I'm still looking to get a Spyder, most likely an RT but have a question. Considering the 10 year law for parts that manufacturers are required to abide by. Will a 2014 RT with the 1330 engine still have available engine/transmission parts into at least 2036? My thinking is the same engine is being used in the 2026 models therefore 10 years from now parts should still be available.
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10 year parts law - will parts for the 1330 engine/trans still be available into 2036?
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Snoking1127
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What I see as an issue, is finding a dealer/other to plug in BUDS to check out an electrically/electronics problem as a machine ages. My buddy and I both had display software updated on 2018's back in early 2021. Fast forward to last year and I had major problems getting it updated on another 2018 I bought.
That's not something I had thought of. In my experience, last year, while looking at a 2014 ST at a local dealer, they told me up front there was an idling issue and insisted I hear it run. I had told them I just wanted to sit on it to get the comfort level. It had a very erratic idle they were concerned about and due to its age, the ECU may not be fixable. It has since been fixed and is back on their web page. I don't know what the problem was. It could have been a mouse nest in the exhaust for all I know.
Snoking1127
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Mechanically the Spyder 1330 motor and transmission are near bullet proof.
What model 2014 are you talking about? The 2014 RT has the 3 cylinder 1330 engine, but the 2014 ST has the 2 cylinder 998 engine.
BajaRon
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Probably dirty injectors. We see that a lot. Especially with customers that lug their engines. Which is also quite common.
We have had some issues finding parts for the pre-2013 machines. But it isn't nearly as bad as the dealerships make it out to be. You have to understand, from their perspective, if BRP no longer makes the part, then it's 'Not Available'. In reality, there are a good number of used parts readily available. We've had good luck with used parts. For many items, used is as good as new. You just have to move outside of the 'Dealership' box to access them. Not something that everyone wants to do, I understand.
Redbeard
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I have heard this same quote all my life. And I used to believe it also.
Per Steve Lehto, Consumer Attorney (and on Youtube), specializing in the Lemon Law in Michigan, there is not a law that says this.
Can you share where this statute is located?
I have owned two Spyders over the past five years, and for me this would not be an issue. But then, I have never required to go to a dealer except to purchase a Spyder.
Per Steve Lehto, Consumer Attorney (and on Youtube), specializing in the Lemon Law in Michigan, there is not a law that says this.
Can you share where this statute is located?
I have owned two Spyders over the past five years, and for me this would not be an issue. But then, I have never required to go to a dealer except to purchase a Spyder.
jcthorne
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You are right and its more of an industry norm not a law. For some specialty vehicles manufactures have even used it as a sales pitch or promise to new owners. When I bought my Ford GT in 2006, there was an express written promise from FMC to keep all parts available for ten yrs. I can tell you in 2016 when that came to an end, many parts skyrocketed in price as they became scarce and is major reason I sold the car in 2016. I know that promise cost Ford dearly along the way. Headlights for the car went out of stock and the original manufacture lost the tooling and Ford paid Sylvania millions to redevelop the original HID headlights....to only sell a few dozen replacements. But Ford honored its commitment. And no longer.
Generally manufactures keep parts in inventory as long as they are profitable to do so. Some parts for 1964 Mustangs are still available new from Ford as they still sell and are cheap to reorder. When parts stocks run low, a procurement decision has to be made based on cost to restock vs projected sales volumes in the parts departments.
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