Used 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse Hatchback Consumer Reviews
A Very Reliable Girl
I absolutely LOVE this car! I bought this car in 1997 when it had 36,000 miles on it. It now has 192,000 and still starts right up even on the coldest of days. Besides routine maintenance, I have never had to dump any money into this girl. Unfortunately, the Northeastern winters have taken their toll on the body, as it now has extensive rust damage on the undercarriage, including a significant hole in the exhaust...but she is STILL going! As I face the inevitable and begin shopping for a newer car, I will grieve the loss of this old friend.
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I've had a great experience with this car so far. No major difficulties at all.
car from hell
this car has been nothing but problems from the day i bought it. as soon as i got it home it leaked oil all down my driveway. later to find out the block was cracked,and on the way to the shop my timing belt snapped which bent valves and blew the engine completley. about 2 months later i was driving down the highway and it started to backfire!!!!! how embarassing!!! my trans had gone 3 times and this car has 77,000 and it is an automatic!! the front bumper magically fell off during the night while it was locked inside my garage. if you want to spend alot of money reparing your car this would be the one for you!!!
fun reliable car
Many people have been telling me horror stories about their experiences with eclipses but I really have nothing bad to say about mine. I bought the car three years ago with 50,000 miles on it and have since put 60,000 on it. I personally drive the car very hard and due to this have had to replace brakes and clutch but that is my fault. otherwise i have had no problems.
Would buy another - if I could find one!
I bought this Eclipse a little over a year ago and loved it to death. It had 115K on it with 14K on a rebuilt engine and I did not have any problems with it whatsoever. I brought the miles up to 128k and could tell this car had a LOT of life left in it if it wasn't for a truck plowing into it and totaling it! The seats were very comfortable (back seat space is limited, but the seats are so cushy!), very large trunk, sporty but cute exterior design, and good gas mileage (close to 400/tank with mostly highway miles). Only downsides were that U-turns were a little difficult, a somewhat large blind spot on the side, and the shift knob came very close to the CD deck which was annoying.