Attention Rx-8 Owners
06-06-2005, 06:47 PM
#23
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So they are pulling the whole warranty if you have any engine / power mods? As in, you add a header and your door panel falls off, that problem is no longer something they will have to deal with? Thats pretty lame.
06-08-2005, 09:40 AM
#24
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[quote name='Tom93R1' date='Jun 6 2005, 03:47 PM']So they are pulling the whole warranty if you have any engine / power mods? As in, you add a header and your door panel falls off, that problem is no longer something they will have to deal with? Thats pretty lame.
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maybe our guy is cool, but we've never done that, and ive been working for mazda on and off since 1997.
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maybe our guy is cool, but we've never done that, and ive been working for mazda on and off since 1997.
06-08-2005, 01:43 PM
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Well, I can't speak for Mazda, but Subaru is super super ****. I had one tire fail on me when I had appx 10k miles on the car. I replaced that tire and then took it in for an oil change and they said that if I didnt change ALL my tires so they would all be the same wear, they would void my warranty. The difference between the new and old tires was negligable. So, I ended up getting 4 new tires when I didnt have to.
Now, it could have just been the dealer, who knows. But, the moral of the story is that if you have anything that is obviously not stock and you think it may come into question, don't bring the car into the dealer in that condition. Many of the subaru dealers document mods in the notes of the work order of a regular service and it came come back and bite you when the car breaks.
With the WRX it wouldnt be such a problem for minor mods, but so many kids go out and mod the hell out of them, blow them up (engine/tranny.) When they to get it warrantied and Subaru of North America gets all bent out of shape and cracks down on the dealers that does the claims. Hopefully the RX8 won't be as bad as it with the WRX...
Now, it could have just been the dealer, who knows. But, the moral of the story is that if you have anything that is obviously not stock and you think it may come into question, don't bring the car into the dealer in that condition. Many of the subaru dealers document mods in the notes of the work order of a regular service and it came come back and bite you when the car breaks.
With the WRX it wouldnt be such a problem for minor mods, but so many kids go out and mod the hell out of them, blow them up (engine/tranny.) When they to get it warrantied and Subaru of North America gets all bent out of shape and cracks down on the dealers that does the claims. Hopefully the RX8 won't be as bad as it with the WRX...
06-08-2005, 02:05 PM
#26
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[quote name='cymfc3s' date='Jun 8 2005, 01:43 PM']Well, I can't speak for Mazda, but Subaru is super super ****. I had one tire fail on me when I had appx 10k miles on the car. I replaced that tire and then took it in for an oil change and they said that if I didnt change ALL my tires so they would all be the same wear, they would void my warranty. The difference between the new and old tires was negligable. So, I ended up getting 4 new tires when I didnt have to.
Now, it could have just been the dealer, who knows. But, the moral of the story is that if you have anything that is obviously not stock and you think it may come into question, don't bring the car into the dealer in that condition. Many of the subaru dealers document mods in the notes of the work order of a regular service and it came come back and bite you when the car breaks.
With the WRX it wouldnt be such a problem for minor mods, but so many kids go out and mod the hell out of them, blow them up (engine/tranny.) When they to get it warrantied and Subaru of North America gets all bent out of shape and cracks down on the dealers that does the claims. Hopefully the RX8 won't be as bad as it with the WRX...
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Yup same goes for me. I have a 2003 subaru legacy GT. I was advised by my local subaru club that when u bring the car in to the dealer it has to look 100% stock. I had two complaints. One was a deffective steering wheel where in it wasn't perfectly round. I got that replaced. My second was that all the brake rotors were warped. I didn't even hammer on the car. Needless to say it was the middle of winter and I was advised to go take off the snow steelies and witner tires and mount the alloys and re92s for that one day before I take it back to teh dealer. Apprently legacy GTs like to eat rotors up. A person had the similar problem with me and when he showed up in snow tires and steelies the dealership said that he improperly torqued his lug nuts and caused the rotors to warp and thereby denying his claim.
Now, it could have just been the dealer, who knows. But, the moral of the story is that if you have anything that is obviously not stock and you think it may come into question, don't bring the car into the dealer in that condition. Many of the subaru dealers document mods in the notes of the work order of a regular service and it came come back and bite you when the car breaks.
With the WRX it wouldnt be such a problem for minor mods, but so many kids go out and mod the hell out of them, blow them up (engine/tranny.) When they to get it warrantied and Subaru of North America gets all bent out of shape and cracks down on the dealers that does the claims. Hopefully the RX8 won't be as bad as it with the WRX...
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Yup same goes for me. I have a 2003 subaru legacy GT. I was advised by my local subaru club that when u bring the car in to the dealer it has to look 100% stock. I had two complaints. One was a deffective steering wheel where in it wasn't perfectly round. I got that replaced. My second was that all the brake rotors were warped. I didn't even hammer on the car. Needless to say it was the middle of winter and I was advised to go take off the snow steelies and witner tires and mount the alloys and re92s for that one day before I take it back to teh dealer. Apprently legacy GTs like to eat rotors up. A person had the similar problem with me and when he showed up in snow tires and steelies the dealership said that he improperly torqued his lug nuts and caused the rotors to warp and thereby denying his claim.
06-08-2005, 03:08 PM
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[quote name='Cheers!' date='Jun 8 2005, 11:05 AM']Yup same goes for me. I have a 2003 subaru legacy GT. I was advised by my local subaru club that when u bring the car in to the dealer it has to look 100% stock. I had two complaints. One was a deffective steering wheel where in it wasn't perfectly round. I got that replaced. My second was that all the brake rotors were warped. I didn't even hammer on the car. Needless to say it was the middle of winter and I was advised to go take off the snow steelies and witner tires and mount the alloys and re92s for that one day before I take it back to teh dealer. Apprently legacy GTs like to eat rotors up. A person had the similar problem with me and when he showed up in snow tires and steelies the dealership said that he improperly torqued his lug nuts and caused the rotors to warp and thereby denying his claim.
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Hate the hijack this thread. Sorry everybody. But, your not the only one tearing up rotors. Im on the 2nd set of rotors. And I had my new rotors turned a few weeks ago because they were warped already. I dont track it either, its my daily.
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Hate the hijack this thread. Sorry everybody. But, your not the only one tearing up rotors. Im on the 2nd set of rotors. And I had my new rotors turned a few weeks ago because they were warped already. I dont track it either, its my daily.
06-18-2005, 04:04 PM
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[quote name='Fe3Boost' date='Jun 16 2005, 04:05 PM']After having lots of issue with my 8 I call 1800 lemonlaw and they got me 4500 bucks. **** mazda!!! Stick it to the man.
-Ryan
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And if enough of you do that, they will take the rotary from us again. Nothing personal, just food for thought.
-Ryan
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And if enough of you do that, they will take the rotary from us again. Nothing personal, just food for thought.