MisterAdam

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ESH

My car had alot of history for its time in the uk. Still lead to engine faliure. Due to poor maintenance. For the money you ought to get a warrenty. Dealers are there to turn a profit and you doing just that.

Its your money and you have indeed seen the car and driven it too so its not my place to say buy it or not but its not worth the asking price. A quick browse in this forsale section and auto trader would prove that.

PPPRob

Adam, I just wanted to add a comment about your logic of what your Lexus owes you against what its worth:

If you use your logic when it comes to selling this sti (assuming you go ahead and buy it) then not taking into count depreciation/extra miles, you're saying that the sti will owe you about 5-5.2k

Thats not a bad deal for the next owner is it?

Don't quote what your Lexus 'owes' you to anyone else will ya!!! You never know where potential buyers may come from

Suppose this deal falls through and you take advice from guys on here and use autotrader. Maybe buyers will know someone on SN and phone you offering 4 grand, then you're stuffed!!!

Just thought you could bear it in mind thats all

As for the sti..... maybe start another thread quickly asking if anyones got a third party warranty that covers all important things. That way you could atempt to have the cost reduced from the price of the car

Best of luck

PPPRob

Oh and to add about reliability.

I had an sti5 type R and it had a big end failure after 34k miles.

I lost faith after the rebuild (only psycologically, not coz it was a dodgy job) and sold it.

Rebuild came out of my pocket and was 2 grand and that was with standard bits, nothing uprated

MisterAdam

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PPPRob

I'm sorry mate, I have no idea!!

Just that I had an RAC one on a beemer a few years back.

Ask a question in general, someone will always be able to help on SN

FWIW Mine was 500 quid for a year on a Z3M roadster but you may need some special extras to cover turbo, DCCD (on sti4 not sure) etc

rallying1

I only paid £9k for my 02 plate WRX with 25000 miles on it, that is well over priced matey, as my school report used to say "could do better"

Gear Head

iTrader: (2)

Just do a google search for after market warrenties.
And there is no DCCD on a normal sti.

scoobynutta555

Ah, the good old insurance backed third party warranties. Not worth a w@nk I'm afraid, I'd never have another. If this bloke is a dealer then he has to give you 3 months warranty anyway by law doesn't he?

If he's being funny about the deposit now, I wouldn't fancy my chances in taking the car back if something was wrong with it within those 3 months.

PPPRob

Thanks, I wasn't sure

Just wanted to highlight that a generic warranty might not cover all aspect of that particular car

scoobynutta555

You'll find that everything apperas to be covered then when you go to claim it won't be covered, or some such slippery get out clause.

MisterAdam

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Tidgy

think mate get deposit back, theres plenty of very nice scoobs for sale t the min so you can pick up a bargin rather than take the risk

PPPRob

I enquired whether the VANOS was covered on my beemer and RAC said 'whats that then'
After I explained, they said that it was part of the engine so it was covered, but if I had needed to claim, they could equally have said it was a 'specific extra to certain models' as their leaflet mentioned and therefore I wouldn't have been covered when push came to shove.

Hmmmm

Gear Head

iTrader: (2)

Just say that you have read up on the impreza models, and that example seems massively over priced. Especially when there is no warrenty. If the car is so straight, why won't he offer you one?
At the end of the day, he hasn't got to give you the deposit back, but if he has got so many people interested in it like he said on the phone to me, then he should have no problem giving you your money back.

Tidgy

think the question to ask is, what isn't covered, not what is

MisterAdam

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PPPRob

If you're still that unsure then its probably better you do leave it.

I'll be very surprised if you get your money back though fella


Just use the advice and ask questions about the next one you see like you did this time

Oh and try and find out exactly how much your Lexus is 'trade' so you have an idea whether the next dealer is knocking you... Assuming you don't attempt to sell private.

MisterAdam

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PPPRob

So if you're fortunate enough, you may well find a very similar car for 6-7k maybe.

They may knock you down to 5.5k for yours but you'll be in the same boat as now without so much worry..... and probably a fair bit of warranty too.

Its just a thought mate. I'd certainly try a private sale first as you don't rely on your current car everyday. You're in a very envious position as you can afford to have nothing while searching for the perfect car. I've have to buy my next car before selling my current in the past and boy does that strain things

MisterAdam

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Brun

Regardless of price, if you are in the market for a Scoob then the V5 front end is so much nicer than the V4

V4


V5


Brun - waits for the flames from the V4 owners

Terminator X

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I'd put that down to the cheapskates that roam this Forum ...

TX.

Gear Head

iTrader: (2)

Very, very true!

scoobynutta555

No you idiot, it's about supply and demand.

Terminator X

iTrader: (7)

You're f*cking cheap, admit it ...

TX.

Gear Head

iTrader: (2)

So, did he get his money back?

scoobynutta555

MisterAdam

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Matt_taylor

glad your happy iwth it mate!!!