[Malice]

I took my 2010 camaro to a local chevy dealer to have the rear tires replaced with OEM pirellis. I also asked the shop to check my trans fluid level, since the transmission seems just a little noisier than I remember. (I just got back from afghanistan and hadn't driven the car in 8 months.)

The dealer told me that my transmission was in perfect working order. Then, the guy takes an agressive tone of the phone with me and explains the following:

"Mr. XXXXXXX, even if you did have a problem with your transmission, we wouldn't fix it for you. Your warranty is void. We see that you scraped numbers off your windshield, indicating that you've been drag racing your car, and that you're trying to cover it up. GM's warranty does not cover cars that have been abused, and your car has been abused by racing. The car was not designed to be raced or driven in such a harsh manner."

That caught me a little off guard. I have an aftermarket cold air intake, but the car is otherwise stock. I would have totally understood if he tried to void my warranty for having aftermarket parts. Furthermore, I have a dozen timeslips in the glovebox. Why did the guy bite off on the fact that I have white flecks on windshield that look like old sun-baked bird crap?

I didn't realize that the warranty could be voided by driving the car at a legal track. Am I the stupid one for not realizing this? Is this common knowledge among camaro owners? It was my understanding that the car was designed for casual competition. The owners manual even has a paragraph about it. Porsche, BMW, and other performance car makers relish the opportunity to cover racing under warranty.

Are the camaro 1LE, ZL1 also voided by racing? How about the Z06 or ZR1?

I held this dealership in very hi regard, but I don't think I'll be going back there again based on these shenannigans.