jerry3167 Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 Guys, Does it really matter whether you service your car at a Nissan dealership or a respected specialist? How does it stand in relation to any warranty you have on the car? Ive got a P1 to do, but would rather not Nissan TBH!! Opinions appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 2003 block exemption regulations probably cover this Jerry. I have been doing a lot of reading during my recent battles with Nissan and VW. A manufacturer cannot stipulate that a car is serviced by a dealer and also cannot stipulate the original parts are used, they just have to be type approved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry3167 Posted February 6, 2010 Author Share Posted February 6, 2010 So this means that as long as the service schedule is adhered to, and oem or approved parts are used, then an owner has the choice as to who looks after their car in terms of servicing? Im going to Abbey for a RE-MAP and P1 on 18/2 Whats the "2003 block exemption.."?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 VW were refusing to take an interest in my Golfs problems as although it was serviced by the dealer while under warranty the last service out of warranty was done by an independant. I quoted the rules to them and they gave me £500 http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m ... 101939304/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry3167 Posted February 6, 2010 Author Share Posted February 6, 2010 VW were refusing to take an interest in my Golfs problems as although it was serviced by the dealer while under warranty the last service out of warranty was done by an independant. I quoted the rules to them and they gave me £500 http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m ... 101939304/ Nice one Martin, you are a gold mine!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 go independent jerry, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 It cost me a lot of money to find out. The dealer will still try to argue the case but if you stand your ground they will have to cave in. I am sure Abbey have forgotten more about the 350z than most dealers will ever know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry3167 Posted February 6, 2010 Author Share Posted February 6, 2010 go independent jerry, Yep...Im going to Abbey Motorsport on 18th Feb for Re-map and P1!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 go independent jerry, Yep...Im going to Abbey Motorsport on 18th Feb for Re-map and P1!! i'm going to try for that week as well, but still waiting on a part, so haven't booked in, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry3167 Posted February 6, 2010 Author Share Posted February 6, 2010 Best part is Nissan are paying for the re-map Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 Best part is Nissan are paying for the re-map nice move Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 Just go to somewhere you trust. My local Nissan dealer is ace if a trifle expensive, but then I trust them to look after the car as I've got a good rapport with them. They would get my money over an average independent every day. That said, the car is going to DMS next week for a clutch replacement as they're a good £250+ cheaper than Nissan and will do just (if not better) a job: It's only the extra distance involved that means they're not my first point of call in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BulletMagnet Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 That said, the car is going to DMS next week for a clutch replacement as they're a good £250+ cheaper than Nissan and will do just (if not better) a job: It's only the extra distance involved that means they're not my first point of call in the first place. Yeah, but it means a tunnelrun on the way back, hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 i have a really good independent down the road from me, which makes life very easy. but would still use the likes of DMS and abbey for some jobs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 Best part is Nissan are paying for the re-map Why are Nissan paying for your car to be remapped Do you mean the difference in cost from Abbey to Nissan means you can afford the remap? You do realise any warrenty on your engine will pretty much be null and void should anything go wrong with the engine and Nissan find out its remapped? Whether they can prove it was down to the map or not, you'd have a real fight on your hands to get warrenty work done Saying that, I would go to Abbey and have the remap and risk it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BulletMagnet Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 Best part is Nissan are paying for the re-map Why are Nissan paying for your car to be remapped Do you mean the difference in cost from Abbey to Nissan means you can afford the remap? You do realise any warrenty on your engine will pretty much be null and void should anything go wrong with the engine and Nissan find out its remapped? Whether they can prove it was down to the map or not, you'd have a real fight on your hands to get warrenty work done Saying that, I would go to Abbey and have the remap and risk it Looking at the fact tha jerry is goin for a P1, I doubt the cost difference is £350-ish to pay for the Abbey re-map, unless I missed something. And yes, the re-map will render the warranty null and void, because the car will have been altered from factory specs and not run as Nissan intended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 They tried that one with me too when I had the roof problem. The roof is standard so they backed down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 Looking at the fact tha jerry is goin for a P1, I doubt the cost difference is £350-ish to pay for the Abbey re-map, unless I missed something. And yes, the re-map will render the warranty null and void, because the car will have been altered from factory specs and not run as Nissan intended. Just couldnt work out how Nissan is paying for his remap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 Yeah, but it means a tunnelrun on the way back, hehe Not as much fun on the stock exhaust though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andlid Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 Looking at the fact tha jerry is goin for a P1, I doubt the cost difference is £350-ish to pay for the Abbey re-map, unless I missed something. And yes, the re-map will render the warranty null and void, because the car will have been altered from factory specs and not run as Nissan intended. Just couldnt work out how Nissan is paying for his remap +2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry3167 Posted February 6, 2010 Author Share Posted February 6, 2010 PMs are invited from anyone who wants to know a bit more, Im not at liberty to discuss this openly at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 i know jerry, don't worry i remember some of your old posts, so this all makes sense now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matth76 Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 I was down at Abbey today talking to Mark about his remap. I will be very interested to know your results on the dyno after getting a remap. I have a Nismo exhaust inc Y pipe, panel filter, MD plenum spacer. Just toying with idea of getting hfc and then remap to finish it off. Be interested to know what kind of power we can get for basic bolt on mods on the early 350z. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 i will post up my results as soon as i'm done, and i'm sure jerry would do the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry3167 Posted February 7, 2010 Author Share Posted February 7, 2010 Yep, I go to Mark @ Abbey with the following: MD Plenum spacer 5/16ths High Flow Cats JWT Pop Charger. 5 ZIGEN Pro-Racer Cat Back I intend to change my JWT filter element over to a brand new one before Dyno run, just oil it a little, take old one off and clean it ready for the next change Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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