Litchfield v Abt

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Re: Litchfield v Abt

Post by Covkiller » Fri Mar 23, 2018 11:18 pm

I had an Audi warranty on my first RS4 B7 and it was MRC tuned. I had plenty of warranty claims honoured, even a new engine. No questions asked about mods, but that may have been down to my Audi dealer as I have a great relationship with them.
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Re: Litchfield v Abt

Post by MikeFish » Sat Mar 24, 2018 12:18 am

doodlebug wrote:
Fri Mar 23, 2018 7:08 pm
That was predictable.
Yep, I keep saying but I don't think people want to hear the answer. Audi UK DO NOT warranty any ABT upgrades. That is why the ABT RS6 Performance is not available in the UK or any other ABT upgrade. ABT do offer a warranty but it is limited to car less than 2 years old and less than a certain mileage or something like that. However, I'm not even sure that is valid in the UK or not.

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Re: Litchfield v Abt

Post by Brooner » Sat Mar 24, 2018 8:36 am

yep i was sure of the answer but just wanted to hear it fro Audi UK as there have been hints this was gong to become an option but sadly no
hey the cars no slouch standard anyway
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Re: Litchfield v Abt

Post by rjwojcik » Sat Mar 24, 2018 8:55 am

Brooner wrote:
Fri Mar 23, 2018 5:09 pm
Just got a reply call from Audi UK
They do not cover the ABT upgrade in the UK only avalible in Germany and a few other countries
When asked why not the UK no real answer just that ABT and Germany Audi work together with thd upgrades
Thanks for investigating this...
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Re: Litchfield v Abt

Post by NME » Sat Mar 24, 2018 10:36 am

It’s still a joke though! The fact that you can buy it with warranty elsewhere in the world but not in a certain country purely down to geography is ridiculous!

It’s the same car, made by the same manufacturer, with the same components as is endorsed in Europe - so why not?

They are happy to take our money for everything else (which costs us far more in this country), but not for a performance upgrade like this?!

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Re: Litchfield v Abt

Post by 535dboy » Sat Mar 24, 2018 6:39 pm

I was looking at Brabus tuning my merc

There is a written warranty document that basically underwrites the Merc warranty if something goes wrong and you can do it within 6 months of reg which I’m still in.

I’ve decided against it purely on the basis that it is quick enough on the road and I don’t need it so the lotus is going to get a bigger super charger instead which will count on the track.
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