Audi Lying Again

[AGW82]

So it's not just fuel consumption they are willing to mislead on... Disappointing :(

BBC News - Audi 'lied' about safety testing of vehicles (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27392157)

[zollaf]

because you buy an r8 for its ncrap rating ????

[AGW82]

Obviously.. ;)

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[Eshrules]

Hmm. This strikes me as less Audi lying, more morons believing every word to come out of the mouth of a salesman. If an estate agent tells you the house you're looking at is security and energy rated, you'd check that information before paying for it?

[AGW82]

Hmm. This strikes me as less Audi lying, more morons believing every word to come out of the mouth of a salesman. If an estate agent tells you the house you're looking at is security and energy rated, you'd check that information before paying for it?

It is quite amazing how many people are happy to be spoon fed and just accept what they're told. Equally I suppose it's a moral issue for the person giving the info, when they know the other person believes and trusts in what they are being told.

[zollaf]

as do people who think that ncap has anything to actually do with how safe a vehicle is. when you look into it you realise that ncap is just a load of nonsense to get us all driving little poxy euroboxes thinking that a bus can drive over us without doing any harm.
its the same as the official ful figures, done in a lab on a rolling road, no wind resistance, no actual driving conditions. its all down to the eu.
sorry, is this a thread designed to drum up support for ukip ??

[AGW82]

is this a thread designed to drum up support for ukip ??

Who's UKIP... ;)

Definitely no politics here... Just Audi not doing themselves any favors again.. Do MB and BMW have these kinds of issues as I can't recall seeing anything of particular note.

[zollaf]

what is this ​BMW and MB you refer to ????

[AGW82]

what is this ​BMW and MB you refer to ????

Apparently they are a car manufacturer who offer an alternative to those less informed folk who haven't brought an Audi.. It's sad I know but we can't save them all...

[passman]

Do you buy a car because it has a rating for safety, I don't


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[zollaf]

only if you are buying a french people carrier to carry a hoard of screaming brats about.

[rafletcher]

Who's UKIP... ;)

Definitely no politics here... Just Audi not doing themselves any favors again..

Wrong. It's some Audi franchised dealership salespersons lying, or just not bothering to be informed. Nothing to do with Audi. Their literature makes no false claims.

[Eshrules]

Wrong. It's some Audi franchised dealership salespersons lying, or just not bothering to be informed. Nothing to do with Audi. Their literature makes no false claims.

Wrong.


Audi UK made the same claims - I'm guessing you didn't watch the programme either?

[man le-mans]

Someone was telling me the other day about this NCAP rating that Audi's are not the 5 star rating they are said to be. Does anyone know the truth and what cars this includes

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Audi Lying Again (http://www.vwaudiforum.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?157748-Audi-Lying-Again&highlight=Zollaf)


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[NickPicks]

Some dealers have been telling customers that they have a 5 star rating on soem models (The A5 / A7 and some others), but ENCAP haven't actually tested these models. Since they're based on models which are 5 star rated, there's no reason to think they wouldn't pass, but they jsut haven't been tested.

I was surprised as I thought it was a requirement to have them tested.

[zollaf]

when the difference between a 4 and 5 rating is whether the car has a sticker on the dashboard saying its got an airbag, its no wonder not everyone gets their car tested. to me its just a con to sell people safe cars that they wouldn't normally touch, like small french things.