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Old 11-20-2015, 10:24 PM   #148 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by COcyclist View Post
We still love our 2011 A3 TDI but this was not an inexpensive car and we had planned to keep it for a long time. I hope whatever fix they develop for NOx levels at full throttle blasts doesn't ruin the things we love about this car. i.e. quiet comfort, loads of torque and better than average mpg.
Not sure about the U.S. and Canada, but in Australia the so-called "fix" is supposed to be just an ECU reflashing. Well, mechanical mods including a higher-capacity intercooler can decrease NOx levels, but it would come at a higher cost that VW might want to avoid and takes more time to implement.
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