Hey guys....I'm new to the forum, but not new to import tuning. I can usually be found on mnsportcompacts.net or club240.com . But anyways, what brings me here is the winter beater I'm considering to buy. It's a 2001 Eclipse GS 5-speed. It's really nice, interior and exterior wise. The engine has 119,XXX miles and it looks like the previous owner (female) took very good care of it. I have a 240sx that I drive as my fun car, but I won't be able to drive it for the winter, hense the reason I'm buying this car.
But the things I need to know is, how long do the engines last on these things. I'm typically a Honda/Nissan guy, so I don't know crap about Mitsubishi cars except for the basics. How many more miles before stuff seems to go wrong? I use to own a 3000GT, and I know that these don't compare, but since they're both the same make, I figured the engines are similar and once my 3000GT hit 120K miles, it seemed like everything went wrong with it. Am I to expect the same thing from the 3rd gen Eclipse? Any input would help...here's a pic of the beater I'm planning to get:
p.s. It's only gonna cost me $5,790
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