There is another thread running that covers this product. Just look at how many times 'difficult' questions are asked and no reply is forthcoming... e.g. will my warranty be voided, will it put too much stress on the dsg....etc etc  Also a few issues seem to be cropping up but are just glossed over...  

 

If you want a performance car in the first place then why not buy it rather than buy a slower one and then pay to modify it whilst voiding the warranty?

I try and avoid these type of threads but this statement is just outrageous.

Skoda warranty is quite clear about this. Part of their terms and conditions is explicit, and states (talking about claims they will void):

> Damage resulting from the use of non-original replacement parts. Items which are excluded from warranty cover include, but are not limited to:

- Components, equipment or software (including any unapproved modifications to engine management software) which are not part of the vehicle at the

point of original manufacture.

I think what you are proposing is fraudulent.

of which they need to prove the aftermarket part caused the problem. Too many dealers just state all warranty void which is untrue.

Personally my last 5 cars have been remapped or had a tuning box and never had any issues ,with all them doing over 100k miles. I would however say that it is my decision to do it and if a problem arose that was clearly due to the parts I had fitted then I would not expect to claim under a manufacturers warranty. In answer to the original post. Yes, it is worthwhile doing, very unlikely to cause any reliability issues if you stick tried and tested products and personally I would do a few thousand miles first to let everything "bed" in and get used to the car so you can see the difference.

of which they need to prove the aftermarket part caused the problem. Too many dealers just state all warranty void which is untrue.

Personally my last 5 cars have been remapped or had a tuning box and never had any issues ,with all them doing over 100k miles. I would however say that it is my decision to do it and if a problem arose that was clearly due to the parts I had fitted then I would not expect to claim under a manufacturers warranty. In answer to the original post. Yes, it is worthwhile doing, very unlikely to cause any reliability issues if you stick tried and tested products and personally I would do a few thousand miles first to let everything "bed" in and get used to the car so you can see the difference.

Why do they (Skoda) need to prove it?

 

All they have to say is "Nope, we're not covering you."

 

What option do you have then? An expensive court battle and even then the court may well take the same view...after all the warranty is quite explicit...

Why do they (Skoda) need to prove it?

All they have to say is "Nope, we're not covering you."

What option do you have then? An expensive court battle and even then the court may well take the same view...after all the warranty is quite explicit...

yeah you're right that you would need to fight it. I used to work in the tuning industry and would continually hear dealers blaming aftermarket products straight away cause it was the easy option for them. One case was landrover refusing to fix a fault on air suspension on rr sport due to having a tuning box - the car had been in with similar fault and they never mentioned the tuning box until it got to the point that they could not offer a solution. It never went to court but we did get an independent engineers report and the customer ended up getting a refund on the car as landrover could not offer a fix. Depends how much hassle your prepared to go to. Anyway everyone is entitled to their own views