Jeta Life
Veteran Member
New Jersey is also tough on emissions, that would be really messed up.
This NOX problem won't even affect many TDI owners in emissions free states.
The thing is these cars have nothing mechanically wrong. If I lived in one of those worry free states I am enjoying my tuned TDI, tuned by VW acting as Malone.
The bigger question is obviously the attack on diesels and the EPAs agendas in doing so. Being VW won 2009 Green Car of the Year (which has been taken away) I wonder if France and England's stance against diesels contributes to this.
Stranger still that "the fix" was possible with AdBlue or BlueTec and now all this. These diesels were well intended but now that this bad publicity is out there WHO is going to buy diesels ? Damage done.
Perfecting SCR might even be in the works, who knows. One mad scientist in one lab comes out with one new catalyst and we're all looking like panicking idiots with no technical skill. These masters are trying to accomplish this perfection of SCR, maybe they will prove everybody wrong and get the the last laugh.
I would not be surprised if diesel technology is perfected. VW is capable of it, would not write them off yet. Time is their worst enemy, and our impatience. Funny how when I vacation in Europe my cousins always say "take it easy" and "slow down" because us Americans are crazy clicking these wild smartphones with reckless thumbs.
We don't know everything...yet...time will tell. How long can VW write the checks to the dealers to keep them afloat and how long can they withstand profit losses are bigger questions. I have no doubt VW could work this out if given time, big question is if they are entitled to time.
Their actions over 7 years have baffled me through engine changes and giving SCR to some and not to others. The technology is out there, Audi and Porsche use it, Benz does too, will they give it to us economy shoppers in cheap VWs ? Sure turn my VW into an Audi or Porsche by all means.
Diesel is a religion in Germany.
This NOX problem won't even affect many TDI owners in emissions free states.
The thing is these cars have nothing mechanically wrong. If I lived in one of those worry free states I am enjoying my tuned TDI, tuned by VW acting as Malone.
The bigger question is obviously the attack on diesels and the EPAs agendas in doing so. Being VW won 2009 Green Car of the Year (which has been taken away) I wonder if France and England's stance against diesels contributes to this.
Stranger still that "the fix" was possible with AdBlue or BlueTec and now all this. These diesels were well intended but now that this bad publicity is out there WHO is going to buy diesels ? Damage done.
Perfecting SCR might even be in the works, who knows. One mad scientist in one lab comes out with one new catalyst and we're all looking like panicking idiots with no technical skill. These masters are trying to accomplish this perfection of SCR, maybe they will prove everybody wrong and get the the last laugh.
I would not be surprised if diesel technology is perfected. VW is capable of it, would not write them off yet. Time is their worst enemy, and our impatience. Funny how when I vacation in Europe my cousins always say "take it easy" and "slow down" because us Americans are crazy clicking these wild smartphones with reckless thumbs.
We don't know everything...yet...time will tell. How long can VW write the checks to the dealers to keep them afloat and how long can they withstand profit losses are bigger questions. I have no doubt VW could work this out if given time, big question is if they are entitled to time.
Their actions over 7 years have baffled me through engine changes and giving SCR to some and not to others. The technology is out there, Audi and Porsche use it, Benz does too, will they give it to us economy shoppers in cheap VWs ? Sure turn my VW into an Audi or Porsche by all means.
Diesel is a religion in Germany.