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Subject:Re: VW gets busted (NVC)
From:Dave Mcneely
Date:Sat, 19 Sep 2015 12:00:29 -0500

Hmmm.... .  Admits is probably stronger than what I saw in several different articles.  My understanding is that VW has acknowledged that their software manipulates the tuning, but has made no further comment other than that they are cooperating with the investigation.  Their position may be (they have not said) that the tuning manipulation does not do what EPA says it does.  mcneely

---- KIM BRENNAN <kimbrennan@MAC.COM> wrote: 
> Actually the news articles I’ve seen on this VW ADMITS to doing this. 
> 
> > On Sep 19, 2015, at 10:29 AM, Jeff Palmer <jpalmer@MYMTS.NET> wrote:
> > 
> > Sorry but I'll give the EPA the benefit of the doubt over VW here :)
> > 
> > Jeff
> > 
> > Sent from my iPhone
> > 
> >> On Sep 19, 2015, at 12:22 AM, Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >> 
> >> Dear Vanagonitered
> >> 
> >> It is my opinion this whole thing is politically motivated - either VW was
> >> going to locate in Virginia or some other state and the deal went awry or
> >> they decided to pull out of virginia or some other state and a disgruntled
> >> some one or other got his buddy to fund the research and off to the races
> >> to get a result -
> >> Next call EPA
> >> The chances that the largest car company in the world conspired to cheat
> >> the EPA so they could sell vehicles in USA -
> >> Vanagon with out a sink and stove in Canada is called a station wagon and
> >> it actually has something to do with chickens and a poultry import export
> >> trade war
> >> Regards

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David McNeely