Ideas for Va Beach and Tidewater region Cobalts
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Sounds good to me red i should have the decals by then so its good!! oh and by the way i think that jumpin should get the first decal because hes the one who made this happen
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Went to Bay today and got mt GMPP drilled and slotted rotors installed . They look nice and they are alot lighter then the stockers. Ill be at Kmart tonight for whoever wants to see.
Thank to Lee and Bay Chevy
Thank to Lee and Bay Chevy
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Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act
When I was at Bay Chevy earlier today I sat down with Lee we discussed something that everyone that plans to modify their car should know. Its called The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act. Ive bolded the important stuff. If you wanna read the full law I provided a link at the bottom.
Here are some quick excerpts
1. Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, which states, in part, in Title 15, United States Code, Section 2302, subdivision (c), as follows:
No warrantor of a consumer product may condition his written or implied warranty of such product on the consumer's using, in connection with such product, any article or service (other than article or service provided without charge under the terms of the warranty) which is identified by brand, trade, or corporate name; except that the prohibition of this subsection may be waived by the [Federal Trade] Commission if
(1) the warrantor satisfies the Commission that the warranted product will function properly only if the article or service so identified is used in connection with the warranted product, and
(2) the Commission finds that such a waiver is in the public interest. The Commission shall identify in the Federal Register, and permit public comment on, all applications for waiver of the prohibition of this subsection, and shall publish in the Federal Register its disposition of any such application, including the reasons therefor.
Under this federal statute, a manufacturer, who issues a warranty on your motor vehicle, is prohibited from requiring you to use a particular brand of air filter, oil filter, or other service or maintenance item, unless such item is provided, free of charge, under your warranty or unless the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) waives this prohibition against the manufacturer.
2. Under the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, Part 700 - Interpretations Under the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act. Contained within these rules and regulations is Section 700.10, which states, in relevant part as follows:
(c) No warrantor may condition the continued validity of a warranty on the use of only authorized repair service and/or authorized replacement parts for non-warranty service and maintenance. For example, provisions such as, "This warranty is void if service is performed by anyone other than an authorized 'ABC' dealer and all replacement parts must be genuine 'ABC' parts," and the like, are prohibited where the service or parts are not covered by the warranty. These provisions violate the Act in two ways. First, they violate the section 102(c) ban against tying arrangements. Second, such provisions are deceptive under section 110 of the Act, because a warrantor cannot, as a matter of law, avoid liability under a written warranty where a defect is unrelated to the use by a consumer of "unauthorized" articles or service. This does not preclude a warrantor from expressly excluding liability for defects or damage caused by such "unauthorized" articles or service; nor does it preclude the warrantor from denying liability where the warrantor can demonstrate that the defect or damage was so caused.
If you have encountered a motor vehicle dealer, who has failed and refused to demonstrate or prove, as federal law requires, that your Aftermarket part necessitated a repair for which warranty coverage has been denied, or a manufacturer, who refuses to perform warranty repairs on your vehicle, merely because you have installed a Aftermarket part or based on inaccurate information from your dealer, then ask that you request that the dealer or manufacturer set forth, in writing, the warranty denial, together with a written statement as to the specific reasons for the denial of warranty repairs.
But here are some example for the sake of argument i will be the car in question.
Right now i have 3 "aftermarket" parts My K&N CAI , Strut Bar and , Engie Torque dampener.
Ex1. If my filter from my CAI fell off and did damage to the enigine=Not Covered
Ex2. If my power windows/seatbelts stopped working = Still Covered
If you bring you car in for a problem the dealer has to prove that your mod caused the problem in question in order for them to deny that part of the warrenty they cant just void the whole thing they can only void parts.
If anything was incorrect please correct me !!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/...s/warranty.htm
Here are some quick excerpts
1. Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, which states, in part, in Title 15, United States Code, Section 2302, subdivision (c), as follows:
No warrantor of a consumer product may condition his written or implied warranty of such product on the consumer's using, in connection with such product, any article or service (other than article or service provided without charge under the terms of the warranty) which is identified by brand, trade, or corporate name; except that the prohibition of this subsection may be waived by the [Federal Trade] Commission if
(1) the warrantor satisfies the Commission that the warranted product will function properly only if the article or service so identified is used in connection with the warranted product, and
(2) the Commission finds that such a waiver is in the public interest. The Commission shall identify in the Federal Register, and permit public comment on, all applications for waiver of the prohibition of this subsection, and shall publish in the Federal Register its disposition of any such application, including the reasons therefor.
Under this federal statute, a manufacturer, who issues a warranty on your motor vehicle, is prohibited from requiring you to use a particular brand of air filter, oil filter, or other service or maintenance item, unless such item is provided, free of charge, under your warranty or unless the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) waives this prohibition against the manufacturer.
2. Under the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, Part 700 - Interpretations Under the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act. Contained within these rules and regulations is Section 700.10, which states, in relevant part as follows:
(c) No warrantor may condition the continued validity of a warranty on the use of only authorized repair service and/or authorized replacement parts for non-warranty service and maintenance. For example, provisions such as, "This warranty is void if service is performed by anyone other than an authorized 'ABC' dealer and all replacement parts must be genuine 'ABC' parts," and the like, are prohibited where the service or parts are not covered by the warranty. These provisions violate the Act in two ways. First, they violate the section 102(c) ban against tying arrangements. Second, such provisions are deceptive under section 110 of the Act, because a warrantor cannot, as a matter of law, avoid liability under a written warranty where a defect is unrelated to the use by a consumer of "unauthorized" articles or service. This does not preclude a warrantor from expressly excluding liability for defects or damage caused by such "unauthorized" articles or service; nor does it preclude the warrantor from denying liability where the warrantor can demonstrate that the defect or damage was so caused.
If you have encountered a motor vehicle dealer, who has failed and refused to demonstrate or prove, as federal law requires, that your Aftermarket part necessitated a repair for which warranty coverage has been denied, or a manufacturer, who refuses to perform warranty repairs on your vehicle, merely because you have installed a Aftermarket part or based on inaccurate information from your dealer, then ask that you request that the dealer or manufacturer set forth, in writing, the warranty denial, together with a written statement as to the specific reasons for the denial of warranty repairs.
But here are some example for the sake of argument i will be the car in question.
Right now i have 3 "aftermarket" parts My K&N CAI , Strut Bar and , Engie Torque dampener.
Ex1. If my filter from my CAI fell off and did damage to the enigine=Not Covered
Ex2. If my power windows/seatbelts stopped working = Still Covered
If you bring you car in for a problem the dealer has to prove that your mod caused the problem in question in order for them to deny that part of the warrenty they cant just void the whole thing they can only void parts.
If anything was incorrect please correct me !!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/...s/warranty.htm
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I tried to call several times but wasn't able to get through to anyone. I was going to call you, but of course I ran out of work and left your number sittin on my damn desk. I am stopping in tomorrow to finish up some work and I will try them again. Although I am not sure if they are open on saturdays. Worse case is I will know more by tuesday.
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no one can say you cant mod your car , Its a FREE country (patriotic music starts playing in the background)
it states in layman's terms that if you have a mod that causes a breakdown the warranty will not cover it
it states in layman's terms that if you have a mod that causes a breakdown the warranty will not cover it
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yeah i know right ill put a rocket engine on my car if i want to
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Pan has LED's....
never had any problems with mine and they are pretty bright....its whatever you want though....
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