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havelegs · 02-02-2018, 07:59 PM

Say you trade your car in and it is tuned. It's then sold and the new owner needs warranty work done. Can you be held responsible for the lack of warranty, especially if you do not disclose that it has been tuned/flashed?

hou30guy · 02-02-2018, 08:20 PM

Dealer will know if its flashed

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Welker2 · 02-02-2018, 10:40 PM

No you won't; unless otherwise specified, when a vehicle is sold by a private party, it is understood to be sold 'as is' without any type of warranty/guarantee.

JerTM · 02-03-2018, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by hou30guy

Dealer will know if its flashed

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We don't check used cars for tunes. Haven't worked at a shop that has. I will check if something is broken and I suspect tampering though.

Olddudesrule · 02-03-2018, 10:44 AM

While you may not be liable, you should certainly disclose the tune if you're selling it to a private party. To do otherwise would be shitty. Trading it into a dealer,....well I would probably let them know. They can always reflash the stock tune back on if the car will run fine with stock tune.

havelegs · 02-03-2018, 06:26 PM

Ok thanks for the answers all.

Mr_Draco · 02-03-2018, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by havelegs

Say you trade your car in and it is tuned. It's then sold and the new owner needs warranty work done. Can you be held responsible for the lack of warranty, especially if you do not disclose that it has been tuned/flashed?

The only time I've known for someone to be held liable is if the dealer specifically asks to your knowledge if the car has been tuned and you lie to them and say no.

But as said above, it's not something that is normally checked for or asked about.

qcman · 02-03-2018, 07:22 PM

If it was a handheld tuner it may be wise to return to stock so the tuner is unmarried to the car and can be used on another one? just a thought. If a dyno then of course it wouldn't matter.

MrChrisLS3 · 02-03-2018, 07:41 PM

Well, I don't know about the liability issue, but I do know that if I were buying a car and having some warranty left was a big reason for choosing that car, I'd be really upset if I needed it and didn't have it.

I get that you are trying to get the most out of your car on trade. While a lot of folks don't hold high esteem for dealerships in this regard, somewhere, there is someone just like you or me that could get royally shafted from something like this.

Avenging Orange · 02-03-2018, 08:42 PM

Simple solution.....disclose the info. All my recent cars have been tuned. Always let the dealer know. Only hurts me a few hundred or so....because my cars a we'll maintained and not ragged on.

U LUZE · 02-03-2018, 08:49 PM

When I traded my Jeep SRT8 in I disclosed everything and provided all receipts and paperwork. Actually helped me and I got SOME value back on trade in. Just my experience.

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havelegs Drives: '23 LT1 A10 Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Austin Texas Posts: 988	Trading a car in while it's tuned Say you trade your car in and it is tuned. It's then sold and the new owner needs warranty work done. Can you be held responsible for the lack of warranty, especially if you do not disclose that it has been tuned/flashed? __________________ 24 LT1 M6 Sharkskin Metallic

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Welker2 Ret AF, cancer survivor Drives: 2013 Camaro 2SS/RS & 2006 Corvette Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Mesquite, NV Posts: 2,741 View My Garage	No you won't; unless otherwise specified, when a vehicle is sold by a private party, it is understood to be sold 'as is' without any type of warranty/guarantee. __________________

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Olddudesrule Resident nomad Drives: 2014 Summit White 1SS/1LE Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 1,765	While you may not be liable, you should certainly disclose the tune if you're selling it to a private party. To do otherwise would be shitty. Trading it into a dealer,....well I would probably let them know. They can always reflash the stock tune back on if the car will run fine with stock tune. __________________ Sold: 2007 Z06 2002 Viper GTS/ACR 2003 Z06 1965 FFR Cobra 2012 Nissan 370Z ADM LSA Stage II, Roto-Fab CAI, Kooks LTH/HFC's, Phastek CC, ported TB, Mishimoto radiator and oil cooler, BC Racing ER Series CO's, JPSS 32mm Black Magic rear bar, JPSS front inserts, R1 Concepts Premier slotted rotors/Goodrich SS lines, Schroth ASM harness, MGW flatstick, Brey-Krause HB, Tuned by NicD, at Cordes Performance Racing.

02-03-2018, 06:26 PM	#6
havelegs Drives: '23 LT1 A10 Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Austin Texas Posts: 988	Ok thanks for the answers all. __________________ 24 LT1 M6 Sharkskin Metallic

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Avenging Orange Drives: 2010 Inferno Orange 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Clermont, IN Posts: 3,297	Simple solution.....disclose the info. All my recent cars have been tuned. Always let the dealer know. Only hurts me a few hundred or so....because my cars a we'll maintained and not ragged on. __________________ 2010 Inferno Orange 2SS/RS M6 Black Leather, Sun Roof, OBX Headers, Borla touring axle back, Cold Air Inductions CAI , non synthetic fluids, BMR total bushing upgrade/1" lowering springs, DSE 32mm rear sway bar. GM fe4 shocks/struts/LCA's, AAM 3.91 diff, Vertini RFS1.8 20x9 +30. Conti ExtremeContact Sport 275/35/20. sjm autoprod ABL dash kit. Mike Norris tuned 413/419. Avenging Orange: 43 years of not buying into the Hype........and damn proud of it!! https://youtu.be/9JD9it6SmB8 https://youtu.be/xmelTlEzI34 KICKING CANCERS ASS SINCE 2015!!

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hou30guy Drives: 2011 convertible 2ss/rs Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Houston Posts: 971	Dealer will know if its flashed Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk

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qcman Drives: 2013 Camaro 2SS RDP Tuned L99 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Ottawa, Canada eh? Posts: 1,889	If it was a handheld tuner it may be wise to return to stock so the tuner is unmarried to the car and can be used on another one? just a thought. If a dyno then of course it wouldn't matter.

02-03-2018, 07:41 PM	#9
MrChrisLS3 Drives: 2018 1SS M6 Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Houston Posts: 2,617	Well, I don't know about the liability issue, but I do know that if I were buying a car and having some warranty left was a big reason for choosing that car, I'd be really upset if I needed it and didn't have it. I get that you are trying to get the most out of your car on trade. While a lot of folks don't hold high esteem for dealerships in this regard, somewhere, there is someone just like you or me that could get royally shafted from something like this.

02-03-2018, 08:49 PM	#11
U LUZE Drives: 2012 ZL1 Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Southeast Minnesota Posts: 118	When I traded my Jeep SRT8 in I disclosed everything and provided all receipts and paperwork. Actually helped me and I got SOME value back on trade in. Just my experience. __________________ ~ 2012 ZL1 - DynaTech 1 7/8" Headers - ID 1050 Injectors - E85 - DSX Aux Pump - 22.5% Crank Pulley - Roto-Fab CAI w/ Big Gulp- CJ/Jannetty Tuned ~ PB ET 10.54