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selfinfliction
07-31-2005, 09:36 PM
seen a new eclipse riding down the freeway... i doubt it was broken in at all, but the guy was willing so we did a 50-120~ roll and couldn't do anymore because we ran into traffic.. those things are alot slower than i thought. it was comparable to some of the v6 mustangs i raced... totally un-impressed.. i had a few cars on him when i shut down


those cars are f'n nice looking though. they look so much better in person than in those dumb commercials, and silver makes them look even better. i don't know what type it was, i never seen the badges on the rear of it, that's why this wasn't one of those... "damn i blew this guy away" posts(don't want to brag about beating a slow car lol).... wish i could have seen the interior on it as well.. mitsu did a great job on the body style of those cars

Novtec1
07-31-2005, 09:50 PM
i drove one, str8 garbage... body roll from hell, pos brakes and it feels too small. plus the money they want you can get a way better car. thats just my opinion...

selfinfliction
07-31-2005, 10:08 PM
i know they look sharp as hell in person.. i just really hope that was the 4 banger model

87camaroPA
08-01-2005, 05:54 AM
Yeah i think that they are ugly as hell but that is only MO. But yeah.....

foXll17
08-01-2005, 08:13 AM
Yeah i think that they are ugly as hell but that is only MO. But yeah.....

yea i personally thing they look kinda funny haha they are too bubbly or soemthing.. needs a spoiler of some sort lol

krzykarl
08-01-2005, 08:15 AM
ugly cars, i seen one onf the freeway this weekend, he didnt want to run at all though. IMO they went for a radical look and really blew it.

YellowSXT
08-01-2005, 08:34 AM
One word... Superyuk...

I know its two but I had to put it together! ;)

LoungeLizard
08-01-2005, 09:07 AM
I looked at the title of the thread and just started laughing. Slow eclipse.

turboknee
08-01-2005, 10:50 AM
yeah the new 'clipse is almost as bad of a pile as the 3rd gen GS, GT snd GTS....and thats bad...i think the word "platform" has been all but forgotten by car companies...funny considering the rise of the aftermarket...market

iball
08-01-2005, 11:06 AM
funny considering the rise of the aftermarket...market
:D

Allow myself to introduce.....myself.
Yeah, I have to agree the Eclipse looks kinda ricer-bubbly. There's a guy over here that turbo'd the hell out of one of the older models and STILL could only manage 14s. Before the engine went.

turboknee
08-01-2005, 01:55 PM
:D

Allow myself to introduce.....myself.
Yeah, I have to agree the Eclipse looks kinda ricer-bubbly. There's a guy over here that turbo'd the hell out of one of the older models and STILL could only manage 14s. Before the engine went.

i've seen you in war stories....no intro needed...do you own a css?

iball
08-01-2005, 01:58 PM
Subtract one model year from your current car and that's what I drive.

BLUBYYOU
08-01-2005, 02:21 PM
seen a new eclipse riding down the freeway... i doubt it was broken in at all, but the guy was willing so we did a 50-120~ roll and couldn't do anymore because we ran into traffic.. those things are alot slower than i thought. it was comparable to some of the v6 mustangs i raced... totally un-impressed.. i had a few cars on him when i shut down


those cars are f'n nice looking though. they look so much better in person than in those dumb commercials, and silver makes them look even better. i don't know what type it was, i never seen the badges on the rear of it, that's why this wasn't one of those... "damn i blew this guy away" posts(don't want to brag about beating a slow car lol).... wish i could have seen the interior on it as well.. mitsu did a great job on the body style of those cars
they have decent horsepower, but they are also a fat pig, I believe they
are around 3800lbs. :eek:

Harley
08-01-2005, 04:21 PM
they have decent horsepower, but they are also a fat pig, I believe they
are around 3800lbs. :eek:

3600

http://www.edmunds.com/new/2006/mitsubishi/eclipse/100543749/specs.html?tid=edmunds.n.researchlanding.leftsiden av..8.Mitsubishi*

PocketViper
08-01-2005, 04:50 PM
I am willing to bet that the one you raced was the SOHC 4 banger. The GTs are running low 14s in the magazines. That being said the average driver should be atleast able to pull off a mid to high 14 second pass. If it had been a GT the race would have been much closer. The GT badge is on the back passenger side.

I like the new Eclipse and think it is a solid car. First thing I would do to it is lower that thing cause me and my buddy looked at some at the dealership and I could fit 1 fist and 1 finger in the front fender well. In the back I could fit 1 fist.

BLUBYYOU
08-01-2005, 05:12 PM
3600

http://www.edmunds.com/new/2006/mitsubishi/eclipse/100543749/specs.html?tid=edmunds.n.researchlanding.leftsiden av..8.Mitsubishi*
thanks. :D

that is still a big momma.

Nocturn
08-01-2005, 10:14 PM
thanks. :D

that is still a big momma.

True but it is by no means a GTO

3789 LBS...(part of that is the big engine though ) :cool:

BLUBYYOU
08-01-2005, 10:39 PM
True but it is by no means a GTO

3789 LBS...(part of that is the big engine though ) :cool:
so true, but......

6.0 vs. 3.8


nahhhhhh :p

LeadPipe
08-02-2005, 11:29 AM
My neighbor has one...i'm not impressed at all. I think they are very ugly. It looks like a corssfire raped an audi tt. They should of kept the 4g63 turbo platform.

raven
08-03-2005, 09:20 AM
I said it before in another thread. No AWD + No turbo 4G63 = lame.

I love that commercial where all the imports bow down to the new eclipse and the guy says something like "it demands respect." Lmao.

CoBIZZLE
08-03-2005, 10:27 AM
Yeah they are lame.... thats why they are selling like hot cakes! Sure its not an Evo, but its still a decent car... Thats why they HAVE the Evo..

raven
08-03-2005, 01:34 PM
Yeah they are lame.... thats why they are selling like hot cakes! Sure its not an Evo, but its still a decent car... Thats why they HAVE the Evo..

Even thought they damn near cost the same...

Novtec1
08-03-2005, 03:33 PM
2006 Eclipse GT MT
MSRP* $ 23,699

Lancer Evolution RS
MSRP* $ 28,499

4,800 dollars is a nice piece of change and that before finance charges and options.... for 23k i'd damn sure buy something else.

raven
08-03-2005, 04:20 PM
I probably would have bought a cobalt ss if the SRT4 wasn't ever made. Definately not an eclipse.

There's a silver GT for sale by my house, they want 27k for it. lmao.

Nocturn
08-03-2005, 08:59 PM
I said it before in another thread. No AWD + No turbo 4G63 = lame.

I love that commercial where all the imports bow down to the new eclipse and the guy says something like "it demands respect." Lmao.


True but its better than the one it replaces..

raven
08-04-2005, 07:04 AM
True but its better than the one it replaces..

True statement.

p7x
08-04-2005, 07:11 AM
I probably would have bought a cobalt ss if the SRT4 wasn't ever made. Definately not an eclipse.

There's a silver GT for sale by my house, they want 27k for it. lmao.

From what i hear after u put on all the decent options the GT runs between 26- 28k. Sorry but theres no way I would ever spend that much especailly when I could buy an evo for that (if they ever came to canada)