How bad could it be?

"SaigaShooter - He's got an Impreza" (saigashooter) 02/04/2016 at 06:20 • Filed to: Car buying, npocp, subaru

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So Ive been window shopping for a replacement for the Monte Carlo (aka the blue turd) and came across this Impreza. Anyone have opinions or comments on the 2000 Imprezas? My wife drives a 2009 2.5i and we really like it.

Any big issues with this model, or the EJ22 engine.

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Aaron M - MasoFiST > SaigaShooter - He's got an Impreza 02/04/2016 at 06:47

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The EJ22 is a beast, and for the most part doesn’t have any of the head gasket issues the EJ25 does. It’s a slow beast, but that’s not the end of the world.

In short, go for it.

pip bip - choose Corrour > SaigaShooter - He's got an Impreza 02/04/2016 at 07:11

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buy it!!

Boxer_4 > SaigaShooter - He's got an Impreza 02/04/2016 at 08:18

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Make sure the timing belt has been done, since the phase 2 EJ22 is an interference engine. Other than that, it's a lot more bulletproof that the EJ25 of the time.

Needmoargarage > SaigaShooter - He's got an Impreza 02/04/2016 at 08:24

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That one looks unusually clean. Check and make sure the rear wheel arch (where the quarterpanel meets the bumper cover) hasn’t been cheaply repaired. Otherwise, looks awesome!

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > SaigaShooter - He's got an Impreza 02/04/2016 at 08:45

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This is actually a really good car. The 2.2 is a very durable motor, my dad had a 98 that was at 250k and still going strong. That being said it is slow by modern standards and equipped like the econo box that it is. If body is good and it passes a mechanics inspection without any major issues I’d go for it.