VW TDI goodwill package: Offers $500 Visa cards & $500 dealer credits to TDI owners

[pknopp]

Nov 9th at appx 2pm......12307

 

[WolfsburgGolfTDI]

Nov 9th at 12:40PM...... 9544
Got my bill from VW Credit yesterday though

 

[Englando]

11/9 @12:05pm.....7907


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[Perry01]

Maybe the registration numbers are not our place in line. I registered november 5th and my number is 7948.

BTW, the last four digits in my registration "code" is 6494. Perhaps this is where we are in line?
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[thanksimgruven]

November 9th sign-up here, #10K or so..

I ordered $500+ tires and the plan is to install them but keep the old ones on hand.. Why?

Because I think the older TDI's are going back. Between now and when these cards are issued, the company will announce it's plan to fix the problem (so we don't blow the $$ on our cars). And that fix will involve urea injection systems on newer models, and prove to costly to execute on older vehicles. 2/2 read articles confirms VW has submitted a plan to the California Department of Emissions, and is under review - details not being made public. Both articles suggest a buyback of older models is imminent. I like the car plenty but will find a newer one..

So I will enjoy new tires until the buyback, and put the old ones back on before turning it in, and sell the newer ones. Thanks Obama!!

http://www.greencarreports.com/news...es-2-0-liter-diesel-fixes-as-crisis-continues

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/volkswagen-submits-fix-for-half-a-million-u-s-diesels/

 

[GoFaster]

Those "suggest a buyback of old models is imminent" is not coming from VW ... it's coming from US government elected officials who are raising a stink about the matter. I would not consider that to be any indication whatsoever of what is actually going to happen.

 

[thanksimgruven]

Those "suggest a buyback of old models is imminent" is not coming from VW ... it's coming from US government elected officials who are raising a stink about the matter. I would not consider that to be any indication whatsoever of what is actually going to happen.

Yes, it is coming from two US Senators AND the author: "Such a change would likely cost several thousand dollars per car, suggesting that VW may be forced to buy back some or all of those vehicles." - from the greencar article.

I have no idea what Canada is planning to do if anything.

 

[tedcousens]

-33942 on 11/10 but they said 4 weeks to get the check. I am at 71000, \trying not to drive too much so I can pay for my 70K service.

 

[bubbagumpshrimp]

Those "suggest a buyback of old models is imminent" is not coming from VW ... it's coming from US government elected officials who are raising a stink about the matter. I would not consider that to be any indication whatsoever of what is actually going to happen.

And a CARB official, that alluded to buybacks being necessary for the Gen 1 cars. Her interview was prior to the VW fix submission for the U.S. And...from the sounds of it...based more on her opinion than any facts.

 

[turbobrick240]

Yes, it is coming from two US Senators AND the author: "Such a change would likely cost several thousand dollars per car, suggesting that VW may be forced to buy back some or all of those vehicles." - from the greencar article.
I have no idea what Canada is planning to do if anything.

And the author? Well, such a respected source as "the author" couldn't possibly be wrong.

 

[thanksimgruven]

And the author? Well, such a respected source as "the author" couldn't possibly be wrong.

i know, i know, "the author" from "greencarreports.com"...... just the first one I came across..

 

[tedcousens]

Could someone define "older cars" please? Would love for them to buy back my 2012 but I don't think it is old enough. When the dust settles I am either going to get a Volvo S60 T-5 Drive E or a junker while I wait for my Tesla 3.

 

[gmcjetpilot]

And a CARB official, that alluded to buybacks being necessary for the Gen 1 cars. Her interview was prior to the VW fix submission for the U.S. And...from the sounds of it...based more on her opinion than any facts.

CARB "alluded to".... government workers gone wild... CARB lady can kiss
my tail pipes.... Not her or CARB's call or authority, if it meets the emission
standard it is good to go. She is speaking out of turn, another government
worker who is suppose to do public service with delusions of grandeur
disorder....

"Officially, as of 2009, the federal government employed 2.8 million
individuals out of a total U.S. workforce of 236 million — just over 1
percent of the workforce. But it’s not quite as simple as that. Add in
uniformed military personnel, and the figure goes up to just under 4.4
million. There are also 66,000 people who work in the legislative branch
and for federal courts. That makes the figure around 2 percent of the
workforce."

Now add local & state government employees. That number goes up even
more. We have a lot of people on the government (tax payers) payroll. I
think we could shrink that a little yes? Think of all the pollution these
government worker cause. Not saying we don't need government or
some Gov. workers don't do good work, but there is a lot of dead wood
that needs chopping, like this CARB lady....

 

[IndigoBlueWagon]

I hope you noticed there's nearly no information in either of those articles. And nothing at all that's definite, except that they've had a fix approved for some Euro market diesels.

And what does Obama have to do with this?

 

[thanksimgruven]

I hope you noticed there's nearly no information in either of those articles. And nothing at all that's definite, except that they've had a fix approved for some Euro market diesels.

And what does Obama have to do with this?

He's been in office since January 2009 and probably signed clean air act legislation, which is more stringent than that of Europe or anything during Bush's tenure; as a result, we have 'dieselgate.'
Not that I'd be willing to give up my car easily, so it could be sarcasm too. I just don't know; nobody does. Nothing is for certain.....

 

[IndigoBlueWagon]

Diesel emissions regulations precede Obama by decades, and the ones that the '09s - '14s violate were most likely set during the Bush years.

 

[abaron]

Yes, it is coming from two US Senators AND the author: "Such a change would likely cost several thousand dollars per car, suggesting that VW may be forced to buy back some or all of those vehicles." - from the greencar article.
I have no idea what Canada is planning to do if anything.

Even if the fix cost several thousand dollars I still don't see it making financial sense for VW to buy back all the cars.

What would they do with the cars they bought back? spend the several thousand dollars to fix them anyways so they can resell them? (thus driving down the value of used TDIs) Or scrap them for parts?

No matter what in this scenario it will cost them big bucks over the the cost of the fix.

The only point where it starts to make sense is where the cost of the fix is nearly the same as the value of the car.

Also, I wonder if the people hoping for a buy back assume that VW will refund their purchase price. That won't happen, likely not even for me who has a car that was less than 3 months old when this whole thing started. They'll pay you "fair market value" - the same amount you could conceivable get selling it privately yourself.

All that said, they may offer a goodwill buy-back, but I doubt that.

 

[JSWTDI09]

Lets keep politics out of this thread. It only generates hard feelings and banned members. Lets keep this thread on topic and keep the red/blue crap out of here.

Have Fun!

Don

 

[IndigoBlueWagon]

Lets keep politics out of this thread. It only generates hard feelings and banned members. Lets keep this thread on topic and keep the red/blue crap out of here.

Agree

 

[bubbagumpshrimp]

He's been in office since January 2009 and probably signed clean air act legislation, which is more stringent than that of Europe or anything during Bush's tenure; as a result, we have 'dieselgate.'
Not that I'd be willing to give up my car easily, so it could be sarcasm too. I just don't know; nobody does. Nothing is for certain.....

Lol. Come on. We have "dieselgate" because VW was too damn cheap to outfit the cars to meet the emissions standards. They could have made the cars right from day one. They chose not to because of $$$$$.

I'm not saying that I agree with the diesel emissions standards. I'm saying that as a business...it's on you to decide whether or not you want to obey the law. They made a conscious decision not to, so I don't have a whole lot of pity for them.

 

[thanksimgruven]

How about a sunroof? Would that cost more than $500 installed from the dealer?

 

[charley654]

If VW wants to upgrade my halogen lights to self leveling - adaptive Xenon- they will have my $500- may be even $1000.

 

[JSWTDI09]

How about a sunroof? Would that cost more than $500 installed from the dealer?

I doubt it. This is sort of off topic, but I seriously doubt if any VW dealers install sunroofs. At best they will send your car out to have an aftermarket sunroof installed. Most (all?) aftermarket sunroofs are leaky, noisy, junk and they can compromise the safety of your car's structure. VW officially only sells factory installed sunroofs which are usually better than the aftermarket ones.

Have Fun!

Don

 

[FXDL]

Is this rebate of 500 +500 also happening up here in Canada?

 

[owr084]

Pro-tip to get around the one year expiration date on the $500 VW VISA card - buy an Amazon.com gift card and then immediately add it to your account. It will not expire there. Besides, who can't find $500 worth of stuff to buy at Amazon?

 

[thanksimgruven]

Is this rebate of 500 +500 also happening up here in Canada?

From what I recall reading, yes - however the $ will be Canadian currency as $500 / not $500 US changed to Canadian.

Go to vwdieselinfo.com submit your VIN# and you'll find the customer service there to be quite good. You could even further your query, with a live chat representative.

 

[Armby]

Pro-tip to get around the one year expiration date on the $500 VW VISA card - buy an Amazon.com gift card and then immediately add it to your account. It will not expire there. Besides, who can't find $500 worth of stuff to buy at Amazon?

Even better use the $500 VW VISA card for your everyday expenses (groceries, bill payments, whatever) and put the $500 that you would have spent aside to get whatever you want whenever you want.

The $500 card for the dealer is the challenge if you don't want to ever spend money at the dealer (does that have a 1 year limit as well?).

 

[owr084]

Even better use the $500 VW VISA card for your everyday expenses (groceries, bill payments, whatever) and put the $500 that you would have spent aside to get whatever you want whenever you want.
The $500 card for the dealer is the challenge if you don't want to ever spend money at the dealer (does that have a 1 year limit as well?).

The problem with those cards is remembering just how much is left on them. Converting to your Amazon gets it off the card all at once and into an account that does not expire.

 

[mxs]

Is this rebate of 500 +500 also happening up here in Canada?

No, sadly nothing confirmed yet. VW Canada is silent as Maple Leafs crowd during a hockey game.

The site vwdieselinfo.com is strictly for US cars ... there's a site for VIN's sold in Canada. Register and wait .... http://www.vwemissionsinfo.ca/

 

[b1jackson]

I have no idea what Canada is planning to do if anything.

We are very polite so plan on drafting an apology letter to VW just to say sorry