wiiplayer9revisited Cause Fort Lauderdale got a huge influx of retirees that don't know any better. That and their AWD is really good for snowy and wet weather. The RVR is selling like hotcakes in Canada.
You just don't understand how much I LOVE this retro reviews, it's like traveling in a time machine for a bit... Thanks MW... Keep the videos coming and RIP Mitsubishi :-(
People forget Mitsubishi was paired up with dodge, once that partnership started they began sinking. Example: the 2000 eclipse. It was a clone of the 2dr status & Sebring models. That there, isn't a good sign
actually Mitsubishi tried cloning the Eclipse again with their 2016 Eclipse concept the thing basically looked like 2 door dodge Dart. I'm glad in a way the Eclipse brand is brand is defunct, the whole coupe market is a fad, i mean who wants to be driving around in a useless cramped up Go Cart just to get a little more house power.
This generation sold like hot cakes when I used to sell cars. This vid brings back good memories of the car and Whitney Houston's career height (I Have Nothing). RIP Eclipse and Whitney😿
@@VIPK9 They were junk in terms of build quality and long-term reliability. Don’t get me wrong, really cool cars, very fun to drive, great performance on the VR-4/GSX versions, beautiful designs, but they obviously didn’t hold up as well over the years compared to Toyotas/Hondas/Nissans.
Mitsubishi was on a roll back then ! The new eclipse.. and others.. selling oh.. probably 5 to 10 times ..than now! How far they have fallen.. get back up! Haha
These things were the SHIT back then, so sexy, everyone wanted one in my High School! How they absolutely fucked it up in the early 2000s with that god awful designed Eclipse is anyone's guess. I mean they fucked up so bad it basically killed the eclipse, no one even looks at Mitsubishi anymore, they had the Evo but fucked that up too by killing it. Mitsu might as well close its North American doors, nothing worth a flip anymore. The 90's had some of the best cars in the last few decades hands down! Loved those GSTs!
Acc0rd79 If they brought the Eclipse back with a detuned Evo motor and retro styling, I'd buy one in a heartbeat. Even by todays standards, it would be a legitimate competitor with updated technology.
Wow. This is a real trip down memory lane for me. I bought a brand new racing green 1995 GSX. It was the first "new" car I ever bought. I LOVED that thing. In the mid-90s the Archer Brothers were racing these (the Talon, to be precise), but they were friend of mine and they hooked me up with suspension, bigger turbo, bigger rims, cold air intake, exhaust, the works. After the mods, it put out roughly 320hp, and it was the greatest sleeper car ever. In the winter, I mounted Blizzak tires and the damn thing was a snowmobile. I loved pulling out into the unplowed left lane to pass pickups, SUVs, snowplows, hell, anything! I miss that car!
Ive gotta admit, the Blizzaks are one of my favorite tires for these cars. They make you unstoppable, i never got stuck even while taking my awd 2g into the mountains in winter.
This made me really miss 90's Mitsubishi. When they released the 3rd gen Eclipse, that's when it all started to go downhill for the entire lineup. Not even the Evo could save them. Just wish that Nissan merger could help them make a comeback.
Marcus Hurt how reliable are they I havnt seen much for the eclipses reaching like 300000 miles . mine has 180000 and I'd like to keep it for a long time I already replaced my belts
Reliability is extremely varied. We've had some eclipses last years without issue, then we've had eclipses break every week. The deciding factor is modified versus stock. Stock (or at least minor mods) last so much longer, but they are all very old cars now and will have expected issues. Sorry I'm not much help.
@@reedbrewer I have had several well over 300k miles. Even had one with over 300k miles all original that I threw a bigger turbo on and pushed 400hp through it for several years until I sold it.
This bring back so much memories, I used to own a White 1999 Eclipse GST, 5 speed manual. The hump on the hood was my favorite, the power and torque from the 2.0L was perfect!!!
I agree, 1 and 2nd gen , eclipse and talons awd, kicked ass, they had the look and the perfect platform for upgrades. The 4g63_ one of the best 4c of all time !!!! I love DSM !!!
The 90's had some of the best looking cars, and this was one of them. The smiley face grill still had a sense of aggressiveness to it and the 4G63 was/is so malleable in terms of modification. I think it could have been a better car outside of the engine had it not been paired with Chrysler. Those of you who owned a 2g DSM at one point remember the door handle snapping. the door key cylinder being pushed in, the rattling of the windows, strut tower rust, and the lower ball joint recall. A lot of those parts were shared with the Dodge Avenger/Chrysler 300 of that vintage. I loved mine when I had it, but it definitely was not a daily driver even in its stock form. It was more of a summer car, but I cannot complain as it held up on me in the two years I owned it.
I still think they're decent looking cars but it's hard to see one and think it, since these are so subjective to modding culture. Someone's always gotta put a giant wing on it and altezza lights.
I have a '97 I'm fixing for my channel and I made the joke that it's basically an Evo in my teaser video for it, hahaha. So psyched. These cars have become more and more cool lately it seems.
When my eyes were first layed upon this beautiful little beast it took my breath away. This is the car that made me start noticing and loving imports. A co-worker had a GST with a boost controller(remember those?) and that thing pinned me to the seat like a magnet. In my top 5 of best all time body styles. needs honda/toyota reliability and it'd be perfect!! IMO
Its not really the platform that was unreliable, its the people who own them or maintenance/modify them. Also any Eclipse was not a import, they are a US car from Normal, Illinois.
using imported parts right? from a japanese company right? My buddy has a talon and hates it being called ïmport" because "its an eagle". ask any owner of these cars about trans. probs. oiling probs. 7 bolt in general probs. Put a 6 bolt motor and john sheperd drive train then you're a credible car at that point
Toyota made a turbo AWD car back then, and it was called the "Celica All Trac." They cost a lot more money than the Eclipse because they were built much better. As a result, few people bought them, and the car faded into obscurity.
Sad how Mitsubishi's future in North America is in question, but other than the Evo and the Eclipse they really didn't have anything unique to offer (at least in the US). I couldn't name more than about 5 of their other offerings post 2001.
wiiplayer9revisited ' Last I heard they were planning to go the way of Suzuki and pull out of the US market. I live a mile from a Mitsubishi dealership and have yet to see a brand new one driving around town other than cars with dealer plates.
pbfloyd13 well you are (paraphrasing the Eclipse commercial), "very much mistaken," especially when Mitsu's sales have gone up nearly 25% in 2014, over the same period in 2013. The great recession is what essentially almost did Mitsu in despite the 4G Eclipse selling well prior, but they have since recovered from that. And, the all new 2016 Outlander is coming soon. As for your Mitsu dealer, it sounds to me like they need new marketing techniques, as the local Mitsu dealers we have in Houston sell like wildfire.
pbfloyd13 The only reason they're dying out now is because they're stuck in 2005. Even the V6 in the Outlander puts out only 220 something horses like the 3rd gen eclipse from over a decade ago. They need to take a page from Hyundai/Kia and seriously revamp their lineup.
this is a dream car for me. the high performence mitsubishi lineup in the 90s was awesome. the eclipe, the evo, the 3000GT VR4, the galant VR4 and the pajeo evo. what a dream it would be if they all came back.
I worked at the dealer during these years. The awd turbo manual trans is cool but the auto turbo awd really sucks... it's a tease. If you hold it in 2nd gear you can have a little fun around town but the fwd manual turbo is the best. I dislike fwd but it is so much faster feeling than the awd. My fav repair order back then was "customer states turbo is not working like it used to" So I got to go see what it would do. My feeling was the person got used to the power bc it was the best running one I had driven but I didn't make a habit out of running the piss out of customer cars. That one would break the tires every time the boost built in first gear and yeah the tires were good lol. My mentor took me for a ride in awd manual turbo tsi and turning right from a stop sign he dropped the clutch from redline 7k and it was really harsh but did break the tires loose... there was wheel hop and it was ridiculously hard on the car I'm sure... I didn't even like it or think it was cool. But that's what it would do lol He ended up smoking the syncro ring for 3rd in a 92? stealth rt tt powershifting 3rd and it ground... instead of letting off and putting it in 4th he forced it like 3 times and it never took 3rd again.
I remember going with my dad to test drive the GSX when it came out, and I thought it was one of the coolest cars around... when I was probably 9. Still a cool car.
The 4G63 engine in the turbo models was a real sleeper. These are super powerful, no joke, when slightly upgraded with DSMLink, bigger turbo, front mount intercooler, fuel injectors, fuel pump, and boost controller. My wife called it the crazy horse.
Lumbar and memory seats had you wincing with pain after 50 miles making road trips near impossible. This is why I'm swapping mine out with aftermarket ones soon. No more pains in the ass... then lower back... then spine...
I found a 97 eclipse gsx for 8k right now. 85k original miles, owned by a older lady up until 10k miles ago when her grandson bought it. think I should go for it? the gsx is rare around here, especially in the condition that it's in
@@austinsolo3135 sorry to hear about that friend. I understand your frustration. I tried to find a 240sx a few years back and had a hell of a time. They were either drift cars, ragged out or automatics.
The comments are full of people lamenting the good 'ol days of 90s era Mitsus, how they were awesome, and how today the company sucks a bag of dicks. I would agree, but the fact is that we as auto enthusiasts make up a fraction of vehicle sales, so it's always a wise bet for companies to invest in cars that pander to the average driver. Reliable, fuel efficient transportation for the masses. That's why fun cars like these are out and why the Colt exists. Mitsubishi might not be the best company out there, but they're not stupid either. If they're entire line-up were Eclipses and Evos, they'd go bankrupt within a month. For the record, I drive an '07 Eclipse GT.
my thoughts exactly. someday, mitsubishi will come out with a new Eclipse. for now, they need to continue rebuilding their sales in the US by selling cars that will sell well before they return to sports cars. I, too, wanted an Eclipse, but I'm perfectly fine with my 2014 Lancer ES.
I had 4 of these cars,87 Mitsubishi cordia 5 Spd turbo, 91 eagle talon 5spd tsi awd,93 laser 5spd,1994 eagle talon,fantastic cars,had them between 20 years of fun,racing,citations lol
I had a deep green 1995 Talon version I bought from my local Chrysler dealer . Loved the styling and handling . Had some transmission issues w the automatic. Sold it the next year
Just looked it up at GS-X fully-loaded was $23,000 in 1995, today 2021 as I write this, that is $40,600 lol! So a fully loaded GSX was 40 Grand! Today that buys you a 5.0, Camaro SS, or a Scat Pack/Hemi charger/Challenger not to mention the 400z, Kia Stinger, Genesis coupe or 2.0 Supra and used German cars. Wow........
The last great looking eclipse! The later generations really looked goofy to me, like a bloated cartoon/caracature of a sports car. Just look at a 2nd gen next to any later gen eclipse and it's comical.
This makes me so much more excited to get working on my 1997 Eclipse GSX for my channel. :D Mine is gunna need a lot of resto, but it makes such wonderful turbo noises. Let's go!
I remember right around this time I "raced" a first gen Talon at a stoplight. It turned out to be a TSi (AWD turbo). I was ahead off the line but once he spooled up, damn he blew by me so fast. LOL These cars used to be everywhere. I wouldn't mind having one today, but I wouldn't want AWD, too much extra baggage that I don't need, don't want to deal with or worry about. FWD would be cool though.
Mitsubishi was very underrated in the 90's. Especially their audio tech options. Who even thinks to put an analog EQ in the dash? My dad had a 95 Montero SR and that thing was loaded.
I wanted a 1995 Eclipse or Talon so, so, so bad. So about a month after I turned 16, my dad helped me buy a brand new car. He made a substantial down payment and signed for the loan, and I made the payments. Since he was helping pay for the car, he had a substantial say in the "yes or now" of the car I got. I got him into the Eagle dealer and he wasn't having any of the Talon, at all. "Too small. A death trap." So he convinced me to look at the Chrysler Sebring Coupe. I thought that was a grandma car, so I said no. The next weekend, I saw an ad in the Newspaper (yes, newspaper) for the 1995 Dodge Avenger. I got a forest green one and every time I saw an Eclipse or Talon after that, I signed. The Avenger was no sports car and quite honestly, a pile of junk. I sold it in 1998 for a used 1995 Audi A4. Should have kept the Dodge because it was less problematic than the Audi, that's for certain.
The only complaint I have about any generation eclipse is that the paint fades and peels overtime. They were very rust prone as well depending on what region of the u.s people lived. Here in New England there are more rusted out ones
Andrew Dion I have over 100k miles on my silver 99 GSX and the paint still looks new. I think the key is not keeping it outside in the elements and protecting the paint with wax/sealant a few times a year.
Nayr747 you're right. If you have a garage, definitely store it. Maybe some owners neglect basic car care such as keeping the interior and exterior maintained. That's good that yours is still in good shape
