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Oops, German engineering is superior, but......
« on: September 23, 2015, 02:01:35 PM »
Cheating on diesel emissions is a bit over the top.   :-[
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Re: Oops, German engineering is superior, but......
« Reply #1 on: September 23, 2015, 02:27:26 PM »
If you cannot trust german engineers, end IS near! :P
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Re: Oops, German engineering is superior, but......
« Reply #2 on: September 23, 2015, 02:27:34 PM »
Vorsprung durch sleight-of-software.
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Re: Oops, German engineering is superior, but......
« Reply #3 on: September 23, 2015, 03:01:16 PM »
I still love my TDI Golf.  Even more so now that I know she's a dirtier girl than I originally thought.



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Re: Oops, German engineering is superior, but......
« Reply #4 on: September 23, 2015, 05:14:37 PM »
I know nothing............. 8)
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Re: Oops, German engineering is superior, but......
« Reply #5 on: September 24, 2015, 03:19:23 AM »
Knowing that lot they were probably ducting excess emissions into the cabin. Strictly for the export market, mind.   :P

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Re: Oops, German engineering is superior, but......
« Reply #6 on: September 24, 2015, 04:10:15 AM »
Do you guys think Volkswagen is the only one who's been messing with emission software?   :rolleyes:

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Re: Oops, German engineering is superior, but......
« Reply #7 on: September 24, 2015, 04:58:58 AM »
Do you guys think Volkswagen is the only one who's been messing with emission software?   :rolleyes:

Good point!  I wonder what Fiat and BMW are up to?  ;D  Let's not jump to conclusions because of one bad apple.  I doubt US companies are doing it.  Heck, we can't even get a web site for Obamacare up and working after spending $600 million plus!   :P
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Re: Oops, German engineering is superior, but......
« Reply #8 on: September 24, 2015, 05:02:34 AM »
Do you guys think Volkswagen is the only one who's been messing with emission software?   :rolleyes:

Apparently not. By proxy any part of the VW family will be implicated, and I read in the news that other manufacturers might be guilty as well. I would consider this an 'Emissionsgate' affair that will wrangle for a while.

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Re: Oops, German engineering is superior, but......
« Reply #9 on: September 24, 2015, 05:58:45 AM »
Audi is family. Seat is family. Porsche is family...

And why would Germans be worse than the French or the Italians? Peugeot, Citroën, Alfa Romeo, Fiat, etc etc.

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Re: Oops, German engineering is superior, but......
« Reply #10 on: September 24, 2015, 06:30:50 AM »
This may be a nice business opportunity for some American cars when the backlash occurs.
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Re: Oops, German engineering is superior, but......
« Reply #11 on: September 24, 2015, 07:01:17 AM »
Whats makes you think American cars aren't affected?
I'd say any car with software under the hood is candidate

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« Reply #12 on: September 24, 2015, 07:03:38 AM »

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Re: Oops, German engineering is superior, but......
« Reply #13 on: September 24, 2015, 07:23:33 AM »
Whats makes you think American cars aren't affected?
I'd say any car with software under the hood is candidate

Especially American ones.  ;)

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Re: Oops, German engineering is superior, but......
« Reply #14 on: September 24, 2015, 07:26:44 AM »
One thing I'm curious about is how the car computer knows when an emissions test is being done - like is there a sensor on the tailpipe or something?

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