I have had the privilege of owning this car for 10 years now. I bought it from my neighbor for $1000 in the spring of '04 as it was hit in the back end. I fixed it up for another 1K and for 2K I had a real rocket ship. Power is unbelievable! will plaster you to the back of the seat in first four gears! Stay out of the turbo and get 30 mpg on highway. Who could ask for more? I have …

Fun to drive-- for a single gal

smoo head, 06/22/2002

1990 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS 2dr Hatchback

Sporty car with a bad paint job.the factory paint was sun bleached and peeling in 1998! Lots of fun to drive-- smooth shifting and little bouncing/rattling. It got about 28mpg. Problems I had with it: wouldn't idle when the engine was cold, stalled as soon as you took your foot off the gas. It burned a lot of oil, but NEVER leaked. Temp.guage also failed. Other parts …

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MY1990eclipse, 08/06/2008

1990 Mitsubishi Eclipse 2dr Hatchback

I recently got my 90 eclipse base and it's 1.8 L non turbo FWD. and it's my first car so I'm kinda disappointed because it's not what I thought I was getting it's only got 94 horsepower but it's a great car for gas. I'm at about 174,000 miles and there's nothing wrong engine wise except that it's not fast at all. i mean this car has never even heard of the word torque. but it's a good …

Great car

righttime, 01/30/2010

1990 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS Turbo 2dr Hatchback

Owned the car for 10 years and replaced the battery and tires and did routine maintainence, that's ALL. The car was quick with loads of torque steer, awesome car.

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1991 Eclipse Highlights

Trim:

Engine Type	Gas
Combined MPG	21 MPG
Cost to Drive	$286/month
Cargo Capacity All Seats In Place	10.2 cu.ft.
Drivetrain	front wheel drive

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Driver4 / 5
Passenger4 / 5
Side Crash Rating
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PassengerNot Rated
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Front SeatNot Rated
Back SeatNot Rated
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Dynamic Test ResultNo Tip
Risk Of RolloverNot Rated

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Moderate Overlap Front Test – Original
0
Moderate Overlap Front Test – Updated
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Side Impact Test – Original
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Side Impact Test – Updated
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Roof Strength Test
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Rear Crash Protection / Head Restraint
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