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That sounds nice in theory, but I imagine in practice it's a bit trickier - presumably there are plenty of cases in which modifying one part of the car could ca
by SifJar 6y ago
That sounds nice in theory, but I imagine in practice it's a bit trickier - presumably there are plenty of cases in which modifying one part of the car could cause damage to another, unmodified part. How do you figure out if any seemingly unrelated modifications are responsible for the malfunction etc.?
- throwaway0a5e 6y agoExcept for a few edge cases at the margins those cascading failures are pretty obvious when they happen. Every other OEM has already had to confront this reality and every other OEM publishes upfitter guides for their vehicles so that the aftermarket knows what to do and what not to do. Every other OEM also lets the dealer network exercise most of the judgement regarding warranty and they mostly do a good enough job.
- CogitoCogito 6y ago> How do you figure out if any seemingly unrelated modifications are responsible for the malfunction etc.? A judgement call is made? If Tesla could provide evidence that you are the one that caused the damage, then of course the warranty shouldn't apply.
- gameswithgo 6y agoIn real life the way you figure it out is the dealer just does what they want and you deal with it, unless you have time to take them to court over it.
- gambiting 6y agoThat's a solved problem - you get an independent expert to investigate and give their opinion.
- linuxftw 6y agoBurden of proof is on the manufacturer, not the owner. Get a second opinion, take them to a small claims court. Most likely, they will not have any technical data to back up their bogus claim, you win.