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Old 12th November 2015, 07:40 AM
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I reckon Ford eat their words along with most other makes using Bosch.
It'll end up being some cop out like "we didn't know, it's our suppliers fault" remember the supermarkets and horse burgers
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Old 12th November 2015, 07:50 AM
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I reckon Ford eat their words along with most other makes using Bosch.
It'll end up being some cop out like "we didn't know, it's our suppliers fault" remember the supermarkets and horse burgers
Mmmm, horse burgers, I'd forgotten about them!

Can't buy a decent cut of horse anywhere these days.
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Old 12th November 2015, 08:50 AM
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Mmmm, horse burgers, I'd forgotten about them!

Can't buy a decent cut of horse anywhere these days.
Here you go Jim LINKY to Horse meat Can't help regard the dirty tractor fuel issue though, unless they all fit LEZ compliant exhaust like my Ambo
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Old 12th November 2015, 09:20 AM
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Can't help regard the dirty tractor fuel issue
Not just the black pump affected.....

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The carmaker, which announced last week that 800,000 diesel and petrol cars across Europe had misleadingly low carbon dioxide emissions figures, has written to the European Union to say it will front the bill for any extra tax-cost implications for owners.
http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/c...s-figures.html
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/n...msumption.html

Another software problem.....
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Old 26th November 2015, 11:37 PM
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Anyone watching the panorama about emissions
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Old 27th November 2015, 08:40 AM
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Perhaps the fix ??



http://www.engadget.com/2015/11/25/v...iesel-engines/
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Old 12th November 2015, 08:42 AM
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I reckon Ford eat their words along with most other makes using Bosch.
It'll end up being some cop out like "we didn't know, it's our suppliers fault" remember the supermarkets and horse burgers
I agree, only a matter of time......

VW scandal: German regulator expands emissions probe to 23 brands

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The Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA) regulator said it found "partly elevated levels of nitrogen oxides” in some of the more than 50 models it tested, which included vehicles from BMW, Mercedes and Opel.

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