Dealer "wrote me up" for my 20's... hilarious
Oct 14, 2008 | 03:20 PM
#13
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Hows this- My buddy had his 330i decked out with Dinan Stage II goodies at BMW of Beverly Hills. Purchasing / installing through the dealer covers all Dinan parts under factory warranty.
2 years later he goes in for some warranty work, tranny was acting up. Dealer says "oh you have Dinan software installed, we can't cover it" - Seems BMW severed their agreement with Dinan. So, even though they INSTALLED it, they weren't willing to cover it. After some hollering and yelling from my friend they gave in and covered it.
What a crock eh?
2 years later he goes in for some warranty work, tranny was acting up. Dealer says "oh you have Dinan software installed, we can't cover it" - Seems BMW severed their agreement with Dinan. So, even though they INSTALLED it, they weren't willing to cover it. After some hollering and yelling from my friend they gave in and covered it.
What a crock eh?
Crazy, but I believe it. There's been a lot of issues with BMW dealers not covering Dinan work lately. The relationship between BMW and Dinan is definitely not what it used to be. You basically can't mod anything anymore. It sucks.
Oct 14, 2008 | 03:39 PM
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As long as you haven't significantly changed the OD with your new wheel / tire combo, that won't stand up if you fight it, and Porsche would have to cover everything. But I would find a new dealership. Mine loved my 20" TechArts, and never argued about covering anything, despite the fact I had aftermarket supercharger, suspension, etc. etc.
Oct 14, 2008 | 07:48 PM
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As long as you haven't significantly changed the OD with your new wheel / tire combo, that won't stand up if you fight it, and Porsche would have to cover everything. But I would find a new dealership. Mine loved my 20" TechArts, and never argued about covering anything, despite the fact I had aftermarket supercharger, suspension, etc. etc.
I say "hilarious" in my OP because they are 100% "+1 sizing", there is less than a 1% diff in OD vs. the factory 19's.
60mph on my factory 19's reads 60.8 mph on the 20's.
So basically if they give me crap in the future about covering something I won't just let it ride. (no pun intended..heh)
Oct 14, 2008 | 07:49 PM
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They must have a huge overhead if it is still worth missing out on 3 days worth of sales a week and most likely pay rent on the space for those days. Pretty stupid.
