Wife is looking for a good convert 2000+ yr, any good ones out there that aren't $$$? Options

[Jeremy1210]

So my wifes dream car is a Mitsu eclipse convert, and we happen to find one that looks great. A 98 GS with 94xxx miles on it. My question is, are they good reliable cars? What are big things I should look for?

Looking for any help here cause last time I bought a used car it was a total lemon and I can't afford that hassel and headache again

Thanks

This post has been edited by Jeremy1210: Apr 17, 2006 - 8:05 AM

[LimitedST]

So my wifes dream car is a Mitsu eclipse convert, and we happen to find one that looks great. A 98 GS with 94xxx miles on it. My question is, are they good reliable cars? What are big things I should look for?

Looking for any help here cause last time I bought a used car it was a total lemon and I can't afford that hassel and headache again

Thanks

i know 3 people that have eclipses of that body style, two of them have constant problems with the car, the other has never had a probleme with it. A girl i go to school with has a gs convertable 97, and she spent i think 6k buying it, and has spent over 2k repairing stupid things on it. My friend from high school has a 98 GS-T which is just a turbo'd GS, but his is a coupe, and ive seen him on the side of the 101 3 times in this just past week. he also has spent way to much in repairs. The other person i know, was a old co - worker, and she was all about cars. she knew EVERYTHING abnout ethe eclipse, she said, the only eclipse worth getting of that body style thats reliable , is the GSX, the all wheel drive + turbo'd one. she said it was basically a completely different car and it never had any problems compared to the gs and gs-t's. so i dunno if that helped at all, but yeah thats what ive expereince
i have also noticed, 7/10 eclipses have front body damage, so if you live in a area with hills or alot of speed bumps its probabbly not the best car becuase stock, its really low and rubs up on alot of things and cracks the front bumpers.

The interior of the car is also not thought out very well, its very tight, for the driver and passengers.

i hate to sound like im bashingf on this car, cuz, i personally think the car is bad ass looking, but reliable? not so much from what i have experienced

hope everything goes well with your decision!