Glynmitch

My mate bought what he was thought was a 2006 Hawkeye sti in black from a local dealer. They are Lawrence of Kemnay in Inverurie Aberdeenshire. Now my mate doesn't know that much about the differences between a WRX and an STi so he thought that because the dealer had told them it was then it must be an STi. Anyhow, he's had the car for a wee while and he took it to another garage to get some new front brakes fitted. The garage he used told him that the car he had was not an STi but only the WRX model. He has taken said car back to the dealership and asked for a full refund but they have offered him 2 free services to make up for the difference. My mate is having none of it and has contacted trading standards and they have taken on the case for him. Surely he should be entitled to a full refund?

Thoughts?

tempop1

Did he not look at the log book?

99jdee

id be well pissed! i bet hes gutted! i'd go there and tell erm to gimme my money back or ill drive the ****1n things through the window and then take my money back lol

Glynmitch

Well I assume not. He's not that big of a car nut but doesn't like to get ripped off either

rossyboy

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oh FFS

I believe they are the subaru main dealer for the area aswell!?

scotty_b

Did his insurance not correct him also? Give them the reg and tell him what it is? mmm. But strange but hey stranger things have happened!! Hope your mate gets it sorted!

NormantheDog

How long is a 'wee' while? Presumably they are denying telling him it was a Sti?

daz1968

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Strange thing to happen almost unbelievable. Does his sale receipt show sti if so then should get result no problem.

Midlife......

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Was it priced as a WRX ??

Shaun

andy.v8.2008

I thought that the sti has sti in the center of the speedo. hope your mate gets sorted.

jono300

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Not really the point I know but did he pay an sti price for it ?? could be a tricky one as unless it was actually written down on a sales receipt or whatever then surely it was only mentioned in talk that it was an sti and legally would not think there is not much come back ??

not being funny but surely your mate knew enough about subarus to know if it was an sti or wrx once he had bought it / driven it ?? was it possibly his first subaru ?? if so would have surely been a good idea to have at least had someone who knew about subarus to have a look at it for him where it would have been immediatly recognised as a wrx.

again mate possibly not relative to the situation and if I had paid sti money then yep would be kinda mad about it myself !!

keep us posted on developments.

Turbo-Rush

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"my mate" lol not that old chestnut

hope you get it sorted though mate, never nice to get your pants pulled down or your mates for that matter....

53

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Lol Epic Fail

Your mate needs shaking !

Midlife......

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I guess any internet link to the sale is now broken

Shaun

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Stu,

Do you think that there might be some similarities between a miss sold car here and another one that cannot be discussed????

53

iTrader: (41)

this one is still running though although clearly the same dealer charm school

Kirstiestar

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I guess it would be hard to prove though?? The dealer will just say your mate was fully aware of what it was?

Norman Dog

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Was the fact it only had 5 gears not a bit of a giveaway?

CREWJ

It's people like this that are buying "sti's" off ebay.

I hope he gets his money back.

Brun

Does the offer of 2 services serve as an admission of guilt on the dealers behalf?

andythejock01wrx

Might well do Brun.

I think we need to know:

- how long between purchase and discovery
- how much paid, year, mileage, whether prodrive PP fitted, etc
- what evidence there is that the garage advertised it as an STi - eg buyer printed off advert, receipt mentioning model type, etc.

I think if in principal a refund should be provided noting that this is a main dealer, but if we are talking 4 or 5 months down the road it'll be tricky.

brendy76

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Dealers do make mistakes, a few years ago I saw one 16v cupra sport for sale, opened the bonnet and there was half a head missing. It was an 8v with a 16v sticker on the boot. You really need to make sure you know exactly what you are buying.

lordharding

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It could be diffulcult to prove unless anything is in writing
Maybe just a salesman saying it is an STi then your friend has to proove it
Price
Garages can charge what they want and price a Wrx as a STi if they want to
But I think buy offering two free services is an admission of guilt so I would get then offer in writing for considersation then take them to court
Seems a strange story but strange things happen in retail

allsop83

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Well I would like to think I would do my homework before parting with a big chunk of money!

Lawrence of Kemnay are useless though and I have no doubt they probably sold it to him as an STI- last time I was in there speaking to the head honcho he had no idea what a 22B was.....and this from our "MAIN DEALER"

Still no excuse from your mate though, hope he gets something sorted but I think it unlikely if it has been longer than a month since the sale?

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