Mitsubishi Eclipse - Page 3

IggyWH · #21 07-04-2005, 11:48 AM

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Not an Eclipse, but I owned a 2001 Galant for long time. Very reliable.

Mitsubishi=all the benefits of a Japanese car, without paying the premium for the Toyota or Honda name.

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My old mans ass-backward logic in liking the car is because he's owned a 35" TV that was made my Mitsubishi and hasn't had any problems with it for 10+ years.

I'll know tomorrow if I'll get it or not. Pops is gonna try to get them down another 1k or get a longer warranty on it.

It sucks because if we get things done on Tuesday, I won't pickup the car until Friday because I got to go to Maryland for a few days for work. Talk about torture... buy a new car and not able to drive it.

icepick · #22 07-04-2005, 12:20 PM

My '96 GS is still running strong after 90k miles.

scrub · #23 07-04-2005, 01:39 PM

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I need a new car and I'm not exactly a big ballah like some of you are. Today while out looking, I came across a pretty good deal for a 2000 Eclipse. I really didn't want to buy a car that old, but it only has 25k miles on it and the thing was spotless. I'm really considering pulling the trigger on it on Tuesday and wondered if anyone had any opinions/information they would like to share on the car?

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There are very of few of these "I need a cheap car..." threads for which the answer is not a civic or corolla, preferably a civic, with a stick.

scrub

Sean D · #24 07-05-2005, 03:52 AM

Well Eclipses do get a bad rep from a lot of people that automatically lump them in with the Fast and Furious crowd, but they can be good, reliable cars. The 3rd gen (2000-2005) is probably more reliable than the 1st and 2nd gens, but even the non-turbo 1-2 gens were pretty reliable. It all depends what you want the car for. It sounds like the 2000 Eclipse you looked at was probably a 4-cylinder, so the gas mileage will be on par with most compacts (28-30mpg.) As for styling, most would agree the 2nd gen is the best looking of the bunch. For power, the turbo 1-2 gens are a very good bang for the buck, and can make 300hp with not too extensive modification. The downside is, they aren't the most reliable when you start to modify them. The 3rd gen GT's have a peppy v6, but offers very little room for modification.
So it really comes down to the purpose of the car. If you are really worried about driving a "girl's car" or a rice-mobile, then maybe you shouldn't worry so much about what other people think.

http://www.club3g.com - 3rd gen Eclipse info
http://www.dsmtalk.com - 1st/2nd gen Eclipse info
http://sean3d333.tripod.com/id23.html - link to my car

Sean D · #25 07-05-2005, 04:45 AM

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The person before it had tried to mod and trick it out (which makes you wonder why the hell they didn't get the V6) and the electronics were [censored].

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Just FYI, no V6 from 90-99, only 4 cyl turbo or non-turbo

Prelude008 · #26 07-05-2005, 07:00 AM

It's a good car. I think you will be happy with it. I bought a used 2000 GT Eclipse in Jan of 04 and have not had any problems with it. It had 14.5K miles on it when I bought it. My personal opinion, especially if you are working on a budget is to buy a older better (low miles) car rather than a new cheap car for the same $$$.

Mine came with everything but the leather seats (sunroof, 200 horses, 17inch rims, factory infiniti radio). The GT and GTS will give you more power over 200 horses (6 cyl) and the other two models are less 4cyl. Did you go for a test drive? What model is it?

FouTight · #27 07-05-2005, 08:20 AM

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http://www.club3g.com - 3rd gen Eclipse info
http://www.dsmtalk.com - 1st/2nd gen Eclipse info
http://sean3d333.tripod.com/id23.html - link to my car

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ahh, a 3ger. I'm a mildly participating 2gstratus guy myself.

The dodge stratus coupe is pretty much the same car as the eclipse, but loses that 'girlie' (sorry, at least around here thats the rep it has) persona. I would at least take a look at one or two of them, I like mine, I didn't get the larger 6 cyl. and my gas mileage is pretty good.

Guy Incognito · #28 07-05-2005, 11:06 AM

FWIW, I had a '95 RS for 3 years, and it was absolute garbage. Hoping for your sake that reliability has improved since then.

IggyWH · #29 07-05-2005, 11:39 AM

Thanks for those links Sean D, I'll have to check them out.

Nice Spyder... I looked at a couple but the ones in my price range also had around 75k on them, which isn't too bad for a 6-7 year car but I was shooting for lower millage on the car I bought.

IggyWH · #30 07-05-2005, 11:42 AM

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http://www.club3g.com - 3rd gen Eclipse info
http://www.dsmtalk.com - 1st/2nd gen Eclipse info
http://sean3d333.tripod.com/id23.html - link to my car

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ahh, a 3ger. I'm a mildly participating 2gstratus guy myself.

The dodge stratus coupe is pretty much the same car as the eclipse, but loses that 'girlie' (sorry, at least around here thats the rep it has) persona. I would at least take a look at one or two of them, I like mine, I didn't get the larger 6 cyl. and my gas mileage is pretty good.

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I also test drove a Dodge Avenger... I had seen one and thought they didn't look too bad. This guy went on and on about how the Eclipse was crap because of the engine.

After the test drive, I pop the hood and my dad looks at the salesman and goes "I call bullshit". The salesman goes why? The Avenger has the exact same engine as the Eclipse I test drove... and when I mean exact, I mean even made by Mitsubishi.