Tiguan "Diesel-gate" recall notice

[Arctra]

Well, my letter arrived in the post yesterday letting me know about the voluntary recall on my Tiguan TDI to "fix" the emissions cheat code that my vehicle came with.





I gotta be honest, I have no intention of having the recall done! Not willing to hobble the performance on the vehicle, even if they say that there shouldn't be any impact on the performance. I call BS - why would they have cheated in the first place if there wasn't a benefit in performance to be had?

Anyone else get their letters yet and intend on having it don (or had it done already)?

[arcadelt]

Got mine a few months ago, and NO!

As a side note, I used to get my services done at a dealer in Canberra (closest dealer to me) and once only had an unexpected sizeable repair done by a dealer in Ipswich. Interesting the Ipswich dealer wrote a letter offering a years worth of Volkswagen roadside assistance as an incentive to participate in the recall, but nothing from the nearer dealership. Cements my decision to move my business to an independent.

[Transporter]

Wow,
...and didn't most of you guys were worried about the environment and how VW deceived you by selling you a car which didn't comply with a global emissions?

[Arctra]

Wow,
...and didn't most of you guys were worried about the environment and how VW deceived you by selling you a car which didn't comply with a global emissions?

Ahhh, you got the wrong guy here. I don't recall ever being one of those complainers. I was even looking into doing things like chipping, DPF removal, etc. I am sure there are a lot of people that did whinge, but I suspect a lot of those people would not fall into the "car enthusiast" category and be active members on forums like this. I could be wrong tho.

[arcadelt]

Wow,
...and didn't most of you guys were worried about the environment and how VW deceived you by selling you a car which didn't comply with a global emissions?

Definitely not me. Go back through and read my comments.

[Tuan]

Wow,
...and didn't most of you guys were worried about the environment and how VW deceived you by selling you a car which didn't comply with a global emissions?

Extra CO2 and NOx to be plumbed back into cars of those who do not participate in the recall maybe ?

flame suit on

[arcadelt]

Extra CO2 and NOx to be plumbed back into cars of those who do not participate in the recall maybe ?

flame suit on

Cheat was only on NOx, but fair call perhaps if you live in the city!

[Tuan]

Just taking the piss

To be honest, I wouldn't know what to do if I owned a Dieselgate car. VW has f###### up a lot of people on this one !

[Transporter]

Just taking the piss

To be honest, I wouldn't know what to do if I owned a Dieselgate car. VW has f###### up a lot of people on this one !

Not me, I was always happy with my TDIs. Great power good fuel economy and long lasting engines. What else could one want?

[Johnny]

OK...just for interest sake. My tig had the software update (version 3) a couple of weeks ago, cos in Germany its mandatory to have the update done. So, have now run the car for a couple of weeks and I cannot detect any change in the drivability, in fact I believe there is a slight increase in power. Have not had the opportunity to check the fuel consumption, but I don't believe there is any noticeable change.