I did custom car audio and performance here in Baltimore for about 4.5 years. We ALWAYS ran into the "The dealer voided my warranty" issues. A Rep from Directed Electronics keyed us in on a very good way to potentially keep your warranty.

The MagnusMoss act is a good one to mention, and usually this is enough. However, if they still say they are voiding your warranty, you can ask them for it in writing on company letterhead. I would say 9 out of 10 times, people who did this would A. not get it in writing and B. the stealership would actually come back and say some pr crap about "We are going to go ahead and honor your warranty anyway since your a good customer".

This, per the directed rep, is because if its in writing, you can get a lawyer, and they then have to have a completely valid reason to void your warranty.

Dont take this as a win all be all end all. It wont save your warranty if you overboost the turbo and blow something. It will however, not let them void your warranty for most basica items like an exhaust, or wheels.

Hope this helps some people.

 

awsome rite up, answered a lotta questions. thanks

 

arrrg.... I wish I woulda found this before I purchased my VIII, I have learned a few things the hard way, what an amazing post, great reference for any rookie out there. Thank you.

 

sweet *** info.. so sweet i put it on my team page...
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we have a couple of rides mainly 1 evo which is mine... please if you have any info on any cars please post it on my site.. greatly appreciated.. also ..
my rim busted.. you know the stock enkei rim.. bit when i go to replace it they said it would be 825.00 **** that noise.. see if you can hook me up or point me in the right direction..

 

what impaticular did you learn the hard way.

 

that was a great thread, awesome specific details on the minute changes mitsu did with the evo among the years.

 

Very nice thread. Soon to be a evo owner here

 

hey i just got a new 09 ralliart what should i get for it? to make it faster/better/badass lol

 

WOW amazing read.
Im based with a subaru-enthusiast performance shop, and for me to learn anything about buying/ selling/ modding evo's is great info.. Sometimes its nice to know more than the guys :P

Thanks for posting!

 

I'm buying one that has a catback mod, 91 fuel downgrade flash from WORKS. and a APS BOV, would these enough reason for them to void my warranty? It's 42k miles. 06 Evo IX GSR. Thanks in advance!

 

yes sadly that would void ur warranty

 

But the guy has a receipt that the WORKS could flash back to 94 octane and i could put the stock BOV back so would that work?

 

I had my baby, Rufio for about 2 half years.... And sweet...i signed up for this about a year ago.. Just needed to save up money to work on my car.. And im slowly getting there.. Keeping in mind that i was screwed over by Mountain Mitsubishi, uhh i wish i could find Steve Hiatt, or Chris Lee, even Tad the finance guy... My experience in buying my 2nd car from them was fun...they're all cool guys, but scandlous!! Uhhh maybe cauise i was young and a girl.... and first time buying a car.. Im pissed..... but there is one person i wanna look for the mechanic Louis.... You were nice!! where are you?? anyways...keep me informed ppls!!

 

Hello Everyone.

I'm new to EvoM myself. I currently have an '08 si (my first manual tranny), but am looking at the evo viii. I have tried not to be that annoying guy by posting another question that can be easily found in the faq's or search engine, but I have struggled finding an answer. Because I am new to the evo scene, I apologize for my ignorance. But here is my question I am hoping you guys could answer:

Ive been searching 2005 evo viii's (mostly on autotrader), and I have noticed the badging on the trunk to be different. Some have "Lancer Evolution" at the bottom right of the trunk, others have "Evolution VIII" across the mid, and some debadged entirely. Also some of tailights are blacked out like the JDM IX trunk. I understand if these are mods, but were they options for the straight VIII and MR at time of original purchase???

Thanks for your help guys.

 

After I got my Evo. My suggestions to new buyers are:

First, don't buy this for daily driving.
It is a super fast car when the turbo kicks in, horribly fast! But when you hit traffics, hm... hm... hm... you gonna be pissed. It is so tired to move, stop, move, stop, move, stop, move, stop, move, stop, move, stop. However, I would sacrifice my tiredness for the super fast car. So, consider this first.

Second, be prepare to worry about your car. People would key your car, they would look around your car and inside the car if you park it in public places, cops would put their eyes on you, and the mileage is crazy (I can watch the fuel meter comes down).

But... that's the way it is to own a nice car, and I have to get use to this someday...

Any thought about what I've said, please comment