In the
wake of Volkswagen’s Dieselgate emission scandal, VW stopped selling the TDI’s
and has now started buying back TDI’s as well. There will be hundreds of
thousands of VW’s bought back and fixed by the time the dust settles.
While this
is a massive fix, there is logistically a concern on what to do with all the
vehicles. There are hundreds of thousands of are in limbo right now, they can’t
be driven and they haven’t been fixed. The big question is where you store all
these vehicles. Well there are three main places where VW is storing these
TDIs. Hundreds of those cars now sit in the abandoned parking lot of the
Pontiac Silverdome, former home of the Detroit Lions. On the west coast they
are baking in the San Bernardino, California sun at a decommissioned Air Force
base and are sitting in a port in Baltimore on the east coast.
The waiting
game right now is going on as VW waits to see if they can get the EPA and
California Air Resources Board to approve fixes for the cheating cars, or if
the company will be forced to send the vehicles to the salvage yard. There is
no word of if more of these VW regional grave yards will pop up around the
country.
Once a buyback
transaction is complete, Volkswagen will remove the vehicle from the dealership
and store it at a regional facility. These vehicles will be held until it is
determined whether an approved emissions modification becomes available.
-Volkswagen Statement
Once,
Volkswagen TDIs were such good, efficient, torquey, handsome and (mostly)
reliable vehicles. They were beloved by owners and enthusiasts alike. If you
haven’t figured out what you are going to do with your TDI, make sure to check
out your options or contact
