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I'm going to the Mojave to steal a car!
December 16, 2018 at 3:00 am
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Who's with me?
Yep. All Volkswagons. All derelict dieselgate samples.
You'd think they can just reprogram them, wouldn't you?
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checkout the old planes further up the boneyard.
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RE: I'm going to the Mojave to steal a car!
December 16, 2018 at 7:45 pm
Volkswagens with diesel engines? Why couldn't they sell them?
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RE: I'm going to the Mojave to steal a car!
December 16, 2018 at 8:50 pm
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I'm thinking they reprogrammed the new made but not yet sold cars, but these would all be from a govt initiated forced market value buyback.
Still doesn't explain why VW can't start reprogramming them and selling them through the second hand dealers 
Maybe they don't want the reminder to remain in the public psyche to protect the long term reputation of the brand?
I'm taking this one. It's only got a small ding in the rear quarter panel... You can hardly see it!!! 
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RE: I'm going to the Mojave to steal a car!
December 16, 2018 at 10:15 pm
You sure that's not Pima?
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RE: I'm going to the Mojave to steal a car!
December 16, 2018 at 10:36 pm
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(December 16, 2018 at 7:45 pm)Gwaithmir Wrote: Volkswagens with diesel engines? Why couldn't they sell them?
Volkswagen Corp was sued for more than $1B USD for writing software into the ECM that allowed it to detect when it was being tested for emissions, and going to the low emissions mode. The rest of the time the vehicles were in use, they emitted as much as 40 times the US Federal limit for that type of pollution.
Ig- There may be some value for reprogramming the vehicles to conform to US regulations, but those vehicles would always be suspect. Screw me once, shame on you...etc.
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RE: I'm going to the Mojave to steal a car!
December 16, 2018 at 10:41 pm
VW got off very light IMO. If it was up to me, they would be blackballed in the U.S.
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RE: I'm going to the Mojave to steal a car!
December 16, 2018 at 10:45 pm
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Zilla ...look it up ... One of those pics got photo of the year! (same area, same car lot)
serves the arrogant pricks right...
(iggy goes for a drive in his pre pollution gas guzzler to calm down!)
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RE: I'm going to the Mojave to steal a car!
December 17, 2018 at 6:26 am
(December 16, 2018 at 10:45 pm)ignoramus Wrote: Zilla ...look it up ... One of those pics got photo of the year! (same area, same car lot)
serves the arrogant pricks right...
(iggy goes for a drive in his pre pollution gas guzzler to calm down!)
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RE: I'm going to the Mojave to steal a car!
December 17, 2018 at 11:11 am
My question is who is making sure that Volkswagen or another automaker isn't still engaged in similar shenanigans, and not necessarily with respect to emissions either. Mileage and safety are both very dependent on software.
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RE: I'm going to the Mojave to steal a car!
December 17, 2018 at 11:16 am
Third world business opportunities being wasted. What a shame.
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