Superformance Warranty is NOT transferrable

Semper Fi · #1 (**permalink**) 12-05-2006, 04:27 PM

I am a "warranty" kind of guy. You have to put this into perspective here, because I have owned products (Sony) that were under warranty that the manufacturer didn't warranty--and I've had products that went out of warranty (Sub-Zero) that they were more than happy to repair/replace outside of the warranty period.

I just recently purchased a "slightly used" SPF. It is a 2002 with under 2,000 miles. It is out of warranty. My point is that alot of the "slightly used" cars out there are usually out of warranty with very low miles. I purchased a SPF because of the premium quality of the car and their excellent reputation. One of the biggest reasons is that the local dealer, Hillbank Motorsports, is only 1 hr away from me. I wanted to have a great relationship (I do) with the local dealer in case I need anything.

bnewell · #2 (**permalink**) 12-05-2006, 05:13 PM

What I find odd is that a 1st class company such as Superformance, would not transfer the warranty on a car that has not been driven nor had the motor installed. I'm not too sure it even left Dynamic's shop (Rob??)

Is Superformance stating they will not honor the warranty or is Dynamic not honoring the warranty??

Does the Superformance Owners Manual state anything about warranty and warranty transfer???

Could it be sour grapes because he may purchase another brand of replica??

I admit there is not much that can go wrong with these cars.......I never had a problem with SPF1299, it was an awesome car.

Woodz428 ~

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yet never took delivery of the car, never had it finished and then sold it

how can someone who never took delivery of the car sell it?? If he never took delivery, Dynamic would still own it wouldn't they?? He must have had the MSO and bill of sale.

Hang in their Rob, Cobra's are great!!!!!

just my 2 cents.........let the bashing begin

Woodz428 · #3 (**permalink**) 12-05-2006, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by bnewell

how can someone who never took delivery of the car sell it?? If he never took delivery, Dynamic would still own it wouldn't they?? He must have had the MSO and bill of sale.

Hang in their Rob, Cobra's are great!!!!!

just my 2 cents.........let the bashing begin

He paid for it and left it at Dynamic while he was having an engine built, just as the engine was approaching being finished he jumped ship and sold it and the engine. I own a shop and hand build cars. If someone left a car there as long as that one after paying for it, I would have liabilty obligations as well as having to ensure that it was not damaged inadvertantly. Did he get charged extra for the time it set after it was paid for, or was it allowed to sit there for free? No bashing from me, just that he is not very objective and is only displaying the side of the story that makes him look sympathetic, and that's probably the only part he will tell. Anyone here can call Dynamic, the dealer he dealt with, and also get their side of the story, it will probably put more perspective on this than all the whiney posts he's made in the last 6 mos.

Woodz428 · #4 (**permalink**) 12-05-2006, 05:50 PM

Because of some of the questions, I looked at my warranty. This was 2003 and may be different now. It states that it is from the seller(dealer) to the buyer. Many of the things are not covered by the year warranty, such items as the gauges and other components not made by SPF.So, my suggestion that he act as a middle man IF there was an issue looks like it may have been a possibilty. If he resells it he would then be the seller. I worked as service manager at several Bike shops over the years and their warranty wasn't transferable either, this may have changed, you could however buy an independant warranty from some insurance company if you felt it was needed. Some did, some didn't. Now those were complete vehicles that were ops checked prior to shipment and are somewhat different so I don't know if a warranty can be purchased third party for them. It also states that any competition event also nulls the warranty, so it is not an all encompassing warranty to begin with.There are other addendums that nulls the warranty as well.

bnewell · #5 (**permalink**) 12-05-2006, 05:51 PM

Woodz ~ not sure what Dynamics policy is pertaining to storage. As I recall, my car sat there for almost 3 months before the engine from Eric was ready.

To be honest, I am not sure how long Rob's car was there. I believe the 1st car he ordered came in damaged and Dynamic ordered another car for him. Like I said, Dynamic is a class act.

As for liability, not sure what kind of coverage Dynamic has. My business policy will only cover $500K work of vehicles in my shop/lot at one time. I would have to believe from a business sense, that they (Dynamic) would not mind storing vehicles.......gives potential customers the chance to view the different color combinations and also shows potential customers that people are buying cobra replicas as all of the cars in the back shop have the car numbers and customer's names on the windshield.

You may be right, there could be more to the story. But, from my conversations with Rob, I believe he is truly a top notch guy that has had a couple of valid issues with his build.

I also think he is taking an unwarranted beating here on CC. So he likes to ask alot of questions and maybe he has asked the same question more than once. Maybe he is second guessing his car of choice and engine of choice. I personally do not believe some of the comments being made are necessary.

Just about everyone here on CC has their own personality and mode of thinking........lets not fault a guy just because it is not the same as ours.

Thanks,