Haven't seen any posts from him in awhile.

Anyone know what's up?

Thanks.

 

I think he started to realize that Mitsu (and other manuf) are watching these goofy boards....so he essentially shut up in hopes of getting his car covered under warranty.

 

Yes I have learmed from the BMW boards that they are watched by the manufacturers more than one would think.

What happened to his car anyway?

 

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...threadid=24101

It seems that he racked up most of those miles competing in the Cannonball One Lap of America, where he finished in 26th place overall and 7th place in the Mid-Priced Sedan category. Mitsubishi says that its warranty clearly states that if the car is ever used in a race or other competitive event, then the car is ineligible for warranty coverage.

Mitch seems to think that if he sanitizes his previous posts, then Mitsubishi will have no proof that he ran in the One Lap. Obviously, anyone, including Mitsubishi, can go the the One Lap website, http://www.onelapofamerica.com, and see that he did. I have no idea why he thinks Mitsubishi should fix his car for free.

 

Hello. I am hoping that you are not being insulting towards me since I am holding back my wording and staying cool headed while letting Mitsubishi have a fair chance at honoring their warranty for my vehicle. The fact that my car has high miles should be a POSITIVE thing meaning that I enjoy driving my car. It is a sad day when the consumer is left holding the bag on something that was obviously a manufacturing defect on a car that is advertised as a performance car and the use of which is promoted that way. Just to clarify, without going into much detail for now, I offered and encouraged Mitsubishi to check all the computers on my car so they can see that I never even have had my car to the rev limiter or anywhere close to it. I also encouraged them to take the transmission apart and check the clutch so they could see that I have never dropped the clutch or otherwise abused the car. They have rejected this invitation saying that they really don't care. Nice attitude for a company that should be trying to gain comsumer confidence in the face of a negative reputation. They cannot even seem to return phone calls when they say they will. Trust me, you will all get full details soon so you to can use your judgement and caution when dealing with this company. Until then....drive safely.

 

To correct you, I deleted my previous posts not to hide something, but because I typed them while still upset that they knew when I bought the car that I was driving in the event and were okay with that then denied coverage for something that was a defect. I did not want to be a hothead that just spouted off and did not give the manufacturer an ample chance to assist.

With all due respect to you, you know nothing about how my car was actually driven. The One Lap is essentally one big road rally. 98% of the driving is on open highway. As stated in previous posts, my car was never over revved, nor did it see any other type of use that would cause the problem the car now has. Why should they fix the car you ask? Maybe because they knew when I ordered my car what it would be used for and said that was not a problem. They even sold me an extended warranty.The more important why is because nothing in my usage of the car caused this problem that happened a full week AFTER the event. So, please, before you assume, just ask.

By the way...how do you know my name? I have never posted it. Do you work for Mitsu?

Also, to further correct you, I commute 200 miles PER DAY, and between 1,000 and 1,200 miles PER WEEK for work, so my car had high miles before the event.

 

You entered a race;
Your warranty is void.
So whats the problem here?

It makes no difference what caused the problem, you violated warranty when you entered that event. You're SOL

 

Thanks for opinion. I assume that means your car will never be driven aggressively or in a manner anywhere near it, because then you would be in the same boat then.

If you are stating that a car that comes with Brembo brakes, Recaro seats, Momo wheel, 19 psi stock boost, a front mounted intercooler with sprayers, and the like is not meant for fast driving then I pray for you. Point being you have no idea how my car was driven or what the event is like since you have never actually done it, so please just be quiet.

 

So, by driving the car like the one shown in the training video, one voids their warranty? It's really sad that an owner cannot drive a performance car in a manner it was supposedly designed for.

 

Thank you very much...my point exactly.

 

Maybe MyLilM is a spy for ...JK

There is no way that manufacturers can relate my sn to my car anyways. There are no proof of vin # posted anywhere in these forums.

 

This is LilM (also own a 2003 Z06 hence the username Z0650TH).

No I am not a spy for Misu. I was just wondering why I hadn't seen any posts from this guy.

Meeyatch1: What actually happened to your new Evo?

And more importnanty: Good luck in getting her fixed.

 

I think what he's trying to say is that it doesn't matter HOW the car was driven, but WHERE it was driven. Now, I agree, with the equipment that the car comes with, its obviously intended to be driven fast. But, when they say "No warranty after racing," its hard to argue with them. I don't know what broke on your car, nor do I care. I'm sure Mitsu doesn't either. Is that good business?? Its not nice, but thats the way it goes. They said not to do it, and you did anyway. Its much like the situation the WRX people had. You buy a WRX and get a free membership in the SCCA. But, then you race the car a couple times, they find out, and then they don't warranty your car. Thats not too nice either. But, every car company that I can think of would do the same. They sell these cars as street cars, not race cars. Everything in racing is amplified 10 times. Harder cornering, harder braking, harder acceleration. Its a lot of stress on a car, no matter what car it is. Now, sure, you can do just as much damage driving a car fast on the street, but that is where it was intended to be driven. Fact is, if they say "DONT DO IT" and you choose to anyway, well, thats your decision, and you live with the concequeces. Now, I'm not trying to be a ***** about this, and it does suck that you have a problem with your car, but its a pretty cut and dry issue.

Hilg

 

About a week after the event it developed a knock sound when the motor was cold. It would go away when warm, but made me uneasy so I took it in. Again, this was a week later, and about 800 or 1,000 miles of commuting had happened since then with no problems.

At first visit the dealer said it was fine. I am really picky about my car, so I did not believe them and took it back again a day or so later and said, "Look again". This time they took several days of not telling me what was happening and said that a #4 rod was knocking. Here I am now, holding the bag. I will never buy another car from Mitsubishi.

 

Was this event a real ***** to the wall race ? Or just a few laps around a track. I could understand them taking offence to the former, but if the latter it's just convenient for them to weasel out of the warranty