RE: Winterkorn out!

[Kolbenkopp]

Paul O said:

All above board, emissions passed, everyone happy. Why did they not do that?

I think it needs to be the default setting for the emission results to count. And not sure if a manual deactivation is actually allowed with current rules.

Still don't quite understand what got them into the mess in the first place. OK, better consumption and more power vs. true NOX emissions -- perhaps they felt they needed the first to establish diesel in the US? But did they really think it works like in the EU? Here you just need to pass the standard test to be compliant, screw the spirit of the law*. Not so easy over the pond...

And what about farking up the recall in the US? It's not that this comes at them out of the blue... There is something seriously wrong with their management/quality organization for something this big to happen uncorrected.

• It's fun to look at e.g. the German transport minister who's in charge pretending to be all shocked and upset. They've know for ever that manufacturers cheat with emissions in the EU. They even blocked replacing the test cycle for something marginally better to protect interests.

[burningdinos]

CS400 said:

Don't get me wrong, I dont go out of my way to destroy the environment but nature has a way of dealing with things aside from the fact that a cow emits more CO2 than most cars but I dont think farmers get taxed on cow emissions!

I hope they never have to be taxed. I love a well-cooked beef

[Wills2]

RoverP6B said:

New CEO... a certain Herr Piech by any chance?!

Yeah right....

[RoverP6B]

Wills2 said:

Yeah right...

Well, why was he ousted by Winterkorn? Trying to whistleblow on this?

[Wills2]

RoverP6B said:

Wills2 said:

Yeah right...

Well, why was he ousted by Winterkorn? Trying to whistleblow on this?

I'd say he was more ousted by Wolfgang and other family members, so he won't be coming back in my opinion.

[Gandahar]

It's been confirmed, Mattias Mueller seen this morning in Wolfsburg, arriving by car to take over



Well good luck, he might need it.

[dvs_dave]

Wills2 said:

RoverP6B said:

New CEO... a certain Herr Piech by any chance?!

Yeah right....

Piech was the top man whilst the deciet was actually taking place so he's just as guilty.

[Wills2]

dvs_dave said:

Wills2 said:

RoverP6B said:

New CEO... a certain Herr Piech by any chance?!

Yeah right....

Piech was the top man whilst the deciet was actually taking place so he's just as guilty.

Yep hence the comment, anyway Muller is in.

[wtdoom]

tylerama said:

Lets assume you're a Honda fan and they were found to be doing the same thing. Would you be happy for them to get off scott free ? (Who is Scott Free anyway ?)

There was no "Scott free" , however Dred scot was a slave that tried to free himself ( unsuccessfully ) several times in the USA via the courts of law . Americans claim this is the origin of the term "Scott free" . However the term actually is a play on the Scandinavian word "scatt" and has to do with tax

Edited by wtdoom on Friday 25th September 20:02