Anyone care to comment on Subaru UK official line on servicing an imported Subaru?

I am picking up a MY 04 WRX STi Wagon on Saturday a factory ordered car by its 1 and only UK owner who has had it serviced by a Subaru main dealer from new.

I called my local dealer who flat refused to service or supply parts, note to self, dont buy anything from him in future. Happy to tell who the dealer is, whats the form on that sort of thing on this site?

Using the dealer who has serviced the car to date means a round trip of 80 miles, not ideal but if it means keeping an official Subaru service history I'll do it.

Anyone else suffered same or know the 'official line'?

 

Main dealers won't touch Japanese imports or cars from outside the EU. Simple as that. There are plenty of good independent specialists - I'd use one of them.

 

www.subaru4you.co.uk ask for len deals with imports, hes a ex machanic from a main dealour,,,

 

I am picking up a MY 04 WRX STi Wagon on Saturday a factory ordered car by its 1 and only UK owner who has had it serviced by a Subaru main dealer from new.

with all due respect do subaru supply a jdm sti waggon? on an '04'?

up 4 ya if i am wrong m8!

 

Another vote for Len at Subaru4you, you can get him on 07771 636609

 

i also thought the sti wagon stopped at the end of the bugeye's

 

There is no STi JDM wagon any more, none in the MY03 lineup and none forcast, even in the MY06 lineup.

Tony

 

Oops typo error alert it's a 01 MY not 04 sorry.

Subaru4you are in Newbury, Berks, that's rather handier than trekking to Cotswolds.
Thanks for the tips, Len has already been rung this very morning, service already booked in for 2 weeks time.

 

Len is by far the best subaru mechanic I have used in the south, A* from me

 

Not much use for you - but Barretts in Canterbury will service JDM cars!

 

cotswolds subaru will service it you just have to give them the chassis no. before you book it so they can order the correct parts through i.m and have them there ready for when you turn up