rexi

Reluctant sale due to local
dealer threatening to void warranty if I didnt replace with original, And seeing that there are no other dealers for servicing in 60 km radius, I have had to remove. NOT very happy as I really liked this intake. Car was more responsive and had a great induction note.

Anyway cost of revi was $430 Au plus $70 Au shipping = $500 Au.

Selling for $300 Au for quick sale. Phone me on 0422067432

By the way I am in Albury/Wodonga .

Regards
Rexi

Gomez

Sounds like a good excuse for a trip to the big smoke every 10,000k's to me.......

EZZY

threatened to void warranty on which part?

Gomez

The engine, I'm tippin"...

kunz

Thats a great price and should easily be snapped up by someone who's looking to upgrade. .. how long have you had it for?

Grizzly8

Rexi

Check your PM

Michael

Gomez

Don't they have phones in QLD yet??

Gomez

Take a quick drive across the border Michael and call rexi on the above number.....

Grizzly8

With D"wife and kids its hard to get on the phone without them overhearing PM is more of a stealth mode

Michael

xxup

We do, but you blokes are already in bed before we ring thanks to your strange daylight "saving" scheme...

Gomez

She's a professional who sees into other peoples minds and she's lived with you for over 20 years. I'm tippin' she knows all your tricks, fella....

Gomez

Feel free to PM me at three tomorrow morning....I'll still be up!!

Revolver

I'd be getting up the service manager if I were you. Unless he can demonstrate that the intake has or is likely to cause a problem, he has no basis to void your warranty.

Revolver

I've heard rumours of that happening and agree it's certainly possibile but I'm yet to read about a specific case of someone with engine failure as a result of an aftermarket intake. Not saying it hasn't happened, I just haven't heard of a proven case (and fair enough, I haven't searched).

In any event, not accepting a warranty claim is very different from voiding the whole warranty. If the intake can be proven to be the source of a problem, fair enough - that's your risk. But the warranty should still be available for non-intake related problems.

Revolver

I don't think they have a basis to do that, unless there's some fine print in the warranty agreement that says something like drag racing will void your warranty.

In a sense, I don't really blame Mazda for wanting to void for dragging. That kind of thing puts much more strain on the drivetrain than tracking, etc. Some of the launch techniques I've seen people use are pretty brutal.

And let's face it - if you want a car for dragging, the RX8, MX5, etc would be pretty low on your shopping list. You'd be better off buying an old RX3/4/7 and modifying it.

auzoom

I think drags are one thing. Track is totally different.

I would be curious if it was a dealer or mazda that was attending these days. Because if it was a dealer I say name and shame.

mikeyr

Kal is quite correct, specifically excluded under warranty point 3.

"(b) Any Mazda car used for competition racing or related purposes."

Drag's fall under this description, two people, one track, one winner.

Tracking would be less clear, particularly if timing was undertaken and scores posted!? Interesting??

Friend has had a bust up with a car company (sports car not Mazda) with a busted drivetrain. They used his computer to claim he had repeatedly over revved the engine. 200 times they claim. But the car has a limiter just like ours. They have refused to replace several gear boxes in Aus on a particluar model on this basis. Google it, its not hard to find! He has only ever tracked the car and its is under 2 years old!

auzoom

I would love to get a "Legal" definition of the words "Competition" and "related".

While I time myself on teh track, I am not competing with anyone else. So to me I am not partaking in competition racing. Question is, is this "related" in purpose to "competition racing"?

Andrew

takahashi

Even Ferrari has oil leak on the track. If it cannot be "sported", why call it a sports car. Mikeyr - which car are you talking about. H***** M***** ?

If you not "sporting" your car, forget about owning a sports car.

Now a note to auzoom, please don't turn up the next meet in sports gear... you ain't look sporty

Revolver

Fair enough. I hadn't looked at the warranty document when I posted earlier.

In construing the clause, "competition" is not the sole operative word. "Competition racing" has to be read together.

The usual meaning of competition is a contest for some prize or advantage, involving rivalry.

The usual meaning of racing (in this context) is a contest of speed or some kind of competition.

Any purpose caught by the clause would have to be related to competition racing. For example, warm up laps, practice, etc would probably be caught but I doubt merely driving to the circuit would have the sufficient nexus.

I'd argue timed laps only become a competition when participants are vying to beat each other's times, such as in a recognised time trial type event. In other words, when there's rivalry involved. Merely competing against yourself would not, in my view, constitute competition racing. Ditto posting results but for more abundant caution it is probably better to post results by name rather than by fastest time.

This is why I'm uncomfortable with the prize given at the Nats this year for fastest lap time. This arguably elevates a driver experience day into a competition. Appreciation of another driver's skills is okay but as soon as you add a prize for 'fastest', I think you start to enter dangerous territory.

Something for the organisers of next year's Nats to think about.

Revolver

I understand where you're coming from Taka and agree sports cars are designed to be driven harder than your average bear but let's remember that the manufacturers aren't selling race cars - they're selling road cars, designed to be used on roads rather than circuits. Even Ferrari's differ from out and out race cars in some respects.

I agree there's some grey areas like Exige's, etc, which are very close to race cars with blinkers attached, but the RX8 at least is sold as a road car and, although very competent on the track, is not held out by Mazda as fit for purpose as a race car. Racing the car involves stresses that won't occur in legal road use and for that reason I can understand why Mazda wants to exclude competition racing from its warranty coverage.

Revolver

I'd suggest not unless you were practicing for some sort of competition.