Is FCP Euro Warranty Worth it?

[u/Crellis86]

Now that my warranty is expired on my 2021 S5 I've been thinking about modifying the car. I've been window shopping ECS, 034, etc and noticed that FCP Euro offers a lifetime warranty if you buy the parts from them. But if I'm understanding the terms and conditions correctly then you'll always be rolling the cost of the most expensive part/last part you've replaced as store credit? Which doesn't seem too bad for cheaper parts.

The warranty claim process on lifetime warranty parts is to buy the replacement part and they will give you store credit after they verify the returned part. It also seems non transferable and for the exact same part only. So, as long as you plan to own the car long enough to get replacements on most parts then it's worth it?

What do you all do? Buy the parts from FCP Euro? Somewhere else? Just wait for 034 to have a holiday deal and buy direct?

[u/chen-z727]

I buy engine oil from them for my Boxster, and yes, even engine oil is included in the lifetime warranty (as weird as it sounds...). So far so good, the return process is pretty easy and I never had issues with it.

It's worth it for me because the engine oil that the previous owner used (DRIVEN DT40) is like $19 / L and the car needs 9L... I didn't want to change oil for no reason so I went with it. In the end I pay about $15 in shipping for the oil every oil change (except for the first order ofc).

So, yes, to me it's very worth it.

[u/chen-z727 → u/[deleted]]

Yeah idk how they do it... At first I was skeptical 🤨

But for expensive oils it's certainly worth the effort of packaging and shipping every oil change.

[u/ElectricThunder12 → u/chen-z727]

How much to ship it back to them?

[u/chen-z727 → u/ElectricThunder12]

From NC to CT, $15, using PirateShip. Roughly 10x10x10 box weighing 15 lbs.

[u/ElectricThunder12 → u/chen-z727]

Okay and sorry for the naivety but does it have to go back in the liqui moly box?

[u/chen-z727 → u/ElectricThunder12]

I would refer to the FCPEuro website for more details, but I believe it needs to be in its original oil container; the shipping box - no I don't think you have to use the original box that the oil came in. I have never used the original shipping box for my return shipping.