You have one of the few lemons that any car company produces today.
My advice is pay one of the blokes that hang around the Mall in Ipswich a carton and while you go down to Easy-Street for a few drinks, your car will mysteriously vanish and be found out the back of Leichhardt as a burnt out shell.
After the phone call you receive from the Police at 5.30 am saying that you car has been found, you quickly rush out to the scene in a cab only to fall to your knees sobbing at the site of your most prised possession, now a charred shell.

In all honesty Kurt, you might have to actually take it to someone who knows something about Subaru's. God knows Subaru knows very little about about their cars, especially the service centers. maybe give Al a call and see if he can help diagnose the issues. It might cost you a couple hundred but then you can take the car back with a diagnosis, or better still get him to sort it. Drop the car off and take Charlz down to Nossa for lunch.

BTW what is this Sydney nonsense?

department of fair trading..

followed my 2 molatoff cocktails..

1 for the car.. 1 for Subaru.

Just threaten to go to the ombadsman (if that's how you spell it) It works with insurance company's when you want your money.

Aren't there lemon laws in Australia for this reason?
As above, threaten to take it up with the ombudsman and go to the panic merchants (Today Tonight and ACA). As sad as it is, often you don't get any action until you threaten and jump up and down.

As nice as Subaru's are, do you really WANT to give them more of your money after this? You could always write them another letter telling them you were about to put down a deposit for an MY08 GT, but instead you'll be buying something that works?

Go to a printer (the type that makes stick on ones) have huge THIS CAR IS A LEMON ones made up, place on either side of the car & rear window, put a list of your problems on a sheet of paper in the window & park it over the road from them at their busiest time IE Sat morning & whatever late trading day they have.........................sit with the car & watch them jump. :***:
You will possibly get on the news too, that should really fire them up as they have a pretty good name & they won't want it tarnished.

Hey mate,

I go to OFT (Fair Trading) everyday, will be glad to help you out if you need documents or letters lodged regarding your complaint, (the line can be huge some days and I get priviliges) just mail them to my work and they'll be done that day.

Also what dealership did you buy it off, I'm pretty sure I know which one.....*coff* Mt Gravatt *coff*. If I'm correct than let me know, I've got contacts over there, soon try and get some deal organised. I would advise getting a second hand MY07-08 GT Spec.B or similar at wholesale price, the dealership can organise that for you, will work out at about $10k - $15k off. If they are unhelpful I can hook you up with some numbers of Subaru used wholesalers, although this will result in you doing the footwork and not the f**kwits in question.

Any how drop me a bell if you're interested in some help.


Nick

what is exactly wrong with iit?

ha ha ok for those of you that dont know... ill make it as quick as possible the issues ive had.
*head shield tack welds break exhaust makes funky noise.---- fixed by myself at work

*consumption of approx 6 headlight/fog light globes per month.... 6 months after buying the car-- told to take it to an auto electrician to get it fixed

*blowing stupid amounts of black smoke, ----- didnt even jack the car up, was blamed on a/m exhaust... again own investigation fixed this.

*airbag light issues... airbag light would not stop coming on.--- was told not to store the imaginary objects i had in my car, under my seat, and they were moved into my boot!!

*engine decides to stop working...--- half way up cunninghams gap and thats about as far as i got. went through over 2 lts of oil in a week. new short motor fitted and i eventually get it back.

*car continuously running rough, consuming stupid amounts of fuel---- spark plugs replaced that were missed on the new engine replacement, and the 100k service, and the 112500 km service... "oh sorry"

*repeated problem, still running unwell---- apparently nothing wrong with it

*clutch/gearbox making funky noises--- clutch replaced, and 1st 2nd and 3rd synrcos.

*returned with a noise resembling a washing machine--- shim at rear of gearbox apparently out of tolerance... replaced...

*surging, very doughy performance-- exhaust gasket manifold replaced, throttle body removed and cleaned, deeper upper engine clean carried out

*still not healthy---- injectors removed and cleaned and replaced

*STILL not running well.. ---- knock sensor removed, inspected and a shim placed inside to "deafen" the engine. done by subarus state regional service manager

*STILL not playing the game... still has no power, still has a surging, or hesitation issue, chews through ALOT of fuel ( w/bris to goldy just under half a tank)
and this is where im up to now... the car is being dropped off on friday, and it will be left with them for 3 weeks while im away..

sorry for the length, i did try to break it down.. missed a few small things out, but nothing of great significance...
cheers

If you do the whole this car is a lemon sticker on your car camp out outside of the subaru delearship, count me in mate. We can grab a couple of the other Subie boys. make a mini day of it haha. that should attract some attention :Derisive

liber8ed;142400 wrote:

ha ha yeah i can just imagine it, me driving along with a copious amount of **** plastered all over it about the poor integrity of the car, and a convoy of fellow susus bupping away with stickers all over it saying "following a lemon.":Pilot:

:rofl: we should do it

Hahaha,
Do it Kurt, you know you want to.

liber8ed;142400 wrote:

ha ha yeah i can just imagine it, me driving along with a copious amount of **** plastered all over it about the poor integrity of the car, and a convoy of fellow susus bupping away with stickers all over it saying "following a lemon.":Pilot:

$600 you can get the car covered in a vinyl product that will not damage the paint and you can get whatever you want printed on it as long as you have copyright....take a photo of a lemon and get it printed in vinyl on your car!!:beach:

corporate sabotage FTW