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Having read this, I wonder what we can actually do to our cars without nullifying the warranty. (Apologies if this is a thread-jack) The earlier precedent stated for warranties wouldn't apply here unless something similar was ruled in an Australian court.
Things like DIY start buttons, larger wheels, headlights... Surely they can't be voiding warranty?
ive fixed up the car and sold it since. its all in the past now. can't believe ppl still remember this thread.
ive learned alot from this whole ordeal. its been 5 months in the making.
i have spoken to countless people who bought new cars and have problems such as cracked steering colums, transmission failures etc. all from the same excuses saying they voided the warranty due to some ridiculous accusations. (overfilling oil? now thats a good laugh)
just a word of warning. it dosn't matter whether ur car is serviced at honda or not, modified or stock. once you run into a problem and you take it back to the dealer your screwed. They charged me over 400 dollars to take the sump off before they even determined if it was gona be a warranty repair or not. and the best part is they still coundnt determined what actully went wrong.
no matter how trivial the problem is they will most certainly not fix it even if its not your fault. the only way is to fight them. even if you have right on your side be prepared for a long and tedious fight.
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Originally Posted by Bob san
in this day and age , THIs is the way results are worked out. There is never a right story , thats why its up to the courts to decide. So anything even if you are certain its not your fault , will cost money to prove right.
shieett.. makes me think twice abt moddin my car now
ive just put on a k&n panel air filter.. went to get my car serviced and told em abt the k&n incase they 'accidenty' replaced it... and the service dude was lik... y did u change it?.. and i was lik, coz it more fuel effiecent and provides abit more performance, dont ever need another air filter etc. .. and he was lik.. nooo.. and in terms of warranty, if the k&n filter stuffs up and effects the engine.. then yes, warranty is voided
shouldve changed it to stock when servicing and changed it back afterwards.. now they know
i went to service my car with the injen cold air intake in, they didnt say nething....Quote:
Originally Posted by JOhnnyFD
Shieeeettt, People dont think this only happens with Honda, the amount of stories ive heard from new holden owners is amazing also.
I knew of this one poor bloke who had to have his LS1 replaced something like 4 times & another guy who picked up a brand new VE SS and after 2 weeks water started leeking underneath the dash.
The real sad part is from my experiance in the industry, working as a mech & attending Tafe and all that is that most of the time when a car goes in for a warranty repair its done half arsed, to the absolute bare minimum, minimalist amount of time & parts are used.
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Originally Posted by Stig
mayb its just tat some customer service ppl just lik to tlk down on u and tlk shiet... and coz Type S Tony goes they service carz half-assed, maybe they might of missed seeing your CAI ... .. . :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Type S Tony
This thread now abbreviated on google in a form of another forum...?
i love this thread.
made me lol big time
the funny thing was, when i looked at the service report, under "checked air element filter", the box was ticked hahahaQuote:
Originally Posted by JOhnnyFD
hahahha dats why i wait till next year (warranty gone) then do some engine related modes :p
by starting of getting fd2r engine!!! lol :pQuote:
Originally Posted by denot
Warranty is overated aniway... :angel: