Here's my take.

These cars have been getting better than EPA published mileage.   If you
turn the emissions systems on full time (assuming they are not....) your
mileage will suffer.  The EGR will be more active, the DPF will have to
regen more often (burning more fuel so it doesn't plug up....), and all of
the emission related components will plug up/fail sooner.  I am all for
less polluting vehicles, but I think the extra emissions these vehicles are
potentially pumping out is nothing compared to the coal fired power
stations in 3rd world countries or ocean liners circumventing the earth. VW
must have had issues making mileage and meeting emissions if they really
did what was alleged.   Europe has less strict NoX requirements I believe,
making it tougher for VW to meet fleet requirements in North America with
these engines.  2016 TDI's are currently being held at the port....Guess
now we know why!

I'll just shut up now and go fill my airplane with leaded avgas and fly it
over the EPA office.  :)

Jason

On Fri, Sep 18, 2015 at 9:45 PM, Mike Miller <mwmiller6@att.net> wrote:

> I know a lot of us have the vehicles in question.
>
> Question to owners: Are you planning to go in for the recall?
>
>
> --------------------------------------------
> On Fri, 9/18/15, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
>  Subject: VW gets busted (NVC)
>  To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>  Date: Friday, September 18, 2015, 6:37 PM
>
>  Wow, what were they thinking? I
>  wonder how many owners will go in for the recall
>  though:  http://nyti.ms/1MvDn0V
>