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The VW Diesel Scandal Is Now a DIY Halloween Costume
Celebrate Halloween in style this year with a timely costume by embracing the Volkswagen diesel scandal.
The folks over at HalloweenCostumes.com has put together a do-it-yourself guide to put together your very own Volkswagen diesel scandal costume in case there’s nothing else you want to be this Halloween. You’ll need to grab yourself a deluxe smoke mask, a video game car costume, adult black combat boots, spider web decor, fake money, toilet paper tube, box, can, gas can and black spray paint. The most difficult part to this DIY costume is building the emissions smoke cloud and the exhaust pipe, but that’s where the spider web comes in.
By bundling the spider web, you’ll be able to make it nice and fluffy and a bit of fishing line can even be used to help tie it all together. Spray down the spider web with the black spray paint and clog it into your toilet paper tube before fitting it onto your car costume.
It’s unlikely you’ll see any kids sporting the costume this year, but if you did, it’s very likely their parents aren’t too happy about the Volkswagen diesel scandal.
That whole get-up of a German gassing somebody is a bit too 3rd Reich for my tastes. I mean if you're going to go as a German gassing somebody, might as well look good doing it and wear the full Schutzstaffel leathers
That whole get-up of a German gassing somebody is a bit too 3rd Reich for my tastes. I mean if you're going to go as a German gassing somebody, might as well look good doing it and wear the full Schutzstaffel leathers
Most sources give the number of Americans who can trace German ancestry as 60%. Why somebody will want to portray a highly civilised nation as the Halloween costume suggests, is really making a mockery of hate speech: apparently it is not hate speech to bash the Germans.
Yup, There was a police raid today at VW headquarters to secure records. I guess they don't want any accidents where the documents get shredded (or tapes get erased).
I wouldnt be surprised if the raid was to secure documents so other authorities will not find it. To protect the pillar of German automotive engineering or some junk like that.
Incredible. I thought VW was supposed to stop the lies. Now they're stating that a group of "rogue" engineers created the illegal software and senior management knew nothing. http://www.nbcnews.com/business/auto...eating-n441451
So the letter from Bosch in 2007 stating the program should not be used in commercially available automobiles was kept quiet and out of senior management's hands and the internal findings of a VW technician who uncovered the fraud in 2011 also was kept from senior management? Furthermore the allegations by the US government in 2014 were not evaluated by senior management? This is incredible.
Incredible. I thought VW was supposed to stop the lies. Now their stating that a group of "rogue" engineers created the illegal software and senior management knew nothing. http://www.nbcnews.com/business/auto...eating-n441451
So the letter from Bosch in 2007 stating the program should not be used in commercially available automobiles was kept quiet and out of senior management's hands and the internal findings of a VW technician who uncovered the fraud in 2011 also was kept from senior management? Furthermore the allegations by the US government in 2014 were not evaluated by senior management? This is incredible.
yep, new CEO spent a day explaining today that he doesnt know who did it and why.
Incredible. I thought VW was supposed to stop the lies. Now they're stating that a group of "rogue" engineers created the illegal software and senior management knew nothing. http://www.nbcnews.com/business/auto...eating-n441451
So the letter from Bosch in 2007 stating the program should not be used in commercially available automobiles was kept quiet and out of senior management's hands and the internal findings of a VW technician who uncovered the fraud in 2011 also was kept from senior management? Furthermore the allegations by the US government in 2014 were not evaluated by senior management? This is incredible.
In this respect, it seems to be not much different than the GM ignition switch scandal: Senior management was not aware of it (or they knew, kept it quiet and quietly retired hoping that their successor(s) would have to handle it, until it finally fell in Mary Barra's lap).
yep, new CEO spent a day explaining today that he doesnt know who did it and why.
sounds like he is a good liar. "doesn't know who did it" -- he thinks someone would trust him on that one? so is he saying that no one in vw actually knows what kind of software is running in the car? meaning things can go crazy tomorrow and people crashing left and right and he will come out and say "i have no idea why"?
sounds like he is a good liar. "doesn't know who did it" -- he thinks someone would trust him on that one? so is he saying that no one in vw actually knows what kind of software is running in the car? meaning things can go crazy tomorrow and people crashing left and right and he will come out and say "i have no idea why"?
stupid
yep... and only one senator called him out for it too. Official defense is "rogue engineers", "we dont know why" and "i wasnt in charge at time"
In this respect, it seems to be not much different than the GM ignition switch scandal: Senior management was not aware of it (or they knew, kept it quiet and quietly retired hoping that their successor(s) would have to handle it, until it finally fell in Mary Barra's lap).
Senior mgt never knows anything because they are always got their head in bean counting opex and capex numbers. It is sad that they have no idea what the engineering group is actually doing.
There is no way senior execs did not know of the situation or at least some of them, the engineers could not certify the engine against the emission spec required to sell this car. Who really believes they kept this information to themselves without reporting it to higher ups at some point. And on top that dreamed up this software fix on their own. Not even one chance it happened this way. Engineers will be fired and taken care of financially for their silence
There is no way senior execs did not know of the situation or at least some of them, the engineers could not certify the engine against the emission spec required to sell this car. Who really believes they kept this information to themselves without reporting it to higher ups at some point. And on top that dreamed up this software fix on their own. Not even one chance it happened this way. Engineers will be fired and taken care of financially for their silence
Let me tell you that if I were the engineer whose job was at stake I would have done the same and not told the senior mgt, who do not want to listen to me say "this is not possible".
10-08-15, 07:19 PM
