VW’s Former CEO Charged in Germany Over Diesel Rigging
As a former owner of 2 TDI dirty diesels that lost money on the resale due to these issues I personally feel VW has not done enough to make it right with the customers impacted.<p>Prior to the two diesel&#x27;s I had owned 4 other Audi&#x27;s over 15 years.<p>I test drove a 3.0L TDI and listened to the &quot;green&quot; propaganda (remember their across NA clean diesel tour?) and that is what was the decision makers to purchase.<p>I then find out the vehicle was not nearly as green as stated; and actually worse than a gasoline version.  As the father of two young kids and someone who worries about how we treat our planet this was concerning to me.  So I immediately got the &quot;fix&quot; performed when approved.  I could not sell the vehicle while a &quot;fix&quot; was pending.<p>That fix that VW came up with has dropped heavy city (stop and go) driving from &gt;24 mpg to under 10! Also 4 mpg on the highway was lost; as well as making the vehicle drive sluggish and lethargic compared to &quot;dirty days&quot;.<p>My vehicles plummeted from &gt;$30K resale value to being under $15K within 6 months after the &quot;fix&quot; was rolled out.  VW paid me $6K in restitution.<p>Through the entire process VW, who is guilty, was in the power position dictating what they would and would not to solve the problem.  It was not handled well.  They got off very easy.<p>I now hope the entire management team involved gets significant criminal charges.  It was massive in scope.  It impacted our planet negatively.  I also feel they should be banned, personally, from ever being in a position to make such decisions again.<p>I for one will never purchase another vehicle from VW&#x2F;Audi group.  They do not stand behind their products nor look after customers.  What they did was a very serious crime and they can never be trusted again.