I agree with you and that's near to what I meant.
I haven't come across any such instance where a manufacturer has offered a new car as a compensation for a dealer's deed in india. A dealer having fun with a customer's car should be unique to our country, or atleast a devloped country's dealers would find it super cheap to do. That's why we call them developed probably.
Now I really want to know who has borne the money for this car- VW themselves or dealer paid to vw for a new car?
Actually the term "developed country" is not the right one in this context. I think "civilized country" is a better term that could be used in context.
For example: Countries like New Zealand and Ireland are not really developed from a technological standpoint. I mean they are quite different from USA/Germany for example. But what's common among all these countries is they are all civilized.
I really think we should join hands and stop buying VW cars. We must send a strong message to VW that this is not acceptable. And justice should be served in a week's time. Suffering the loss of a car for months and then getting a new one - not worth it. It's not about money. You buy a car not for the sake of the transaction. There's a connection, a bonding. And you trust that the company and the dealer/ASS will stand by you.
I had mentioned this point in a different thread that has to do with all 4 alloy rims going bad in one of our member's VW car. Besides logging into TAI and posting messages, it is important to build our community, strengthen our community and make a huge difference as and when needed. And this is possible only if we join hands and take strong decisions and send a strong message to the companies/dealers/ASS.
It would be great if one of us could help post a news item in Times or some newspaper that all members of TAI have decided never to buy a car from KSM and VW in general until VW comes out with a strong policy that will convince us to trust the company.