone at CBC regarding my submission to Marketplace regarding the scandal. Has asked me to call him back as soon as possible to get the story out there.

We'll see how this goes.

Portion of the email:

hey there, we'd like to do a story about how your settlement from VW has not come, even though the July 29th deadline has come and gone.
your story going public today will help put pressure on VW canada, who I am also trying to pin down today.
 

Bahamut

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Contact at CBC just got put onto another news story today because they could not find anyone to go on camera about the VW case. Still, at least there is some interest in getting a story going on this.

That update on https://www.volkswagenclassaction.com/whats-new.56eab6b305eac.htm is NOT good news. We're basically left multiple months behind, no resolution in sight, and no committment to Canadian customers at all.

When is the deal supposed to be ratified in the US? Mid-September? Mid-October? And we're due for an update on October 18th? Coincidence anyone?
 

FVWVWF

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Just got an email from someone at CBC regarding my submission to Marketplace regarding the scandal. Has asked me to call him back as soon as possible to get the story out there.

We'll see how this goes.

Portion of the email:

hey there, we'd like to do a story about how your settlement from VW has not come, even though the July 29th deadline has come and gone.
your story going public today will help put pressure on VW canada, who I am also trying to pin down today.
Sounds like you got your foot in....
Remember...once you're in....dont hesistate, go straight for the jugular. :D
 

Jordaney

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That's awesome. I'm stuck with my piece of crap for a little longer. Bend over Canada and don't forget to say thank you.
 

Bahamut

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Guy from CBC wants to do an on-camera interview tomorrow (Toronto area), which I can't do, due to where I am. If someone messages me with their contact info, who could do the interview, I will forward it on to him.
 

Jordaney

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Guy from CBC wants to do an on-camera interview tomorrow (Toronto area), which I can't do, due to where I am. If someone messages me with their contact info, who could do the interview, I will forward it on to him.
I would love to do it but tomorrow I'm extremely busy. Where would they want to do the interview?
 

Bahamut

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Sounds like in Toronto...they would've come to my house, but I don't think they're prepared to drive that far out.:)
 

weasel

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VW doesn't care how you feel and would be glad if you burned it down because they wouldn't have to buy you out. We have to hit them where it hurts. I say picket the dealers.
I sent a $h!t-o-gram to them this past Friday. I don't have it saved for you to read, but I did mention that if I had the money, I'd burn the car to the ground.
Just got of the phone with VW Canada. They called me! All the girl could do was apologize for the lack of information.
 

Gizzmo_jr

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Off to RockAuto for some ordering, I cannot delay some of the wear items that will become dangerous to leave it as is. 6 months is a long forecast, money I'll never get back now.

Single vehicle home, so can't financially park it and find something else.
 

CV-GSW

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October...brutal...

My insurance runs out in Sept so I'm parking it.

Thanks for finding the updates everyone.
 

Jordaney

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Off to RockAuto for some ordering, I cannot delay some of the wear items that will become dangerous to leave it as is. 6 months is a long forecast, money I'll never get back now.

Single vehicle home, so can't financially park it and find something else.
I feel your pain. I have to pay the dealer $230 just to find out what's wrong. $480 more to fix it. I told them not to fix it. I will get a private mechanic and pay them instead. Our hands our tied.
 

CanuckRS

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So October will come and go and a settlement will not be reached. What is VW's incentive here?

1) To the best of my knowledge, no deadline is in place. No penalty for not having a settlement by October. No one holding their feet to the fire what so ever.

2) Every day that passes means more KMs on everyone of our cars. Everyday that passes another car is involved in an accident/written off. One less car to buyback. Again, where is the incentive?

3) We still have to make payments and maintain these cars which (at least in my case) we cannot sell because of the current market value vs. The loan amount.

I think we are all sniffing glue if we believe they will have this settled in principal by October. Each day is huge money saved by VW. The only reason it's sorted out in the US was the threat of major penalties for it not getting done by a certain date. The US judge decided this had gone on long enough.

Canadians are too polite.
 

BigWorm

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Someone create a facebook group asap. The cbc or global wants to do a story on this. I emailed the marketplace and the reporter got back to me with a phone number but I don't like talking on the phone.

We need a group page,
 

Bahamut

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Someone create a facebook group asap. The cbc or global wants to do a story on this. I emailed the marketplace and the reporter got back to me with a phone number but I don't like talking on the phone.

We need a group page,
They seem pretty adamant about doing interviews on this...try and get in on it if possible...we need to get this story out.
 
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