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Originally Posted by shadoquad
CYA or not, you have to admit it's contradictory to responsible driving. What it's saying, in effect, is that, "We've manufactured this paperweight with sporting pretentions. You have three options: (1) illegally stress it on the road where you are a danger to many people, (2) pay us more money to drive it on our track, (3) drive like a grandma to coffee meets and brag about what it does on paper."
Thank you, Nissan.
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i didn't say it was right, i'm just saying what it is. the fact of the matter is, horsepower, engine efficiency, tires/traction, suspension... all the bits that make up a performance car are getting so good, so fast that it's hard for the manufacturers to keep up with physics. to hand over a 530hp car to any driver, particularly when Nissan is gunshy about US drivers after they nearly bankrupted the company with the Z32, with a blank check warranty is not going to happen. those days are long gone. if you drive the car responsibly, get it inspected like it should be and don't do much more than a few bolt ons... chances are nissan will keep the warranty valid. that's pretty much what it boils down to
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Originally Posted by theDreamer
For anyone not liking this, many companies do this already from Porsche to Ferrari and even BMW now. Companies want to know more about what people are doing with the cars and if you modify them, largely so they can determine fault better (i.e. deny warranty claims).
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yup, porsche definitely is doing this^ i'm sure all the new BMW's and at least the AMG mercs are the same. this is just going to be par for the course from now on, especially on higher performing cars