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A Great Fun Foundation to build on
PCC, 04/03/2002
2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT 2dr Hatchback (3.0L 6cyl 5M)
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Solid ride, positive feel in the stearing , great responce from sport- tronic shift and automatic trans Good breaking distance, handles snow, water and potholes better than expected.
Entry level toy
Buddanos, 05/07/2002
2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT 2dr Hatchback (3.0L 6cyl 5M)
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In my review to buy an entry level "toy" a sports coupe the Eclipse, Celica and Cougar were in my list. To olish my driving skills after several years of driving minivans! I picked the Eclipse GT mainly for the payment facilities, 2)head room, 3)sportronic-I prefer manual but that was a compromise for my wife, 4) shoulder room, 5) trunk capacity, 6) reasonable engine performance.
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Fun to drive, but very unreliable
Ethan, 11/30/2015
2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS 2dr Hatchback (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
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Interior plastics are garbage. My dash was so severely damaged from the sun, chunks of it were caving in. I have seen 30 year old cars in junk yards with dashes in better condition. Had to buy an expensive cover for it. Transmission got very loud at about 5 years old so I had all bearings replaced and new clutch. Less than a year later the throw out bearing went and it was back for new bearings and another clutch within a year of it breaking. CV joint snapped while driving it about 5 months ago and took me it the oil filter which caused a big oily mess in the middle of a very busy intersection where it broke down. Clutch master cylinder broke and car had to be towed for that to be replaced. Axle seals have been replaced 4 times with after market and factory seals and still leak, huge mess in driveway from axle fluid. I had never even heard of a car needing axle seals to be replaced before this. Headlights were terrible from the day I got it so I drove around with high beams on all the time to see anything at all at night. Replaced those with aftermarket lights and they are much better. Floor and rear wheel wells are rotting out along with bottom of rear quarter panel on passenger side. Roof had some rust/rot forming that was repaired. At 4 years old the power steering pump died, $700 part alone. Valve cover gasket and strut mounts also had to be replaced at that time. Sunroof motor has never been able to open sunroof on its own without me having to push it up to open it. Key fobs fell apart and had to be replaced after only a few years. 2015 has had at least $4000 of repairs to this car with at least two dozen visits to mechanics in last 6 months. I have probably forgotten to include many other repairs it has needed. I have now had the car for a little over 10 years and it has been a problem from the start. Now, something new seems to break every time I drive it. Currently at mechanics since exhaust pipe is rattling around slamming against car frame causing a lot of noise whenever I go over a bump in the road.
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Not a Camaro
Jarrett1967, 01/25/2003
2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT 2dr Hatchback (3.0L 6cyl 5M)
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I have a Mits 2002 Eclipse GT 5spd manual that under normal acceleration behaves very well with good gas mileage but a few revs of the motor can be very entertaining. Not as neck breaking as a sports car but fun nonetheless.
LOVE THIS CAR
3gGTSilver, 03/19/2002
2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT 2dr Hatchback (3.0L 6cyl 5M)
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I've had this car for a little over 6 months now and I absolutely love this car. I have a 2001 GT with PP and the power of this car is amazing! I know it could be a little bit better for the engine size and HP its pushing with some more fine tuning, but even so, I love the thrill of riding in 2nd gear at a good 2500-3000RPM and then just flooring it! ABSOLUTELY the best feeling in the world!