Know of an AKL tire/brake specialist open 31/12 or 01/01/14?

[Phil-540i 166]

Its no different to 'authorised servicing' while under warranty. I'm lead to believe that so long as you can prove it has actually been serviced correctly as per manufacturer guidelines by some-one 'qualified' to do so, it doesn't actually have to be serviced at the dealership themselves, & if theres a problem - they still have to honour the warranty.

Yamaha NZ, as an example, even spell that out much the same, via their own website................

But, theres some workshops & dealerships out there, that are just taking the pi$$ outa consumers & clients, IMO...........

[*Glenn* 854]

I think the point Glenn is making (and IMO he's 100% right), is in, say the above case with the sun blind, if the BMW 'authorised shop / installer' f#cks up the install, its still actually that authorised shop / installer that's paying for the screw-up - not BMW themselves........as the part they supplied, was fine.

If I want to push the point, then I'm fairly certain that legally, I can actually take that to Glenn to get installed. Glenn will then stand behind what he does. My sun blind then dies, fades, develops electrical AIDS, whatever - its going back to who I brought it off...........

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