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01 May 2006, 01:53 PM
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Originally Posted by B9GLY
they dont care who advertises cars with them, look at private sales, they just turm up take the picture, print it and thats it, they dont check up on you to make sure you are a decent guy?!!
god knows what else could be wrong with it, you need to take the car to an independet garage or if you are in the aa or rac get them to inspect the vehicle, then take the report back to the dealer and get all the problems sorted, dont drive it though until it has been checked because the sales guy will just be able to say you could have wrecked the car after buying it!
god knows what else could be wrong with it, you need to take the car to an independet garage or if you are in the aa or rac get them to inspect the vehicle, then take the report back to the dealer and get all the problems sorted, dont drive it though until it has been checked because the sales guy will just be able to say you could have wrecked the car after buying it!
01 May 2006, 01:55 PM
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well lets see how i get on with the tosser tomorrow, i have already asked him for my money back which he has refused to do, i get a horrible feeling this sale has not gone through the books properly. plus a mechanic with only a mobile for a contact number, does that sound dodgy to you?
01 May 2006, 02:00 PM
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Over the last few days there have been a string of new users posting that they want to buy some Jap import for £2.5k and this has been followed up with the usual "don't do it" advice from many. Now I know that imports aren't a problem in themselves but that they can tend to be prone to problems if not treated well. The same also applies to UK cars but to a lesser degree and with an import you can never tell what petrol it has been run on for example.
Is it, perhaps, a worthwhile exercise for some of the mods or the webmaster to create a sticky based on the advice posted in previous threads on the matter? Firstly it might save incidents like this and secondly it will save everyone having to post the same info everytime a new user appears wanting to buy an import and fit a vent to atmos BOV leaving him with not a penny in the bank to cover for the almost inevitable disaster.
Is it, perhaps, a worthwhile exercise for some of the mods or the webmaster to create a sticky based on the advice posted in previous threads on the matter? Firstly it might save incidents like this and secondly it will save everyone having to post the same info everytime a new user appears wanting to buy an import and fit a vent to atmos BOV leaving him with not a penny in the bank to cover for the almost inevitable disaster.
01 May 2006, 02:09 PM
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who me or hedgehog, cause trust me, i'm not i was recommended here by another site and so far you guys have been great help!
01 May 2006, 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Brun
Dammit you lot - this guy is on the wind up 
The fact is that a young chap is going to want a fast car and he will have mates tell him or will have read about Jap imports and how you can keep an Impreza for the same money as a Nova etc. However, I think most would agree that for a younger person on a limited budget the way to go, though it may not be the most flash route, is to try and get a good, unmodified, FSH UK car as then you stand a chance of at least getting something that drives.
02 May 2006, 01:15 PM
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why not im gonna buy one?? 
if your not handy with a spanner id stay well clear though........
glad hes sorted it! ive had a similar experience in past and it just took time for dealer to sort it.
if your not handy with a spanner id stay well clear though........
glad hes sorted it! ive had a similar experience in past and it just took time for dealer to sort it.
02 May 2006, 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by armogedden57
try A-plan, im 25, mines Just over 800, p.s. shoot the scumbag who sold you it.
the car is fixed gaz, checked to make sure no more bubbles were coming out, one way to know if head gasket has gone or not, see us women know somethings, plus helps my dad was a mechanic for 35 years
next problem is getting car taxed, bf only went and sent the green bit of the reg doc to the dvla and now they say he has to reregister and its gonna take 2 weeks and £19 to do. wouldn't mind so much but the tax ran out yesterday
02 May 2006, 03:25 PM
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Hope the cars fine.. I'd be pretty worried that they've put crap gaskets in it though!! i would only put proper gaskets in mine and have the work done by a reputable firm.. Hope it all works out ok though
02 May 2006, 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by rossi_classicwrx
Hope the cars fine.. I'd be pretty worried that they've put crap gaskets in it though!! i would only put proper gaskets in mine and have the work done by a reputable firm.. Hope it all works out ok though
i told him not to do it and to take it to api impreza, he was supposed to have gone there to get car derestricted but had to cancel it cause of gaskets, now they quoted me £800, to me it is worth paying that much to know that the job has been done properly and by someone who knows what they are doing on jap cars. lets hope he listens to me next time hey
02 May 2006, 03:37 PM
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well i guess you can give yer SO a swift kick in the b0ll0x 
i'm glad you got yer scooby back tho'
weasel 555 www.clubwrx.net
i'm glad you got yer scooby back tho'
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02 May 2006, 04:05 PM
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....and if y'all want u can blame me for sending stew911 here , since she orig asked on www.clubwrx.net
