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Originally Posted by Tcoat

Obviously I am a Mitsu fan but found the FRS blows the Eclipse out of the water in every aspect even without the AWD.

Pretty much except for a few of things - mid to high range torque, the raw feel/feedback of an old sports car, and traction (although sometimes you don't want this )

But don't worry, I'll be moving to an FR-S soon enough, even if they don't improve the engine at all (as much as I would like them to).

Originally Posted by Koa

I was referring to this, among other issues:

https://www.google.com/search?q=rust...oe=&gws_rd=ssl

but this doesn't apply to your sexy X

Fair disclaimer: I don't believe Subaru performance platforms are more reliable than Mitsu's performance offerings

As with any car, there can be issues but my Eclipse is nearly 17 years old, always sat outside, dealt with salty winter roads, and barely got washed, and I still don't really see much rust under it or anywhere. That's pretty impressive to me. But I have seen pictures of some that are badly rusted. I'm not sure what they're doing to get that kind of rust. Maybe they park it in a swamp? But even so, Mitsubishi has had a 10 year rust warranty for a long time. So those people still probably could have got that taken care of.

But yeah, I'm not claiming Mitsu is better or anything; it's just that I don't absolutely have to buy a new car right now. I will get the FR-S soon enough and I was considering getting it when the Monograms came out but decided to wait it out a bit longer.