Audi doesn't follow the rules, they make them :p 

And from the owner/driver's point of view "so what?"

afe66: Especially since we don't have any rules about emissions here...

A.

And that's a GOOD thing?

shk292:

 

And from the owner/driver's point of view "so what?"

 

Well, Audi deliberately lied to, fibbed to, mislead both purchasers (owners/drivers) and regulators.

I don't know many people happy to discover after a major purchase that the manufacturer treated them like a chump at the time - however, if owners/drivers love their Audi despite this, then I guess, 'so what', no problem.

langers1972:

afe66: Especially since we don't have any rules about emissions here...

A.

And that's a GOOD thing?

Whilst the cheating was certainly a negative for the environment, it was done for the benefit of price and performance, thereby benefiting the buyer with more bang-for-buck, so most owners are unlikely to be enraged.

shk292:

 

And from the owner/driver's point of view "so what?"

 

So you think that Audi would lie and cheat the emissions standards, but they wouldn't cheat or lie to their customers? Whyever not?

shk292:

 

And from the owner/driver's point of view "so what?"

 

As a breather, I'd want to say something rather stronger than "so what"

afe66: Especially since we don't have any rules about emissions here...

A.

Um What???

http://www.transport.govt.nz/ourwork/vehicleemissions/

Our emissions rules may be one generation behind europe / USA etc, (for example, we require Euro 5, where Europe requires Euro 6) which is disappointing, but it's not like we have no rules at all...