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  1. Crashton

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    I would hope that all those folks who serviced their MINIs at the dealer to keep their warranty alive will get a nice refund check. The work should have been done for free after all. Maybe folks will get a car warsh coupon. :wink:
     
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    You will get a free car wash coupon after you buy your first car wash.:D
     
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    The article concludes in part with...

    Now to, that has always meant that if a third-party part inflicts the damage I'm on the hook. MINI would have to prove it. This is where it gets tricky. Most people have no idea how modding this can cause that. Dealers and OEM's know this and try to walk stuff by. Not that public doesn't act dumb when they know better too. I'm probably preaching to the choir here but...

    If you mod it and it breaks, that's not the OEM's fault.
     
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    If you mod it and it breaks, that's not the OEM's fault

    Yep.

    Likewise, if you use Autozone parts and they don't hold up, don't expect MINI to then fix it for free.

    Seems like common sense to me, but there also seems to be a short supply of that lately......

    However, I do think the laws of unintended consequences can apply here with as crazy complicated as cars have become vis a vie the way everything is interconnected thru some computer function....

    Try turning off the door chimes as an example.....
     
  5. Crashton

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    That's too bad. I was hoping this was a way to get Gnat back under MINIs warranty umbrella.