uhh...i presume your speaking about red-light kill stories.

because the rx8 would mash alot of cars around the road course.

and yes, we are the only smart ones out of the bunch.

 

You just answered you own question.

 

I visited the Dodge/SRT-4 forum because I heard they were flaming our 8 in their Kill Section....
"just being nosy".
They're all full of their-selves.... They get wood because they are "faster" then our A/T.
All I can say is "the 8 looks sweeter losing then does the SRT winning "

Our brothers at RX7club.com do have a "Kill Section"...
probably because the 3rd generation has a little more "kill" savvy then our 8...

Any-who... I'm still not a fan of XS speed on the street...
(even after receiving a butt chewing from a few members on this forum...)
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They have simply no legal right to void any warranty based on that. Posts on an Internet forum are no proof. Anyone could write anything they want. If dodge would do that, they'd find themselves immediately in some legal trouble.

 

They're doing it anyway. So they must have SOME legal right.

 

They could be simply betting that the individual owner won't go through a protracted legal battle to fight them. I don't race (track or otherwise), but a manufacturer would be wise not to pull that crap on me....I LIVE for stuff like that. Ask State Farm and Allstate.

Bill

 

I think Bill has it right. Unless there's specific wording in the warranty that specifies they can void it for racing, they probably are bluffing. And they probably hope the owner will fall for it.
(If they can prove a driver is regularly dumping the cluth at high revs, it might count as abuse that is not covered, though.)
Mods, of course, are a different matter.

 

I beleive the problem is that the warranty is only good under "normal" conditions. Racing is considered abuse of the car, and not "normal" wear and tear. Hence the voiding of the warranty.

 

Good point. A "normal use" provision probably would do it.
Now, if you've bought an SRT, maybe you could argue that the way it's marketed invites and implies high-speed use, but that would be a matter for the lawyers. Bottom line: don't race or mod until it's out of warranty.

 

No, they haven't. As it was mentioned, they are simply banking on the owners not taking it to the legal route. As soon as that would happen, they would have to back off since they can't prove anything.
Now, on the other hand, if the manufacturer can prove (based on an independent opinion) that there is excessive wear due to abuse, that's another matter. But alone the bragging on a forum is no proof whatsoever.

 

How come everyone in those previous threads say our 8s are SOOOO slow? I don't think we are that terribly slow...

FS

 

The guy was autoxing and going to the dragstrip, all they (the manufacturer) has to do is get the registration from the days you were at the track. Besides, their lawyers > your lawyers.