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Date:         Wed, 23 Sep 2015 20:43:14 -0500
Reply-To:     mcneely4@COX.NET
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: VW
Comments: To: Sudhir Desai <sudhir.desai@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <LmHF1r00w08X5Fr01mHH6W>
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Seems like the low hanging fruit was picked a while back. But the clean up is far from complete.

---- Sudhir Desai <sudhir.desai@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Seems like they're going after the low-hanging fruit. > On Sep 23, 2015 6:06 PM, "george jannini" <georgejoann@gmail.com> wrote: > > > The agenda is clean air. > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Sep 23, 2015 at 3:59 PM, T Collins <tonycollin@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Well the answer to that is the media:) and maybe an agenda or two from > > > others... > > > > > > we all have agendas no? > > > > > > t. > > > > > > On Wed, Sep 23, 2015 at 3:55 PM, Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@yahoo.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Evidently, someone else did find it first and it has been done before. > > > One > > > > report on the engineer guy in West Virginia whose crew uncovered this > > VW > > > > problem also found a precedent in the late '90s with big diesel trucks > > > with > > > > Cummins and Cat engines. And...the VW thing has been known for 18 > > months, > > > > so why is it causing a freakout now? This is not the first instance of > > > > diesel "defeat devices," as they're called. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://finance.yahoo.com/news/west-...ves-david-vws-goliath-191619480--finance.html > > > > > > > > The morons in the by-passed diesel pickups with the "Screw your Prius!" > > > > stickers in the back windows are no better and should be held > > accountable > > > > just as we hope VW and any other violating manufacturers will be. > > > > Stephen > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

-- David McNeely


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