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I can't believe how a lot of you are getting worked up over this. Most manufacturer's will void your warranty as a result of racing. Just read your warranty booket, "The warranties in this booklet do not cover: The failure of any part or accessory due to: (... go to last line) - Use of the vehicle in competition or racing events" (pg. 12). So if you race and get caught by the manufacturer; don't complain, because it's in there.

As far as Mitsubishi is concerned, they're just protecting their best interest. I don't blame them for that - people do really stupid things with their cars, I don't see why it should be at Mitsubishi's expense. People just need to accept responsibility for their actions.

 
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invasion of privacy .,. if they got pics.,.

 
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seems though that the 5th gear syncro problem is very common. and there are probably people that dont race that have this problem with the gearbox.

 
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You mean the warrenty booklet that you get when you buy the car? Oh yeah that one, the one that a potential buyer will not likely see before buying the car. And while its true most manufacturers have this policy, mitsu is on of the very few that will "happen" to take pictures of EVO's at the drag strip.

Its one thing to deny warrenty because someone dropped a tranny cause of too many 7000 rpm clutch dumps. But to deny someone warrenty on a problem that many people have had, simply cause he was seen at the track, now thats just childish.

Unless you raced on a privatly owned drag strip you can't get them on this one, because you can goto the track and take pictures all you want because its a public area.

 
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Yeah, defininately invasion there , Mitsu is a bunch of a$$ monkeys, they have made ONE good new car in the last 13 years, killed off one of thier former good cars as well. Now the Evo is the only thing they have going for them, and they are just going to kill thier american segment by doing this.

And NO honda isnt going to send spys out to see if your racing, for one they dont really care, and they say the stipulations of the factory warranty in the manual.

Anyways, my dealer doesnt give a crap, Ive talked to them about modifications, and racing (sort of) and they have told me as long as no forced induction is added, or the block or its internalls are not changed, there is really not alot they will stick you on warranty wise. There is a dude that goes there with an S2000 who has probably put another $10K in stuff onto that car since he bought it there, and they have never once given him crap about anything, in fact, he was showing a service manager his slipsthe last time I saw him there!

 
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so if an evo owner races his car.. and his bumper falls off.. or his seats began to have a rocking problem.. or his power windows stop working, its becuase of racing?

 
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You mean dealer's will deny potential buyers the opportunity to see the warranty manual if they simply asked before buying the car? Probably not, but if they do, all the buyer has to do is walk away. Also, if the person already had the warranty manual in their possesion after purchasing the car and they still chose to race regardless of the "racing" clause, aren't they now responsible since they knew of the possibility of voiding their warranty; a warranty that would've fixed the problem this guy now faces, whether it arrised from racing or not... I really feel sorry for the guy but he made a decision, got caught, and is now paying for it. It's a bit underhanded (but legal, since as you said, it was a public place...) on Mitsubishi's part to photograph people, but their aim is to catch people doing something they shouldn't be doing to a car that's under warranty. Sure the person paid for the car and can do whatever they want with it, but on the same note, Mitsu also pays for rapairs to cars under warranty, so they have to protect themselves as well.

 
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I understand how Mitsu is keeping it's own name in tact. I don't see repeat customers...

 
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thats fine, but its none of thier buisness weather you race or not still. Sure any company will void your warranty if they cetch you racing, or have evidence. But most other companies are not jerkoffs, and don't send people out looking for people racing. Mitsubishi isn't really protecting thier best intrests as much as they are just being a$$holes...

 
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i actually talked to this guy who got busted racing his evo, he said they have a video tape of him, with his license plates, racing at the track in fayetville... although i do doubt Honda would ever do somethin like this, it very well could happen, so just be careful, knowing what ur doing when you race, that you might get caught, and take ur tags off when you race.... be smart

 
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This is dumb. It's like the dealer voiding warranties on SUVs because you drove the car off road. Asshats.

 
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Yeah, that is a laod of crap. Personally I dont race with other people, I derive enough pleasure going a few miles over the speed limit on twisty back roads. But If I went to a trak or strip, there would be no question about me taking the tags off. It would be stupid not to.

 
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i agree the 3g's are ugly and slow...but the 90-99 turbo models are bad *** and deserve respect.

 
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Nope, Go out in a public place. people can take pictures of you, me, your car ect..... only way to avoid that is to never go out.

 
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possibly, thats the thing with racing. Weather its in a Straight line, or on a road coures,

 
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thats not it though, its the fact that they HAVE people going out and looking for people racing, DUH someone could come and take a picture of you, but its the thought of someone going out and looking that makes me think of Mitsu. badly.

 
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to the nth degree.... couldn't agree more.

 
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i was considering evo as a graduation present, and now im not. they're ****in idiots. mitsubishi sales are gonna drop like flies.

 
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If you read the whole thread (all 10+ pages) one member said he had asked to view/take home the owners manual before buying the car and he was denied.

Also i think people have a misunderstanding about "track spies", just cause you get caught at the track doesn't mean mitsu is spying on you. Most dealership owners are car enthusists too, as it was mentioned in the thread some dealership owners also own tracks. So maybe an owner/mechanic/salesman/secertary from the dealership just saw you there and snapped a pic. Also the owner of the evo getting busted said he had left his timeslips in the center console, while he said it covered, theres still a chance thats what the dealership saw.

 
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Man I hate to be the poor guy who has an EVO parked in the parking lot of a race track

 
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Still what reason do they have to void a warrenty, and if it was me I'd just take the car to another dealership