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On June 1st I purchased a 2011 Subaru STI with 40,000 miles from a dealership here in San Diego California. The check engine light came on the second day of ownership. In my DIY spirit I tried to fix all the problems myself. Fast forward a few months and little luck fixing my error codes I had the car towed to a Subaru Specialist here in SoCal. Here is what the mechanic is telling me.....
My car has a non turbo 2.5 EJ small block with STI everything else... hence the "Fake STI" in the title. I thought I was purchasing an STI and what I bought is not that. The mechanic says that the car would not/could not pass smog due to its compression rate so the only way to fix my check engine codes is to replace the small block. I've been quoted between $6,000-$7,000 to make this happen.
My question is, am I screwed? Do I have any recourse? I have not confronted the dealership yet and am curious if there is anything I could even do. CA Lemon Law? BAR (Bureau of Automotive Repair)? Any idea's or help would be great.
My car has a non turbo 2.5 EJ small block with STI everything else... hence the "Fake STI" in the title. I thought I was purchasing an STI and what I bought is not that. The mechanic says that the car would not/could not pass smog due to its compression rate so the only way to fix my check engine codes is to replace the small block. I've been quoted between $6,000-$7,000 to make this happen.
My question is, am I screwed? Do I have any recourse? I have not confronted the dealership yet and am curious if there is anything I could even do. CA Lemon Law? BAR (Bureau of Automotive Repair)? Any idea's or help would be great.