PerformanceSound
Well-Known Member
There is a reason all new cars are having their ECUās lockedā¦.and I do believe it is the EPA strong arming manufacturers. Shutdowns of refineries, gas price hikes, the push for EVās, etcā¦ should raise anyoneās eyebrows on what the bottom line is here. If anyone wants to tinker with their car, they need to get into a 90ās or older car plain and simple.OK, I'm here. It's BMW/Toyota locking them on purpose. LOL.
Makes even more sense given the current EPA guidelines and parts/inventory shortages. If they can eliminate all tuning and force anyone that wants more power out of their car to purchase a new one... it's win-win.
Honestly, although I doubt the theory is true, I think it's more a problem in the case of Toyota. Half of the dealerships have problems with simple maintenance - on 100% stock Supras. Have a tune? Now updates, trade-ins, and even oil-changes are another potential black eye.
When it comes to sales markups... they act like it's a limited production hypercar. When it comes to service - they treat it like a Corolla. I'm stock till warranty runs out, but the entire reason I'm fine with the lower power is because I plan to retire it from daily driver duty eventually and then tune it to be a weekend monster. If I lose that potential, then it's much less attractive as a longer-term vehicle.
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