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Forum: Traders Hideout September 23rd, 2021, 11:57 AM
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Posted By bobwest
Davis13 has been permanently banned and his posts...

Davis13 has been permanently banned and his posts deleted for unacceptable language.

One post by another user had to be deleted because it innocently quoted the post containing the language.
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Forum: Traders Hideout January 10th, 2017, 05:55 AM
Replies: 461
Views: 161,729
Posted By bobwest
Here's more on that VW executive that just got...

Here's more on that VW executive that just got arrested by the FBI in Florida:
...
Forum: Traders Hideout January 9th, 2017, 11:02 AM
Replies: 461
Views: 161,729
Posted By bobwest
Thanks for this word. It just gets stranger and...

Thanks for this word. It just gets stranger and stranger.

Bob.
Forum: Traders Hideout November 23rd, 2016, 08:52 AM
Replies: 461
Views: 161,729
Posted By bobwest
That's one way to fix the problem. :faint: ...

That's one way to fix the problem. :faint:

(They probably couldn't sell any, anyway, now.)

Bob.
Forum: Traders Hideout July 4th, 2016, 09:27 AM
Replies: 461
Views: 161,729
Posted By bobwest
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https://nexusfi.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=211558

I would agree that the situation is not comparable: he is saying that he can get away with screwing the European customers, but not those in...
Forum: Traders Hideout April 22nd, 2016, 06:58 AM
Replies: 461
Views: 161,729
Posted By bobwest
This thought may not be an actual contribution to...

This thought may not be an actual contribution to the discussion, but as I was reading the recent posts I thought that we really can't know, right now, in advance, what the costs to VW (and...
Forum: Traders Hideout January 14th, 2016, 08:07 AM
Replies: 461
Views: 161,729
Posted By bobwest
As in sports, people will generally follow their...

As in sports, people will generally follow their self-interest if they can get away with it.

Bob.
Forum: Traders Hideout December 16th, 2015, 06:31 AM
Replies: 461
Views: 161,729
Posted By bobwest
Thank you for this. This is an eye-opener...

Thank you for this. This is an eye-opener regarding "other" car companies.

As rleplae mentioned, you have to think that, in fact, the other companies are doing it too.

That never occurred to...
Forum: Traders Hideout October 25th, 2015, 11:53 AM
Replies: 461
Views: 161,729
Posted By bobwest
So they'll just resell the cars somewhere else, I...

So they'll just resell the cars somewhere else, I suppose where no one has heard of all this. This just gets more and more bizarre.

Instead of thinking how to try to respond in a way that will...
Forum: Traders Hideout October 19th, 2015, 03:33 PM
Replies: 461
Views: 161,729
Posted By bobwest
I think this is the most important fact about...

I think this is the most important fact about this issue: I do not think it will be allowed to fail, if for other reason than the hit the German economy would probably take if it did.

If so, the...
Forum: Traders Hideout October 15th, 2015, 07:38 AM
Replies: 461
Views: 161,729
Posted By bobwest
VW now is now facing a mandatory recall in...

VW now is now facing a mandatory recall in Germany:
...
Forum: Traders Hideout October 7th, 2015, 06:00 PM
Replies: 461
Views: 161,729
Posted By bobwest
More and more unraveling: ...

More and more unraveling:
...
Forum: Traders Hideout October 3rd, 2015, 03:49 PM
Replies: 461
Views: 161,729
Posted By bobwest
It is easy to see how bad it might become, and so...

It is easy to see how bad it might become, and so get caught up in the worst case scenario. It is a very good point that the "worst case" probably will not come to pass.

For one simple thing, the...
Forum: Traders Hideout October 2nd, 2015, 08:09 AM
Replies: 461
Views: 161,729
Posted By bobwest
I agree that the development guy had to know, but...

I agree that the development guy had to know, but this was a major decision involving how to position the product line, especially in the US, where Diesel cars had very little penetration, and where...
Forum: Traders Hideout September 28th, 2015, 04:46 PM
Replies: 461
Views: 161,729
Posted By bobwest
Well, this may be cynical, but I think the...

Well, this may be cynical, but I think the answer, for the smaller Diesels at least, probably was that they found a good way to cheat as well....

Bob.
Forum: Traders Hideout September 28th, 2015, 04:26 PM
Replies: 461
Views: 161,729
Posted By bobwest
No, they actually wen't using 2x the fuel they...

No, they actually wen't using 2x the fuel they expected.... They were producing many, many times the pollution they expected, but the fuel use and horsepower output was good.

Now the problem is,...
Forum: Traders Hideout September 27th, 2015, 03:39 PM
Replies: 461
Views: 161,729
Posted By bobwest
Very well said. Basically, somebody knew.......

Very well said.

Basically, somebody knew.... :becky:

Bob.
Forum: Traders Hideout September 27th, 2015, 10:55 AM
Replies: 461
Views: 161,729
Posted By bobwest
Clearly, there are both immediate and long-term...

Clearly, there are both immediate and long-term potential consequences.

In addition to the above list, which looks pretty severe to me :becky:, VW has also set aside several billion (as I recall,...
Forum: Traders Hideout September 25th, 2015, 05:11 PM
Replies: 461
Views: 161,729
Posted By bobwest
We don't know, of course, that they have not done...

We don't know, of course, that they have not done it.

Apparently, the game of fooling emissions testing has gone on for a long time; they are called "defeat devices" and there is history of them,...
Forum: Traders Hideout September 25th, 2015, 04:59 PM
Replies: 461
Views: 161,729
Posted By bobwest
Because it reduces the performance and gas...

Because it reduces the performance and gas mileage. I have heard it phrased that they decided they could either make "a clean car or a fun car," and that they chose the one that would sell more....
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