Belegur's Fabia RS

[steveyoshi]

We live in a culture of fear... just look at all the health, life, funeral, income, and even pet insurance ads on TV.

Half the cars on the roads would have no warranty if all the i's were dotted and t's crossed. Aftermarket wheels or brakes? Exhaust? Lowered? etc etc

Most tunes can be reverted back to stock for servicing, but if it gets detected... seriously, there's more important things in life than whether my car has warranty or not.

totally agree

[bobski]

Agree with a culture of fear, for me its just risk management. If you like tuning your car, you should expect that any warranty *might* be void by your mods. If you are smart about the mods, you'll likely never have any related warranty issues anyway (unless you get a lemon).

What I don't get is the expectation that manufacturers should wear a problem caused by the vehicle operating outside of its specifications. If you try to put 250kw through a car designed to have 130kw, any number of parts might go bang and no one should rightfully expect the manufacturer to warranty that anyway. But if you do that, and 3 months later a door handle falls off, then fair enough.

Its like getting the wrong change and not saying anything. You might have some free cash, but its not rightfully yours.

[dArK5HaD0w]

me likey

[BrashDaniels]

me likey

Very much likey..... now where EXACTLY will you be leaving these parts while you're in Europe?

Just to be helpful, I have a GPS, so you could just send the the coordinates.

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[MRT11]

Ah I love this Fabia man! Spent around 8 hours non-stop driving in a Fabia RS when the Old Man's Octavia went in for service. Loved it so much! Considering finance on one myself haha. Love it

[Rubbadub]

They'd pretty much have to prove that your mods caused the failure in question. The intercooler just increases in volume and reduces intake temp a decent amount over the stock one, something that's a known issue with these engines. Exhaust has it breathing better and the tune is mild and switchable. It's nothing radical.

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Sorry, I meant the tunes, in particular Stage 2.

[Rubbadub]

I'll admit an intercooler interests me: I definitely noticed a drop in performance during some of the 40ish spells we had here in Perth last summer (seemed to be when the oil got burnt most as well). Doing anything like a tune scares me a little as, anecdotal evidence suggests at least, these motors are fragile.

However, I look forward to your ongoing reports of any modifications.