RE: Bottom End Performance Mods

[Bryan Billings <vwxcross@worldnet.att.net>]

For all you complainers: Maybe you boys should go and buy a car that you 
can afford if it breaks.  Otherwise keep it stock.  It appears that none of 
you have any balls or money to do anything serous with your cars.

Don,

what do you drive ???

-----Original Message-----
From:	deecee@exit109.com [SMTP:deecee@exit109.com]
Sent:	Saturday, October 10, 1998 7:30 PM
To:	jettaglx@igtc.com
Subject:	RE: Bottom End Performance Mods

At 07:56 PM 10/10/98 -0700, you wrote:
>VW doesn't send a guy out to look at the car.  They trust the dealers
>judgment.  The dealer would never pick up the tab.  They would not mention 
>it to VW and poof they have an approval for a replacment.  They get paid
>and the customer is happy.  They don't go out of there way to find mods.
>
>Bryan  GOT IT FROM TWO VW DEALERS HERE IN DENVER  BITE ME!
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From:	John A. Kilpatrick [SMTP:kilpatri@evangelion.mti.sgi.com]
>Sent:	Friday, October 09, 1998 10:00 PM
>To:	jettaglx@igtc.com
>Subject:	Re: Bottom End Performance Mods
>
>On Oct 9,  8:50pm, deecee@exit109.com wrote:
>> Here is an example of what could happen.   GLX comes in with a hole in
>the
>> transmission case because of flying differential rivets. The technician
>> finds that the engine ECM has been chipped. VW makes the decision not to
>> cover the repairs because of driver abuse.
>> What happens now?  Do you think the Mod friendly dealer will step 
forward
>> and pick up the bill? I don't think so.
>
>But under the law, wouldn't they have to prove that the chip caused
>the problem?  Or, legally speaking, is the mere presence of a chip
>enough.
>
>
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The OTS has to be notified whenever a major component fails under warranty.
 If the trans is wiped or a drive shaft snapped he will ask us to check to
see if the ECM has been opened. Not hard to tell.  Than the customer will
get the letter advising him/her if it happens again Get out your check 
book.

Quite frankly Bryan I don't give a rats ass what you think about any of my
replies. I have been working at a VW/Audi dealer for 25 years. I think I
may know a little more of what goes on than you do.

I post what I think is informational and relevant to this list.  Whether VW
decides to punch out a warranty depends on each case.  Trust me It will
happen to someone on this list sooner or later. Don't say you weren't 
warned.

Don