Head gasket

Hey i got a question for you guys. i heard from a friend that the head gaskets on the 2000 eclipses seem to go bad around 50,000 miles is this true?

lol fuck naw I have a RS and its got 110 K miles on it and still driving strong, still has the stock clutch to man o_O can you believe that shit. havent had noooooo problems what so ever with it at all.

I know 2 people other than myself who drive 2000+ eclipses, both over 50k miles, never had any serious problems such as what you describe. to be a little bit more specific, did you particularly mean the 2000 model year, or 2000+ eclipses in general?

If they were having blown headgaskets that early...you would think there would be a recall...so I doubt it

A quick Google search shows that at least a few other folks have had head gasket problems, just wondering if anyone else out there has heard of this, and under what circumstances. A friend with a '99 Eclipse (NA, 48,000mi) was told by her mechanic that she had a bad head gasket, which is leaking oil on the *outside* of the engine. I immediately called BS, but now that I've checked around a bit, it sounds like it could be the case. I'll be doing a UV dye check on her car this week. I appreciate any comments/input from the folks out there regarding how common this is and, more importantly, what the cause(s) might be. Thanks a lot.

I know my car has leaked oil before. I am at 75K miles.