Photo: Joe Mayer on Facebook
Volkswagen’s American customers are not exactly happy with the Dieselgate thing, and neither are their those in other markets.
In this entire situation, some of the clients that own Dieselgate-affected Volkswagen vehicles have begun disassembling them out to maximize their profit on the whole deal.
To be clear, we are referring to individuals that will sell their cars to Volkswagen at a price determined by the vehicle’s age, ODO reading, and estimated difference in mileage when the scandal was uncovered. On top of that sum, which is supposed to be fair, customers will also get a compensation payment that starts at $5,000.
The dissatisfied customers we were discussing are people that will benefit from both of the offers above, and that have decided to part out their vehicles before returning them to the dealer.
We could have understood not trading in a set of aftermarket alloy wheels, or even removing minor bits of trim to give them to a friend in need, but one owner has taken it too far.
The deal proposed by Volkswagen is fair until the point that those clients will have to get other cars if they trade-in their Volkswagen models, and go through the entire hassle of changing their vehicles. The latter is not ideal, as they chose that particular model in the first place, but it is still better than getting stuck with a “lemon.”
Moreover, the owners get compensation for their troubles, and $5,000 (the minimum payment) is not pocket change for the average Joe that’s got a VW with a 2.0-liter TDI.
However, the Cincinnati resident that we are writing about, a car salesman named Joe Mayer, might have exaggerated with the “parting out” part of the entire deal.
His 2010 Volkswagen Golf VI TDI has gone from a complete car to a drivable body, as Jalopnik reported. While some might appreciate his determination in an attempt of “sticking it” to a big corporation, moves like these are unethical.
While we do not feel sorry for Volkswagen being caught for its cheating scheme, and agree that the company will be punished accordingly through legal means, this gesture seems like a step too far in a childish way. The situation reminds us of "all-inclusive/all-you-can-eat menus" that get limited because some people cannot stop making pyramids of food on their plates and not being able to finish them.
It may appear that Mr. Mayer has a shot of selling the Golf VI TDI to Volkswagen as you can see it in the photo gallery, but he still risks getting denied the buyback. We will not discern for sure until it happens, but this looks like one of those things where someone finds a “loophole,” which he or she then exploit to a point where it gets closed off for everyone.
To be clear, we are referring to individuals that will sell their cars to Volkswagen at a price determined by the vehicle’s age, ODO reading, and estimated difference in mileage when the scandal was uncovered. On top of that sum, which is supposed to be fair, customers will also get a compensation payment that starts at $5,000.
The dissatisfied customers we were discussing are people that will benefit from both of the offers above, and that have decided to part out their vehicles before returning them to the dealer.
We could have understood not trading in a set of aftermarket alloy wheels, or even removing minor bits of trim to give them to a friend in need, but one owner has taken it too far.
The deal proposed by Volkswagen is fair until the point that those clients will have to get other cars if they trade-in their Volkswagen models, and go through the entire hassle of changing their vehicles. The latter is not ideal, as they chose that particular model in the first place, but it is still better than getting stuck with a “lemon.”
Moreover, the owners get compensation for their troubles, and $5,000 (the minimum payment) is not pocket change for the average Joe that’s got a VW with a 2.0-liter TDI.
However, the Cincinnati resident that we are writing about, a car salesman named Joe Mayer, might have exaggerated with the “parting out” part of the entire deal.
His 2010 Volkswagen Golf VI TDI has gone from a complete car to a drivable body, as Jalopnik reported. While some might appreciate his determination in an attempt of “sticking it” to a big corporation, moves like these are unethical.
While we do not feel sorry for Volkswagen being caught for its cheating scheme, and agree that the company will be punished accordingly through legal means, this gesture seems like a step too far in a childish way. The situation reminds us of "all-inclusive/all-you-can-eat menus" that get limited because some people cannot stop making pyramids of food on their plates and not being able to finish them.
It may appear that Mr. Mayer has a shot of selling the Golf VI TDI to Volkswagen as you can see it in the photo gallery, but he still risks getting denied the buyback. We will not discern for sure until it happens, but this looks like one of those things where someone finds a “loophole,” which he or she then exploit to a point where it gets closed off for everyone.
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