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05-26-2004, 08:05 PM
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Mitsubishi Eclipses
I was just wondering if anyone could answer this, I've wanted a 98-99 eclipse for a loooong time and I've been looking to buy one b/c I go to school in Boston and I need a car @ school... so my question is, why is that 99% of them either have a) a new engine b) 100,000+ miles (on a 99?!?!) or c) need a new engine b/c the engine in it doesnt work... is it just b/c people drive them a lot since they are sporty and whatever? I just find it crazy that EVERYONE I've looked at has a new engine or needs one.. even on the car dealership lots! it makes me very hesitant to buy one..
Am I outta the loop? is there something I should know about these cars? 
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05-26-2004, 08:14 PM
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Well a lot of people use them as daily drivers.. a 99 with 100,000 miles is a bit much in my opinion, but there are plenty with under 100,000. Alot of people switch engines due to crankwalk but that should not be a problem anymore. Also new engine means the person that had the car abused the previous engine and had to get another and blamed it on the car as not being reliable. There are plenty of eclipses available for sale that do not need a new engine..
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05-26-2004, 08:17 PM
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well i wish i could have better luck finding them... lol
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05-26-2004, 08:18 PM
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Re: Mitsubishi Eclipses
You looking for NT or turbo models?
And why not a 97?
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05-26-2004, 08:22 PM
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Re: Mitsubishi Eclipses
i'm not picky.. i'm not looking for anything too fancy b/c im looking for reasonably priced...
just nice, reliable, manual, and the old style..
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05-26-2004, 08:32 PM
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Re: Mitsubishi Eclipses
yea, i've been to usedcars.com, cars.com, autotrader.com, everything.. been there. spent wkends looking at them, i've looked at like 30+ in the past month, every one needed a new engine or just had the engine replaced..
there's a lot of convertible ones for sale around my area, but i dont want a convertible..
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05-26-2004, 09:09 PM
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Re: Mitsubishi Eclipses
did you try dsmtrader.com? or ebay?
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05-27-2004, 12:14 AM
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Re: Mitsubishi Eclipses
which school do you go to?.. i go to BU. my baby is a 99 GST and only 28,000 miles on it. stock 4g63 too
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05-27-2004, 12:18 AM
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Re: Mitsubishi Eclipses
buy one and you will see why they have lots of miles!!!! you almost get sad when you get out of the car they are sooo great, at least i feel that way! conversly when you drive the shit out of any car, you create wear and milage. do a broader search on autotrader.
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05-27-2004, 11:18 AM
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Re: Mitsubishi Eclipses
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05-27-2004, 11:24 AM
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Re: Mitsubishi Eclipses
LMfukingAO!!!!!!!!!
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05-27-2004, 04:03 PM
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Re: Mitsubishi Eclipses
and yo,there is alot of eclipses for sale near Boston cuz i live here too,and i know a few places that have them i bought mine in Malden,i love my car,and its a gs,lol
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