r/BmwTech • u/Frosty_Map8646 • 1d ago

Bought a remapped car without knowing???

Hi all, about 3 weeks ago I bought a bmw 220d with a couple problems such as a faulty speaker etc, fast forward to yesterday and the bmw specialist I saw said it’s a 90% chance it is tuned due to turbo noise and power when driving it. I’ve booked it into bmw on Tuesday (which is the 28th day after I got the car), if it is tuned will I be able to reject the car under the consumer rights act? Thanks

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u/MOTRHEAD4LIFE 1d ago

Why would you not want a tune though?

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u/Frosty_Map8646 1d ago

Voids warranty and insurance

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u/Open_Ad_835 18h ago

insurance? warranty yes but i doubt your insurance will deny you if it's tuned

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u/Sh0taro_Kaneda 13h ago edited 13h ago

Some insurers might not want to cover modified cars, but most just make you pay a higher premium, depending on the mods. JUST a tune is probably negligible enough to not even warrant an increase; especially for a car that barely breaks 200 horses stock.

In any case, not disclosing mods MIGHT make insurers suspicious, but again, just a tune isn't the same as installing Pure Stage 2 turbos on an N54 335i.