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Mitsubishi Eclipse Prices Paid and Buying Experience

75 messages,  Last post on Jun 27, 2012 at 5:50 AM

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#31 of 75 Re: Should I buy a Spyder? [howiebx] by elgatoloco

Jan 06, 2007 (12:38 am)

Replying to: howiebx (Jan 01, 2007 5:26 pm)
Yeah.. I thought that was probably what you were talking about, sounds like the salesman was pretty honest too.
 
My sister has only had her eclipse GT (her 4th Mitsubishi) for a short time but has already made 2 trips to Florida from central Illinois. She has a kind of gonzo driving habit in that she drives straight through with an always full mug of juice or coffee. She says she likes to hear the throb of the 3.8, makes her feel safe. If she needs a change she just cranks the radio up a bit. Incidentally, she has checked her mileage out pretty good & claims better MPG when using premium. She says she averages 75-80 on the interstate & gets about 27 MPG. Much better than her previous Diamante.

#32 of 75 price by rakel

Feb 10, 2007 (10:08 pm)

I bought an 07 GT manual w/ sun & sound package for $23,500 after tax. got the car at invoice then 2 grand mitsu rebate and 500 graduate reward.

#33 of 75 BUYING A 1996 Eclipse RS by zek

Feb 14, 2007 (2:23 pm)

any heads up for a 1st time mitsubishi buyer.
 
it has 127,000miles on it but the care spent its whole life in miami so there is no salt or rain damage.
 
several ppl told me that they break down very easily, is that true and that its the most expensice jap car to maintain if anyone no's anything about that please let me know this will greatly help my disision!!!
 
thanks,

#34 of 75 Steal by 2007eclipse

Apr 26, 2007 (3:25 pm)

I have to say I got an absolute steal on my automatic 07 GS Eclipse in Sunset Pearl but it really came at a price and my time. I got the car with 2 miles and it cost me, are you ready??? $16,400.
 
The dealership was having a killer sale which of course no one qualifies for and I happened to qualify for all of it, which in total was about $4500 off. They tried killing the deal several times b/c they were losing money. But I persevered and got the car. It was an absolute nightmare going through them because of the General Manager lied through his teeth, insulted me, even tried bait & switch, and then said he wouldn't sell the car to me b/c of my trade. They had a deal going on that they would give you $2,000 for any car you could drive, pull, or push in. So I knew a guy who was selling his car for $200, so naturally I got that car to trade in instead of my 99 eclipse which was worth more than $2k. They obviously didn't want to stand behind there ad, but b/c it was in the paper/radio they were really forced to. I spent a week of my life doing everything in my power to get the car, and they spent a week of there life doing everything to not sell me the car.
 
As a final note, The other Mitsubishi dealership by my house is great to work with, so I am not saying all Mitsubishi dealerships are like that. It was honestly just the General Manager at the dealership I went through that made my car buying experience such a nightmare. Plus when is car buying ever easy

#35 of 75 Re: 06 Eclipse Consumer Report, Don't pay $14 [kcy1213] by char57

Jun 30, 2007 (2:32 pm)

Replying to: kcy1213 (Mar 17, 2006 9:57 pm)
Do you have the 07 Consumer Report for the SE Eclipse?

#36 of 75 Consumer Reports New Car Price Service by char57

Jun 30, 2007 (7:56 pm)

Does anyone have a Consumer Reports New Car Price Service for a 2007 Eclipse SE?

#37 of 75 Re: Consumer Reports New Car Price Service [char57] by oldfarmer50

Jul 04, 2007 (3:06 pm)

Replying to: char57 (Jun 30, 2007 7:56 pm)
Why not just get Edmunds TMV for free?

#38 of 75 Re: Good deal(?) on 2007 Eclipse GS (mt) [strawberi] by okimadoki

Jul 08, 2007 (2:56 pm)

Replying to: strawberi (May 26, 2006 9:55 pm)
That's funny. You got yours at Lonestar Mitsubishi in San Antonio. I got mine there too. Drove all the way from Austin. I got it the end of March for 16500 in black incl. Sunroof. They were super nice and gave me great interest. Took a little negotiation but Highly Recommended

#40 of 75 2007 Eclipse Spyder GT Price by barbsl

Jul 29, 2007 (3:11 am)

I negotiated what I think is a good deal on a new 2007 Eclipse Spyder GT with the Premium Sport GT Package and the Accessory Package. 27,584.95 for the car, when invoice according to Edmunds is 30,127 (including a $625 destination fee, which I try never to pay, which would make it 29,492). My 27,584.95 price includes a $500 college grad rebate. I didn't finance through Mitsu, so I don't really know how the dealership did it, but apparently there was "another" $500 rebate which they gave me (the only one I came close to qualifying for made me finance w/ them, but whatever). That would still put me at 28,492, so I'm guessing this dealer really wanted to push this '07 off the lot. W/ all my fees (8.25% tax, various CA fees- doc prep, license, etc.), I was at $30,150 OTD. A good deal, I think, though things did get unpleasant in the end. But oh well, as long as I find no problems with this car (and it's new, so hopefully there shouldn't be), I am all good.
 
My advice, find the dealer who has several of the older models on his lot (including the one car you would actually buy, so no need for dealer trade), and go from there. Of course, do like Edmunds advises, and only talk OTD numbers.
 
BTW, thanks, Edmunds, for all the great tips- this is my second car purchase, and I used y'all to get a decent deal both times.

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