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http://www.reuters.com/article/us-volkswagen-emissions-sentencing-idUSKCN1B51YP?utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_content=59a05e9b04d301050bce8161&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter

>WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) - A federal judge in Detroit sentenced former engineer James Liang to 40 months in prison on Friday for his role in Volkswagen AG’s (VOWG_p.DE) multiyear scheme to sell diesel cars that generated more pollution than U.S. clean air rules allowed.

>Liang was part of a long-term conspiracy that perpetrated a “stunning fraud on the American consumer,” Cox said, as the defendant’s family looked on in the courtroom. “This is a very serious and troubling crime against our economic system.”

>Volkswagen has admitted that it used software to deceive regulators in the United States and Europe from 2006 to 2015.

>The ruse allowed the automaker to sell diesel-equipped cars and sport utilities without installing emissions control systems that could have compromised performance or posed an inconvenience to customers, prosecutors charged.

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did old american cars have good interiors?
this is an old wagoneer. it looks pretty good.
but i have seen many with shit interiors, like an amx. so whats the deal?

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Looking at getting a new, or very modern, hatchback as my new DD/all around vehicle for summers. Current front runner is the GTI sport, but I'm looking for advice on any others

TLDR: redpill me on hatchbacks

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How bad are RX-8's for modding?
Was thinking about getting one and turboing it cause they're cheap and plentiful where I live but I've heard conflicting stories.
Whats the skinny /o/?

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Hey /o/, my coolant is rusty as shit. Engine is 4AGE. People use as sorts of stuff like vinegar and dishsoap to flush the system with, but I read that there are risks with using vinegar for example. What is a good reliable way to flush the system without having to buy expensive radiator cleaners? The thing with rust is that one flush doesn't get it all out, no matter how thorough it is.

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Uh yeah so I did an oil change on my Boxster and finally got around to emptying the catch pan.

Which level of fucked am I?
>not at all, put it back on next oil change
>your gonna have to do another oil change now (could I just pour the same oil right back in because its new?)
>its totally fucking fucked
I've been commuting with it and also driving it at full temp/high revs without seeing any leaks so I'm hoping for options one or two, if any of you know what you're talking about please help me.

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Absolute noob here. Posted a while back about my NX2000. The engine in my NX2000 had a rod blown through it. I'm looking at swapping an SR20DET from an s13 240sx. However, there is almost no info on this swap on the web. The only swap that I could find that had a lot of info was the gtir swap. However, 240sx parts are much more available. I just want to know if the 240sx swap is even feasible. /o/ please guide me!

P.S. I was also looking at a VG30DETT from a 300zx.

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Babe's headed to her first car show this afternoon. What are the boomers gonna say about my Korean waifu?

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What is the cheapest car with an RMR layout?

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Would you guys be OK with a smaller displacement, turbocharged V8s in future muscle cars? The Mercedes' 4.0 V8 sounds pretty damn good for a turbo engine desu, I think it would be fine (pic unrelated).

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>50k for a Miata
What a deal!

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can any japanese hatch even compete with 172 in the same price range?

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Do you have an automotive blog? Can we have an auto blog thread? I want to find fresh bloggers to read content from. Been looking into this for a while and all the places I've been going has gotten stagnant.

Anyone care to post their links? Give us a rundown of what you blog about, too. Anything and everything is allowed as long as it is about/with vehicles.

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got an idea for a fun game
take a car name and replace/add/remove a letter/number from its name and describe what it becomes

bonus points for being funny

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Are emissions laws more good than harm?

I'm a libertarian and I see where emissions laws do more harm than good, for example ethanol in gasoline or complex exhaust recirculation systems mandatory on every vehicle.

But at the same time the smell of diesel on a highway can be just too much for me.