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Re:Volkswagen Is Ordered to Recall Nearly 500k Vehicles Over... by Asbostos on Friday September 18, 2015 @10:39PM (#10243085)
I'm sure the patch will allow them to pass the tests. It'll just reduce driving performance as well.
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Re:Volkswagen Is Ordered to Recall Nearly 500k Vehicles Over... by DanielDent on Saturday September 19, 2015 @04:47AM (#10243733)
Likely true; the problem with that is the owner ends up with a car with lower specs than they agreed to when they bought it. The owner of the car needs to be compensated.
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