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Originally Posted by Zeke.Malvo
No its not. In a court of public opinion, it's clear that you are a dummy (the purchaser of the car, not you YOU) if you expect a car with no coolers to perform in any capacity at a track. It's stupid to have thought otherwise. If they wanted to TRACK their car, they should have bought a TRACK PACK car. Very simple. These people chose the technology (or base) and expected track pack performance.
It was pretty clear from the get go which one would be track worthy, and which would not.
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It's only clear to those who did extensive research. I may be a dummy but ford advertised the GT350 as the most track capable mustang ever. Not the R, not the track pack, but the GT350. To say the car has no coolers is not true. It still has a radiator doesn't it? The only people who are going to know what to look for are people who are experienced in driving on the track and most of those people would obviously opt for the track pack.
How about this: Corvette Z06 goes into limp mode on the track. Owners get pissed, GM says tough cookies. Owners respond: don't you advertise that you will warranty the car if anything breaks on the track? GM responds: yes and we stand by that, but limp mode is the car protecting itself on the track. It is not broken and we make no guarantees of performance on the track. Your car is fine deal with it.
To me it's not a performance car if it can't handle a level 1 HPDE or some autocross duty with small normal maintenance type upgrades (brakes, tires, fluids). It's a design flaw in my opinion. Again what happens in court is a different story.