Date:         Fri, 18 Mar 2016 12:26:56 -1000
Reply-To:     "SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From:         "SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Model year question on 90/91 Vanagons
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in retrospect VW was foolish to take that risk, like they'd never get
caught,
....... in many counties, and on 100's of thousands of cars.

About as dumb as Madoff's ponzi scheme.
Cheat that big and often ...odds of getting caught increase exponentially.

Driveability and power too, not just fuel economy.


On 3/18/2016 11:14 AM, ddbjorkman@verizon.net wrote:
>   What blows my mind is that the emission controls were there and workable.  It's just that they only got turned on when the vehicle was being tested.  All for a few more MPG.
>
>
> On 03/18/16, SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott ) wrote:
>
> So VW was cheating the system way back them even ?
> ! lol.
>
> Their modern diesel emissions cheating perhaps didn't even seem like
> that big a deal to VW perhaps.
> That's flat illegal ....a manufacturer telling the gov a vehicle is one
> thing, when it's really not.
> CARB and other agencies take a very dim view of such shenanigans.
>