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Originally Posted by Tcoat
Not sure how accurate a statement that is either though. The dealers have to get approval from Toyota or they don't get paid for the work. I suppose if they just didn't tell them then there would be no issue but at that point it is the dealer pulling a fast one in violation of the warranty agreement by withholding information.
As pointed out many times none of the advertising says "Use it on the track and maintain full warranty".
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From my experience with Ontario Subaru dealers the dealer is the one who has to present the case to Subaru to get approval like what you said, however a lot rests on the dealer to accurately report the problem and the cause. From what I have been told by a GM of a local toyota dealer, they would prefer not to do warranty work as they get paid a Toyota set rate for the repair, they would much rather use that garage space to charge $100 on an oil change.
Although none of the advertising says that track use is explicitly warranted I have always felt that toyota and subaru simply lacked the real world engagement with the FRS/BRZ as a car to bring to the track that you see from other sports car manufactures. Companies like GM, Ford, Porsche, even Mazda will Track prepare your car if need be, I tried to have my local Subaru dealer do a simple "track inspection" for my car (required for track insurance) and the service advisor warned me that I would forfeit my ability to claim warranty...
I still agree with you that nothing explicitly says that the warranty covers track use, however I think that the definition of abuse which dealers point to should be more clearly defined so that there are no surprises for the consumer
