Hi there. I am in the exact situation you describe (purchased 2010 in US as a US resident, then imported to Canada 2013), but have actually confirmed anything further than putting my VIN into the website and seeing that my car is eligible. Based on past experience regarding warranty issues, I expect to have to spend quite a while on the phone to figure this out (when in fact it is really quite simple). I plan on doing that very soon and will post the outcome.
I purchased and registered a 2012 passat se (second hand from non vw dealer) in Canada that was originally purchased and registered in the U.S. after many hours on hold and waiting for call backs from both VWoA and VWoC who originally pointed at each other regarding my inquiries as to the settlement. I finally got VWoC to state that they VWoC would be responsible due to the fact that the vehicle was registered in Canada. For whatever that’s worth, don’t have much faith in them at this point though.
I hope you got that in writing. If you pop over to my other thread you will see that I was originally told (in August) by VWoA that my vehicle would be eligible because it was registered in the US. 2 days ago I was told that no in fact my car was not eligible according to this section in the eligibility requirements of the FTC settlement documents.
If a similar clause ends up in the VWoC settlement you might be SOL.
Given the gag order on proceedings... I'm positive it won't be a public event.
Interesting, one of the reasons I considered when making my decal design was not to use the VW logo because VW can sue for using their logo without permission. Especially in the land of litigation, I wonder how long these will last before they get hit with a lawsuit. Somehow I doubt VW gave their blessing to use it in this situation lol.May interest some of you.
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I think it says on the website that they can announce a settlement at any time. My two cents are, if it goes to the 18th without a settlement it will go to December.
I bought mine today and will show it proudly
Nobody knows anything for certain because no information has been released in Canada. If the Canadian agreement follows the US version you might be entitled to 50% of the restitution payment if my memory is correct.
Sorry I am new to the situation. So there wasn't any compensation of any form yet for any canadian driver?
If the Canadian settlement is the same as the US, you'd still be eligible for the buyback/fix option, plus the restitution amount split among the previous sellers since the scandal was announced.
Worth calling VW CARE and demanding your cards. Lots of people in the Canadian TDI Owner facebook group are having success getting the cards recently. VW did a piss poor job of reaching out to affected owners so they are still handing them out even though the window is 'closed' on the website.
Just called. Was told that for the cards it's only for people who owned the vehicle before dec 5th 2015. Other than that, they said we'll see on the 18th of this month.
Bummer... Was worth a try though. And nice to see that even their Cx reps are touting the October 18th date.
Some poorly written parts in this article...
Only if the car is fairly new and already paid off. Most owners that I see on Vortex or Facebook that have paid off their 4 or 5 year loans have cars that are not getting a big enough buyback to purchase something new and similar (like a new gas Jetta/Golf/Wagon). If anything, people are getting out of their loans/leases and getting a bit of cash to put down on a brand new car - or they are using that money to buy a car that is similar age/condition and end up not having a payment...
This was only for Gen3 engines, NOT Gen1 or 2 - which make up the majority of the affected cars. Also, I believe it only 'stage 1' of the fix was submitted... not stage 2 yet.
This makes very little sense to me as well but is about all I could get out of them. What bothers me is that I was told that it would have had to be registered in the US prior to June 28th 2016 (the date they announced the settlement). How were owners supposed to know they had to make sure their vehicles were registered in the US if VW didn't inform them.