While some declare Volkswagen dead in their betrayed hearts over the recent emissions scandal, others see an opportunity for a discount on a diesel.
According to Forbes, though diesel sales during the first month of the scandal would resemble Kuwait circa early February 1991, VW could start moving diesels again once the general public's memory fades enough to do so. However, selling diesels to new-car buyers would entail throwing a ton of cash on the hood in the form of "up-front rebates, no-charge extra equipment, free-fuel cards," as well as "some kind of environmental-justice reparation like buying a rain-forest tree in your name."
Further, the fallout would likely affect other automakers in the diesel passenger car game, such as BMW, Audi and Mercedes, though possible discounts forthcoming wouldn't keep one's wallet too fat as the rebates VW could offer.
Some consumers, however, aren't waiting until the first fires are extinguished. The Guardian reported on a couple visiting a VW dealership in Blackburn, England for the sole purpose of buying a Golf with as much cash on the hood as they could get. The husband, Warren Marvelley, knows all about the ongoing emissions scandal thus far, but isn't bothered by it, not when it could benefit him and his wife, Jane, anyway:
VW have said they want to be transparent and do the right thing, and I'm pretty confident they will. They're a good company, so I think they'll feel obliged to compensate people.
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