One of the most beautiful cars made in the 1990s. I almost bought one twice. Had an opportunity in 1998 but went with a Corvette. Then again in 2017 but went with a C7 Z06. I'm glad I did because these are quite possibly one of the most unreliable cars ever built. 20k miles, probably not much to worry about but all I ever see with these cars is whats getting repaired on em. God bless for taking the plunge. Its beautiful!. I still want one but its impossible to justify buying one unless you have millions in the bank and you can throw money away to upkeep it.
Wow that is a super clean 3000GT! I'm a coupe person myself and would love to have a clean low mileage VR4 coupe some day. The 2G Eclipse GSX was another dream car from my younger days so I'll definitely be following your DSM garage.
Nice video, glad to see you're going to keep it clean an mostly original! I've wanted a Spyder ever since my first 3000GT decades ago, but they're just so rare I wouldn't be able to bring myself to put miles on it, let alone mod it. So nice to see someone with a genuine appreciation for these cars; most people don't even know they exist. Subbed for more Spyder content.
Ahhh isn't that the pain of owning a low mile example...well you still have time to find a good example Spyder to enjoy! Thanks for the sub! You won't be disappointed.
"most people don't even know they exist" Best example of that? My local Mit's dealer's part's manager! The red reflective logo insert on the back of my 96 Spyder went missing. Wanting to get a part number I was told (quite rudely) "There is no such thing as a 3000 GT Spyder, that was an Eclipse only model." I didn't argue with him as his assistant came back from lunch a few seconds after he said it...."Wow , there's a 3000 GT Spyder in the parking lot with the top down." Still looking for the insert but I'm beginning to think it was an ASC part as it didn't show up in parts book at the other two dealerships I have tried. If anybody has one let me know!
Diamond Star Media yes that is a very very rare car! The odds of there being another spider with that low of miles is very very low. It's a bad ass ride. And it's stock! Best of all I need a guy who had a 96 Spyder that had 36k original miles on it and he sold it for 32k
Great video appreciate the education and enthusiasm. Im fortunate to have a pretty clean glacier white 1997 SL model and hVe added a 95 spyder vr4 like urs but in the martinique yellow pearl 1 of 13 loving it rips much more than the sl and oddly build quality seems better tjan the 97 so i believe 2nd gen was all their best efforts while 3rd gen they started some cost savings
Wow! I know about the yellow ones very well, what a rare bird you got there. Hold onto that one! Thanks for watching, I’m glad you enjoyed. I agree the 2nd gen is right in that sweet spot of build quality and tech
These cars have a hidden fallowing, they are good cars when they are maintained and worked on constantly. The biggest issue is they use the same clutch that is found on the DSM platform but for a much heavier car. Launching will cause the clutch to go out in these.
Beautiful car. Middle gauge is oil pressure, not oil temp. Also the "upgraded 6G72" in the 2nd gens only has 20 more hp because they run at 12psi instead of 9 in the 1st gen. You could have pointed out that they have forged internals however which is the main difference.
God. Its good to see a Mitsubishi 3000gt owner in Jersey. Im by the shore and really want to get one some time real soon. Have you driven it in the snow at all?
That was the cost in 1995 and 1996. I own 2 of them. Both white Pearl with Tan interior. I have what I think are the last "in the bag" floor mats available anywhere. I am thinking about selling one this year. In 1995-1996 approximately 700 Vr4 Spyders were made. About 280 Pearl White. I have a 1954 Corvette...they made 3,400 of them. This is an incredibly rare car made during the days of the Japanese Supercar days. Amazing technology.
Congrats ! I bought mine 18 years ago , second hand at 6 years old , I have not regretted it , its been a rock sold car. If I could give you one tip ? swap out that 6spd Mits oil for some Honda manual trans oil , night and day over the mits oil (Redline oil was HORRIBLE , , I tried that as well, worse than Mits oil ) , Honda trans oil also stopped my axle seals from sweating , they have been bone dry for the last 18 years and the tranny shifts like butter to this day , no grinding , nothing.
Very cool to meet another Spyder owner! Great car isn’t it! Thanks for the advice, I was actually thinking the car needed some new synchromesh fluid because on a cold start the car has a hard time getting into first gear. I was considering royal purple but haven’t heard about using Honda’s. Is there a specific Honda fluid you use? And what would you recommend as the proper fluid amount for the trans? Thanks!
@@DSMnation Honda only has one manual trans fluid , its about $11 per liter and you will need about 3 liters to do the job , you will have some left over. There is a fill ..and a drain hole , simply fill until it starts pouring out the top hole that you are feeding it into. Cheers!
Nice to see one of my cars on a video lol and on the road I built the hardtop for the company when I was 18 years old . I remember there where Only a few of those white ones and yellow ones on the line ASC Dominguez hills
@@andydodson8627 my friend might I don’t . I also work on the Toyota paseo convertible little car and the Toyota Celica my brother Work for Toyota they press the truck bed and make parts For Tesla cars also there
@@hobbyautobodyfun9315 haha ive seen that one many times! vintage gold! I am working on a documentary of the 3000gt and looking for any old archive footage of the ASC stuff that I can get my hands on.
@@andydodson8627 yeah I don’t have anything like that just my memory’s . That was my first real job . I park all the cars out side also. It was a joy working on something big like that car . Here’s a little dark Secret for you . The German took the idea from ASC and make there first hardtop by sending a team of Engineers and Supposedly tour the plant so we would do it . Sound Familiar lol Vw bug Joseph G 🤫 between you and me
I find funny how every one wants to act like if they know Doug De Muro, cracking jokes, making fun of the guy... First and more important Doug is a legit car guy, whereas this kid it’s just a cheap imitator that only hates on the guy and show no content whatsoever.... if you don’t have the facts, you should be more original and at least make it entertaining.... sorry but you have gained my thumb down.
baron hyatt Not only are you dead wrong but you obviously don't know how to operate "google search"! LOL I don't need to search it as I have the window sticker for my 96 Spyder. Doing a little research would make you look less foolish.
