Racing beat revi intake for sale
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Racing beat revi intake for sale
Reluctant sale due to local
dealer threatening to void warranty if I didnt replace with original, And seeing that there are no other dealers for servicing in 60 km radius, I have had to remove. NOT very happy as I really liked this intake. Car was more responsive and had a great induction note.
Anyway cost of revi was $430 Au plus $70 Au shipping = $500 Au.
Selling for $300 Au for quick sale. Phone me on 0422067432
By the way I am in Albury/Wodonga .
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Rexi
dealer threatening to void warranty if I didnt replace with original, And seeing that there are no other dealers for servicing in 60 km radius, I have had to remove. NOT very happy as I really liked this intake. Car was more responsive and had a great induction note.
Anyway cost of revi was $430 Au plus $70 Au shipping = $500 Au.
Selling for $300 Au for quick sale. Phone me on 0422067432
By the way I am in Albury/Wodonga .
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Rexi
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Thats a great price and should easily be snapped up by someone who's looking to upgrade. .. how long have you had it for?
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Originally Posted by rexi
Selling for $300 Au for quick sale. Phone me on 0422067432
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Take a quick drive across the border Michael and call rexi on the above number..... ![Mdrmed](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/mdrmed.gif)
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Don't they have phones in QLD yet??
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Originally Posted by Grizzly8
With D"wife and kids its hard to get on the phone
without them overhearing PM is more of a stealth mode
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We do, but you blokes are already in bed before we ring thanks to your strange daylight "saving" scheme... ![SHOCKED](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/SHOCKED.gif)
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I'd be getting up the service manager if I were you. Unless he can demonstrate that the intake has or is likely to cause a problem, he has no basis to void your warranty.
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Intakes have been known to cause problems. Where negative force of water can enter or other foreign objects. water is the main problem, as other things can be blocked via the air filter. But if water gets in.. boom engine. Thats why avoiding puddles and such..... thats extreme cases, but I do understand why some dealers wouldnt like.
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Originally Posted by MissyK
Intakes have been known to cause problems. Where negative force of water can enter or other foreign objects. water is the main problem, as other things can be blocked via the air filter. But if water gets in.. boom engine. Thats why avoiding puddles and such..... thats extreme cases, but I do understand why some dealers wouldnt like.
In any event, not accepting a warranty claim is very different from voiding the whole warranty. If the intake can be proven to be the source of a problem, fair enough - that's your risk. But the warranty should still be available for non-intake related problems.
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Originally Posted by MissyK
on another note, there have been cases where Mazda officials goto drag strips eg. calder park and immediately on the spot void warranties. I know its happened to few people.....
In a sense, I don't really blame Mazda for wanting to void for dragging. That kind of thing puts much more strain on the drivetrain than tracking, etc. Some of the launch techniques I've seen people use are pretty brutal.
And let's face it - if you want a car for dragging, the RX8, MX5, etc would be pretty low on your shopping list. You'd be better off buying an old RX3/4/7 and modifying it.
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I think drags are one thing. Track is totally different.
I would be curious if it was a dealer or mazda that was attending these days. Because if it was a dealer I say name and shame.
I would be curious if it was a dealer or mazda that was attending these days. Because if it was a dealer I say name and shame.
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Originally Posted by MissyK
Actually they do have a right. And that have done it before. Im not going to get into this further... could create arguments, but I have been told to my face by service managers about it.....
"(b) Any Mazda car used for competition racing or related purposes."
Drag's fall under this description, two people, one track, one winner.
Tracking would be less clear, particularly if timing was undertaken and scores posted!? Interesting??
Friend has had a bust up with a car company (sports car not Mazda) with a busted drivetrain. They used his computer to claim he had repeatedly over revved the engine. 200 times they claim. But the car has a limiter just like ours. They have refused to replace several gear boxes in Aus on a particluar model on this basis. Google it, its not hard to find! He has only ever tracked the car and its is under 2 years old!
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I would love to get a "Legal" definition of the words "Competition" and "related".
While I time myself on teh track, I am not competing with anyone else. So to me I am not partaking in competition racing. Question is, is this "related" in purpose to "competition racing"?
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While I time myself on teh track, I am not competing with anyone else. So to me I am not partaking in competition racing. Question is, is this "related" in purpose to "competition racing"?
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Even Ferrari has oil leak on the track. If it cannot be "sported", why call it a sports car.
Mikeyr - which car are you talking about. H***** M***** ?
If you not "sporting" your car, forget about owning a sports car.
Now a note to auzoom, please don't turn up the next meet in sports gear... you ain't look sporty
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If you not "sporting" your car, forget about owning a sports car.
Now a note to auzoom, please don't turn up the next meet in sports gear... you ain't look sporty
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Originally Posted by mikeyr
Kal is quite correct, specifically excluded under warranty point 3.
"(b) Any Mazda car used for competition racing or related purposes."
Drag's fall under this description, two people, one track, one winner.
Tracking would be less clear, particularly if timing was undertaken and scores posted!? Interesting??
"(b) Any Mazda car used for competition racing or related purposes."
Drag's fall under this description, two people, one track, one winner.
Tracking would be less clear, particularly if timing was undertaken and scores posted!? Interesting??
In construing the clause, "competition" is not the sole operative word. "Competition racing" has to be read together.
The usual meaning of competition is a contest for some prize or advantage, involving rivalry.
The usual meaning of racing (in this context) is a contest of speed or some kind of competition.
Any purpose caught by the clause would have to be related to competition racing. For example, warm up laps, practice, etc would probably be caught but I doubt merely driving to the circuit would have the sufficient nexus.
I'd argue timed laps only become a competition when participants are vying to beat each other's times, such as in a recognised time trial type event. In other words, when there's rivalry involved. Merely competing against yourself would not, in my view, constitute competition racing. Ditto posting results but for more abundant caution it is probably better to post results by name rather than by fastest time.
This is why I'm uncomfortable with the prize given at the Nats this year for fastest lap time. This arguably elevates a driver experience day into a competition. Appreciation of another driver's skills is okay but as soon as you add a prize for 'fastest', I think you start to enter dangerous territory.
Something for the organisers of next year's Nats to think about.
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Originally Posted by takahashi
If you not "sporting" your car, forget about owning a sports car.
I agree there's some grey areas like Exige's, etc, which are very close to race cars with blinkers attached, but the RX8 at least is sold as a road car and, although very competent on the track, is not held out by Mazda as fit for purpose as a race car. Racing the car involves stresses that won't occur in legal road use and for that reason I can understand why Mazda wants to exclude competition racing from its warranty coverage.
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Originally Posted by auzoom
While I time myself on teh track, I am not competing with anyone else. So to me I am not partaking in competition racing. Question is, is this "related" in purpose to "competition racing"?