Dieselgate, The Canadian Edition
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Every person we see with a TDI we can hand them a sticker in public! A lot of people have TDI's and don't go on the internet like us. So there will be a flood of vehicles with it.
Sticker must have TDI and CDN or canada mentioned on it....
Sticker must have TDI and CDN or canada mentioned on it....
Reactorface
Well-known member
Stickers
I vote for this.
Smokeswagon TDI - NOx Edition
I vote for this.
Smokeswagon TDI - NOx Edition
Rob_MacCara
Veteran Member
I see that the USA FaceBook page is a closed group with about 1200 members.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1498988570399266/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1498988570399266/
Armby
Veteran Member
We are currently the top article on the CBC.ca business page! Our 15 minutes of fame!
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Bahamut
Veteran Member
We've already got 323 members. That's gone up from 85 last night @ 10pm.
Bahamut
Veteran Member
Wohoo! We're making news.
GigaFire
Well-known member
I know many here don't know the Millennial lingo, but I wake up this morning and the Facebook group is lit! Great work getting those who don't come here to come out and share their circumstances everyone.
Bahamut
Veteran Member
We're pushing this thing as hard as possible! Membership has gone up by 246 since last night.
VangelisTDI
Member
never again!
I've been following the scandal pretty closely since it broke last September. If we don't receive the same compensation as the Americans, I will sell my car and never buy another VW product....ever! Even if we do receive the same compensation as the Americans, I find it hard to buy a vehicle from a car company that treats its loyal diesel customers in this way. I'm so angry about this whole matter and waiting almost a whole year doesn't help.
I've been following the scandal pretty closely since it broke last September. If we don't receive the same compensation as the Americans, I will sell my car and never buy another VW product....ever! Even if we do receive the same compensation as the Americans, I find it hard to buy a vehicle from a car company that treats its loyal diesel customers in this way. I'm so angry about this whole matter and waiting almost a whole year doesn't help.
FirstJetta
Member
- Joined
- Jan 8, 2005
- Location
- Whitby, Ontario, Canada
- TDI
- Passat Highline Sports TDI DSG, 2013;Previous VW - Jetta Wagon, 2005, Red
VW US vs VW Can
Eg My NOx sensor failed after my warranty expired and the repair was approximate $1200. I checked on this forum and found that in the US this repair was recently being paid for by VW US even after warranty had expired (I assume because this is a common failure perhaps a design issue). However, when I called VW Can to see if they would help out, I was told that this isn't VW Canada's policy and the bill was all mine even though they confirmed they were aware of the VW US policy to cover the cost. Fortunately, my dealer Owasco in Oshawa, covered 3/4 of the bill as I have been a loyal diesel customer for years.
VW Canada did nothing and for me to pay anything associated with NOx at this time was galling. I will not buy another VW and plan on dumping my 2013 Passat as soon as we know what the deal is.
Bruce
I'm not so sure we will follow US settlement here in Canada.
Eg My NOx sensor failed after my warranty expired and the repair was approximate $1200. I checked on this forum and found that in the US this repair was recently being paid for by VW US even after warranty had expired (I assume because this is a common failure perhaps a design issue). However, when I called VW Can to see if they would help out, I was told that this isn't VW Canada's policy and the bill was all mine even though they confirmed they were aware of the VW US policy to cover the cost. Fortunately, my dealer Owasco in Oshawa, covered 3/4 of the bill as I have been a loyal diesel customer for years.
VW Canada did nothing and for me to pay anything associated with NOx at this time was galling. I will not buy another VW and plan on dumping my 2013 Passat as soon as we know what the deal is.
Bruce
Bahamut
Veteran Member
Steve Ferrous
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Oct 3, 1999
- Location
- Cambridge, Ontario
- TDI
- 2012 Passat TDI, 2011 Golf TDI, 2006 Jetta TDI (gone), 2000 Jetta TDI (gone), 1991 Diesel Jetta (gone)
This+
This is the same response I got when I sent an email to Customer Care-less about HPFP warranty on the US and SFA here in Canada.
That's the respect they have for their customers
Scratchy101
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- Joined
- Mar 31, 2012
- Location
- Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
- TDI
- Returned 2012 Golf TDI, now 2015 Mazda CX-5 & 2018 Nissan Leaf SV
FB closed group
Is there some way to open the Canadian group for us non-members to see the content?
Some of us do not subscribe to FB.
Is there some way to open the Canadian group for us non-members to see the content?
Bahamut
Veteran Member
Its a public group, you should be able to see all the comments/posts. You just need to be a member to post.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/534331546750939
Scratchy101
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- Joined
- Mar 31, 2012
- Location
- Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
- TDI
- Returned 2012 Golf TDI, now 2015 Mazda CX-5 & 2018 Nissan Leaf SV
Buyback in US $$
Based on the VW goodwill package of $1000 US = $1000 CAN, if they give us the same package as the US then I suspect it will be in CAN $$ :-(
Here is my quote in US $$ (I have 70K kms on my TDI)
Based on the VW goodwill package of $1000 US = $1000 CAN, if they give us the same package as the US then I suspect it will be in CAN $$ :-(
Here is my quote in US $$ (I have 70K kms on my TDI)
Scratchy101
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- Joined
- Mar 31, 2012
- Location
- Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
- TDI
- Returned 2012 Golf TDI, now 2015 Mazda CX-5 & 2018 Nissan Leaf SV
Thanks, it is working for me now (It was asking me to login to FB earlier).
Scratchy101
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Mar 31, 2012
- Location
- Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
- TDI
- Returned 2012 Golf TDI, now 2015 Mazda CX-5 & 2018 Nissan Leaf SV
Reviewing the FB posts, I see some people suggesting we be patient and wait for the settlement.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/534331546750939#
The problem is I can't wait as I am moving next week and need a larger vehicle to haul the remainder of my stuff to Vancouver Island over the next few weeks.
VW is holding me hostage as I cannot sell my car until this is settled without a huge loss in value.
I own the car but cannot sell it without a huge loss, even though I paid a premium and it drives perfectly fine.
I REALLY HATE them for this.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/534331546750939#
The problem is I can't wait as I am moving next week and need a larger vehicle to haul the remainder of my stuff to Vancouver Island over the next few weeks.
VW is holding me hostage as I cannot sell my car until this is settled without a huge loss in value.
I own the car but cannot sell it without a huge loss, even though I paid a premium and it drives perfectly fine.
I REALLY HATE them for this.
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Threecube
Member
Welcome to the island. I hear you about being held hostage. I've been wanting to sell my TDI so I can get a normal gas car since I don't drive long distances anymore. I only have 39,000 kms on my 2012 Golf....
Rob_MacCara
Veteran Member
Someone(s) accept fingers must be getting sore by now - well over 500+ members already!
This is where I am with USD buyback offer:
Buyback Modification
Car $19,157 $5,682
Options $1,170 $195
Mileage $2,070 $345
Adjustment $0 $0
Total: $22,397 $6,222
This is where I am with USD buyback offer:
Buyback Modification
Car $19,157 $5,682
Options $1,170 $195
Mileage $2,070 $345
Adjustment $0 $0
Total: $22,397 $6,222
Scratchy101
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Mar 31, 2012
- Location
- Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
- TDI
- Returned 2012 Golf TDI, now 2015 Mazda CX-5 & 2018 Nissan Leaf SV
.....and the longer this plays out, the higher the mileage and the lower the buyback $$.
Bahamut
Veteran Member
Haha, I took a couple of hours off: just powered through multiple "Adds"
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Bahamut
Veteran Member
This quote is funny now that we're up to almost 600 members!
Bahamut
Veteran Member
This is exactly the problem: a lot of us bought these cars for commuting, aka large amounts of driving. The more days that pass, the more likelihood of vehicles being damaged/written off, higher mileage, etc.: basically everything contributes to a lower settlement cost.
Threecube
Member
Do you think it's worth having a sticky post on the Facebook page with a summary of the past/future timelines with links to the US settlement info and calculator? It seems like a fair bit of people joining the facebook group have questions about that stuff. It's great that we are helping them out.
Bahamut
Veteran Member
Definitely worth while. I'll put up a sticky post. I'm thinking we should have a timeline of what happened, a link to the US settlement info, and the online calculator that we've been using to figure out vehicle values.
Bahamut
Veteran Member
Sticky note posted: let me know if anything needs to be added/changed.
Threecube
Member
Maybe just mention with the calculator that it only applies to the US settlement. People might confuse it for actually applying to Canadians. It is a good tool just to get an idea of what we could get if VW does apply the US settlement to Canadians. Other than that looks good!
Bahamut
Veteran Member
Done!
Threecube
Member
Awesome. Thanks for doing that.