 You talked me out of it, CLOSE, CLOSE |
 Jul 22, 2008 - 5:06 PM
|
 
|
|
Enthusiast  Joined Feb 6, '08 From Oregon Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%)  |
So i have been looking to buy a another celi to do a 3s swap in and then ONE day do an AWD swap in it, i was really looking forward to this being my money pit, my project car... But... it is looking like it will be alot of money for me to get my AWD celi...
Randomly in my craigslist search for celi's a gsx eclipse came up. Now i had totally forgotten about those cars after i bought my celi, i decided against them because EVERYONE has an eclipse up here, and hardly anyone has a 6th gen. But now that i am looking into buying another car to turn into my toy they keep coming back and plauging my mind, it would be so easy to go drop money and go buy and AWD turbo'd eclipse and be done with it, doing upgrades later and such... I am so lost  Do i buy another celi, do the swap, then do the AWD and end up dropping around 18k in it just to get the stock 3sgte in with awd... or do i buy a gsx for 4k-9k and then spend an extra 2-4 grand on goodies? Opinions? This post has been edited by Legit94GT: Aug 2, 2008 - 3:23 PM -------------------- 1 JL 1,000/1v2
2 JL 12" W6v2 2 Focal 6.5 component 165a1 Kenwood DDX512 head unit Running 142.6db with the back seat up:) |
 |
Replies
|
Jul 23, 2008 - 10:59 AM
|
|
 Enthusiast Joined Dec 12, '06 From Fob Sharana, Afghanistan Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
A while back a friend of mine who use to own a 6gc who was a member of this forum got a super clean 99 Eclipse GSX Convertible (yes, very rare). After the day we bought it, it started to leak oil. After it started, it leaked MAJOR oil. After we fixed that problem, one of the cylinders died and it only ran on 3 cylinders. After that, the head gasket blew while we fixed it. And then we had to bring it to Mitsubishi to rebuild the whole engine block because it was too much of a hassle. After the engine block was rebuilt and two days after we got it back, the tranny went out. Tranny would be in reverse when we would have it in first gear. And we figured the synchronizers we messed up so we had to rebuild the whole tranny. And guess what... ALL OF THIS HAPPENED WITHIN A MONTH'S TIME!!! It was problem after problem after problem. AND WE BABIED THE THING so it wouldn't break anymore but it still did. If you are willing to invest $6000 within the first year JUST TO FIX IT, then go for it. Besides that, stick with what you got or get a better selection than an Eclipse or Talon.
This post has been edited by FortuneCookie: Jul 23, 2008 - 11:01 AM |
Posts in this topic
Legit94GT You talked me out of it, CLOSE Jul 22, 2008 - 5:06 PM
97Celica Hi. *SLAP* Eclipse's have CRAP trannies. If yo... Jul 22, 2008 - 5:12 PM GotToyota DSM's are cool if you find them with low milea... Jul 22, 2008 - 5:26 PM GriffGirl Take a walk through a u-pull it around here and se... Jul 22, 2008 - 5:59 PM
Legit94GT QUOTE (GriffGirl @ Jul 22, 2008 - 5... Jul 23, 2008 - 9:57 AM Akirad1 QUOTE (Legit94GT @ Jul 23, 2008 - 10... Jul 23, 2008 - 1:03 PM lagos If its a 98-99 2g, in great shape, then I'd sa... Jul 22, 2008 - 6:04 PM Akirad1 ECLISPES have no head room, at all i sat in one an... Jul 22, 2008 - 6:14 PM cjh4l22 two words for ya regarding the poorly built dsm - ... Jul 23, 2008 - 10:02 AM chucho stop talking about it and get it Jul 23, 2008 - 10:17 AM D-Man Legit, I'm going to take the path less travele... Jul 23, 2008 - 10:28 AM GTSOwner I had the car 1 year, out of which it was stored 6... Jul 23, 2008 - 11:36 AM GriffGirl Where'd ya get a new job w/a fat raise? I want... Jul 23, 2008 - 11:42 AM D-Man Well, i've been talked out of it. Jul 23, 2008 - 11:42 AM Legit94GT QUOTE (D-Man @ Jul 23, 2008 - 12... Jul 23, 2008 - 4:11 PM GriffGirl QUOTE (Legit94GT @ Jul 23, 2008 - 2... Jul 24, 2008 - 7:03 PM MrBubbles i had a 97 gsx for awhile, it had 97k on it and th... Jul 23, 2008 - 8:29 PM kylekonvicka or you could go with a Corolla AE86 like me it... Jul 24, 2008 - 5:43 AM Zelstin If your trying to buy a second car to make fast th... Jul 24, 2008 - 4:06 PM Legit94GT QUOTE (Zelstin @ Jul 24, 2008 - 4:06... Jul 24, 2008 - 6:30 PM Akirad1 get an AW11 the box look is so cool Jul 24, 2008 - 4:09 PM SpoonR530 The 4g63 is a kick ass engine. Crank walk is actua... Jul 24, 2008 - 8:29 PM Zelstin QUOTE (Legit94GT @ Jul 24, 2008 - 6... Jul 25, 2008 - 5:35 PM Legit94GT Well i think i finally made some choices...
I am ... Jul 25, 2008 - 11:33 PM Taskbot QUOTE (Akirad1 @ Jul 22, 2008 - 7:14... Jul 29, 2008 - 8:38 PM 99GT I have had 4 1st gen dsm. I'm stress-free. Jul 31, 2008 - 12:56 PM trdproven One thing I hate about Eclipses is the orientation... Aug 2, 2008 - 11:43 AM presure2 closed by request. Aug 2, 2008 - 3:44 PM |
2 User(s) are reading this topic (2 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:
| Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: November 29th, 2024 - 8:26 AM |