cheap WRX on craigslist - not sure if legit

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Old Jun 7, 2004 | 07:34 PM
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On some of the pictures, the rear window is tinted. On other pictures, they are not.
Could it be that they are 2 separate cars on the pictures
Old Jun 7, 2004 | 08:17 PM
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Nice eye...there are pics with (no tint + dealer plates, #3) ----> (tint + dealer plates #2) -----> (no tint + CA lic plates, #4). Shady as hell!
Old Jun 7, 2004 | 08:52 PM
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LoL, wow. Im glad that you guys are lookin out like this...seeing as Im trying to help FoToHo find a WRX. Though I doubt she will have a problem like this as she will be dealing with the dealership.
Old Jun 7, 2004 | 09:26 PM
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is it me or is that little kid photoshopped in? lol..
Old Jun 7, 2004 | 09:28 PM
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Old Jun 7, 2004 | 10:03 PM
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On this topic, I've heard that there is a heavy Russian mafia-style ring of car choppers in the Bay Area that are ripping off cars, swapping or just removing vin numbers and reselling the cars however possible.
HEAVY russians? They sound aweful! About the window tint... couldn't the pics w/o tint but w/ dealer plates be from when the car was new off the lot, and then the tint was added later and showed up in later pics? It's like saying a pic of one's car when stock/new must be of a different car because in more recent pictures one has Rotas.

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Old Jun 7, 2004 | 10:46 PM
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I bet you it's that guy from American Pie.
Old Jun 7, 2004 | 10:57 PM
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the kid is photchoped in, look at the hand the kid is holding out, the guy couldnt crop the pixels close enought so he left some color from what ever picture it was from. Notice how inbetween the kids finger nad palm is a slight different color then what is in the background? Zoom in on photoshop and it looks even more drastic.


GOod eye who ever called it.

SOmeone should call sac country sheriefs to have a look see.

Smells fishy...
Old Jun 7, 2004 | 11:07 PM
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^^^^^

not sure if it's chopped... i think i make out the reflection of the kid in grill/bumper. Either it's a real photo or his photchop skillz are SUPER BOLID
Old Jun 7, 2004 | 11:11 PM
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Nah, it's chopped. Theres a hard edge around the kid and like Dre said there's an area around his hand that seems to have the old backround that was smudged in. Plus the shadowing is wrong. Where's the tree's shadow?
Old Jun 7, 2004 | 11:24 PM
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At first glance that kid looks fake as hell but why? Even without scrolling down to where it was suggested I thought it was fake when i first saw the link.

If i get bored tomorrow i may send an email to that area's Sheriff dept. Which department do you think it would fall into? Police maybe like DCPD? which county is that for Sheriff if you went that route?

Send an email with this thread link as a tip.

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Old Jun 7, 2004 | 11:29 PM
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sac county.
Old Jun 8, 2004 | 12:38 AM
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lol, thats hella funny. who..and why would u photoshop a KID in the picture?!?!?!?
Old Jun 8, 2004 | 12:39 AM
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lol after i posted this i look back at the picture, and duh it hit me..hes trying to hid ethe license plate...very clever..and amusing
Old Jun 8, 2004 | 07:18 AM
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Look at pictures closer. The tint is done only on left side rear window and is present in all pictures where is can be seen. And kid was put in to cover the palte.



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