Hi all,
We needed to sell our TDI in Dec 2015 after dieselgate was announced. So logically you would think we would receive the majority of the settlement as we owned the car for the majority of the time.
BUT we will receive very little, the new owner will receive the majority of the benefit even though they bought the car knowing of dieselgate. They were not scammed, they did not suffer from excessive emissions for the life of the car.
We sold our car for $12,000 rather than the $18,000 list price because of the scandal.* So we should be getting $6000 just for that. But we will get nothing.
The new owner got the car at $12,000 so they should not be getting any of our loss.* They are the ones who benefitted from this. VW will buy back from them for $24,000!!!!!!
And we owned the car for 99% of the life of it so we should be getting restitution for the fraud they committed and tricking us to buy the car with this issue.* Not splitting restitution 50/50 with a new owner who's had it for 6 months.
Based on the Hagens Berman class action lawsuit site it was implied they would fight for those who had to sell recently and would be compensated.
http://web.archive.org/web/20151202...esource-hub/vwaudi-frequently-asked-questions
I fear a significant loss in resale value. What can I expect?
It is highly likely that the affected vehicles will suffer a significant loss in resale value.* If you chose to sell your car, please keep detailed records of the transaction as your loss in resale value may be recoverable in the class action.
What actions can I take? Private lawsuit etc.?
We needed to sell our TDI in Dec 2015 after dieselgate was announced. So logically you would think we would receive the majority of the settlement as we owned the car for the majority of the time.
BUT we will receive very little, the new owner will receive the majority of the benefit even though they bought the car knowing of dieselgate. They were not scammed, they did not suffer from excessive emissions for the life of the car.
We sold our car for $12,000 rather than the $18,000 list price because of the scandal.* So we should be getting $6000 just for that. But we will get nothing.
The new owner got the car at $12,000 so they should not be getting any of our loss.* They are the ones who benefitted from this. VW will buy back from them for $24,000!!!!!!
And we owned the car for 99% of the life of it so we should be getting restitution for the fraud they committed and tricking us to buy the car with this issue.* Not splitting restitution 50/50 with a new owner who's had it for 6 months.
Based on the Hagens Berman class action lawsuit site it was implied they would fight for those who had to sell recently and would be compensated.
http://web.archive.org/web/20151202...esource-hub/vwaudi-frequently-asked-questions
I fear a significant loss in resale value. What can I expect?
It is highly likely that the affected vehicles will suffer a significant loss in resale value.* If you chose to sell your car, please keep detailed records of the transaction as your loss in resale value may be recoverable in the class action.
What actions can I take? Private lawsuit etc.?