Topic: CD Article: 2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT

[eddy4]

our "local" dealer is in a converted banquet hall,
not the most solid location or confidence building atmosphere....

[Arthur Dent]

I've heard the V6 ones have really bad understeer at or near the limit. Nice enough for someone who wants a Mustang but can't bring themselves to buy a Ford.

[Shnak]

I've heard the V6 ones have really bad understeer at or near the limit. Nice enough for someone who wants a Mustang but can't bring themselves to buy a Ford.

Wouldn't someone that wants a Mustang not care at all for a FWD vehicle like the Eclipse?

[Arthur Dent]

I've heard the V6 ones have really bad understeer at or near the limit. Nice enough for someone who wants a Mustang but can't bring themselves to buy a Ford.

Wouldn't someone that wants a Mustang not care at all for a FWD vehicle like the Eclipse?

I'm guessing that most people who are going to buy these aren't going to be car people - they'll just look at the price tag and the hp numbers. Looking at it that way the Mustang and Eclipse offer a lot of hp for the cash -  too bad the other aspects are lackluster especially on the Eclipse. These people probably couldn't tell the difference between fwd and rwd anyway.

[si]

Anybody notice that the GT sits about 2-3 inches higer than on the TV ads..?
Check the space between the top of the tires and the body.

Any way my mother who is 70 thinks she will trade in her mint 1996 Neon with 30,000km on one of these Eclipse'. How would that make the marketing people feel ?

I did notice that they lowered it in those TV ads.  Makes me think they are 'cheating' in the commercial - making the car look better than in person.  Same thing when they get rid of the antenna in such ads.  Other thing too is how they often do limo tint all around.

[Giant Dwarf]

Anybody notice that the GT sits about 2-3 inches higer than on the TV ads..?
Check the space between the top of the tires and the body.

Any way my mother who is 70 thinks she will trade in her mint 1996 Neon with 30,000km on one of these Eclipse'. How would that make the marketing people feel ?

I did notice that they lowered it in those TV ads.  Makes me think they are 'cheating' in the commercial - making the car look better than in person.  Same thing when they get rid of the antenna in such ads.  Other thing too is how they often do limo tint all around.

GASP!  How dare they!  I even heard once that adverisers sometimes air-brush those really purdy models in ads too!  Can you imagine?!
 

[wing]

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