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I just read this thread on wrx.com.au; http://forum.wrx.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=74513

Very interesting read, from the guy that bought a 2 door STi at auction with GX plates, the investigation by the members and the revelation at the end of the thread that the guy wants to sell the car with 100% markup irrespective of its shady past.

A seriously good lesson to be learned;

Dont trust dealers

Do your homework on any car you want to buy

Dont be evil - own up if you make a mistake, dont pass that shit on to somebody else.

Don't trust dealers

Any car plate / compliance / purchase horror stories like this one?

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My bro used to own a Swift GTi, great little car... bought it from a mate of mine, who in turn, bought it from a car yard in Bankstown

We were noobs at the time and didn't really look into the history of the car or anything, but on the papers its was a Swift GA, a base model with a three cylinder engine. We thought it was an RTA error and didnt think much of it, until my bro went to trade the car in.

The car yard accepted the trade-in, all went well until a few days later when they called back and said, this is not a proper GTi. It had a totally different VIN on the body, compared to the plate, and was in fact a GA, that was fitted with GTi driveline, interior, bodykit, dash etc. They asked us about who sold the car and eventually traced the whole thing back to the car yard in Bansktown that went "bankrupt" shortly after.

The mate who bought the car from the yard originally, was a noob at the time as well and had no idea what he bought, he actually replaced the Swift with a Corolla GTi that was in a rollover and so badly repaired, all the door seals leaked water when it rained and had bits and pieces from corollas and holden novas used in the repair (slightly different guards, blinkers, lights etc)

Good lesson to check all the numbers and not just assume errors...

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i like how he states he is a private seller, then went on to say "i run a car lot mate, it's my job"

Yep. Total personality backflip;

I'm a naive private buyer with no idea => I'm in the industry and know this stuff.

Amazing.

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