[ljc]

From the time I started to search this forum and became a member I've noticed a couple of things. (Maybe I'm posting this in the wrong section...sorry if I am.) 1st, there are several threads with similar scenarios, so I am not pointing out anybody in particular.
We are all entitled to do as we wish with our money, purchases, and cars. However, why does someone purchase a brand new car, choose to immediately alter, replace parts, upgrade, or modify things...and THAT alteration results in a broken or failed part; burned wiring harness; blown fuses; etc. Then the person expects warranty coverage from the manufacturer/dealer and are angry when they are denied? And to top it off, others help them to defraud the dealers by encouraging the installation of all OEM parts in an effort to make it appear as if the problems just happened on their own.
In some of these cases, people are able to "get over" and get coverage. But it makes the dealerships & manufacturers more leary of warranty claims which causes true innocent customers to be denied of warranty. So when dealerships are looked at by most customers as being crooked and deceptive....isn't this the same thing? Not trying to offend anyone here, I'm just curious.