duratitus
Veteran Member
There's no way I would send that picture.
Wait for the appointment.....!!!!!
Wait for the appointment.....!!!!!
Why did you mention the accident damage to them? You should be good if you just bring it in.
+1Why did you mention the accident damage to them? You should be good if you just bring it in.
This is exactly why I bought a cheap headunit to replace the Pioneer that I replaced my RNS-510 with. I'm sure as hell not going to leave the Pioneer in there, and I'm also not going to risk a buyback rep denying me because there's a hole in the dash.
UPDATE: In response to my email, I got a call from one of the attorneys from the Plaintiffs' Class Counsel (that was quick). They stated I should not have any problem at appt. and left me an email address and direct phone line to call should I have any problems. The attorney also mentioned that the Buyback specialist should never have asked for a photo of the damage. That as long as the car is operable under its own power(where have I heard that before) and not stripped down against the spirit of the ruling, they have no right to reject the claim. There is an appeal process, but they said, it should not come to that in my case.
My impression was that applied to additions rather than replacements. Like, if you want to keep the first aid kit or monster mats or something like that you're good.You shouldn't have to do that. The judge has already said it is OK to remove after market upgrades that were not part of the car originally.
My impression was that applied to additions rather than replacements. Like, if you want to keep the first aid kit or monster mats or something like that you're good.
If nothing else it will provide good practice for stereo installation. It'll help me know whether I'll be able to put the Pioneer in my wife's Subaru (if she agrees) myself rather than paying to do it.
This is the only place I've seen stripping mentioned officially, and there are no specific examples provided:From memory, and I could be wrong, but I think lighting kits and stereos were amongst the examples given. We'd have to go back and look at transcripts/documents...
It was not directly about stripping, it was rather about the lack of considering things for settlement valuation and the judge said they could be removed. It was in the hearing(s) before the final settlement approval.This is the only place I've seen stripping mentioned officially, and there are no specific examples provided:
http://www.cand.uscourts.gov/filelibrary/2930/Corrected-December-22-Transcript.pdf
If there's an official list of examples that I don't know about I'd like to see it.
If you take the bumpers off and don't put the original bumpers back on I would suspect you are going to get rejected. If you feel it necessary to take your aftermarket bumpers on put the old ones back on. Otherwise keep the car.I haven't read through all the posts. I have aftermarket front and rear bumpers. I am not letting vw have them. Are people getting turned away?
Sure they are. If you want real problems just follow your chosen course of action. Either leave them alone or put the originals back on. No bumpers is asking for trouble. Have you not been reading the threads here and about the Judges determination on stripping the cars?I haven't read through all the posts. I have aftermarket front and rear bumpers. I am not letting vw have them. Are people getting turned away?
Sure they are. If you want real problems just follow your chosen course of action. Either leave them alone or put the originals back on. No bumpers is asking for trouble. Have you not been reading the threads here and about the Judges determination on stripping the cars?
Mine went back yesterday on 4 spare tires. Minus the mats and first aid kit!
vw was up side down from the beginningI took about 20 pics of mine at turn in. Inside and out and of the odometer reading. Worked almost too well. Turned out buyback "SPECIALIST" mis read the odometer by 100,000 miles (it was only 34k). Should have talen a pic of the shock on thier faces when corrected. DO NOT TRUST ANYONE OR ANYTHING associated with VW. I see they are arresting VW employees as we speak.
The Big Wigs aren't going to jail. President of VWGOA was reassigned and is out of the US. None of the guys in Germany are going to see any arrests. Germany won't extradict them. Only ones getting arrested are small fry guys still in America.vw was up side down from the beginning
Jail is too good for the guilty big wigs
And I have grave doubts about hundreds-thousands of lower level workers
Having said that.
Happy with my choice of settlement options![]()
Call 'em what you may ~~Any vw pukes going to jail is fine with meThe Big Wigs aren't going to jail. President of VWGOA was reassigned and is out of the US. None of the guys in Germany are going to see any arrests. Germany won't extradict them. Only ones getting arrested are small fry guys still in America.
I simply cannot understand the thinking of people who remove original parts, replace them with non original parts, and then, on turn in, want to remove the replacement parts on the argument that "they are mine", without replacing them with the originals.
I assume, if you bought custom flared fenders, fitted them to the car, you would assume it was acceptable to turn in a car with no fenders at all?
I don't think you get it. One is intentionally devaluing the car (out of greed if we are being honest), and the other is accidental devaluation. Intent matters..............as if there was a superficial difference between a missing part and a car crashed part?
BTW if they get mine in a buy back it will all be there ~~ maybe missing the tire valve cap covers
Looking more and more at the "fix"
If I understand it ~~ the warranty is transferable. - Just looked at the KBB price ~~ outrageously high.
Does that mean I might sell my car years from now with a many year warranty on it.
If I take the "fix" do not need to go through the buy back ~~ and no need to pay TT&L on a new ride.
..... and no need to go through a new car buy.
All in all ~ time is on my side.
I bough to you logicI don't think you get it. One is intentionally devaluing the car (out of greed if we are being honest), and the other is accidental devaluation. Intent matters.
Of course they are. The market has mostly caught up to the buyback values, such that it's now difficult to buy an affected vehicle for (much) less than the buyback amount. Once cars start getting fixed, that incentive is going to be reduced, since once the car is fixed, it isn't eligible for the buyback any more.And I see KBB values are really up