# TDI buy-backs and Emissions Repairs

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/tdi-buy-backs-and-emissions-repairs/95182>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Tags:** volkswagen\
**Created:** [September 1, 2016, 1:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tdi-buy-backs-and-emissions-repairs/95182 "2016-09-01T13:59:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2016, 1:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tdi-buy-backs-and-emissions-repairs/95182/1 "2016-09-01T13:59:20Z")

</div>

So…If you choose to have your TDI repaired so it will comply with federal emissions standards, to what degree will performance be diminished? Has anyone (magazine or whatever) tested two identical TDI’s, one still running the “cheat” software and one that has been “fixed” so it meets emissions standards??

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2016, 2:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tdi-buy-backs-and-emissions-repairs/95182/2 "2016-09-01T14:05:21Z")

</div>

No fix is yet available, so nobody knows. One has been announced, but it’s not yet at the dealers, I think.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2016, 3:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tdi-buy-backs-and-emissions-repairs/95182/3 "2016-09-01T15:16:21Z")

</div>

I was reading in a news article that so far, about 85% of the TDI owners / lessees have opted for the cash buy back…This high percentage has surprised VW corp and they will have to set aside more money to cover it…

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2016, 9:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tdi-buy-backs-and-emissions-repairs/95182/4 "2016-09-01T21:36:03Z")

</div>

Good! I’m glad they are taking a bath on this. VW deserves it.