Car Companies Bid To Make Modding Your Car Illegal Gets Shot Down
10/27/15, 06:06 PM
#1
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Car Companies Bid To Make Modding Your Car Illegal Gets Shot Down
A court today ruled that car enthusiasts are not legally barred from altering the software code in their cars under the DMC Act. Mod away!! Screw you car companies!!
http://thegarage.jalopnik.com/victor...-on-1738997079
http://thegarage.jalopnik.com/victor...-on-1738997079
10/27/15, 07:09 PM
#2
Legacy TMS Member
I'm glad that reasonableness has reigned in this decision.
That said, I'm good with my stock tune.
Ow! What? I mean, she's stock, so... yeah, no issues here...
Ok, ok, sheesh, I'm leaving... goodness. I *said* it was cool, man....
That said, I'm good with my stock tune.
Ow! What? I mean, she's stock, so... yeah, no issues here...
Ok, ok, sheesh, I'm leaving... goodness. I *said* it was cool, man....
Last edited by houtex; 10/27/15 at 07:10 PM.
10/28/15, 05:47 AM
#3
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Greed is a nasty thing. While I totally accept that capitalism is a good thing, greed certainly can ruin the whole process. Whoever (individual or company) that originated this horrific attempt, to monopolize our cars, should be posted in every car magazine and forum in the country, and thus boycotted until they publicly apologize. Wishful thinking anyway.
11/5/15, 09:46 AM
#5
So, what exactly does this mean? Can one person mod and not be fearful of the warranty be denied to fix something?
What exactly does this ruling mean and what did it do for the consumer?
What exactly does this ruling mean and what did it do for the consumer?
11/5/15, 12:46 PM
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11/5/15, 07:08 PM
#9
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Not even amazing.
They don't want to support the mechanicals if the car blows up because you mucked with the software. So it's better to keep the software from being changed, hence the push.
In Ford's case, they found out with Coyote #8 cylinder issue what happens when you play with the software. Hardware issues because software ain't right. And then people go after Ford because how dare the engine not survive the playing around with the software!? (We had those posts, y'know. People getting tunes, blowing up a 5.0, and then the hilarity ensued!)
Of course they were going to try to keep us peons from messin' with it. Only makes sense, being a programmer myself of computer software. I ain't gonna support anyone messing with my software and then coming to me claiming it broke because YOU didn't know what you were doing/were experimenting, and expecting me to support/pay for the damages afterward.
My stance on any mods is this: If you can't afford to replace the parts, directly or potentially affected, by what you are doing, then you can't afford to be modding. Pure and simple. You don't get to play "Ford pays" when your rear suspension breaks if you swap out the LCAs for Steeda or something, so why would an engine be covered when you put in non-stock tune and then blow it up?
Be rich or be stock. That's my motto.
They don't want to support the mechanicals if the car blows up because you mucked with the software. So it's better to keep the software from being changed, hence the push.
In Ford's case, they found out with Coyote #8 cylinder issue what happens when you play with the software. Hardware issues because software ain't right. And then people go after Ford because how dare the engine not survive the playing around with the software!? (We had those posts, y'know. People getting tunes, blowing up a 5.0, and then the hilarity ensued!)
Of course they were going to try to keep us peons from messin' with it. Only makes sense, being a programmer myself of computer software. I ain't gonna support anyone messing with my software and then coming to me claiming it broke because YOU didn't know what you were doing/were experimenting, and expecting me to support/pay for the damages afterward.
My stance on any mods is this: If you can't afford to replace the parts, directly or potentially affected, by what you are doing, then you can't afford to be modding. Pure and simple. You don't get to play "Ford pays" when your rear suspension breaks if you swap out the LCAs for Steeda or something, so why would an engine be covered when you put in non-stock tune and then blow it up?
Be rich or be stock. That's my motto.
Last edited by houtex; 11/5/15 at 07:10 PM.
11/23/15, 03:54 PM
#10
V6 Member
Not even amazing.
They don't want to support the mechanicals if the car blows up because you mucked with the software. So it's better to keep the software from being changed, hence the push.
In Ford's case, they found out with Coyote #8 cylinder issue what happens when you play with the software. Hardware issues because software ain't right. And then people go after Ford because how dare the engine not survive the playing around with the software!? (We had those posts, y'know. People getting tunes, blowing up a 5.0, and then the hilarity ensued!)
Of course they were going to try to keep us peons from messin' with it. Only makes sense, being a programmer myself of computer software. I ain't gonna support anyone messing with my software and then coming to me claiming it broke because YOU didn't know what you were doing/were experimenting, and expecting me to support/pay for the damages afterward.
My stance on any mods is this: If you can't afford to replace the parts, directly or potentially affected, by what you are doing, then you can't afford to be modding. Pure and simple. You don't get to play "Ford pays" when your rear suspension breaks if you swap out the LCAs for Steeda or something, so why would an engine be covered when you put in non-stock tune and then blow it up?
Be rich or be stock. That's my motto.
They don't want to support the mechanicals if the car blows up because you mucked with the software. So it's better to keep the software from being changed, hence the push.
In Ford's case, they found out with Coyote #8 cylinder issue what happens when you play with the software. Hardware issues because software ain't right. And then people go after Ford because how dare the engine not survive the playing around with the software!? (We had those posts, y'know. People getting tunes, blowing up a 5.0, and then the hilarity ensued!)
Of course they were going to try to keep us peons from messin' with it. Only makes sense, being a programmer myself of computer software. I ain't gonna support anyone messing with my software and then coming to me claiming it broke because YOU didn't know what you were doing/were experimenting, and expecting me to support/pay for the damages afterward.
My stance on any mods is this: If you can't afford to replace the parts, directly or potentially affected, by what you are doing, then you can't afford to be modding. Pure and simple. You don't get to play "Ford pays" when your rear suspension breaks if you swap out the LCAs for Steeda or something, so why would an engine be covered when you put in non-stock tune and then blow it up?
Be rich or be stock. That's my motto.
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