To be kind VW is

[malaise]

fucked.
What a set of criminals - BUSTED!! 40 times more nitrogen oxide on the road versus during the tests.

[GP6971]

1. I wonder how many owners

will demand that VW buy back their vehicle at the original price?

[Enrique]

2. reasonable demand

imho

[tammywammy]

3. As a Volkswagen owner, though not a diesel

I guess this will kill them from ever bringing the Tiguan diesel over. :/

I figure I may trade in earlier than I wanted....there should be some good deals on a gas Golf on the horizon.

[malaise]

4. Lots

They are going to pay and not just the EPA

[Mnpaul]

13. I know how many will get that demand met

zero

VW will reprogram/replace the computer and that is all that will happen. They already have compensated the dealers for 2016 cars they can't sell.

[muriel_volestrangler]

14. The compensation should go to the state, for environmental clearup

The owners have been getting the diesel mileage they expected; but they have, unknowingly, been polluting more. So everyone has been suffering, rather than the owners. Money should go towards health problems like asthma, or climate change problems.

Although, reading and thinking about it a little more, if the fix for this involves getting the real-world pollution below the proper limits, that may affect the fuel economy, which would then start costing the owners more, and affect the resale value. So in those terms, the owners would look eligible for some compensation.

[CentralMass]

5. If they give me a mint '66 bus, I'll fôrgive them.

[orpupilofnature57]

6. They should have waited until the TPP came in to effect, Should have been nicer to Greece maybe .

[rusty quoin]

7. I just can't get over this foolish gamble. nt

[malaise]

8. Gamble??

This was criminal intent

[IDemo]

9. Did the dirtier 'standard' fuel settings actually yield discernable performance improvements?

I have the feeling that almost nobody would notice the difference if they weren't racing these vehicles, but I may be wrong.

[muriel_volestrangler]

15. It's about fuel economy too

Second, if VW is able to develop a fix and get it approved, the performance and fuel efficiency of their cars might fall. That's more likely if the fix is only a software update, which would be far cheaper for Volkswagen.

If VW ends up having to make software changes and retrofit an entire SCR system to the cars (other than the Passat TDI)--something that would likely cost it thousands of dollars per car--performance would likely be unchanged, but interior volume might be reduced to accommodate a liquid-urea tank and associated plumbing.

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1100125_vw-diesel-emissions-recall-what-you-need-to-know-in-10-questions

[Fred Sanders]

10. 40 times more than the maximum permitted limit...so their claims were even more exaggerated.

[Bonhomme Richard]

11. What the fuck were they thinking? n/t

[malaise]

12. Let me see

Cornering the market - enriching themselves - profit!!!
The climate change deniers might back them...you never know