997 GT3 - Break in questions... advice please.
#31
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Originally Posted by mooty
i may break traffic laws, thrown in jail blah blah....
#32
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Originally Posted by icon
jail for breaking a traffic law but not under the influence?
i NEVER drink, unless it's cooked into my food.
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Originally Posted by Schmidts Cat
Does it state in any of the purchase papers that "off road/track" use wil result in.....??
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Originally Posted by BobbyC
Yes it does. Read under the waranty section of the owners manual.
#39
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Originally Posted by krC2S
warranty with tracking is all dealer specific some dealers here sponsor track events and are tech inspectors for PCA track events !
my dealer's not going to void my warranty if i track the car occasionally.
the main salesman used to be heavily involved w/ local scca autocross until family got in the way.
of course if pcna found out and put the vin on a list of tracked vehicles not to be warrantied that could be another matter.
#40
Originally Posted by icon
i agree, and think that it's more of a way for porsche to cover their *** if needed.
my dealer's not going to void my warranty if i track the car occasionally.
the main salesman used to be heavily involved w/ local scca autocross until family got in the way.
of course if pcna found out and put the vin on a list of tracked vehicles not to be warrantied that could be another matter.
my dealer's not going to void my warranty if i track the car occasionally.
the main salesman used to be heavily involved w/ local scca autocross until family got in the way.
of course if pcna found out and put the vin on a list of tracked vehicles not to be warrantied that could be another matter.
good thing we have "track friendly" dealers
#41
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I spent some time on m3forums.net and this warranty issue continues to come up. People are recommending getting an extended warranty to 100,000 miles after the 50,000 miles is up.
I think people are forgetting what a warranty is for. It's for defects in manufacturing. In other words, you are just cruising along on the interstate and WHAM, the engine grenades. That can and will be covered under warranty. But if you abuse the car, and if Porsche thinks you are abusing the car, then it should not be covered under warranty.
That's really all there is to it.
I think people are forgetting what a warranty is for. It's for defects in manufacturing. In other words, you are just cruising along on the interstate and WHAM, the engine grenades. That can and will be covered under warranty. But if you abuse the car, and if Porsche thinks you are abusing the car, then it should not be covered under warranty.
That's really all there is to it.
#44
Originally Posted by murphyslaw1978
But if you abuse the car, and if Porsche thinks you are abusing the car, then it should not be covered under warranty.
That's really all there is to it.
That's really all there is to it.
I think the fact that Porsche can void you warrantee if you track the car is valid. After all, they won't warrantee the cup car. But most dealers are reasonable. If you come in because your a/c doesn't work, they won't try to say it failed because you tracked the car. If you detonated your engine because you overreved to 12k RPM, then by all means, they should deny the claim.
#45
Originally Posted by mitch236
I think the fact that Porsche can void you warrantee if you track the car is valid. After all, they won't warrantee the cup car. But most dealers are reasonable. If you come in because your a/c doesn't work, they won't try to say it failed because you tracked the car. If you detonated your engine because you overreved to 12k RPM, then by all means, they should deny the claim.
Porsche advertises the GT3 as a ready-to-track car that is meant to be driven hard. Denying warranty coverage because you tracked it says they don't really mean that. I agree completely that "abuse" conditions should not be covered. But this isn't what Porsche is saying; they're denying track coverage based on the assumption that track = abuse.