[Chadicus]

Originally Posted by TreedYou

Same thing as GM's warranty, you can take the Mustang to a "track day" but not timed competition racing.

I thought this was old news.

According to that sentance which Hotlap pointed out, no you can not take your Mustang to a track day and keep your warranty.

[TheRealJA105]

If Ford really has changed the warranty to no track events, that really blows for all gt500 buyers. Maybe that's why they aren't interested in laptimes and it's not a track car haha.

[TreedYou]

Originally Posted by Chadicus

According to that sentance which Hotlap pointed out, no you can not take your Mustang to a track day and keep your warranty.

Hmm maybe the article I got it from is wrong then.


https://www.motorauthority.com/news/...to-a-racetrack
"To be specific, taking the GT500 to the drag strip or a test-and-tune track event will not void the warranty. Should an owner enter their GT500 into a bracketed heat at a drag strip, or any track competition, that will void the car's warranty.
This is the exact same warranty coverage policy offered on the Shelby GT350 and the rest of the Mustang lineup. It's the same warranty coverage as what Chevrolet offers on the Camaro lineup, though, Chevy only offers this coverage on the Camaro SS model or above. Dodge has said that tracking a Challenger wont void the warranty, but issues will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis."

[ST1LE]

Originally Posted by TheRealJA105

We are the only ones that care about him spreading misinformation and making up facts? Thats pretty dumb that no one else cares...

It's been clear for some time the back and forth wasn't going anywhere, just time to move on is all.

[TheRealJA105]

Originally Posted by ST1LE

It's been clear for some time the back and forth wasn't going anywhere, just time to move on is all.

Understood

[oldman]

Originally Posted by TreedYou

Hmm maybe the article I got it from is wrong then.


https://www.motorauthority.com/news/...to-a-racetrack
"To be specific, taking the GT500 to the drag strip or a test-and-tune track event will not void the warranty. Should an owner enter their GT500 into a bracketed heat at a drag strip, or any track competition, that will void the car's warranty.
This is the exact same warranty coverage policy offered on the Shelby GT350 and the rest of the Mustang lineup. It's the same warranty coverage as what Chevrolet offers on the Camaro lineup, though, Chevy only offers this coverage on the Camaro SS model or above. Dodge has said that tracking a Challenger wont void the warranty, but issues will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis."

I would say running slicks on a computer controlled DCT is a modification and would void the warranty, also say you probably can't faill the DCT or the 8.8 on tires that came with the car.

[Chadicus]

Originally Posted by TreedYou

Hmm maybe the article I got it from is wrong then.


https://www.motorauthority.com/news/...to-a-racetrack
"To be specific, taking the GT500 to the drag strip or a test-and-tune track event will not void the warranty. Should an owner enter their GT500 into a bracketed heat at a drag strip, or any track competition, that will void the car's warranty.
This is the exact same warranty coverage policy offered on the Shelby GT350 and the rest of the Mustang lineup. It's the same warranty coverage as what Chevrolet offers on the Camaro lineup, though, Chevy only offers this coverage on the Camaro SS model or above. Dodge has said that tracking a Challenger wont void the warranty, but issues will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis."

I am almost positive that the warranty used to say no "timed competitive" events and that test and tunes and track days were ok. But this new warranty wording definitely says no track use.

[hotlap]

Originally Posted by ZRacerLE

Ford's says not covered under "track use" though. GM has a trackday prep guide for all 1LEs. Am I missing something? (I may be. Don't know.)

The Track Preparation supplement applies to Camaro SS Coupe, Camaro V6 1LE, Camaro V8 1LE, Camaro ZL1 and the extreme Camaro ZL1 1LE.

It excludes “racing or other competitive events”

https://camarosofmichigan.com/2018/2..._guide-min.pdf

https://my.chevrolet.com/content/dam...supplement.pdf

[hotlap]

Originally Posted by TreedYou

Hmm maybe the article I got it from is wrong then.


https://www.motorauthority.com/news/...to-a-racetrack
"To be specific, taking the GT500 to the drag strip or a test-and-tune track event will not void the warranty. Should an owner enter their GT500 into a bracketed heat at a drag strip, or any track competition, that will void the car's warranty.
This is the exact same warranty coverage policy offered on the Shelby GT350 and the rest of the Mustang lineup. It's the same warranty coverage as what Chevrolet offers on the Camaro lineup, though, Chevy only offers this coverage on the Camaro SS model or above. Dodge has said that tracking a Challenger wont void the warranty, but issues will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis."

Does that mean drag strip only?

[ZRacerLE]

Originally Posted by minn19

@ZRacerLE, very clever and very interested as to the responses.......

[BlaqWhole]

Originally Posted by ST1LE

It's been clear for some time the back and forth wasn't going anywhere, just time to move on is all.

The only way to deal with trolls.

[BlaqWhole]

Originally Posted by Chadicus

According to that sentance which Hotlap pointed out, no you can not take your Mustang to a track day and keep your warranty.

Ford is very unclear about what does and doesn't constitute itself as "racing" or "track day" etc. They are very deceptive and a lot of the wording is open to interpretation or seems to not have any clear definition at all. GM basically says go to the track and they'll warranty it. Ford has all kinds of language that has different meanings.

But like I said before, if you go to the strip, then "racing" is considered "racing" if there is a car in the next lane. Regardless of what that car is doing or whether or not you even know the person, if they are in the next lane, then your warranty will not be honored. Like I said, it is as stupid as anything I ever heard. As far as a track day, I am not sure what they cover or don't cover. But it is plain to see that they do not want to cover these cars at all for one reason or another. Basically, with Ford, just keep money aside if you want to do anything other than drive bone stock car anywhere other than work or to the grocery store.

Back in my Mustang days one of the forums had an entire thread trying to figure out what meant what and it was still unclear.

[BlaqWhole]

Regardless I would be very hesitant to take any of these cars to the track or drag strip. Definitely not something as expensive as the GT500 (or any of the Shelbys for that matter) considering that they've been having these overheating problems. The only way I would do it is if it was a rental with no cameras or anything.

Which brings me to another subject, why is Ford having these issues with these cars anyway? It seems like they just can't get anything right this Gen.

[Chadicus]

Originally Posted by BlaqWhole

Ford is very unclear about what does and doesn't constitute itself as "racing" or "track day" etc. They are very deceptive and a lot of the wording is open to interpretation or seems to not have any clear definition at all. GM basically says go to the track and they'll warranty it. Ford has all kinds of language that has different meanings.

But like I said before, if you go to the strip, then "racing" is considered "racing" if there is a car in the next lane. Regardless of what that car is doing or whether or not you even know the person, if they are in the next lane, then your warranty will not be honored. Like I said, it is as stupid as anything I ever heard. As far as a track day, I am not sure what they cover or don't cover. But it is plain to see that they do not want to cover these cars at all for one reason or another. Basically, with Ford, just keep money aside if you want to do anything other than drive bone stock car anywhere other than work or to the grocery store.

Back in my Mustang days one of the forums had an entire thread trying to figure out what meant what and it was still unclear.

And as a lot of us already know trying to get Ford to cover a major failure like an engine or tranny is time consuming and frustrating at best.