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Old 25 July 2011, 01:28 PM
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http://www.repairedsalvage.com/r3178...-bromwich.html

Old 25 July 2011, 01:54 PM
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it does look good mate but personaly i would not buy any car that has been involved in an accident unless i was getting the repaired but thats just me.
Old 25 July 2011, 02:09 PM
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Must have been re-registered at some point as it isn't an MY05, it doesn't have any rear arch extensions for a start. Either that or it did have some external damage and parts have been replaced with older ones.....
Old 25 July 2011, 02:11 PM
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Oh, just noticed it is a WRX upgraded to "STi spec"
Old 25 July 2011, 02:34 PM
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I was gonna say something but I thought you'd realize eventually
Old 25 July 2011, 02:39 PM
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According to guy it was just vandalism paint over the seats no accident damage if that is the case its a bargain.
Old 25 July 2011, 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by CREWJ
I was gonna say something but I thought you'd realize eventually
Old 25 July 2011, 04:40 PM
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this came from plymouth last year.its made from a smashed up car and a stolen 05 plate sti that belonged to the haxbys family that ran the subaru dealership here.my mate looked at it and when did checks came back cat c even though the owner said it had never been touched etc...been sat in garage not used for ages as everyone knows the history of it down here.was sold to a dealer here that is very dodgy and known for drugs/guns etc and disappeared off his forecourt after a few days.now we know where.and its done 4k in the last 7 months.
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Originally Posted by marcevs72
this came from plymouth last year.its made from a smashed up car and a stolen 05 plate sti that belonged to the haxbys family that ran the subaru dealership here.my mate looked at it and when did checks came back cat c even though the owner said it had never been touched etc...been sat in garage not used for ages as everyone knows the history of it down here.was sold to a dealer here that is very dodgy and known for drugs/guns etc and disappeared off his forecourt after a few days.now we know where.and its done 4k in the last 7 months.
Well if that is the case then m8 hes a **** if he thinks that somebody not going to do a check first thing i do anyway. Unless he thinks by declaring some of its history that nobody going to check properly
Old 25 July 2011, 06:47 PM
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Cheap for a reason, by the look of it then.
Old 25 July 2011, 07:16 PM
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look mate you have enough info here to walk away from that motor spend more and buy a straight car that you know you are putting your money where you can trust thats my opinion at the end of the day its your money bud we can only advise.
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looks like a dog then lol !!!! woof woof
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Originally Posted by ste_brough
Oh, just noticed it is a WRX upgraded to "STi spec"
Now there's the rub

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