2006 STI damaged, never been titled, good buy?
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2006 STI damaged, never been titled, good buy?
So, here's the story. A guy hopped up on Meth. comes in to look at the '06 STI and while he was sitting in it, he decides that he's gonna take it for a joy ride, (ie; steal it). He can't figure out how to get it into reverse so he jumps the curb and after circling the Subaru lot looking for the exit he finally spots it and heads for the highway. He goes on a 250 mile trip with cops in pursuit with a few minor (I use that word lightly) collisions here and there. I saw the car at the auto body shop without ever hearing what happened, I figured someone(new owner) wrecked it and thought nothing of it until I got to talking with the sales guy at Subaru. The damage was to the drivers side, the whole drivers side. The front and rear bumper, sideskirt, both doors, 2 rims and the rear quarter panel/pillar were replaced. They are selling it as a new car but with a price tag around 21-22K. I am heavily debating whether I should trade my '02 in for this car or not. If I were to get this car I plan on keeping it long term so I'm not extremely concerned with resale. Once the car returns to the lot I will be checking it out thoroughly but I know that my decision will be based on what I see when it returns from the shop but figured you guys would have a plethora of opinions that I could keep in mind.
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Originally Posted by sigma pi
nice breakin for the motor hehe
For sure. that is the only concern I have really. I have read numerous articles on "hard break-in's" and soft break-in's" and found that a quicker harder break-in has not necessarily caused any problems with longevity but the guy was also not attemting a hard break-in but instead a break from the cops so.... could be good or bad.
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Originally Posted by PeanutWRX
just get the extra warranty.......
Yeah, I'm gonna see if they will give it to me for free or lower the price of the car the amount that it will cost to get.
If break-in is not an issue with you I say you should go check out the car BEFORE they get the car back. Once they have EVERYTHING off you can get a better feel and look of it. If it's really just body panel and you don't care about the break-in. Get the extra warranty and go home happy. 
Good luck!
Good luck!
Originally Posted by Jakes02
I know that my decision will be based on what I see when it returns from the shop.
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Originally Posted by iBlueVirus
If break-in is not an issue with you I say you should go check out the car BEFORE they get the car back. Once they have EVERYTHING off you can get a better feel and look of it. If it's really just body panel and you don't care about the break-in. Get the extra warranty and go home happy.
Good luck!
Good luck!
I saw it before they started working on it and I went to the shop the other day and they explained what was damaged/replaced so I am confident in what I would be getting. I checked the VIN on carfax and it has 0 remarks for the car.(i find this sort of strange). The shop owner verified that mothing but body damage had occured and I didn't see any damage underneath so hopefully I will have an '06 STI in the garage in about two weeks.
I might be talking out of my ***, but it might be a good idea to drain all the fluids from tranny, diff, and engine to see if you see any 'unexpected' chunks... Good luck!
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Originally Posted by iBlueVirus
I might be talking out of my ***, but it might be a good idea to drain all the fluids from tranny, diff, and engine to see if you see any 'unexpected' chunks... Good luck!
Yeah my plan was to see if they would drain all fluids(primarily tranny and diff) so I could see how it looks. I doesn't have many miles on it but I would like to see if any chips are waiting to be found. I don't know if they will do it though. If not I will take it to Jiffy lube so if they find anything then I can tell the dealership. I'd do it myself but if I found something bed they might say it's not covered because I'm not a certified mechanic or something.
Don't go to Jiffy lube, they'll kill your car!! Just tell the dealership you'll pay for the fluid change as long as there is no unexpected chunks there. Then again, they can change it and not tell you even there are some unexpected chunks came out.
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Originally Posted by iBlueVirus
Don't go to Jiffy lube, they'll kill your car!! Just tell the dealership you'll pay for the fluid change as long as there is no unexpected chunks there. Then again, they can change it and not tell you even there are some unexpected chunks came out.
I go to Juffy Lube for my wifes car and they are very helpful. They let me go down in the pit and check the underside of the car and put my finger in the drain hole to see what is sitting at the bottom. It's not the first choice for my car but it works for hers and they aren't completely dumb, besides I'll be in the pit to see what's going on. But, yeah I could do it at home and tell them I had it done somewhere else.
