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I don't see why Toyota owes them anything in this case...
Warranties cover defects from the factory, no?
What is the % of bad synchros for people that have zero mods, only ever use the car on the street while obeying all posted laws, and they have 30K-100K miles? Assuming the original owner.
Synchros are relatively simple by design, so why would they go bad from the factory? Change of suppliers mid-production that delivered inferior materials? The assembler bunked the build?
People that race their car - my mom thinks that accelerating fast from a stoplight is racing, btw - or attend non-competitive events that encourage behavior is objectively more demanding on the car than driving on public roads (going to and from Sonic) where one would obey all road laws (not-racing) - should be 100% responsible for powertrain issues, no?
Your AC doesn't care if you go do 100 laps at Laguna Seca, but your transmission does. If you run your AC 24/7 on full blast, but it fails at 30K miles, I too would be pissed with Toyota if they didn't honor the warranty because of excessive wear as a result of living in New Mexico, or somewhere else that is excessively hot.
If the marketing material shows aggressive driving, they are showing a brand new car. A reasonable person should be capable of recognizing that aggressive driving results in excessive wear, and is thus not normal use, and therefore is not the fault of Toyota. I see any other interpretation as an intentional display of ignorance.
TL;DR - If the FR-S is second hand and developed this issue then Toyota should fix the transmission under warranty, regardless of whether the first owner beat the shit out of the car or not. But the second owner did more than go to Sonic on Saturday and should take responsibility for shit the previous owner did, and the time abusing the car that made the existing problem worse. Right?
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