WOW you will never believe it
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Okay, new updates. Took the car to the mechanic who put in the clutch. He called the flywheel company and they came to look at it. Looks as if they are going to write me a check for the damages. They are however going to pull the computer chip to see the exact rpms and such and what speed I was going and whatever. I don't really know why this matters because either way the car shouldn't have done what it did. So I don't really know where this is going to go. I mean, I was in full boost in second gear, but I don't know what they are going to do. Also, they want to see the bill of sale of what I bought the car for. Should that matter? Shouldn't it be what the car is worth, not what I bought it for?
Okay, new updates. Took the car to the mechanic who put in the clutch. He called the flywheel company and they came to look at it. Looks as if they are going to write me a check for the damages. They are however going to pull the computer chip to see the exact rpms and such and what speed I was going and whatever. I don't really know why this matters because either way the car shouldn't have done what it did. So I don't really know where this is going to go. I mean, I was in full boost in second gear, but I don't know what they are going to do. Also, they want to see the bill of sale of what I bought the car for. Should that matter? Shouldn't it be what the car is worth, not what I bought it for?
There is no black box in the car that will tell them secret information. This is an Evo not a Boeing 747. Idiots.
They wont be able to pull any data off the ECU. They will tell you they did and try to divert blame. I have to agree with TTP on the done show them **** about what the car was purchased for.
Unlike a GTR, the ECU doesn't save information like RPMs and speed. You need a data logger to log your car but luckily, you don't have it so the company will pull BS on you if they said they found that you were getting on WOT. You MUST attack them back with this info if they do though and threaten to sue them. The WILL since the car is considered totaled and they would have to write you a fat check for a new car.
Most vehicles that save information are triggered by an event like an airbag deployment. It is also very expensive to obtain the information, even if your vehicle has it. The information can also be easily lost if the iginition is cycled after the event, etc.
Having said that, I'd be willing to bet that the flywheel manufacturer advertises and sells that flywheel into the high performance aftermarket, claiming that it is suitable for use in high performance cars like yours. It knows that people don't replace stock flywheels with aftermarket ones if they don't intend to drive their cars at higher RPMS and under more load than your grandma would. That is the foreseeable use, and the engineering, design, and manufacture of the flywheel has to reflect the use to which it is intended to be put. The only caveat is whether it was modified in some unanticipated way before it was installed in your car...
The value of your car's damage is either (1) the retail value including modifications just before the incident, less the value of the car in its present condition, or if there is substantial residual value, the value of the cost of repair. It does not matter if the car was given to you as a gift for free, or whether you paid twice what it was worth when you bought it.
Having said that, I'd be willing to bet that the flywheel manufacturer advertises and sells that flywheel into the high performance aftermarket, claiming that it is suitable for use in high performance cars like yours. It knows that people don't replace stock flywheels with aftermarket ones if they don't intend to drive their cars at higher RPMS and under more load than your grandma would. That is the foreseeable use, and the engineering, design, and manufacture of the flywheel has to reflect the use to which it is intended to be put. The only caveat is whether it was modified in some unanticipated way before it was installed in your car...
The value of your car's damage is either (1) the retail value including modifications just before the incident, less the value of the car in its present condition, or if there is substantial residual value, the value of the cost of repair. It does not matter if the car was given to you as a gift for free, or whether you paid twice what it was worth when you bought it.
Damn dude......worst nightmare come true - be thankful you came out with your toes and ********* still attached. With the flywheel positioned right between the legs and when things like this happen it could have gotten real BAD for you...
This is why when i do a clutch im going with a scatter shield - there is no price when it comes to protecting mah manhood.
Who was the fly wheel manufacturer? and no worries with the data - it wont exist, there is no chip, black box, etc that records information in the ecu or seperate from the ecu - they are feeding you a pure line.
As far as the value of the car I agree tell them to KBB or nothing - what you pay is not equal to the actual value of the car
This is why when i do a clutch im going with a scatter shield - there is no price when it comes to protecting mah manhood.
Who was the fly wheel manufacturer? and no worries with the data - it wont exist, there is no chip, black box, etc that records information in the ecu or seperate from the ecu - they are feeding you a pure line.
As far as the value of the car I agree tell them to KBB or nothing - what you pay is not equal to the actual value of the car
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Okay. So first things first. They can't pull the data. I'm gonna take your guys' word for this. Second. I'm not gonna show them the bill of sale. They said they were going to use NADA and not KBB. Is that okay?
