NEW GUY Buying an Eclipse
#12
RE: NEW GUY Buying an Eclipse
Oh god a Z24. I would get rid of that thing. The only 2 people ive known that had them, one being my brother, had nothing but problems, even after a brand new motor it still had problem. Its not a bad looking car for its time, and has some decent getup, but they suck .
#13
RE: NEW GUY Buying an Eclipse
I heard that this 3.1 in it is bulletproof and last forever. This car has 170,000 miles on it and still runs like its brand new so im starting to believe it. I redidthe headliner the other day, it came out awsome. I donno if my neighbor is even gonna trade me anymore so o well. I guess I wont be a member of the mitsubishi family lol. I still have my scion tc to keep me happy!
#14
RE: NEW GUY Buying an Eclipse
Congrats on the Z24. I am also a member of th J-Body.org ( Cav03) . It is an exelent forum for cavy/sunfire/sunbird owners! I hate to hear that Engineer's brother had trouble with his. My cousin had a red Z24 for 10 years. All she had to do in 175,xxx miles was replace the water pump (twice), alternator, fuel pump, and had 1 head gasket that let go at 165xxx ish miles. (Thats why the car was traded off). I can replace both head gaskets on a GM 3.1 in a saturday afternoon under the "shade tree". Its no biggy. Overall, the 3.1, 3.3, 3.4, and 3.8 GM motors were (are!) very reliable. But I have to give credit where credit is due, my puny little 1.8 Mitsu motor, althoughEXTREMELY underpowerd, is one tough sob!
I had a 2003Cav. LS Sport coupe. Great power for the 30+ mpg's I was getting! But the seats were horrid! After 100 miles my back & tailbone were killing me!I can drive my 2007 Ram 1500for 8 hours and feel great when I get out.
I had a 2003Cav. LS Sport coupe. Great power for the 30+ mpg's I was getting! But the seats were horrid! After 100 miles my back & tailbone were killing me!I can drive my 2007 Ram 1500for 8 hours and feel great when I get out.
#15
RE: NEW GUY Buying an Eclipse
Hey thanks for the link, im gonna check it out now. Ya Ive heard alot of good things about this car, which makes me kind of want to keep it. So far I have put in a new headliner, fixed the interior that was broken and in pieces and somewhat fixed an exaust leak. While I had the exhast apart the only thing muffling the car was the cat and it sounded awsome!! Kind of like a flowmaster muffler, Im thinking about getting the stock muffler taken off and leaving the cat to use it as a muffler, this thing sounds like a beast without that muffler!
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