Ringer on ebay

rossyboy · 2018-12-08 14:10:25

Interesting vin plate on this overpriced shed :freak3: EJ255 and a TY754 box? Can even see its new rivets... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Subaru-Impreza-Classic-WRX-STi-Version-1-closed-deck-with-TD05-Turbo/163418111724?hash=item260c7a7eec:g:oUsAAOSwgnJcCYzG

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Dec 8, 2018 | 02:10 PM

rossyboy

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Ringer on ebay

Interesting vin plate on this overpriced shed

EJ255 and a TY754 box? Can even see its new rivets...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Subaru-Im...sAAOSwgnJcCYzG

Dec 8, 2018 | 02:22 PM

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Have you reported it to eBay

Dec 8, 2018 | 02:43 PM

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Probably just a wrong picture mixed in,seems to sell a lot of stuff,and the vin plate shot is of a blue car.

Dec 8, 2018 | 02:58 PM

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Probably just a wrong picture mixed in,seems to sell a lot of stuff,and the vin plate shot is of a blue car.

Only has one Impreza for sale though. Given the story on the ad, I’d be inclined to think he doesn’t realise it - that is if the pic is actually of that cars engine bay.

Dec 8, 2018 | 03:05 PM

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You are right though... engine bay should be black. Have asked him the question.

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Dec 8, 2018 | 03:34 PM

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Doesn't mention coil overs in the ad either,shame there's not a full engine bay pic.

Dec 8, 2018 | 03:58 PM

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Dec 8, 2018 | 04:19 PM

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He replied, but all he said was the listing is incorrect as it’s not an STI. Which wasn’t what I asked...

Dec 9, 2018 | 12:14 PM

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Vin plate is off a hawkeye wrx, GD model code and gearbox code etc

Dec 9, 2018 | 12:16 PM

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who else spotted the Opel Manta in the background

Dec 9, 2018 | 05:46 PM

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ive just messaged him asking why he is selling a lemon

Dec 9, 2018 | 06:10 PM

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lol this is the reply i just had back.............

"Correct on a couple of things

And yes the adverts being amended tomorrow and no it’s not an STi and yes I’ve been told incorrectly.

Thanks for pointing it out and rubbing further salt in my wounds.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend"

Dec 9, 2018 | 06:40 PM

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ive just messaged him asking why he is selling a lemon

Bet that went down like a lead balloon

Dec 9, 2018 | 07:44 PM

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Bet that went down like a lead balloon

certainly did lol

Dec 9, 2018 | 08:25 PM

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Sounds like he’s just been caught out with a car he doesn’t understand. Nothing deliberately sinister from him, but that vin photo makes no sense all round.

Dec 10, 2018 | 09:34 AM

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Looks like it was an error - he's put a pic of the correct vin on his listing now.

Dec 10, 2018 | 09:52 AM

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But the correct vin plate form the black car now shown also has un-stamped rivets. I thought all subarus had rivets stamped "SUBARU" holding the vin plates to the chassis so it was obvious if they'd been changed?

Dec 10, 2018 | 10:22 AM

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yes BPR genuine rivets are stamped Subaru

this is bit like the newage we had quite few months back

funny thing is there will always be a poor soul who doesn’t know better and buy such an example

Dec 10, 2018 | 10:40 AM

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yes BPR genuine rivets are stamped Subaru

this is bit like the newage we had quite few months back

funny thing is there will always be a poor soul who doesn’t know better and buy such an example

That said though, I'm not sure all subarus had the subaru stamped rivets. The earlier ones may have been plain. I don't honestly know when they started fitting them to cars.

I remember that terrible newage spec C a few months back. That was glaringly bad.

Dec 10, 2018 | 12:27 PM

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yes BPR genuine rivets are stamped Subaru

this is bit like the newage we had quite few months back

funny thing is there will always be a poor soul who doesn’t know better and buy such an example

Who on earth wants to buy a 24 year old Subaru Impreza though.
It'll be nothing but a money pit