Secret warranty coverage while the car was in for a LOF?
Huh, I guess the Japanese cars we've owned must not have needed any of this secret work, since we never took any of them anywhere near a dealer after buying them.
After eight Hondas, three Subarus and a lone Toyota none of which ever saw a dealer after purchase, we never had any problems of any note with these cars.
They really were and are well designed and well made vehicles, as are many models from America, Europe and Korea.
We've had a few American and European cars as well and we've also found them to be free of problems.
I know that this is way OT, but the average new car will run well beyond 150K with no serious problems of any kind, and this has been true for at least the last four decades.
It was not always the case in the 'seventies, although it was true of our '76 Civic. Great little go-kart!