my pm has so far been unanswered

6/16/2009 8:30:36 PM

eclipses are sports cars? news to me!

6/17/2009 12:00:47 AM

World's Greatest FWD Sports Car!

Well, other than the Del Sol.

6/17/2009 5:18:03 AM

this is some good stuff

6/17/2009 6:08:39 AM

This is worth bragging about:


No offense, eclipsi are not worth bragging about. I go to a lot of track days via motorcycle racing and occasionally cars are running on a different course. I have never seen an eclipse racing/ doing track days. I see plenty BMWs tearin it up. And honestly, something I see running on the track is definitely worth bragging about. Your eclipse would get ripped up on the track.... And most people having something worth stealing will have an alarm system on it.

The specs are soooo much better too:

Quote :

"the Eclipse Coupe and Spyder, which return in GS (162-hp/I-4) and GT (265-hp/V-6) trims. Power: 121 kW , 162 HP SAE @ 6,000 rpm; 162 ft lb , 220 Nm @ 4,000 rpm; Sum Up: A triumph of style over substance. "

Quote :

"The twin-turbo 3.0L puts out 265 hp, but the impressive spec is the 425 lb-ft of torque. Power: 309 kW , 414 HP SAE @ 8,300 rpm; 295 ft lb , 400 Nm @ 3,900 rpm 3,999 cc 4.0 liters V 8 front engine with 92.0 mm bore, 75.2 mm stroke, 12.0 compression ratio, double overhead cam, variable valve timing/camshaft and four valves per cylinder S65 Sum Up: Still the definitive sport sedan"

Trust me, you will know its worth bragging about when you drive it.

6/17/2009 10:12:26 AM

M3 vs. Eclipse is hardly a comparison. At least pick something closer in price range.

IMO, the best looking eclipse was the late 90's model:

6/17/2009 10:30:01 AM

And hell, that chassis was available with a 2.0L turbocharged 4G63 and AWD.

6/17/2009 10:33:28 AM

I clearly stated Germans were the only thing better yet people are continuously saying that bmw x and bmw y are better cars. Even then, I beat 3 series' almost nightly it seems. I'm wasn't even trying to start a debate (justifying my worries) but if I was then that debate would've been vs non german cars.

6/18/2009 12:22:52 AM

lol. i'd rather ride a donkey than drive an eclipse.

6/18/2009 12:26:19 AM

I'd rather ride a dick

6/18/2009 12:39:26 AM

OMG CARGUMENT!

Quote :

"Even then, I beat 3 series' almost nightly it seems."

Beat them at what, mashing the gas at a green light?

I had a new eclipse the last time I was in Raleigh. It has a pretty decent interior, and the trunk was nice. But it drove like a bloated boat. Handling was like driving a marshmallow, acceleration was awful, and road vision is dangerously bad.

I'm sure it's fun to "race" people at stoplights, but it would be garbage on a racetrack.

6/18/2009 2:45:29 AM

...I beat 3 series' almost nightly it seems...

It's easy to beat a car that doesn't know it's in a 'race'! Hell, I do it in my Jeep all the time then!

6/18/2009 7:38:21 AM

my saturn's pretty hot off the line

6/18/2009 7:51:05 AM

girl, you aint fooling nobody
you aint racing shit

6/18/2009 8:51:47 AM

Can we move this thread to Chit Chat where it belongs?

6/18/2009 9:07:56 AM

hay guize, can i's race the fast 'N furious ECLIPSE too?!?

6/18/2009 9:53:33 AM

DNGR 2 MNFLD

DIAMOND SHEET STEEL FLOOR PANEL WILL DROP OUT.

6/18/2009 9:59:35 AM

YOU NO DOUBLE CLUTCHIN' S.O.B., SON

6/18/2009 10:04:58 AM

HEY GUYS
VTEC JUST KICKED IN YO

6/18/2009 10:54:18 AM

6/18/2009 10:59:53 AM

If you're a novice driver, high performance sport cars won't drive well for you. You won't be able to handle them. Thats all I've got left to say...

6/21/2009 4:01:21 PM

when all you do is stoplight racing, you are a novice driver.

6/21/2009 4:08:24 PM

dsms look gangster

6/22/2009 12:46:10 AM

There is no such thing as a FWD high performance sports car. Period.

6/22/2009 5:36:44 AM

How has this gem not been moved to Chit Chat yet?

6/22/2009 5:56:42 AM

Quote :

"There is no such thing as a FWD high performance sports car. Period."

While not a sports car the integra type r is an excellent FWD car. Just because its FWD doesnt mean it cant handle great. It cuts a ton of weight out. Anything light does everything better.

6/22/2009 8:22:39 AM

The Eclipse isn't even the "highest performance sports car" that Mitsubishi makes.

6/22/2009 5:45:43 PM

Quote :

"my saturn's pretty hot off the line"

6/22/2009 6:16:28 PM

how

the fuck

is this thread still going?

6/22/2009 6:44:06 PM

I thought Eclipse's were a "wanna be" sports car for chicks when someones 17 yr daughter is like
Daughter: "Daddy i want a nice sports car"
Dad: " here ya go sweetie!"

buys her an eclipse taht "looks" sporty and since she probably will rarely will get past 4000 she will not know the difference.

I remember I used to work with a guy at Sony Ericsson whose wife demanded that she get a 5-series. The guy bought a 3-series; got a 5-series badge from teh junkyard and the woman never knew the difference.

6/22/2009 6:54:39 PM

Quote :

"I thought Eclipse's were a "wanna be" sports car for chicks when someones 17 yr daughter is like"

they are.

case in point--this thread.

6/22/2009 7:09:37 PM

haha. This should be a thread of the year nominee. "omg, I drive an eclipse. bow down and kiss my feet"

6/22/2009 7:14:16 PM

Quote :

"The Eclipse isn't even the "highest performance sports car" that Mitsubishi makes."

AWD Lancer?

6/22/2009 8:57:52 PM

I'd certainly consider it higher performance than the Eclipse; I guess we can argue the merits of four door sports cars, but lets face facts -- it's more sporty than the Eclipse.

(DSMs excluded; those were baller)

[Edited on June 22, 2009 at 9:17 PM. Reason : .]

6/22/2009 9:16:52 PM

lulz at "cargument"

+1 for german cars

2002 VW GTI 1.8t
manual.


regardless, glad you got your car back--that must've been one shitty morning.

6/23/2009 12:27:29 AM

^ that's making me miss my '89 16V & '98 VR666

6/23/2009 1:18:50 AM

^^^hell, the Lancer RalliArt edition outperforms the Eclipse.

Quote :

""The twin-turbo 3.0L puts out 265 hp, but the impressive spec is the 425 lb-ft of torque. Power: 309 kW , 414 HP SAE @ 8,300 rpm; 295 ft lb , 400 Nm @ 3,900 rpm 3,999 cc 4.0 liters V 8 front engine with 92.0 mm bore, 75.2 mm stroke, 12.0 compression ratio, double overhead cam, variable valve timing/camshaft and four valves per cylinder S65 Sum Up: Still the definitive sport sedan""

Way to go Squirt, you quoted something and combined stats for the 330i's diesel engine AND the M3's engine. GG there.

lol, at the yellow Nitrious...that's in the trunk of an S2K yo!

6/23/2009 11:17:51 AM

i, too, drive a mitsubishi.



the driver's side is fixed, but not the passenger side is messed up. so just mentally flip those images.

6/23/2009 1:36:02 PM

This thread is an epic troll. It has to be.

6/23/2009 2:01:03 PM

great alias thread, or greatest alias thread?

6/23/2009 5:13:31 PM

Just check out some of "her" other posts (especially in the soap box) and watch how successful she is at eliciting responses.

6/23/2009 6:11:17 PM