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Originally Posted by Tcoat
Ok we have been through all this before but I guess it needs to be discussed again.
The car is heavily advertised as track ready, they offered free track days, hell it has a button in it clearly labeled “track”.
The warranty wording is “ Misuse-for example, racing & competitive events, off-roading or overloading”. It may be semantics but driving your car on the track is not racing nor a competitive event. They don’t care if your car was casually tracked and the wording of the warranty gives a clear out for you to do so as long as it wasn’t an organized and recognized race event of course.
What they are using is the “abuse” clause of the warranty. When they pull data and find multiple over revs, high temperatures or excessive Gs they suddenly have something they can play with. Doesn’t matter if those occurred on a track or the street that is what they can use to deny coverage IF it could cause the issue.
I guess the only answer is to go to the track as they actively promote and even encourage and then just drive around like a granny.
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I'm definitely not arguing any of those points.
My point is simply that there's a really good chance that, with minimal-to-no personal expense, you can involve a lawyer that
may trigger a "just make the problem go away" response from the dealership.
IMHO, it's worth a shot.
It matters less whether you can win in court compared to whether Toyota/dealership believes they can win for less cost than just doing the repair.
Obviously, if someone gets a lawyer that lawyer will be able to offer infinitely more-sound legal advice than I can, and they can help you determine the best course of action. Maybe it's just a bluff, maybe there's a solid reason not to bluff, and maybe the lawyer is confident it's not a bluff at all and you have a solid case. That's for the lawyer to gauge.
I'm just saying that there is definitely a
potential where all it takes is the presence of a lawyer to change the minds at the dealership in favor of warranty repair. Maybe not. Maybe there's a middle ground where they counter-offer with a discounted repair.
But the core of the point is that without talking to a lawyer the chances are zero that they'll change their mind.