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The "secret" sports car
Jim K., 02/11/2019
updated 08/13/2021
2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS 2dr Hatchback (2.4L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
Awesome design, smooth powerful 4 cyl that gets good mileage, cool interior, great sound system...I feel great driving this car! I do store it for the Winter, my 4X4 truck is needed here in Michigan's Winters
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Awesome Car
FOSGATE, 07/18/2010
2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT 2dr Hatchback (3.8L 6cyl 5A)
3 of 6 people found this review helpful
I just got the car its an 08 GT brand spanking new and where in 2010. I was skeptic at first but when I test drove the thing damn that thing hauls. I'm glad I got that Eclipse GT. Def get the GT V6 not the 4 banger cause then you'll be missing out on all the fun. The cars got speed its quick and peels out which to me is a good thing lol. You just gotta know how to drive it if you don't want it peeling out when you need it. The exhaust and engine sound good too and the rims are nice. Def. great car to buy
Traded a Lexus RX330
TONY, 04/24/2008
2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS 2dr Hatchback (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
2 of 4 people found this review helpful
Traded 2004 Lexus RX330 that I absolutely hated. Fell in love with the first time I saw it. I can afford a much more expensive car but with gas prices going through the roof I chose to opt for a 4 cyl that runs on regular gas.
Fun and reliable
DJ, 11/30/2021
2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse SE-V6 2dr Hatchback (3.8L 6cyl 6M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I bought my GT-SE two years ago with less than 40k miles on it for less than $9,000. Not bad in my opinion for a car that originally sold for 30k. Currently it’s at 57k. Great power and torque. I drive it hard and use that 263 HP and 260lbs of twerks. When the MIVEC opens up those exhaust valves at around 3500 RPM you can definitely feel it and hear it. Especially with my K&N short ram intake. Lowering with springs or coil overs really helps with the looks and handling. Adding a stiffer rear sway bar also helps with the understear. The turning radius really does suck though. The factory Rockford Fosgate stereo is great to have. The rear wing makes seeing clearly out of the rear window impossible but in my opinion the eclipse looks terrible without it. For most of my ownership I have a recurring check engine light for a bad O2 sensor or catalytic converter but i put a new sensor in every year before inspection and it keeps the light off long enough to pass. Performance isn’t affected by whatever the problem is thus far. In mixed driving I get 23 MPG. Not great considering you need premium fuel in the V6. But the performance is good enough for me to ignore the fuel cost. If these cars were 500 pounds lighter they’d be incredible. Very roomy for the driver and passenger in front. The rear seats are useless for anyone over 5’3. These cars are known to have a rattle coming from the clutch. Mine started doing it at around 50k miles. My mechanic told me to let it go. From what i read it’s clutch disk springs? The noise goes away when the peddle is depressed. Doesn’t affect shifting as of yet. I know it may sound like there’s a lot of drawbacks to these cars but it’s fun enough to drive for me that i ignore the not so good stuff. I recommend buying one. And this is coming from someone who’s owned a 2008 Mustang Shelby GT and a 2010 Corvette. I truly enjoy my eclipse almost as much as those cars.
Likes & Dislikes Eclipse 08 2.4 auto
mamiya, 02/02/2008
2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS 2dr Hatchback (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
500 miles so far, like looks, handling, fosgate sound, tires, int looks, DISLIKE noisy engine and interior like there's no sound dampening, maybe that's why they offer the 650 watt stereo! Hate the fact that if you get a flat you can't use flatfix, it will screw up the tire sensors!, and the key thing with the electronic code, it's like they want you to call for help!
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