ive had the fab vRS for like just over a week on its brilliant, ive heard that re-mapping will get around 170 to 180 bhp, so obviously clutch and brake upgrade is required, thing is, cars on finance and i plan to hand it back half way into the term and get a new vRS, so when it comes to handing the car back what will be said about the power increase, brakes and clutch and an ARB?

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depends if they notice. if they do, dunno, but it won't be good. there'll be a clause in the finance deal (assuming it's a PCP or similar) that states it shouldn't be modified. if it is, and they notice, all bets potentially off as to what'll happen...

Return the car to 'standard' or they will reject the 'hand back'

THEY WILL NOTICE!!

If it is a lease vehicle, I suggest something like a tuning box, or something that is a switchable map back to the proper standard one - a'la AMD one-click...

ive had the fab vRS for like just over a week on its brilliant' date=' ive heard that re-mapping will get around 170 to 180 bhp, so obviously clutch and brake upgrade is required, thing is, cars on finance and i plan to hand it back half way into the term and get a new vRS, so when it comes to handing the car back what will be said about the power increase, brakes and clutch and an ARB?

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as far as I'm aware, if you intend to do the hand back thing after you've paid half the finance, the terms say you must have "kept reasonable care of the vehical"...

thats what it says on mine.... go read your terms and conditions, It'll all be there...

(don't think mine says anything about not modding it..., but then as someone else suggested, a tuning box would be easily removable...)

If it is a lease vehicle, I suggest something like a tuning box, or something that is a switchable map back to the proper standard one - a'la AMD one-click...

Maybe paint the ARB black too, eh Tom

Is it traditional finance or PCP? If it is PCP you are only paying the value of the car's depreciation, plus a lot of interest and at the end of the agreed term you will have a baloon. If it is the traditonal finance the car at the end of the loan period belongs to you.

You can modify a PCP car, but it is important to do so with the knowledge of person who sold you the finance - dealer or whatever. The key is that you mustn't do anything that is going to make the car unsellable from the forecourt. The dealer might apprecaite beng able to charge extra for a super hot vRS. You other option is after the half way mark (you shouldn't get a charge for cancelling half way) is sell priavatly in excess of the balloon. If it is PCP finance, do you mind chucking money at a car that is never going to be yours?? Traditional finance much more simple, but works on the same principal that it is not your car until the end of the term.

What is worth bearing in mind if you want to sell privately, and then clear the finance outstanding - your car will fail an HPI check. You only option is to part with money for balance clearence, then sell the car - which can be expensive!

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cheers for info, its just i got the car because i was in all honesty desperate for one and desperate to get rid of the car i had so i took it over 5 year where you can hand it back half way into the term which is what i wanted to do because the new fb vRS will be out by then so i could get one of them to keep if you know what i mean, i might even end up just paying this one off and keeping it depending on money

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Thanks Goochie, that actually means a lot. I worked hard wanting to know as much as I can about the motor industry, then Peugeot paid me to leave. Chris is right though.