Warranty Questions
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- Joined: Mon Dec 09, 2019 8:09 pm
- Your car is a: 76 Fiat 124 Spider
Warranty Questions
I'm thinking of buying a 124 as I'm getting too old to work on my 76. But with Fiat not doing well sales wise and the possibility of them dumping Chrysler and pulling out of the US, I'm wondering about warranty or repairs. I'm glad the car is Mazda based so reliability of the electrics and chassis are not a concern but would Mazda work on these cars? I dont think I'd go into a new one as there seem to be a number of low mile 18s available and would be more of a new toy than primary vehicle. Thoughts?
- RRoller123
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Re: Warranty Questions
I think U.S. Federal law requires a manufacturer to fully support an eliminated model for 10 years (10..?) But that doesn't determine the quality of support. Parts will certainly be available though. If the manufacturer were to leave the country, support would be transitioned to a third party. In this case, likely that Chrysler would do it.
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'74 and '79 X1/9 (past)
'75 BMW R75/6
2011 Chevy Malibu (daily driver)
2010 Chevy Silverado 2500HD Ext Cab 4WD/STD BED
2002 Edgewater 175CC 80HP 4-Stroke Yamaha
2003 Jaguar XK8
2003 Jaguar XKR
2021 Jayco 22RB
2019 Bianchi Torino Bicycle
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- Posts: 4
- Joined: Mon Dec 09, 2019 8:09 pm
- Your car is a: 76 Fiat 124 Spider
Re: Warranty Questions
Thanks. I would hope Fiat can turn things around. The new Spider is so much better looking (my opinion) than the Miata.