Evidently, someone else did find it first and it has been done before. One report on the engineer guy in West Virginia whose crew uncovered this VW problem also found a precedent in the late '90s with big diesel trucks with Cummins and Cat engines. And...the VW thing has been known for 18 months, so why is it causing a freakout now? This is not the first instance of diesel "defeat devices," as they're called.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/west-...ves-david-vws-goliath-191619480--finance.html

The morons in the by-passed diesel pickups with the "Screw your Prius!" stickers in the back windows are no better and should be held accountable just as we hope VW and any other violating manufacturers will be. 
Stephen

 

     On Wednesday, September 23, 2015 3:46 PM, Chris Szpejankowski <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
   

 Well said, Raimund. This is a drop in the bucket of diesel semi trucks and jacked up diesel boy toys. 

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Dnia 23.09.2015 o godz. 12:19 Raimund Feussner <ray@V6BUS.DE> napisał(a):

> 1. Who thinks VW is the only cheater?
> 2. Did Piech know something when he retired, like, 3months ago?
> 3. (all US guys bashing me soon) Will Ford and GM found to be the only
> ones who didn´t cheat?
> 4. Environment...Guys, what for?! Forget the Diesel NOx, think about
> your energy hunger and fracking!
> 5. Diesel-Pickups modified to smoke as much as possible, as
> environmental protest?! Only in the US.
> 6. Hectars and Acres full of corn monoculture, so we can enjoy our T-Bone.
> 7. Ignition switches and Airbags.
> 8. emissions test via OBD, without snorkel in the exhaust....COME ON!
> 
> Anyway, from business/company/stockmarket point of view: Really something.
> I think, VW was just the first uncovered, the rest will follow.
> 
> 
> Regards
> Raimund
> *my Vanagon TDI throws charcoal*
> 
>> Am 23.09.2015 um 17:58 schrieb John Rodgers:
>> VW Germanyhas really stepped into it with this software debacle.  Bad
>> enough to get the CEO to resign.
>> 
>> That's quite something.
>> 
>> John