Getting a car certified
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Oh lord... This sort of thing differs from provinve to province, state to state. In ontario, Canada... I can tell you that you can buy a car as is, and as long as you can prove that you're insuring it, they will sell you a 10 day permit. You have 10 days to get your sh*t together, because they wont sell you another one. Your MTO will have a website for your state... check it out.
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and the warranty thing, you wont get like audi assured or whatever its called... that is a selling feature for Audi's... so the dealerships can sell used cars. All you might be able to do, is buy one of those stupid warranties, that are useless... they reserve the right to do pretty much anything, if you read the smalll print... 90% of them reserve the right to use used parts to fix your car... not cool. Save your money on the warranty, put it in the bank, and save it for that rainy day.
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RE: Getting a car certified
if i was able to get a warranty i wouldn't mod it that much, and if i get the s4 i only plan on chipping it which is supposedly undetectable w/o opening the ecu.
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ORIGINAL: Jestnomen
Well if they ever drive your car after they fix it, they WILL know it is chipped.
Well if they ever drive your car after they fix it, they WILL know it is chipped.
Remember... it's all about what problem is being resolved by the warranty. A chip won't void a warranty if your interior lights don't work or if the fuel sender switch fails, for example.
I take my car to three different dealers in three different states. They all know its chipped and modded in many areas. While the car was still under warranty, I went in for a few warranty issues. Nobody gave me grief; in fact, I was treated with due respect and received great service.
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They didn't overlook anything. It's just that none of my mods related to any of the issues that needed to be resolved.
Think of it this way:
Take a basic car. Buy it with a typical warranty. Install an aftermarket exhaust. Install an aftermarket radio. Install an alarm that has passive arming. Upgrade your wheels and tires to a much bigger size.
Ok... now, if the battery dies within the first week, the dealer might suggest the aftermarket radio and alarm drained the battery. If the control arm bushings fail within a few weeks, the dealer could blame the oversized wheel/tire combo might have caused unnecessary stress and eventual control arm bushing failure. But if the fuel injection system fails, nothing you installed can be blamed for its failure.
Think of it this way:
Take a basic car. Buy it with a typical warranty. Install an aftermarket exhaust. Install an aftermarket radio. Install an alarm that has passive arming. Upgrade your wheels and tires to a much bigger size.
Ok... now, if the battery dies within the first week, the dealer might suggest the aftermarket radio and alarm drained the battery. If the control arm bushings fail within a few weeks, the dealer could blame the oversized wheel/tire combo might have caused unnecessary stress and eventual control arm bushing failure. But if the fuel injection system fails, nothing you installed can be blamed for its failure.
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RE: Getting a car certified
ORIGINAL: ImolaS4
They didn't overlook anything. It's just that none of my mods related to any of the issues that needed to be resolved.
Think of it this way:
Take a basic car. Buy it with a typical warranty. Install an aftermarket exhaust. Install an aftermarket radio. Install an alarm that has passive arming. Upgrade your wheels and tires to a much bigger size.
Ok... now, if the battery dies within the first week, the dealer might suggest the aftermarket radio and alarm drained the battery. If the control arm bushings fail within a few weeks, the dealer could blame the oversized wheel/tire combo might have caused unnecessary stress and eventual control arm bushing failure. But if the fuel injection system fails, nothing you installed can be blamed for its failure.
They didn't overlook anything. It's just that none of my mods related to any of the issues that needed to be resolved.
Think of it this way:
Take a basic car. Buy it with a typical warranty. Install an aftermarket exhaust. Install an aftermarket radio. Install an alarm that has passive arming. Upgrade your wheels and tires to a much bigger size.
Ok... now, if the battery dies within the first week, the dealer might suggest the aftermarket radio and alarm drained the battery. If the control arm bushings fail within a few weeks, the dealer could blame the oversized wheel/tire combo might have caused unnecessary stress and eventual control arm bushing failure. But if the fuel injection system fails, nothing you installed can be blamed for its failure.
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