@@teesside420 I wish I hadn’t started watching the McLaren build vids because I’ve enjoyed Matt’s feature length vids. I get settled and allow enough time to watch them almost like a movie. Really I have a pet peeve with people either commenting “first” for some unknown reason or with people who appear desperate for likes when not liking their comment could be detrimental to the maker of the vid as in this case, basically guilt tripping people into giving likes.
@@12Cortanaye sure breaking down in a different country in ur brand new car worth hundreds of thousands of £ wouldn’t be one of the most stressful moments in ur life. Quit whining.
@@Chris_Slix as someone who used to dodge snipers on the streets of Sarajevo, I can attest that being stuck in the fast lane in my broken Ferrari was the most stressful expirience of my life too.
Maybe it is worth pointing out the problem that comes with the Maserati Quattroporte:- if you do not drive it regularly (like EVERY day) the electronics simply run the battery down. No problem you might think, BUT when you take even today's most sophisticated batteries right down, they will NOT re-charge back to a level that will keep all the ECU's, air bag controllers, seatbelt pre-tensioners etc, etc in a working state. And yes, there is a good possibility that when all the other work was done on the car, a wire/connection or two was disturbed, even causing a constant drain on the battery. Modern ECU's etc are so "clever" they can sense these things. I'd bite the bullet and approach Ferrari and ask then to do as many checks as possible, for which you are prepared to pay for. You are already well out of pocket, but if Ferrari can come to a definitive diagnosis that's surely a good result. Best of luck....
This is not an exhaust problem. This is a battery/electrical problem or something melted. I knew it in the first video. I know from experiences with several late models. They do not like short drives and they don't like when the battery level drops below a certain point. The trickle charger is the most important part of Ferrari ownership. I'm curious to see what happens. Hope it all works out.
@@armandblake That's not it. If you watched Nico's side of it, he did mention that prior to installing the exhaust, it happened once already but it went away so he did not think of it as a big deal but a mere glitch. Besides, the whole trip to Switzerland was ok and that's like... What? 2,000 over kilometer from Calais? That didn't break down either. It has to be the computer somehow failing thus shorting all the circuits and central controls for all the electronics.
I think it could be a problem due to the exhuast - if can mess up pressures and the engine and management computer can mess it up. To be honest Ferrari offering to reinstate the waranty if it's brought back to stock is really decent of them.
Maybe worth promoting some 'What else could go wrong' merchandise to support Nico... Great update and awesome to see your friendship flourish through adversity 🖤💙
I visited Milan in my Porsche 911 Targa many years ago. Despite being parked outside a very prestigious hotel, my side window was smashed and the radio set was stolen! Of course nobody saw anything! Cold drive back to UK for sure!
To void a warranty on a 3 month old half a million dollar car cause of an aftermarket exhaust is insane. Plenty of other options to look at from a brand that will support you.
That is not a simple normal exhaust job and you know it. It messes around with valve openings there is further tinkering than just cutting a pipe and replacing it. Not saying it was the cause of this particular problem of course but in terms of warranty i can understand why something like this would void it. Having said that many Ferrari Owners have had aftermarket exhaust and had no issues with dealers... so there is that I guess. On a final note, the cost of the car means absolutely nothing and is a moot point regarding warranties.
$800,000 not $500,000 plus driving like an idiot and doing doughnuts at red line rev for that long with a brand new car is not that smart, more the style of doing stupid thing like DDE.
I'd love the Jag & the Golf R too be fair seeing what you've put into them. Well in for sticking with Nico & doing all you could to help. Love the vlogs Chris..keep doing what you do mate 👍🏻👊🏻
Thank you for the update! I agree with Nico....Ferrari IS class. I've been lucky enough to be able to check off one of my bucket list dreams and drove a Ferrari for a day. My husband loved driving HIS dream car of a Lamborghini Murcielago shortly after but looking at the two and experiencing both, my heart is with FERRARI, all day long. I like to think that one day, I'll be able to buy one when my children are grown. Meanwhile, thanks for letting us live vicariously with you all in your travels! 🥂 Here's to Nico's GORGEOUS Ferrari 812 GTS! ❤
I bet the dongle that was plugged into the diagnostic port for the exhaust is the problem, the OBD II port is for diagnostics its not suppose to have something permanently plugged into it for prolonged periods.
I would start by looking at the anti theft installation. Next check the harness connector plugs to the engine computer. It seems like a bad ground or something not making good contact.
I have a Maserati GTS when the car was around 3000km old it was doing the same thing I thought it was the battery , turns out it was both the battery AND the alternator which the dealer subsequently fixed for me. I am also a follower of Nico's watch channel and I gotta say Ferrari did themselves a favor by going above a beyond for Nico's case as a PR remedy would cost them a lot more than the offering to reinstate warranty with condition had the case gave them a bad image among Nico's watch fan base.
Naw Ferrari has a bad rep for shredding warranty even on the slightest whim. However, I do believe Nico's fame did help in them thinking about how "we fucked up". This all actually spiralled out of control with Deadmau5 and his 458 Spider and now I think Ferrari's threading on thin ice that if they pulled such a massive PR stunt like that again, their reputation would be fucked even worse.
You guys are a bunch of good friends, I love that and its inspiring , especially the fact that you love the same things. keep it up you all have a new fan.
I had a Porsche before and I waited for the warranty to lapse before I started tinkering with things in the car. True enough 5 months in ownership it developed a grinding noise. The dealership checked her and found a defective alternator bearing. They swapped it with a brand new alternator for free.
have no knowledge of Ferrari, but these symptoms in any other Car is BCM(Body control module) related, have had several Fords, Vw ect with almost identical fault, When BCM related you will get faults in all the systems connected to to BCM discoing up your dash, mostly because of either water ingress or short circuits inside the BCM
NOVITEC Should fix it!!! You need to see Gintani NICO!!! Hope all is good with ya MOM!!❤ And Ferrari allowing u to bring it to stock and then cover it is AMAZING 21:52
Hi Chris what a great video mate from start to finish great content loads of laughter well on my side. Anyway but not so much your side and stop saying what else can go wrong lol lol 😊😊😊😊😊
There's a hard lesson for Nico here somewhere, about loud, obnoxious, expensive exhausts in brand new cars. He REALLY should put it back into stock condition.
I'm happy it didn't catch fire. Seen so many old Ferrari's, Audi's, and McLarens totally engulfed in flames. Like gas goes in the container, not out on the exhaust to catch fire.
You can’t modify a Ferrari without permission it automatically voids warranty and he could face losing the finance on the car which means the full amount could be demanded by the finance company secondly who the hell jet washes a Ferrari engine ?
Nico phone's Ferrari head office and asks for the Commanditore, when he hears of Enzo's Death... it all starts to make sense... 😂😂😂 Give em hell, Nico!!!
If Nico's Ferrari's problems were not connected to his mods. Ferrari should honour his warranty. Its just a low ball excuse to get out of fixing his unreliable car.
Either battery rogered, alternator not putting out enough at low revs, or parasitic draw on the batt meaning you're facing an uphill battle vs the discharge.
You can sue ferrari. They cannot sell a car in the UK then abandoned the warranty just because of an exhaust. Don't work like that. Exhaust hasn't caused an electrical issue. Get them in county court.
Haha which university did you get your law degree from? I’m fairly certain Ferrari know exactly what they’re doing, there are term and conditions attached to the warranty, he chose to ignore them and this is the result. And it wasn’t ’just and exhaust’ there was a controller plugged into the OBD2 port as part of the exhaust upgrade, that’s what’s caused him the issues.
Fair play I suppose by Ferrari to honor the warranty if its returned to stock configuration, lovely car i would have been gutted if that had happend to me.
i feel good to be poor in my "working" Renault Laguna 3 estate....which you can never ever park in front of monte carlo's casino....Rich guy's need to have the knowledge of Mat Armstrong who thrives in fixing stuff
When I saw this in mats video my instant thought was alternator from the second all the dash warnings were mentioned, You were half way there saying battery, The mechanic said alternator, Has a new alternator seriously not been attempted?
1 like = 1 prayer for Nico’s Ferrari ❤️
Desperate for likes
@@teesside420 I wish I hadn’t started watching the McLaren build vids because I’ve enjoyed Matt’s feature length vids. I get settled and allow enough time to watch them almost like a movie. Really I have a pet peeve with people either commenting “first” for some unknown reason or with people who appear desperate for likes when not liking their comment could be detrimental to the maker of the vid as in this case, basically guilt tripping people into giving likes.
@@eddherring4972it took you longer to type all that than it would have to just hit the like button 😂🤣
@@teesside420i literally did them first check your facts 😂
Matts stuff is usually cooler than this been watching for ages since Audi TT
Nico seems like such a nice guy despite all his issues in this series. Good of you to support him through it all
He really is, super friendly even in the middle of the most stressful experience of his life!
@@Chris_Slix Dude, if a broken car was his "most stressful experience of his life" then he really
had not to go through anything yet. 🤣
@@12Cortanaye sure breaking down in a different country in ur brand new car worth hundreds of thousands of £ wouldn’t be one of the most stressful moments in ur life. Quit whining.
Nico is not a nice guy he is the biggest liar how lives on his lies wat he tell too his vol lowers the loser
@@Chris_Slix as someone who used to dodge snipers on the streets of Sarajevo, I can attest that being stuck in the fast lane in my broken Ferrari was the most stressful expirience of my life too.
Chris and Nico, the duo we didnt know we needed! absolutely love the team up
‘If you can afford to buy 2 Ferrari’s you can afford to run one’.
He’s very lucky they have offered to reinstate the warranty.
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@@R0B__ Nico literally says it on the video. Did you even watch it?
@@R0B__ 🤦🤦
You just picked up a subscriber! Thanks for being there for him!👍😎
Maybe it is worth pointing out the problem that comes with the Maserati Quattroporte:- if you do not drive it regularly (like EVERY day) the electronics simply run the battery down. No problem you might think, BUT when you take even today's most sophisticated batteries right down, they will NOT re-charge back to a level that will keep all the ECU's, air bag controllers, seatbelt pre-tensioners etc, etc in a working state. And yes, there is a good possibility that when all the other work was done on the car, a wire/connection or two was disturbed, even causing a constant drain on the battery. Modern ECU's etc are so "clever" they can sense these things. I'd bite the bullet and approach Ferrari and ask then to do as many checks as possible, for which you are prepared to pay for. You are already well out of pocket, but if Ferrari can come to a definitive diagnosis that's surely a good result. Best of luck....
Poor nico you could see how heart broken he is
I know 😢
This is not an exhaust problem. This is a battery/electrical problem or something melted. I knew it in the first video. I know from experiences with several late models. They do not like short drives and they don't like when the battery level drops below a certain point. The trickle charger is the most important part of Ferrari ownership. I'm curious to see what happens. Hope it all works out.
I think the exhaust runs too hot and has blew something out in the electrical
@@armandblake That's not it. If you watched Nico's side of it, he did mention that prior to installing the exhaust, it happened once already but it went away so he did not think of it as a big deal but a mere glitch.
Besides, the whole trip to Switzerland was ok and that's like... What? 2,000 over kilometer from Calais? That didn't break down either. It has to be the computer somehow failing thus shorting all the circuits and central controls for all the electronics.
NO YOU ARE WRONG.... he bought to a mechanic in Monaco that changed battery and alternator... it is the idiotic modification
Hi Chris, great video. More love from South Africa 🇿🇦
Name and shame the hotel. Constantly hound them to get the costs back.
At least the road trip found the bugs in the car and you fixed them
Hyy chris all love in South Africa 🇿🇦 🎉
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Finally someone from South Africa 🇿🇦🇿🇦
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I think it could be a problem due to the exhuast - if can mess up pressures and the engine and management computer can mess it up. To be honest Ferrari offering to reinstate the waranty if it's brought back to stock is really decent of them.
I do not get why people mess with new Ferraris, I mean the car is ALREADY INSANE from the factory, why to mess with the exhaust etc...?
Maybe worth promoting some 'What else could go wrong' merchandise to support Nico... Great update and awesome to see your friendship flourish through adversity 🖤💙
"How many Horsepower? 🥺" Gotta love the F Type man 😩🙌
I think I liked your take on the trip the best if I’m honest.. bad things happened but in all fairness it was entertaining for us watching 👍
I visited Milan in my Porsche 911 Targa many years ago. Despite being parked outside a very prestigious hotel, my side window was smashed and the radio set was stolen! Of course nobody saw anything! Cold drive back to UK for sure!
To void a warranty on a 3 month old half a million dollar car cause of an aftermarket exhaust is insane. Plenty of other options to look at from a brand that will support you.
assholes, they know exhaus didnt cause no issues.
That is not a simple normal exhaust job and you know it. It messes around with valve openings there is further tinkering than just cutting a pipe and replacing it. Not saying it was the cause of this particular problem of course but in terms of warranty i can understand why something like this would void it. Having said that many Ferrari Owners have had aftermarket exhaust and had no issues with dealers... so there is that I guess. On a final note, the cost of the car means absolutely nothing and is a moot point regarding warranties.
Plenty of other options, like just not mess with cars and enjoy them as they come.
$800,000 not $500,000 plus driving like an idiot and doing doughnuts at red line rev for that long with a brand new car is not that smart, more the style of doing stupid thing like DDE.
I'd love the Jag & the Golf R too be fair seeing what you've put into them. Well in for sticking with Nico & doing all you could to help. Love the vlogs Chris..keep doing what you do mate 👍🏻👊🏻
Nico & chris, sitting in a tree………
A true bromance, love it ❤
Much love from Zimbabwe🇿🇼🇿🇼🇿🇼
You are a good friend to Nico, nice to see. Great Vid! 😀
Chris, you are a good friend 👍🏻
How you stood by nico long side the road waiting 🫶🫶
This is one of your best video's. It felt like i was there ! 👍
Loved the content Chris ! What could possibly go wrong!
4:23 I absolutely feel you. It makes me go nuts when the air vents are all over the place and not aligned 😂
Thank you for the update! I agree with Nico....Ferrari IS class. I've been lucky enough to be able to check off one of my bucket list dreams and drove a Ferrari for a day. My husband loved driving HIS dream car of a Lamborghini Murcielago shortly after but looking at the two and experiencing both, my heart is with FERRARI, all day long. I like to think that one day, I'll be able to buy one when my children are grown. Meanwhile, thanks for letting us live vicariously with you all in your travels! 🥂 Here's to Nico's GORGEOUS Ferrari 812 GTS! ❤
The new top gear team
When I heard "What could go wrong?", I had shivers of "How are could it be?", and then everything comes down :D
The tunnel sounds are insane 🔥🔥
I've had a few Ferraris, including a few V12's. 812 was the one I used the least and sold the soonest. Easily the worst F car I've ever had.
I bet the dongle that was plugged into the diagnostic port for the exhaust is the problem, the OBD II port is for diagnostics its not suppose to have something permanently plugged into it for prolonged periods.
That is one road trip you will never forget
I would start by looking at the anti theft installation. Next check the harness connector plugs to the engine computer. It seems like a bad ground or something not making good contact.
I’m stunned that Ferrari offered to reinstate the warranty if brought back to stock. I never would have expected that. Very cool of them.
Greatest advice ever !!!
I love seeing the Canada Hat! Come and do a Canadian car tour next year! I`d love to join!
And playing Alanis Morissette on the radio.
I have a Maserati GTS when the car was around 3000km old it was doing the same thing I thought it was the battery , turns out it was both the battery AND the alternator which the dealer subsequently fixed for me. I am also a follower of Nico's watch channel and I gotta say Ferrari did themselves a favor by going above a beyond for Nico's case as a PR remedy would cost them a lot more than the offering to reinstate warranty with condition had the case gave them a bad image among Nico's watch fan base.
Naw Ferrari has a bad rep for shredding warranty even on the slightest whim. However, I do believe Nico's fame did help in them thinking about how "we fucked up".
This all actually spiralled out of control with Deadmau5 and his 458 Spider and now I think Ferrari's threading on thin ice that if they pulled such a massive PR stunt like that again, their reputation would be fucked even worse.
Why have you only got 71k subscribers i am shocked. Your content is amazing hope more follow you chris
It's more than likely the immobilizer system he installed and not the exhaust system, but let's hope this gets figured out.
That Ferrari has had a hard short life so far. Lets hope it gets better soon. Good work with the content
I commented on Ferraris Facebook post that it was messed up how they did Nico and they should make it right… Doing my part
I love the Ferrari 812, oh man, so beautiful. Also like the hat (OPP), I live 5 minutes from one of their stations....
Nicos a nutter and seems like a proper good laugh. Seemed to take it well too. 👌👌
You guys are a bunch of good friends, I love that and its inspiring , especially the fact that you love the same things. keep it up you all have a new fan.
I watched Nico and Mat now I am watching your video so I watched all the videos for the road tirp😅 3:25
Yo Chris! Much love bro from Sri Lanka
I had a Porsche before and I waited for the warranty to lapse before I started tinkering with things in the car. True enough 5 months in ownership it developed a grinding noise. The dealership checked her and found a defective alternator bearing. They swapped it with a brand new alternator for free.
Watching the road trip was like an old school episode of Top Gear lol so entertaining!
Great video mate !!
It's all love Chris 🇿🇦
Hi chris big love from us here in SA🇿🇦
Slix and Nico; my favs
We appreciate that 😅
have no knowledge of Ferrari, but these symptoms in any other Car is BCM(Body control module) related, have had several Fords, Vw ect with almost identical fault, When BCM related you will get faults in all the systems connected to to BCM discoing up your dash, mostly because of either water ingress or short circuits inside the BCM
If Ferrari has a problem with the exhaust, get Novitec to look at it. They have a warranty, no?
From one Ferrari owner to another I can’t believe nico went aftermarket on a 3 month old 812, face palm
Nice to see it is starting to look better...
NOVITEC Should fix it!!! You need to see Gintani NICO!!! Hope all is good with ya MOM!!❤ And Ferrari allowing u to bring it to stock and then cover it is AMAZING 21:52
Hi Chris what a great video mate from start to finish great content loads of laughter well on my side. Anyway but not so much your side and stop saying what else can go wrong lol lol 😊😊😊😊😊
You know you're in Italy when 11:53
There's a hard lesson for Nico here somewhere, about loud, obnoxious, expensive exhausts in brand new cars. He REALLY should put it back into stock condition.
The road trip that keeps on giving
812 GTS is awesome but shocking the problems that comes with Ferraris, so many stories of issues.
I'm happy it didn't catch fire. Seen so many old Ferrari's, Audi's, and McLarens totally engulfed in flames. Like gas goes in the container, not out on the exhaust to catch fire.
Why didn't you kick up hell with those wheels?????????????????????????
New subscriber Chris.
Great content.
Reverse psychology- ‘what could go right’ = something that screams fast!
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You can’t modify a Ferrari without permission it automatically voids warranty and he could face losing the finance on the car which means the full amount could be demanded by the finance company secondly who the hell jet washes a Ferrari engine ?
Nico phone's Ferrari head office and asks for the Commanditore, when he hears of Enzo's Death... it all starts to make sense... 😂😂😂 Give em hell, Nico!!!
I would be pissed if my 3 month old ferrari broke down like that
Nico needs to take it back to stock then have them fix it. Then do the exhaust.
Gotta love the Italians cops...."how much horsepower?"
Absolute legend right 😅
l would say the alternator as the guy mentioned. Had same issue on two of my cars.
I’m surprised that none of them seemed to know what a alternator does !
If Nico's Ferrari's problems were not connected to his mods. Ferrari should honour his warranty. Its just a low ball excuse to get out of fixing his unreliable car.
What Nico's experience has taught me is to never buy a Ferrari.
Either battery rogered, alternator not putting out enough at low revs, or parasitic draw on the batt meaning you're facing an uphill battle vs the discharge.
I don’t understand why anyone would mod a brand new Ferrari.
It’s the same as buying a new Rolex Daytona, and changing the hands on it.
Fantastic road trip Chris. Gotta stop saying “What else can go wrong” tho..🤣🤣
I think thats something we can all agree on!
Some wires got melted from that exhaust
Well it certainly didn;t catch on fire like his thumbnail suggested.
Petrol head road trips with your mates are the best 😎
I feel bad hearing a customer to say thank you to a manufacturer for a car that break down after 3 months.
Ferrari makes beautiful cars and so good to drive, but so unreliable and their attitude towards their customers is disgusting
It's your Auxiliary Battery (?) Located under your cabin filter.
Scratching the rims means better drive a Toyota Camry. You don’t deserve a Ferrari.
You realise the valet did it not me right?
Love your content bro..much love from South Africa
You know that all the execs at Hublot are just crying with laughter...
I've a sneaky suspicion that the wheels weren't curbed by accident, just saying..
This is very embarrassing for Ferrari.
You can sue ferrari. They cannot sell a car in the UK then abandoned the warranty just because of an exhaust. Don't work like that. Exhaust hasn't caused an electrical issue. Get them in county court.
Haha which university did you get your law degree from? I’m fairly certain Ferrari know exactly what they’re doing, there are term and conditions attached to the warranty, he chose to ignore them and this is the result. And it wasn’t ’just and exhaust’ there was a controller plugged into the OBD2 port as part of the exhaust upgrade, that’s what’s caused him the issues.
Fair play I suppose by Ferrari to honor the warranty if its returned to stock configuration, lovely car i would have been gutted if that had happend to me.
i feel good to be poor in my "working" Renault Laguna 3 estate....which you can never ever park in front of monte carlo's casino....Rich guy's need to have the knowledge of Mat Armstrong who thrives in fixing stuff
Milking his Ferrari even when it was damaged, shocking.
Did you see a detailer pressure washed Nicos engine. That certainly wouldn’t help.
All these mishaps happen when you dont take evil gt's uncle benji with you 😂😂😂
I say only one word "Porsche"
When I saw this in mats video my instant thought was alternator from the second all the dash warnings were mentioned,
You were half way there saying battery,
The mechanic said alternator,
Has a new alternator seriously not been attempted?
He's gotta know that this was going to happen, right? He's aware of the potential problem, but he continued.
Why would you abuse the one thing that is taking you to glory? Tires cry😢, oil cries😢.
You invalidated your warranty by customising your car,you knew that
This looks like its caused by the engine wash done on the ferrari