I have a buddy who not only believes this argument - he goes further to state that good for VW to have figured it out - I am of a mind to support that idea as well - not the illegal part but the part that says that the rest of North America should not be held hostage to California standards of compliance - Which make no sense in the real world where you need power to get up a hill and breaking energy to stop going down Regards On Thursday, October 1, 2015, James <jk_eaton@hotmail.com> wrote: > The opposite argument to this is that they did it for the faithful VW > loving diesel owner. > Let me explain this alternate argument. > > If you have a VW diesel, you probably value its fuel economy and power > most - not many people outside of the LA and Frankfurt 'smog basins' or the > EPA care that much about NOx. By running with this 'trick' software, VW > gave owners the best of both worlds - a car that will pass emissions tests > as required by governments, AND a car that gets fabulous fuel economy and > great power in real-world driving. > > I know very few VW diesel owners who boast about their car's low pollution > numbers. I know a lot of VW diesel owners who boast about their car's > power and exceptional fuel economy - about how they get even better fuel > mileage than the EPA/Transport Canada estimates. > > In that sense, VW was just giving its faithful diesel owners EXACTLY what > they wanted. > > Pity that what VW diesel drivers wanted was technically impossible, and > the VW solution to give it to them was thus illegal. > > > James > Ottawa, ON > > > Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2015 13:31:43 -1000 > > From: scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM <javascript:;> > > Subject: Re: NVC Re: VW, honour, and culture > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <javascript:;> > > > > it's a big deal because.... > > > > > > > 3. IT WAS INTENTIONAL DECEPTION. > > they tricked everyone ..apparently intentionally ...the faithful > > VW-loving owner... > > > >
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