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03-30-2021, 09:32 PM
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I'm going to blame JST for my falling for this. I spent very little time surfing the web today, no jalopnik, no context, not seeing the actual release...
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03-30-2021, 09:36 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2003
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It was reported as fact for about 12+ hours. WSJ debunked it today after talking to Germany... now all the articles are being updated to say it is fake...
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03-30-2021, 09:40 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2003
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03-30-2021, 10:17 PM
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When I saw this first developing (yesterday? Sunday?), the first thing characterized it as plans leaking out early which made it sound like an April Fools' gag launching early. I could relate to this pretty well.
In the 90s I was involved in an elaborately planned multi-million dollar ad campaign that included Super Bowl commercials that was intended to launch with a publicity stunt/hoax complete with billboards, full page ads newspaper ads (because print newspapers were still a thing at the time), etc. Things were supposed to build in several major cities over the course of a week (or two? I can't remember now) before a big reveal. Where did it go wrong? The NY Post ran the reveal ad first.  So, seeing this VW thing happen this way reminded me of that...until it started being reported as fact. Maybe? Could be? Stupid, but that's never stopped anyone. Was it as bad as IHOP to IHOB? which IHOP also claimed was a real change? Yes, but more believable. I don't know why, and I'm sure it's wrong, but I can't shake the feeling that this was maybe meant to be real, but the universal negative reaction is giving them the out to say it was an April Fools' thing that went wrong. I'd like it if that were true, but I'm sure it's not.
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OH NOES!!!!!1 MY CAR HAS T3H UND3R5T33R5555!!!!!!1oneone!!!!11 Team WTF?! What are you gonna do? 
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04-01-2021, 02:05 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Carmudgeonly Ride: '09 X3, '11 328xiT, '11 135i C, '17 c2, '19 X5
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at least BMW hasn't lost its sense of humor:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CNHalRGH...=1jkvgz6nw6wau
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04-01-2021, 02:10 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2003
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I shiver when I hear anyone still use the term "interwebs"
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04-01-2021, 02:20 PM
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Hello.
Join Date: Mar 2004
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