| Impureclient |
06-06-2017 04:34 PM |
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Is it ethical to check a customer’s social media account for pictures of their car being used in ways that violate a warranty? I don’t think so at all. I know that pictures can be misleading, and a car parked on a track is not evidence that car did anything else on that track. Also, it’s just creepy, and I think a customer has some right to privacy when they bring their car in for work. Natalie’s Facebook pictures aren’t exactly public, either.
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Sorry but not sorry, I call complete horseshit. If you are posting your business online for the entire world to see, then don't complain when it doesn't go your way. The poor excuse people make of:
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One thing i wanted to say about the track days is it was never racing; as it was never timed. I only do lapping days to improve drivers skills, the car hasn’t been to a time attack or a race or anything like that; just to be technical.
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is even more weapons grade bullshit. Just because there isn't a 1st , 2nd, etc place doesn't mean you aren't racing the car. I mean they even posted up her on a track with a helmet and the car leaning in a corner with another car racing behind her. Don't play dumb when it's clear what the car is being used for.
It is situations like this that will make sure everybody else gets punished for a few people pushing the limit of dealer warranty. We all shouldn't be surprised if the manufacturers warranties start specifically stating that if the car leaves public roads and enters a track that the car completely loses it's factory warranty. We all know that the warranty implicitly does not want us racing the car around if we intend to keep our warranties intact. She is most definitely racing the car and shouldn't expect 100% compliancy when things go wrong.
When I drove in with several parts change out on my car and wanted the fuel pump TSB done, I fully expected them to decline the warranty work and was alright with taking that responsibility because of changes I did to the car. They did the work anyway and I am grateful for them for doing so. We all have been hosed or know somebody else who has been taken advantage of by the dealer and this girl is not one of them. How many times do we hear about people swapping back in the original parts or told to do so when they go back to a dealer for warranty work...countless times. The only way the dealer was in the wrong here is when they repaired the car without telling her she would be responsible. It sounds like they took care of her either way at the end of this though so she should feel lucky they even did that.
We all know why this is even news here with her own jalopnik article out of all the dealership horror stories in the first place.... because she is a pretty girl.
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Damage Caused Due to Use of Vehicle in Competitive Events
These warranties do not cover damage to any component that is the result of operating the vehicle in any competition or racing event.
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"competition or racing event" = no speed limit/road signs/traffic/etc You know places where we are allowed to do anything we want with our cars and police can't arrest us for it.
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And I’m not sure Natalie driving her car on the track for her own enjoyment—or even participating in an autocross—qualifies as a real “competition” or “racing” event. It’s pleasure driving, hobby driving, whatever you want to call it, but she’s not doing anything that would really be considered racing, though who knows what a court would decide there.
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Really..."pleasure/hobby driving".....:slap: |
