A letter from VW

Does anyone actually know how many CO2s the difference is? Are we talking significant amounts? Or just a few that in the real world away from lab based tests, especially with the way people drive (who ever gets the suggested MPG for cars), will make no difference at all to what is coming out of your exhaust pipe(s)?
 
Hacker Khan said:
Does anyone actually know how many CO2s the difference is? Are we talking significant amounts? Or just a few that in the real world away from lab based tests, especially with the way people drive (who ever gets the suggested MPG for cars), will make no difference at all to what is coming out of your exhaust pipe(s)?
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I heard it was 40% more.
 
Lad got his VW marked letter in the post today also...

Wonder how long its going to take to come up with a full solution?
Whatever that involves...
Guessing he'll have to de-chip it before taking it along for 'correction'...
 
I got my car serviced last week (Skoda Superb Greenline II - 1.6 turbo diesel) and was told it was one of the cars affected.
I'm not sure what the impact will be on the performance of the engine (it's only got 109ps to start with) but I hope it's nothing drastic.

Mine is a company car on lease so it goes back after 100,000 miles (done about 56k so far) but I chose it on the basis of reduced personal tax. I sincerely hope the government doesn't penalise me on this otherwise I will be in the queue of people employing a solicitor to have words with VAG.
 
I have no doubt that ALL cars sold in Europe will be hit by the newer more stringent forms of testing that will be brought in now.
What will be even more intersting is how the general public will take to their SUV's or baby buses all running round in petrol powered wallet drainers, will this also be the end of those type of motors?....seeing as how the massive majority are diesel powered to get at least some reasonable economy and running costs.
 
Bunkermagnet said:
I have no doubt that ALL cars sold in Europe will be hit by the newer more stringent forms of testing that will be brought in now.
What will be even more intersting is how the general public will take to their SUV's or baby buses all running round in petrol powered wallet drainers, will this also be the end of those type of motors?....seeing as how the massive majority are diesel powered to get at least some reasonable economy and running costs.
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Depends on how many miles people do as if it is mostly used for the school run then a petrol is more economical in the long run than a diesel.
 
The tax on ALL vehicles is changing in 2017 to a flat rate of £140, this includes the cheap cars that are £30 which everybody has bought, right up to your £500 guzzlers. Nothing to do directly with VW issue but stops the worry of what they could cost to tax after new ecu mod.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vehicle-excise-duty
 
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