The perception between VW's in the US and the rest of the world is stunning. The RTW feels that VW's are excellent vehicles that are quite reliable whereas the US market dislikes them immensely due to the unreliability and terrible dealers.
I'm in the minority on RvF when it comes to environmental issues though - that I'm sure of. Emissions is an issue - places like LA used to be disgusting with smog laden air. Paris has huge issues with this which is why France was the transition away from diesel.
Lastly, it isn't like there isn't a solution to the issue - Merc diesels and most bmw diesels seem to be "ok", but the lower displacement VW diesels aren't because VW decided to cut costs by not putting a urea system on their 2 liters.
I'm in the minority on RvF when it comes to environmental issues though - that I'm sure of. Emissions is an issue - places like LA used to be disgusting with smog laden air. Paris has huge issues with this which is why France was the transition away from diesel.
Lastly, it isn't like there isn't a solution to the issue - Merc diesels and most bmw diesels seem to be "ok", but the lower displacement VW diesels aren't because VW decided to cut costs by not putting a urea system on their 2 liters.