dgoodhue
Veteran Member
At the this point, VW has to first come up with an emission solution to the EPA. VW has also share holder meeting in late April. Unless the EPA solution include a buyback solution, I doubt we will hear anything about potential buyback until after the shareholder meeting. Even if VW EPA solution is to buyback all gen 1 TDI, the logistics of buyback 400,000 is going to take months. it easily could be 6 months even if a buyback is announced soon. If their is a buyback, you will have a window of opportunity (I would guess at least 1 year) to have your car bought back anyways.So I just stopped by my local VW dealership and walked into the service department. I told the manager that I had a 2011 tdi sport wagon that was due for a timing belt change. I mentioned I was a little uncertain as wether I should get this done due to the possible buyback. He told me what ever happens won't be for at least two years down the road, at best. Not sure what I should do, I got 146K on it which are 80% highway miles (70 miles per day, 75mph dual lane highway driving) Am I driving a time bomb? I've been running my truck the past few weeks and just letting the VW sit..
You're already over the timing belt interval, so driving your car at this point is a gamble that the odds of a timing belt failure are only going to get worse. Personally I would do the timing belt. Not on the same cost scale, but my wife sliced the sidewall of her tire in November, so I installed her snow tires at the time. I thought that I would know more about the resolution by now, but I am just going to buy a new tire in April. I could run without a spare, but I am not going to.