Mitsubishi Eclipse Care and Maintenance

I heard that Mitsu's are very expensive in maitenence.

Please let me know if that's true.

The car I am looking to get is:

1996 Eclipse RS

Miles: 127,000
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So if anyone can suggest anything I would be very greatful.

Also I plan to put turbo in!

Thanks Leo,

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mirde98 (Feb 20, 2007 12:48 am)

#4 of 30 Re: Mitsubishi Eclipse [zek] by mirde98

Feb 20, 2007 (12:48 am)

Replying to: zek (Feb 14, 2007 2:47 pm)

If it has the Chrysler engine 2.0 (Junk 1st generation Neon) dont buy it. Its not a real Mitsubishi engine...those Chrysler engines made Mitsubishi's 2nd gen Eclipses very unreliable. Go for a GS-T or GSX with Mitsu engine.

#5 of 30 1997 Eclipse by 2007eclipse

Apr 26, 2007 (3:05 pm)

"Zek" I actually just sold my 1999 Eclipse RS with about 88k that I owned for 7 years. To be honest with you I think the eclipse is a great car and it didn't cost me very much to maintain and it was very reliable. But anytime your considering purchasing a car with 127,000 miles on it your just asking for trouble. You don't know how well they took care of the car and honestly my b/f is trying to sell his car with 120k on it and its just about impossible to sell, which you would run into if you tried selling it later. So I would definitely recommend the eclipse but I would highly recommend getting one with less miles if you can afford it.

#6 of 30 Spyder in a Car Wash??? by buddhaboyg

Jun 11, 2007 (8:28 am)

Hi, I am new to this forum as I am a new owner of an Eclipse Spyder. When purchasing the car, the salesperson indicated that there was not any problem whatsoever taking one of these through an automated car wash. I normally use a "touchless" wash close to my work and intended on doing the same with my new eclipse. When reading the owner's manual, I see that it indicates not to run the Spyder through an automated wash. I was curious if anyone had experience with running a Spyder through an automatic car wash good, bad, or otherwise... any help much appreciated!!!

#7 of 30 Car wash fine by arizang

Jun 24, 2007 (12:47 am)

I have had a 2001 and now have a 2004 (purchased in Dec. of 2004) Spyder and I have always run it through an automated car wash and have had no problems. I use a protectant for the canvass roof a few times a year (I live in Arizona) and it is in great shape. As an aside, I used to long for the Lexus convert., and I drove a friend's for a week, and I like the comfort and handling of the Spyder much better!

#8 of 30 2.0 oil Filter help..... by gfunk

Jul 14, 2007 (4:44 pm)

Hope someone can help..I recently rebuilt my engine and somehow lost my original oil Filter and now I tried to install one that Parts house gave me and It doesn t go all the way on.Is there a special tool or some special way to install It??? Please help..

#9 of 30 Lifetime of a Eclipse by eocketpowe

Oct 26, 2007 (5:14 pm)

I was planning on buying a 2007 Eclipse GS and i absolutely fell in love with everything but can someone tell me about how long the car lasts and how expensive it would be to take care of it like replacing car parts?

#10 of 30 Lifetime of a Eclipse by eocketpowe

Oct 26, 2007 (5:16 pm)

oh and the reliability

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