What's the verdict?

5/2/2006 7:11:18 PM

Acura

Mitsubishi makes some junk

5/2/2006 7:12:43 PM

V whoops... screwed up the post

The Acura

[Edited on May 2, 2006 at 7:20 PM. Reason : a]

5/2/2006 7:14:14 PM

H?

H8R, why do you say they make junk?

5/2/2006 7:19:03 PM

honda doesnt need 100,000 mile warranties to sell cars

if you only want a car that may last a yr or less without significant problems, get the eclipse

5/2/2006 7:23:26 PM

what about Acura pulling the RSX in 2007 ... does it lack in some areas?

5/2/2006 7:25:05 PM

both are girl cars so get whatever.

5/2/2006 7:29:24 PM

seriously . . . My friend just sold his '99 Eclipse and needs a new car . . . He wants a G35 but the dealer won't budge on the price . . There's the option of a used G35, but I tend to steer clear of used cars . . . You never know if someone rawdogged the car previously . . . The next viable options are the RSX Type S and Eclipse GT

5/2/2006 7:32:48 PM

you lose your ass buying a new car

get a used car

5/2/2006 7:35:15 PM

thats a big difference going from a g35 to an rsx...

5/2/2006 7:42:41 PM

Yeah, used g35 is the way to go.

5/2/2006 7:42:57 PM

It's also a difference of $36,000 and $26,000

5/2/2006 7:43:27 PM

and then youll get 10k in mods

5/2/2006 7:51:53 PM

If you're gonna choose between the two, get the RSX. The Eclipse is a fucking pig of a car. If you're throwing the G35 into the mix, I don't care if it's used, I'd go for that over either the Acura or the Mitsubishi, of course, I wouldn't even be considering an Eclipse.

5/2/2006 8:05:06 PM

have you driven a new eclipse? my gf has one and the blind spots are terrible, you can't see shit backing up, and if you're over 5'8" sitting in the back seat, you're gonna hit your head on the back glass. however, she does get 28mpg, which is good by me. she has the gs 4cyl. 03 model

i haven't driven an rsx, so no comment on that

used g35 way to go tho

5/2/2006 8:36:32 PM

a G35 sounds heavenly too

5/2/2006 8:37:24 PM

If you gonna get the RSX type S, might as well get the Civic Si.

5/2/2006 8:48:30 PM

no point in going from teh g35 to a civic si, just settle at the RSX-S

5/2/2006 9:01:59 PM

1. the eclipse is butt ugly.
2. the eclipse has 2 more cylinders and more power, but the rsx has slighty better hp:weight.
3. the rsx has more standard stuff (power leather seats, moonroof, etc.)
4. the eclipse can hold more fuel.
5. acura has dohc i-vtec and multi-port fuel injection, and the eclipse has sohc sefi.

having sefi isn't really going to matter, because neither of these cars are race cars, and the sohc sefi isn't going to beat out the dohc i-vtec even with mpfi. the horsepower and torque advantage is considerably in the favor of the eclipse though (62hp and 120 ft/lbs of torque). the eclipse also holds 4.4 gallons more than the rsx.

however, if the performance stuff doesn't really matter to you, you'll get more for your money with the rsx in terms of equipment. and the customer reviews favor the rsx on the site linked below.

the deciding factor for me here is that the eclipse is ugly as fuck. get the rsx.

http://www.autosite.com/content/shared/compare/index.cfm?sectionName=research&action=compareNew&id=24028;ASITE&CarsToCompare=R%2C1017219%3BR%2C1017703&breadCrumbs=hp,Research

5/2/2006 9:21:55 PM

drive them both obviously

The Eclipse is probably a little faster in the straight line with way more torque, but of course added weight. The biggest problem with the Eclipse as a car itself is its overall build quality. The only Eclipses that were really worth going through the Mitsu bullshit were the turbo AWD ones.

The other major problem with Eclipses are the steep, steep depreciation relative to other cars. You will very quickly find that you owe more on the car than it is worth.

http://www.deadeclipse.com/ <---this is more about the previous generation ones, but they're still made in the same plant

[Edited on May 2, 2006 at 10:37 PM. Reason : .]

5/2/2006 10:33:50 PM

Quote :

"There's the option of a used G35, but I tend to steer clear of used cars . . . You never know if someone rawdogged the car previously"

Thats when you get the extended warranty.

I bought my car USED with 130,000 miles on it. I've got 251,000 now and nothing has gone wrong with the car, outside of aging and mileage related stuff.

Don't be an idiot, consider the used car.

5/2/2006 10:47:12 PM

Quote :

"have you driven a new eclipse? my gf has one and the blind spots are terrible, you can't see shit backing up, and if you're over 5'8" sitting in the back seat, you're gonna hit your head on the back glass. however, she does get 28mpg, which is good by me. she has the gs 4cyl. 03 model"

That has been a problem for all eclipse's.

You know there are other cars in your price range that are far better then the eclipse. Also, if you can't afford the G35, a 350z is basicly the same thing minus the luxuariness...

5/2/2006 11:00:40 PM

Quote :

"have you driven a new eclipse? my gf has one and the blind spots are terrible, you can't see shit backing up, and if you're over 5'8" sitting in the back seat, you're gonna hit your head on the back glass."

haha sounds JUST like my lude

5/3/2006 12:08:49 AM

G35 period
i would buy one from a private owner... looking for a lame chick who thought it was pretty.

the only mitsu i'd ever buy is an evo and i'd still rather not.
fuck i'd put money on a 80k mile supra over a new mitsu in reliability.
a used lexus is300 would be neat too if sporty and more doors was an attractive thing.

if none of this works... tell him... go ahead be metro & drive an rsx but don't be gay and drive an eclipse.

5/3/2006 12:18:21 AM

Quote :

"fuck i'd put money on a 80k mile supra over a new mitsu in reliability."

80k miles? you're looking at as much as 30 grand there pal. Even the really ragged out ones go for 20k+

5/3/2006 12:49:21 AM

i wasn't really making a direct comparison
i'm just making it clear that mitsu = junk imho.
but i drive a jeep and many will say they're junk too.
but i've never broken a jeep driving on the road.

i remember before the fast & the furious when i almost got a 94 supra tt hardtop (no targa) w/98k miles for 14.5k

5/3/2006 1:04:11 AM

I owned a meticulously cared for 2g DSM for a few years and never had any real big issues with it. Would I buy one again? Probably not, but I have no regrets.

My second mitsu, a '94 3000gt, runs like a dream. That baby has a swapped out used motor and everything still runs strong . God help me when 120K service comes around though

But yeah, my point is that you couldn't get me to buy any 2000+ Mitsu today. There isn't a single new mitsu out right that's worth buying (evo included).

5/3/2006 2:24:55 AM

All right. He just bought a 2004 G35 with 20,000 miles for $26,000. He says is needs a good waxing and there are some scrapes on the rims from curbdogging.

5/3/2006 8:34:57 PM

YAY!

it'll be worth it... way better interior way better car
he'll want rims soon anyway (if he's a car dude)

5/3/2006 11:16:49 PM

thats not a bad price. I saw a 2005 g35 selling for 38k with 13k miles a month or two ago.

5/4/2006 12:17:45 AM

g35s are slow

5/4/2006 10:02:30 AM

^^considering thats above sticker for a 2006 model, thats a horrible price.

5/4/2006 1:01:54 PM

bahaha

5/4/2006 1:07:27 PM

lol, maybe he meant 28k.

5/4/2006 1:55:49 PM