If you are in the UK ( I can't tell as it appears you haven't put a location on your profile, or I can't see it on a mobile device) then you haven't been lied to by anyone.
I am not in the U.K. You previously appeared to me to assume that I am in the U.K. I did ask you the question of what made you think that I was in the U.K. but you did not answer that question.
I am unaware of any information stating that Volkswagen customers in the U.K. are not affected by the emissions scandal. If this was true, I am unsure as to why Volkswagen U.K. decided to recall one million, two hundred thousand vehicles for an emissions fix as a result of the emission scandal.
You have contradicted yourself here further. You first said that I had not been lied to. You then said that I had been lied to and you are now saying that I have not been lied to again but, if I am not in the U.K. (which is true) I have been lied to? This is getting difficult to follow. Volkswagen themselves are of the opinion that they broke the trust of their customers by giving false information i.e. lying so I am unsure as to why you are of the opinion that they have not lied to me when they themselves are of the opinion that they have.
I am unclear as to how being in the U.K. (or wherever my location is) has anything to do with whether or not I have been lied to by Volkswagen.
The UK doesn't test for NoX levels and I doubt if you even gave them a second thought when buying your devils transport.
As stated above, I am not in the U.K. Whether or not a U.K. MOT test includes testing for NOx does not have any bearing on whether or not Volkswagen have lied to me and everyone else about their emissions.
You would be incorrect in assuming that I did not consider the emissions levels of the vehicles I have purchased in the past (if this is what you mean by devils transport). I'm unclear as to exactly what is meant by devils transport. I am also unclear as to how you would know any details of what I base my purchasing decisions on.
To be honest I don't care either way and can't be arsed with conversations from people b!tching about being lied to...
I find it hard to believe that you don't care and couldn't be bothered as if this was the case, surely you would not have chosen to pursue this in the way you have, up to this point. If you don't care now, you certainly gave the perception that you did previously.
I don't believe there has been any b!tching from me about being lied to, I have just stated facts. I mentioned it in my original post in relation to the level of trust I would give Volkswagen based on it. The subject of my original post was about a field recall, it was not about being lied to by Volkswagen. It was you that originally asked me the question of what exactly have Volkswagen lied to me about. You asked me the question and I gave you the courtesy of answering it. I certainly don't think that my diminished level of trust is unjustified. Below is a statement of apology from the previous CEO of Volkswagen; Martin Winterkorn. He makes multiple references to trust.
Ladies and Gentlemen, the irregularities with diesel engines from our corporation oppose everything that Volkswagen stands for. I also currently don’t have the answers to all the questions. But we are in the process to unsparingly reveal the background.
For that purpose, we are currently putting everything on the table – as fast, thoroughly and transparent as possible. And we are continuing to closely cooperating with government and regulatory authorities. The speedy and comprehensive investigation has the highest priority. This is our obligation towards our customers, our employees and the public. And to say it bluntly this can never occur again.
Ladies and Gentlemen, many millions of people around the world trust our brands, our cars and our technologies. I am endlessly sorry that we disappointed this trust.
I apologize sincerely to our customers and the regulatory agencies and the public for the misbehavior. Please believe me that we will do everything to undo the damage that was done. And we will do everything to win back your trust step by step.
In our corporation, more than 600,000 people work to build the best cars for our customers. And talking directly to our employees, I am saying, I know how much effort and great, true sincerity you do your jobs day in and day out. It is clear to me that now much will be questioned now. I understand that.
But it would be false, if because of the terrible mistakes of a few, the hard and honest work of 600,000 people is put under a general mistrust. Our team does not deserve that.
That’s why we ask – I ask – for your trust in our way forward. We will uncover this.
We are working intensively in necessary technical solutions and we will do everything to undo damages done to our customers and employees.
I give you my word.
We will proceed with the highest possible openness and transparency....I guarentee not one owner gave NoX levels a single thought when they purchased a car.
You guarantee that not one owner considered the NOx emission levels of a car at time of purchase? That's a strong guarantee. I can't speak for the other ten million nine hundred ninety-nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine people who have had their vehicles effected by the emissions issue but I can speak for myself and say I did consider it and I am one owner so this nullifies your guarantee. It's highly doubtful that out of eleven million people I am the only one who considered the emissions (including NOx levels) before purchasing the vehicle. In most counties the emission levels of cars determines the tax bracket of the car and the resulting annual tax needed to be paid by the owner. Running costs which include motor tax is a large part of what impacts peoples decision to buy or not buy a particular model of car so I believe it would be fair to say that people certainly do consider the emission levels (which includes NOx levels) during the process of deciding on the purchase of a new vehicle. Low emissions is one of the key points that car manufacturers use to promote the vehicles they sell. You may be surprised to hear that there is also the possibility that people consider the emissions of a potential new car for environmental concern reasons. This is also a large part of why people choose electric or hybrid vehicles and governments have grants and other incentives available for purchasers of electric or hybrid vehicles.
Volkswagen put a large amount of time and money into an advertising campaign to change the public perception of vehicles with diesel engines being "dirty". Volkswagen would not have have made the investment in this ad campaign if the truth was that nobody cared or considered about the cleanliness or emissions level of the cars they were buying. (Volkswagen are currently being sued in the U.S.A. by the Federal Trade Commission for fifteen billion in relation to this ad campaign).
If you haven't done so already I'd recommend watching episode one (Hard NOx) of the Netflix documentary series Dirty Money. It covers the Volkswagen emissions scandal and gives interesting insight to it.