Hi all,

I'm in a state of fevered lust for a 99 BMW M Coupe (I know, I know, heresy), and I'm trying to figure out if I can sell my RS for enough cash to waste it on the Bimmer.

Anyway, here are the details:

1998 Impreza 2.5RS (DOHC)
25000 miles

MetalMaster brake pads
ATE blue brake fluid
K&N drop-in

Snorkus sitting in my garage

Additional stuff:

I bought the car from Jason Priestley (90210 actor, professional race car driver), but unfortunately I don't know what he did to the car.

The rear plate has a frame that says RSE, which I guess is some Subaru/Mitsubishi specialist down in Costa Mesa or something. I called them up, and while the guy didn't remember exactly what had been done, he said he was pretty sure that Santa Monica Subaru had him put in a Euro-spec suspension and possibly some other stuff.

Someone told me that the front bumper is actually the bumper from a 99, so I guess he did that, too.

Problems (all of these were courtesy of Mr. Priestley):

Passenger seat won't slide with the seat back lever (I should check this out), but will slide with the slider lever

Cracked (but functional) right-side driving (fog?) light

High center brake light was broken off the spoiler

Curb rash on wheels

Small scrapes, dings

Interior is in good condition (but when I first bought it, it smelled like wet dog--ugh)

Check Engine Light is on... not sure why. I'm going to take it to AutoZone to see if they'll diagnose for free.

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That's about it. So what do you think? How much could I get for this car?

Thanks,
Phil

Here's a pic...

Nice looking RS

Got some pictures up. Check it out. You shouldn't need an account to view them....

http://www.shutterfly.com/osi.jsp?i=67b0de21b322cea365b6

Phil

The front bumper cover and driving lights have been changed besides the wheels have been painted black too. I just bought one on ebay for...PM me and we can talk

my guess is like 9500-10,000 range. were you planning on selling your car? if so im interested =)

wow, with a prize like that and only 25,000 miles to kick around your looking at 16,000+ :)


purty, can i touch it?

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Originally posted by CWAFsubbie
wow, with a prize like that and only 25,000 miles to kick around your looking at 16,000+ :)


Sweet! So, uh, you wanna make me an offer? ;)

Yeah, so I'm pretty sure I'm going to try to sell it, possibly on eBay. I need to take care of two issues, though:

1. Cylinder 1 misfire. I posted to the board, but so far haven't gotten any answers...

2. Incorrect mileage on history. Check it out:

06/03/2002 13,691
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06/07/2002 60,702 Reported on 06/07/2002

Now call me a skeptic, but I think the person at AAA put the date in the computer instead of the mileage! Ugh.

Phil

just out of curiosity, how did you come up with $16,000? is '98 a special year or something?

98 was the first year the RS was released to the public.

so is 98 the best year to own an RS?