My power steering belt snapped at 117,500 miles.
My ignition module melted at 118,000 miles.
Steering knuckle broke at 119,000 miles.
Balancing shaft belt broke at 119,800 miles, taking the crank shaft position sensor with it.
As of yesterday (6-26-04) it is in-op again from unknown engine problem.
This car is extremely fast and handles like a dream, but so far I have spent more on fixing it than the price of the car ($3,000).
My friend that I bought it from had just put $5,000 into the engine rebuild and new turbo.
Why keep this money pit around? I just love humiliating rich yuppie in the Z06 Corvette, Porsche 911, and the "almighty" Saleen Mustang.
I doubt you 'humiliate' anyone by racing them in your beater. Even if you do manage to edge by a Z06 or 911, in the end, they're driving Z06's and 911's, and you're still driving a p.o.s. DSM.
Darling,
I have more problems with my eclipse than anybody on this site. So I know everything you are talking about. But no eclipse can beat a porsche or a mustang. Your racing buddies probably couldn't drive their vechile's like they should have.
But it is a good little car even with the money value put into it. Either way it gets you from point a to point b. so its on my list.
The guy above me talking about how a Mitsubishi Eclipse with "basic" mods can "annihilate" a Z06 Corvette needs to do a little research.
First off, a Mitsubishi Eclipse with a stock turbo (14b) is not even physically capable of producing 385 horsepower which is what most Z06 Corvettes dyno at stock (405 horsepower at the crankshaft) unless nitrous is added. Otherwise you have to start changing the turbo to a big 16g or a 18g with all the supporting mods (full exhaust, intake manifold, ported exhaust manifold, fuel system would have to be upgraded, bigger clutch, etc. to even have a fighting chance.
Even then I doubt you'll be able to take it due to the serious weight advantage of the Z06 Corvette. Did you forget that a Corvette's body is made of fiber glass and is much much lighter than that tank you call a DSM?
Basic mods to you better mean adding 200+ horsepower.
You need to turn off The Fast and the Furious and start watching some real movies. There's a reason why people spend 60,000 dollars on a Corvette and not a 10th of that on a DSM. If DSMs were that fast EVERYONE would own them.
Dude, you are out of your mind if you think your little 4 popper is gonna beat the muscle in a Corvette or the speed in a Porsche. There is a reason these cars are top of the line and have a price tag to match. You could have every aftermarket mod and still struggle to win.
Yes, this review may be a bit over-exaggerating with the performance capability with notions of smoking z06's and 911's, but Mustangs are a walk in the park given the amount of mods the guy with the 16g idea explained. Swapping in a big 16g, or even a 20g with the supporting mods will give you quite a fast eclipse, and with the right driver, will make a decent highway run against bolt-on mustangs and stock vettes.
I think the point has already been beaten enough, but, no you eclipse gsx cannot take those cars. And plus when you take into account the money spent on a bigger turbo, fmic, exhaust, etc. your looking at a pretty penny. The gsx is fast, quick, and handles well, but, before you smoked a Z06 you would probably break down with engine trouble. Sad... but true. But I still love my gsx and wouldn't trade it for any other car you can buy for under $10,000.
All you guys are misinformed one a 2g turbo dsm doesn't come with a 14b that would be the first gen 2gs came with a t25. And please really you need to learn what you are talking about a gsx with the right mods can easily run a 10 second quarter still full interior and street tires without n20. and I know that a mild modifided gsx will beat a corvette after watching it happen my self so please learn what you are saming before you say it and do as you say "reserch"
A Dsm can beat a Porsche, Corvette, Mustang, Viper, etc. I have a 99 gst with a 60 trim turbo with a stage 3 motor and head. My car pushes around 600hp and yes I do beat them. Do some research and you will understand.
Wow, most of these comments are dripping with so much misinformed ignornace... Do some research people.
My GSX runs mid 12s on street tires and it's considered very mildly modified. AWD DSMs launch with a fury few other cars can even dream of matching.
I wish I could afford a car, haha, I just spent my whole 4 dollars on Taco Bell... But yeah a gsx can win a vet or 911 with the right mods.
Trust me the eclipse is very capable of takind out a corvette. I've seen it be done. Ask the Subaru Sti that my friend smoked in his 97 gsx. Of course upgrades are needed. What do expect? It's only a 4 banger! And my friends eclipse still cost only a fraction of a corvette, 13,000 to be exact. As for beating mustangs gt are smoked on a regular basis by almost any slighty fast cars.
Here we go again claiming to beat cars way above the level of the car you are driving. the "I have done it" argument doesn't work for me either. Not all people who race cars really know how to drive and a poor driver will lose seconds off of any race time which makes a lot of difference in the outcome. Just because you've beaten a car on the street or even at the track doesn't necessarily mean that car is slower than yours. If you need to moidify your car so heavily that it takes 500 or 600 hp to beat a Vette that is ridiculous. These little 2 liter engines are in no way designed to handle that kind of output for very long and you'll be blowing something real soon. The timing belts alone in these cars stock only were good for around 40K miles. Give me a break!!
Here's a question that might not offend anybody. I saw an Eclipse the other day that said GS T on the back. Anybody know the difference between it and the GSX in this review? I assumed the T meant turbo.
GS-T is Front wheel drive. GS-X is all wheel drive. oh, eclipses can crush vettes easily with minor modding. take the money youd spend on a vette, take 10 large and buy a gsx. take 20 thousand and mod it. take it to the track, run 9s all day long. take the other 30 thousand left over, and do what you want with it. vettes are a waste. only for retired guys who wanna feel important. soooo sad.