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Date:         Thu, 1 Oct 2015 14:54:49 -1000
Reply-To:     "SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Organization: Cosmic Reminders
Subject:      Re: NVC Re: VW gave diesel drivers what they wanted!
Comments: To: Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@yahoo.com>
In-Reply-To:  <788046454.3230996.1443739958321.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com>
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it's going to be Interesting to see how this all unfolds.

Indications so far are that the ramifications will be far-reaching on several levels... VW's rep, value of cars that people already own, and all that. Financially ...if they have to fix some huge number of cars...that could get to be pretty expensive for VW.

I can just see their future advertising .. Pretty clean running diesel cars with good fuel economy and driveability ..and this time "for Real." lol, scott

On 10/1/2015 12:52 PM, Stephen Grisanti wrote: > I don't get that impression at all, that anyone on this list is > justifying the illegality. What I got out of that is that devoted VW > customers bought cars from that company which the buyers felt covered > all the bases for them; performance, economy and "greenity." That the > cars were set to cheat the system was not what the customers wanted. > What they wanted and *believed* they bought is what VW advertised but > it turns out now that they did not get that. > > I'd have fallen for it, too. > > Stephen > > > > On Thursday, October 1, 2015 6:10 PM, "SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott > )" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote: > > > You could work for VW since you are so skilled at Justifying illegality ! > "We're just giving them what they want ! ' ..and hey ...if we have > to trick the regulators a little to do that ...that's ok. > > That would be an interesting poll : > what portion of VW diesel owners bought their car largely because they > are suppossidly 'clean' and not environmentally so harmful ? > > or ...of the 3 biggies .....fuel economy, power/driveability and > environmental correctness.. > what wight would they give to each category ? > > I suspect that joe average consumer is concerned first with their own > personal benefit, and less so about the larger environmental picture. > < lol...and that is what is taught subtly and pervasively throughout > Consumerism ..it's all about what you can get for yourself. > > > In Portland OR, just on the tv news the other night .. > a diesel car owner found a note on his windshield in the morning > ...blasting him for driving a polluting car. > This is 'So Portland' was the guy's reaction. > Scott > > On 10/1/2015 9:29 AM, James 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 <mailto:scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> > >> Subject: Re: NVC Re: VW, honour, and culture > >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > >> > >> 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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