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Found on Hustle Live (surprise surprise):

What ended up happening with this?

I wish!

Update: Well, I'm glad that's over. First thing I did wrong was believe whomever told me that the Disputes Tribunal takes a more mediative/flexible approach to legal issues. Definitely should have come in with all the relevant sections of CRA 1979 and quotes to reflect pecuniary loss from the misrepresentation. Life goes on. Faced with the fact that I had ill-prepared my case, and being offered a small refund of the purchase price, I decided to settle rather than have an adjournment that could land me right in exam times with another 9AM start. At the end of the day, I got what I came for, which was a more adequate settlement than the offer of $50, and now the seller knows that you can misrepresent an item for sale notwithstanding your honest belief. For those who have similar situations, don't make the mistakes I did: - Provide evidence to the respondent either before or at the hearing, plus copies for the adjudicator and yourself. - The Disputes Tribunal takes as strict approach to the law as an ordinary court. Know your Contractual Remedies Act 1979 (operative section is section 9). - You must provide evidence of a diminution in value and that is not quantifiable by reference to the cost to cure (unless you can argue that this is the most reasonable method, I suppose. There's case law on this point: Ruxley Electronics and Construction Ltd v Forsyth). So, now, I suppose I have a Forester STI Genome muffler for sale...

Canon 5D Mark II EDIT: I wish - Canon 600D

Also,

Taking off your front bumper only takes a few minutes. I took my intake resonator out without having to remove the guard, but it did take some encouraging (GDB sedan). Can't say how 'worth the fuss' is but I found it was a great way to fill in an evening in the garage. Best of luck.

Generally referred to as a 'duck tail spoiler' (sometimes aka duck bill). Maybe some searches of that will probably yield some results.

Would be awesome if I could get lucky and find a set. Might do some hunting.

Ah.. well, that might be /thread then haha. I thought $600 seemed a bit much but apparently not

First off, I don't know if this is the right place to post (sorry in advance if not) I want to get my BBS mags refurbished (image for reference - not mine). They have a bit of curb rash on three of the tyres and I'm thinking of selling and upgrading my STI. Having spanking new mags would definitely make it a more appealing sale. GT Refinishers - who have done excellent work in the past - quoted $600 for refurbishment which seems a bit steep to me. This includes the price of taking the wheels off the car and tyres off the wheels though because I have no real means to do this. To me this seems a tad excessive but I mean GT doesn't market itself on being the cheapest option. Does anyone know another decent place in the Auckland area that will refurbish gold mags, or is $600 really my best bet?

Dispute date set at 25 August --- 9AM in the morning!

It is a hassle, but it's also satisfying my thirst for justice I am not going to cut the exhaust back because: 1. This exhaust system has already cost me enough (downpipe and modding midpipe) and the benefits won't add up 2. The exhaust sounds terrible on my setup (see video a few pages back) - it has this horrible rattle down low, but I do concede that it sounds great up top 3. Getting it modded would totally compromise its integrity.

I won't be able to think about it until I get the DT ruling now - seeing as having the muffler is essential to my claim. In any event, I'm not sure what I will ask for it but I know I definitely won't make back what I paid for it.