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Replying to: oldfarmer50 (Jan 30, 2008 8:55 am)  Oh yeah. My wife speaks that Venus language too. Every time, I think that I'm understanding and considerate, the curve ball is thrown! Once your wife finally drives it, you might not be able to get her out. "I'm still reading the owner's manual so I don't know..." I thought that I was the only one on Earth who read the owner's manual! YES! I'm not alone!!! The adaptive transmission works well. If you drive leisurely, then it shifts early. If you feel like being more aggressive, then it shifts late. The manual gate works well, too. It will not upshift on it's on, so you can bang on the rev limiter if you want. It will downshift automatically as to prevent the car from stalling. Enjoy and keep us posted oldfarmer. |
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the complimentary car wash after my last oil change at the Mitsu dealer was an awesome wash...the car has stayed clean for a week afterwards! Congratulations oldfarmer on your brand new Mitsubishi Eclipse. Great choice! And what a color, huh? You'll be happy with the color I think. Yeah, today I was playing with my Lancer's paddle shifters. Really getting the motor to growl and revving it up, great fun this CVT with 6 paddle shifter "speeds." The car handles so well. My left front tire, the last one to need a repair, is holding air like a champ and the only thing I might do for my Lancer GTS in Rally Red now might be to clean it some more, including vacuuming out the interior, wiping down the interior surfaces, buffing out the dog claw scratches on the right C-pillar, shining up the wheels with some of my wheel and rim wipes, and even touching up a few paint chip spots on the car that I'm watching like a hawk. Just some basic detailing work. Some honey-do projects in the kitchen and putting a shed up in the yard will need my immediate attention as I start my week off from work now. How 'bout the NY Giants upsetting the Pats this weekend, too? Would that be nice or what?
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This is all the Mitsu website reported... Mitsubishi Motors Reports January Sales February 1, 2008 -- CYPRESS, Calif. -- Mitsubishi Motors today announced January 2008 sales of 7,226, a 23.0% decrease compared to January 2007. Galant was the volume leader at 2,144 units sold, an increase of 29.6 % over January last year. Eclipse Spyder sales were 686, up 124% from last January. Mitsu Meida Website
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new car sales industrywide will be down 8-10% from 2007 sales. I pulled that figure right off the top of my head from several articles I've read in the past several weeks, so, if you know better than this do chime in and correct me. Point being that Mitsubishi Motors North America is expecting that industry-wide new car sales will be diminished in 2008 right from the get-go. I'll have to go study that report later, I wonder if people are holding off a bit on buying new '08 Lancers, maybe waiting for the new '09 Ralliarts or '09 Lancers or '08 Lancer Evolution X's. |
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Replying to: iluvmysephia1 (Jan 31, 2008 6:48 pm) Yea, I wanted something dramatic. There's one thing about a jazzy color I never considered. As I was driving home from the dealership a BMW 325i which had been following me for several miles pulled up along side at a light and began to rev his engine. I hadn't owned it for 15 minutes and I was being invited to race! LOL. As for the Giants beating the Pats I don't see it happening. We have some rabid Giants fans at work and they are going to be impossible to live with come Monday. 
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Replying to: mikevegas06 (Feb 01, 2008 12:58 pm) That's a bit of a disappointment. I hope they do better next month. I did my best to help out.  I think the Galant was the top seller because they had a $2500 rebate. Rebates that high are not a good sign. Perhaps they want to move units because they don't want people waiting for the 2009 redesign. My salesman said that they are seeing a lot of deadbeats coming in lately. I guess anybody with good credit is holding on to their money and not buying cars. This may be a bad year for all car makers, not just Mitsu. |
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yep, that's the early prognosis, that 2008 is gonna be a creepy crawler year industrywide, as was 2007 for that matter. Did you engage in to that race, oldfarmer, or let it go? Your Eclipse does look like a racecar. That rebate was necessary for the '07 Galant(or perhaps you meant a 2008 Galant, even) because Mitsubishi really needs to build a new Galant, one like that concept I posted a picture of on this thread a few months ago. Something bold, modern and new for the Galant. Actually, I kind of like that current Galant body design, but if I wanted that size of car I'd wait for the new Galant design to come out, yes. As for the NY Giants upsetting the NE Patriots, no, I agree, it ain't gonna happen. 18-0 and then an upset...by the NY Giants in the Super Bowl. Nope, this is an instance where desire will not be able to overcome superior talent. Cheating on teams practicing an outstanding sin does not erase an incredible season so far, and Brady to Moss and the rest should prevail and cap the season with a Big Boy victory tomorrow. Gonna be fun to watch as the Giants are severe scrappers on defense and Eli Manning is really coming on and maturing this season. Enjoy it everyone!
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Replying to: iluvmysephia1 (Feb 02, 2008 5:57 am) No, I had to let it go. It says right in the owner's manual: "Please do not behave like a dang fool during the break-in period." BTW, the $2500 rebate is for the 2008 Galant including the Raliart Galant. I was tempted because my dealer had one in Rally Red on the lot. I still went with the Eclipse because the 0% financing will save me over 4K. |
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and if a coupe will work for you guys all the more better for saving any cash on the initial purchase. I need 4 doors(or 5-door hatchback models)like my Lancer or I would also be interested in vehicles like the Eclipse, Tiburon or even the hot new Genesis Coupe. The new Galant concept that Mitsubishi was showing about a month or two ago on the net looks interesting, as do some of their new hatchback concepts. They both have the new Lancer's kind of nose to them, that is a definite new design direction for Mitsubishi, one that I find particularly pleasing, too. Everybody enjoy the Super Bowl, I'm pulling for the Giants to upset the nasty Patriots. I don't like the NY Giants any more than I like the Dallas Cowboys, but it's just not right for any NFL team to go undefeated throughout an entire season. 
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Chicago Auto Show. Here's a look at the new coupe:  Updates include revised front and rear styling. The big change for the coming year is a new dual exhaust system for the Eclipse GT, which will bump its output on the 3.8L V6 engine to 265 hp and torque to 262 lb-ft. The V6 can be connected to either a standard 6-speed manual or an optional Sportronic five-speed automatic with manual shift ability.  The Mitsubishi Eclipse GT will also feature standard stability control, HID headlamps and a large rear spoiler, that is shown above. All of the Eclipse models feature standard four-wheel disc brakes with ABS and electronic brakeforce distribution. The GT will get larger ventilated rear discs.
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