1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder Review
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Pros & Cons
- One of the best top-down cruisers being sold this year.
- Rear seat is little more than a parcel shelf. And as in all front-wheel drive vehicles, beware the understeer!
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Most helpful consumer reviews
4g64twannaB,02/10/2003
I can't say enough about this car.
Although in the bone stock form it
leaves something to be desired.
Handling:it is great. Add an
aftermarket strut bar and coilover
style springs and your golden. The
interior is very comfortable withit's
reclineable bucket seats and easily
accessible console. The exterior is one
of those things that makes this car so
great. It looks as aggressive as some
of those $30k and up sports cars. Now
here's a secret not many people know,
put the cylinder head from a turbo on
this engine block and guess what, you
can bolt-up the gst/gsx turbo and your
non-turbo 2.4l spyder is now a turbo hp
machine. Overall a great car.
marcyjp,02/14/2012
I bought my Eclipse in October of 1998 and have loved driving it whenever I get the chance to take it out.
I love to throw the top down turn up the stereo and let this car take me wherever I am going.
I have 128,000 miles on my eclipse and it looks like the day I brought it home!
This car is a real eye catcher. I was pulled over and the office didn't believe that I had given him the right insurance card so he asked for the card for the new car, I told him it had 98,000 mile on it and he still had to look at the odometer.
No problems just maintain it.
I still have the original exhaust and everything!
My kids and their friends have always loved riding in it too.
Mrs. Puglisi,05/30/2010
K, Enough about this ride being a chick magnet! I'm a chick and I drive this thing! I'm not the typical type of girl, though, No car accidents! It's a sporty, fast car! Still have to see if my 2 toddlers would fit in it! This is the type of car that I've always wanted and at 25, I got it, WOOP WOOP! Sorry to all the suckas who have to get a car to try and get girls. Better luck at a bar!
brittanynicole,01/31/2011
Worst car I have ever driven! I hate it. It caused me more trouble than any car I have ever known. Do not buy it. All Mitsubishi's suck, everyone that I know that owns one has a lot of problems with it. First my convertable roof top leaked. It leaked so much it felt like there wasn't even a roof there. Because of this, it molded my seats and floor boards. Parts randomly fall off. Part of my body kit fell off, door handle has fallen off twice, key hole fell through the door, plastic parts inside fell off or broke, etc. Now, at barely 120K miles, transmission goes out. Battery sucks. Timing belt squeals alllll the time, replaced it 7 times, still no change. CD player went out too. CRAP CAR!!!
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