Hi,
Had a letter from Mercedes Germany to-day saying basically that they won't help with costs towards the new engine I had fitted in Spain recently. They state their reasons as: 1. it had a chip fitted which may have contributed to the damage, 2. the engine was 5 years old and 3. that the van had 2 owners. The chip was not fitted by me but was on it when I bought it. To recap: my engine blew whilst in Spain this summer and I had to pay 11,000 euros for a complete new engine. They only said the chip may have contributed, not that this was the cause.
So there you are, all you with chips fitted out there: learn from my expensive lesson.
ken
Had a letter from Mercedes Germany to-day saying basically that they won't help with costs towards the new engine I had fitted in Spain recently. They state their reasons as: 1. it had a chip fitted which may have contributed to the damage, 2. the engine was 5 years old and 3. that the van had 2 owners. The chip was not fitted by me but was on it when I bought it. To recap: my engine blew whilst in Spain this summer and I had to pay 11,000 euros for a complete new engine. They only said the chip may have contributed, not that this was the cause.
So there you are, all you with chips fitted out there: learn from my expensive lesson.
ken