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A1 to MKIV and back
- Subject: A1 to MKIV and back
- From: fahrvegnugen at cox.net (David Utley)
- Date: Wed Sep 15 15:13:44 2004
You have to cover your ass... I might want to fly it later... :-}
David
>
> From: Tonee Northam <pb3vr6@yahoo.com>
> Date: 2004/09/15 Wed PM 03:43:29 EDT
> To: fahrvegnugen@cox.net, Brad Sterling <bgsterling@earthlink.net>,
> DSR16v@aol.com, Scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: RE: A1 to MKIV and back
>
> Nice disclaimer David
> LOL
>
> Tonee
> David Utley <fahrvegnugen@cox.net> wrote:
>
>
> >
> > I'll agree here. My wife and I just traded in our '02 GTI VR6. It was
> > everything that my 'Roc isn't: powerful and fast (201hp and 6sp), quiet,
> > roomy, and comfortable. It was also heavy, boring, and lacked character.
> > Driving the 16v around our country roads makes me smile as I time the
> > downshifts, race the engine, and hit the corner hard, yet flat. The GTI was
> > uninspiring as it rolled the body and pushed the front end on the same
> > roads. It drove well and was great for long trips, but it doesn't engage
> > the driver the same way the 'Roc does. True, I could have modded it to add
> > some character, but that would have voided the warranty that we seemed to be
> > using regularly.
> >
> > -Brad
> > '86 Scirocco 16v
>
> This is a common misconception, that adding parts or deleting others will void ones' warranty, one that all manufaturer's pray you do not learn otherwise. Here is a link to explain the ins' and outs' of the situation, for those that are interested. It is on SEMAs' website... (Specialty Equiqment Manufacturers' Association)...
>
> http://www.enjoythedrive.com/content/?id=8124
>
> Granted, you would have to fight, and I think we all have had enough of those to last us a lifetime. BUT, you are the consumer, so you DO have some rights...
>
> Cheers,
> David
>
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