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Old 01-09-2009, 05:48 AM   #1
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Question R these cars xspensive to maintain?

HI all,

I didn't see a general section so thought best to post this here..... I am lookin at an Eclipse, 98 GSX with 52,000 miles.... I wouldn't be doing any mods for a long while, but am curious as to how much these cars cost to maintain properly?
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Old 01-09-2009, 08:32 AM   #2
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Re: R these cars xspensive to maintain?

They are just as expensive as any other car. If you do regular maintenance then it will a reliable car.
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Old 01-21-2009, 08:01 PM   #3
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Re: R these cars xspensive to maintain?

Yes, as long as you keep up on your regular maintainence on the car, then the car will treat you well. If you treat your car well it will treat you well. Just dont tell Brian that.
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Old 01-21-2009, 08:25 PM   #4
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Re: R these cars xspensive to maintain?

I beat the piss outta mine and yes it does break more then I would like but hey thast a 12s dd car
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Re: R these cars xspensive to maintain?

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Yes, as long as you keep up on your regular maintainence on the car, then the car will treat you well. If you treat your car well it will treat you well. Just dont tell Brian that.
I treated it well and it treated me well. Then I got pissed on...
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