Originally posted by my csvt:
maybe i am missing something here so forgive me if i am wrong. but assuming that blackbirdracing has not abused the car since he has owned it would he not have recourse since the previous owner clearly abused it most likely without his knowledge? that would seem to me to be out of his control.



You are probably wrong. The warranty he signed more than likely states in small print somewhere that the warranty does not cover breakdowns caused by abuse regardless of whether the abuse predates his ownership of the vehicle.

Also, the warranty probably does not permit him to go to small claims court. Most warranties included language stating that if there is a dispute the parties agree to use an arbiter and split the cost of the arbiter regardless of the outcome. This discourages people from contesting the warranty company because arbiters can be quite expensive.

At least these were two features of my own warranty that I discovered when my synchros began to grind.

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