how do you convince your parents......

Spoon AP1 · Post by **Spoon AP1** » January 05, 2004

I would have played dumb and said "what is a motor mount?"

then I would proceed to bitchslap the hoe...

Have you thought of doing a head transplant? it's less noticable by the rents, if your willing to pay any repair bills and tell the rents you took it to the dealer...

Spoon AP1 · Post by **Spoon AP1** » January 05, 2004

fone wrote:when i told my dad i spend 750 on a gauge cluster he went

try telling them you spent 1500 on one seat, and had to spend another 500 for the harnesses and the rail.... then you will know my pain...

Post by **kotomile** » January 05, 2004

I'm so glad my parents are cool with me racing. My dad bought me a helmet for autoX this year, and last year he bought me my mount kit.

blackSi613nin · Post by **blackSi613nin** » January 05, 2004

sometimes i wish i woulda baught an older car, i was this close |---| to getin a 91 240 sx, so i could go all out, with it. but because i got to college next year, my rents INSISTEN on me getting a new car.. so i listened to them, i dont really regrete, because i love my car, i just wish i had enough money to not care about payments and warrenties.. o well... i still want boost!

agent_99 · Post by **agent_99** » January 05, 2004

hum, i would save the money or use it to pay off your loan and just wait till later. i know that sucks, but if you don't have money to take care of the turbo.. and you'll be using it to drive to college and back, it might not be a good idea right now.

blackSi613nin · Post by **blackSi613nin** » January 05, 2004

yeah i think i am just gonna pay of the car first, or maybe get some rims, or the mugen suspension instead. or. i can just pick a side project car, if i get a few friends to.. help funding =)

ljasonl · Post by **ljasonl** » January 05, 2004

Throw some nice suspension on it and visit a few auto-x's or track days, way more fun anyways.

fsugatorbait · Post by **fsugatorbait** » January 05, 2004

Im not sure what you guys are talking about with voiding your warranty with I/H/E or anyother add on for that matter. The dealership has to physically prove that the mod cause the failure of the part for them to legally deny any warrany work. They cant just tell you because you have an intake and your shock blew that they wont cover it because you have modded your car. There was a lawsuit filed a while back that was the basis for this law. The info on the lawsuit is in a post over on EPhatch.com, its Magnusson vs. ?? cant remeber the exact details. I recommend researching this if you plan on taking your car in for warranty work and are worried about them denying it for any reason.

YouTube · Post by **.saint** » January 05, 2004

im not saying if u have an intake and a strut blows the motor warranty is shot. im saying if u alter the suspension and something happens with the suspension. then warranty wont cover that... kinda like saying if u have an intake and your beginning to have motor problems. when the shop pops the hood and see's the intake they wont fix the problem under warranty because altering the engine with the intake voided it.

i was told you can have the shop put the part on and the warranty wont be voided. (exhaust wise) not sure if the same goes for intakes and suspension.

fsugatorbait · Post by **fsugatorbait** » January 05, 2004

I was just trying to make a general point with that example. You really have to be tough with the stealerships, ive read over the last year on ephatch tons of threads with people who have syncro problems and the svc mgr will try and deny warrany work because they see an intake and exhaust and say that you abuse your car. Its a law that the dealerships have to prove that an aftermarket part is the cause of the problem. Even if you hydrolock your engine because of a CAI, they still have to prove it. A lot of people dont push the issue with them because they feel helpless or that it wont get them anywhere. you just have to remember that dealerships are not out to do free work and will do their damnest to get out of it. Im just trying to give you guys some info so if it happens to you, you have a leg to stand on.