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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.
Extremely reliable car, fun to drive, looks great.
Eclipse #2, 12/21/2022
2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS 2dr Hatchback (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I've had this car for 13 years now, and it still runs great with 112k miles on it. This car is extremely reliable, it has never had any issues. It starts up everytime. Regular Maintenance is easy, as I do most of the work myself. It's actually easier to work on than Toyotas and Hondas. It handles very well on turns, gas mileage is great, and it has plenty of pop for a small engine. Overall, the best and most reliable car I've owned.
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Big Engine, Sloppy Car
fiveskin, 05/16/2008
2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT 2dr Hatchback (3.8L 6cyl 5A)
2 of 5 people found this review helpful
This was engineered as more of a pretty car than a useful one. It weighs too much for a sport coupe(>3500 lb), the turning circle is ridiculously wide (40 ft) and that's pretty much SUV territory. It also has numerous blind spots such as wide pillars and tiny side windows. The side mirrors are also too small. You will definitely have problems parking this car in a tight space. There is a noticeable under steer. The interior also suffers from cheap looking materials even with the leather option. The plastics are all over the place such as the door handle and middle dash, it almost feels like you're sitting in a toy-car. The rear seat is expectedly only useful for storage. It needs a new design.
sad but true
mamiya, 04/10/2008
2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS 2dr Hatchback (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
2 of 6 people found this review helpful
Had the car since Feb 08 and finding too many little things that bother me every time I drive it! Should have rented one first for a week before purchase.
Great Driving Sportscar
rayhallnc, 03/21/2010
2009 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT 2dr Hatchback (3.8L 6cyl 5A)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
Lots of power and handles very well. GT with the rear fin gets a lot of looks and even questions as to what kind of car it is. Read other comments and noted concerns about the short distance of the low beams. There is a switch on the dash to adjust this. I panicked the 1st night I drove mine.