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Stevan writes:
1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS-T Turbo Review
ProsFast, ConsBreaks down, a lot.
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98 Eclipse — It was fast, lost one race out of many. Needed a lot of repairs but even if I sell it, I'd get one again. Suspension isn't good either but handling is good. Exterior looks great but interior is cramped for more than two people. Primary Use: Commuting to work
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Ronnie writes:
1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS Review
ProsFun to drive, handles well, lots of options if you want to tune. Conslots of road noise in the cabin, sluggish (would have been worth the extra money to get the gs-x)
45
Love And Hate Relationship — The Japanese have a knack for making some thing on a vehicle nearly impossible to fix. This is happened to be the door handle that i attempted to fix. First, the handle was plastic, which was a no-no in itself and therefore easy to break when lifting it. And then when the replacement was attempted our hands were nearly too large to make the attempt without pretty much having to remove the window... Took more time than it should have. | ||
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Michael writes:
1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS-T Turbo Review
ProsBeautiful exterior car design, affordable turbocharged sports car ConsMinor to Major mechanical flaws, poor turning radius, boost leaks with OEM parts
35
The Flawed Dsm — Stay Away from the Mr. Car dealership located near San Diego State University, the salesman have no idea about how a vehicle works. They joy ride most of their cars from the lots and their detailers and mechanics are petty enough to steal change from your glove box or any other compartment in your vehicle. Unfortunately, the car turns like a truck. The vehicle also has a lot of boost leaks unless modified with the proper hardware. Each generation of the eclipse seem to have flaws in their production and quality of workmanship which were carelessly overlooked. The car drives decent and has fairly good pick up as it is a 2.0 liter turbo charged engine but this is going in a straight line, if it was to make sharp turns accept the car's inability to perform this feat. | ||
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Anthony writes:
1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS Review
ProsFun to drive, good gas mileage, decent space in the front seat area Consnothing really.
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Good Car If Maintained Properly, — Even without a turbo, its pretty fun to drive. The naturally aspirated Chrysler engine actually has a little pep to it. Its great to commute to work or cruise around with a friend or a girlfriend. but anymore than that, your friends will have to be legless. as far as reliability goes, its a fairly reliable car. Even if it does break, its dirt cheap to fix. As for MPG, I have seen as high as 30 using premium gas. Things to look out for on this car...... Synchros in the manual trans can start grinding at higher mileage especially if it has never been maintained. Cam sensors are known to fail causing stalling or a no start. Also, the headgaskets were prone to leaking on the back corner near cylinder 4. but due to the age of these cars, most likely it has been taken care of by now. aside from that, its just the usual wear and tear. Hope this helps people. I am basing this off of my personal ownership of these cars and my 12yrs of experience in the automotive field including the 4 yrs I spent in a Chrysler dealer. thank you. Primary Use: Commuting to work | ||
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Erik writes:
1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS Review
Prosyou always hold a special place for your first car Consto make it into a proper fast car it would have taken alot of money
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If You Want One It Has To Be A Gs-t Or Gsx — Perfomance 4-10 slow in the power department but brakes and handling were good quality- 3-10 the build of the car was ok but the transmission was questionable and interior was cheap apperance 9-10 those curves on the body were gorgeous Primary Use: Commuting to work | ||
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Navjot writes:
1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS Review
Prosevrrythin Consnothin
35
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Brittany Lyn writes:
1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS Review
Proslooked really sporty and was fun to drive Consneeded a lot of work
45
It's Fun If You Don't Own It — acceleration sucked but the braking and handling were awesome this car needed more repairs than it was worth the exterior was pretty nice and it was sporty looking, the interior needed some work even though it was a 4 cyl. it wasn't the best on gas, and it was always needing repairs it was a fun little car Primary Use: Commuting to work | ||
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Ryan writes:
1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse RS Review
Prosits speed and handling Conslol nothing
25
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Josh writes:
1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS Review
Proshandled like it was on rails Consa deer totaled it
35
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Dan writes:
1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX Turbo AWD Review
Prosumm,, The turbo. Consthey have timing belt issues.
25
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