VW scandal

how u figure? Gm just got burned for faulty ignition switches.

This is just the tip of the iceberg:

www.cbc.ca/news/business/bmw-disputes-report-its-x3-also-failed-emissions-test-1.3241472

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Was it that they didn't meet the stated amounts or actually going around the testing via software like VW?

IMHO the emmissions tests are to say the least simply not worth the paper they are written on. I have been doing or having done, a fair amount of work on my car knowing my Etest is due in Oct. So I had, (due to codes and terrible running car), had O2 sensor changed, as well as a couple fo cramshaft position sensors. I also KNEW my Cat wasn't working properly and there may a leak somewhere. So Long story short after several days of having no codes I took car in for Etest. It passed, (MUCH to my amazement). Three days later car was in shop, (as I knew I needed to replace exhaust manifold and cat as they are one piece and I knew the cat was dead. Mechanic showed me the parts, Cat was COMPLETLY plugged, and exhaust manifold was cracked almost completely, (crack ran about 80% around it). Yet the car STILL paased etest with all that going on? It was different shops that did the work, and I watched them do the etest from start to finish, no funny business.