That explains it. Glad it got all sorted out. Definitely seems like a defective clutch regardless of the power level.
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Thanks.
I'll be honest, the dealer could have said "No" just as easily. You're tuned and some dealers, regardless of what they say, will consider that a void to your warranty. Consider yourself lucky, and even though you're on a new clutch, so expect 30k - 50k miles on stg 1 power. Anything more would be a bonus.
They could have said no, and I wouldn't have made a big deal about it other than talking to the GM and telling him that his employees were telling people to tune their cars and that it wouldn't affect the warranty in any way. I'm no stranger to modding cars and I know the warranty becomes a gray area the second you start adding performance modifications to your car, I've been denied work for an intake in the past on a different car. I was fully prepared to buy a drop in disk in this situation, it really could have gone either way. I'm not stupid enough to take them at their word.
I wouldn't exactly call myself lucky either having to be in the shop three times for a brand new car. I am glad the issue was finally resolved and that VW fixed their mistake in the end.
They could have said no, and I wouldn't have made a big deal about it other than talking to the GM and telling him that his employees were telling people to tune their cars and that it wouldn't affect the warranty in any way. I'm no stranger to modding cars and I know the warranty becomes a gray area the second you start adding performance modifications to your car, I've been denied work for an intake in the past on a different car. I was fully prepared to buy a drop in disk in this situation, it really could have gone either way. I'm not stupid enough to take them at their word.
I wouldn't exactly call myself lucky either having to be in the shop three times for a brand new car. I am glad the issue was finally resolved and that VW fixed their mistake in the end.
just so you know, talking to the GM is the exact opposite of "not making a big deal about it"
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Wow nice outcome OP, youre stoked. Now go enjoy your car
The car is at 6000 miles, I've only owned it for about 4 months and this is the third time it's in the shop for the freaking clutch.
I went stage I at about 1000 miles and I really don't beat on this car, as my normal average mileage of over 32 mpg shows. I went stage II at about 4000 miles, but went back to the stock DP about a week later because the clutch couldn't handle stage II power immediately, it would just slip.
No, making a big deal about it would be calling my lawyer and taking the case to court and forcing them to prove that the tune caused the clutch to fail. It wouldn't be worth the time, $, or effort, but I would have probably came out on top considering this was an obvious defect. Telling the GM would be the bare minimum in that hypothetical situation so that other customers would be protected from being lied to in the future. You like the idea of customers being blatantly lied to?
your arrogance is actually quite embarrassing.
but hey, to stay on topic... did they determine the slave cylinder was bad as well? a bad pressure plate wouldn't cause the clutch pedal to stick to the floor...
you guys can send apologies to my inbox for your ignorant and immature remarks. :thumbsup: