Quote: Aaron Calder wrote in post #15

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But in any case, why should a vehicle be produced which isn't suitable for everyday use by everyone?You don't get that problem with petrol so why should we put up with it in the case of diesel?

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I think we just have to recalibrate our moral compass, we,ve had the Catholic Priest scandals, the banks collapse, the libor fixing, the selling of Spanish illegitimate children, the clunck click scandle, the report on sadam's weapons of mass destruction, the Seimens scandle, Lance Armstrong and, I know I,ve missed many, VW cheating emission tests.

The world it would appear is full of people with a moral code different to our own, in the past things were left unsaid but at least today many "wrongs" are highlighted and we bear the consequences in open.

I have skimmed over a lot above.

We bought a car that would tow our Eriba and it looked nice.

We bought a brand new VW T5 because it looked nice too..... and for our second car we bought a brand new Audi A3! Both quite likely to be affected by the scandal but hey, life is a whole lot worse for millions of people in the world.

Audi, VW, SEAT and Skoda in the UK have the Diesel cheat software.
It makes you think are other car manufactures at it as well, their silence is deafening....

http://www.itv.com/news/story/2015-09-30...ssions-scandal/

For Volkswagen owners. Enter your vehicles VIN number in the place provided to check whether your vehicle is affected or not. Here's the reply you can expect in the worse case scenario:-

Dear Volkswagen customer,

We regret to inform you that the Type EA 189 engine built into your vehicle with the Vehicle Identification Number (your VIN number) you submitted, is affected by software that causes discrepancies in the values for oxides of nitrogen (NOx) during dynometer runs. Your car is safe from a technical standpoint and roadworthy.
We are very sorry to have broken your trust and are working at full speed to find a technical solution. Volkswagen will cover the cost relating directly to this repair.
We will be in touch with you directly to explain what steps are required. We'll do the necessary work at our cost.
Yours faithfully,
Volkswagen.

Link - http://www.volkswagen.co.uk/owners/dieselinfo

I gave a mate of mine the above info and he's answered saying it looks like his vehicle is in the worst case scenario.

I have maybe a different viewpoint! This cheating kit has allowed thousands of VW owners to unknowingly fool the MOT system? Or have they been picked up on MOT emissions checks? If it's the former then surely VW owe the Government a huge payment for "cheating" Just my thoughts

I have always wondered why diesels are tested the way they are. I only watched one test and it is not for people of a nervous disposition.
The probe is placed in the exhaust pipe and the engine is revved until it smokes. Certainly above safe limits (4500 revs for my Octavia)

When driving on the road at legal speeds I dont think I have ever exceeded 2500 revs (indicated 75MPH). I dont believe that my engine produces more pollution at lower revs.

If it is the case then perhaps more government money should be invested in finding new, pollution free, methods of propelling road vehicles, such as splitting water into its component molecules. Two atoms of Hydrogen + one of Oxygen. Both flammable, only by product is water. But I dont think the petrol companies would like that much.

Quote: Randa france wrote in post #26

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How odd is that? Our 2 litre TDi VW Touran fits the description of the vehicles affected by this problem yet when I put our VIN number in this morning we were notified that it is not one of the dodgy ones.
Randa

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We are in Canada at the moment, so can't see the VIN numbers of our vehicles but we will see when we come back whether our T5 or our audi A3 are affected, or both :(

I Bought my VW new in 2000 done well over 100.000+ it runs like a swiss watch brilliant for pulling my 420 Eriba 40 mpg never gave emissions a thought in 2000