Alright, I want a lot of people to read this story so no one gets hurt so please tell anyone in the Bay Area looking for a 2.5RS this story.

Long story short my friend was looking at this RS off Craigslist in Mission District SF, we test drove it checked it out and the owner "didn't know" anything about the accident it had been in a year ago which salvaged it. We had him bring it to Napa to my dad's buddy at classic auto.

We jacked it up and F***! The car was amazing inside and out, but the engine was being held in by four copper spot welds, FOUR! The tranny and engine are going to fall out at any time and the guy "didn't" even know about it. The frame is completely tweaked and beyond help from any one uninterested in a project car. He was 18 and bought it two months ago from a guy who "didn't know" about it. I almost felt bad for his ignorance. He is the fourth owner, the first owned it for 5 years then totalled it and sold it 6 months later. It has been sold every two-three months since.

The kid is planning on trying to basically trick someone in to buying it before it breaks, mean while he is driving daddy's beamer. I told him to part it out and make $4000-$5000 because everything except the frame is in great condition.

Please watch out for it and anyone interested in it. Please PM me if you have any specific questions or info about someone trying to buy it. I want the kid to make his money back, but not by killing anyone who may buy it or killing anyone as a result of the engine dropping to the road.

The car is a 2000 Impreza RS, dark blue with 5% tint. It is the coupe and has 02 wrx rims. The lighting is all converted to the white jdm style lighting and it has apexi exhaust. If you think you see it and need any more specific info pm me.

Thanks for reading, please let anyone you know thats looking for an RS to watch out.

***Updated on page 2!!!!

 

Thanks for the heads up.

 

thanks for the warning

 

good warning
thanks man

 

word

 

Thanks for the heads up. I've seen this car on Craigslist a while ago now. First time was probably the original guy selling it. Advertised as a salvage title. Then a few months later it got sold (probably to the guy that your buddy bought it off of). The ad was located in SF. Salvage title again. What you're describing is the exact same ad I saw.

 

wow thanks for the warning.

i bet your friend was glad he brought you along. has he found any other cars?

 

Any better description of the car concerned? Or pics?
Might help further avoid someone getting the shaft.

 

I think its the only "2000 Impreza RS" on craigslist lol

 

Wow that's crazy. Whoever was looking at that car should just buy mine though it's a 2001 coupe.

 

i was looking at this rs a few months ago but never went out to look at it, thanks for the warning appriciate it

 

report it to craigslist.

 

Yeah he found a silver 00 rs coupe with its original owner, but he wants to save up for it because he doesn't have quite enough yet.

 

I will upload pics later tonight, I have good enough shots of the car that will make it easily identifiable.

 

do you have a link to the info about your car?