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Originally Posted by GSXtoFRS

Hi guys!

Before I bought an FR-S, I've been a DSMer for the longest time! Back in 1994, the year I was born, my dad bought a brand new '95 Mitsubishi GSX Eclipse, came with a turbo charged 4G63 engine and AWD all for about 26K. Quite the bargain for the time!

In high school I bought this beauty as my very first car. It's a 1996 GSX Eclipse with only 46K original miles. I'm currently restoring this one to showroom condition. I've always loved bone stock DSM's because they are so rare after the Fast & Furious body kit era ruined most clean examples. DSMs were the victims of their intended demographic



A few years later, I stumbled across this rare gem! A 1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS-T, a turbo charged, FWD, platform. This car is a 5 speed manual and has a black leather interior, a rare option only available for 1999 models. I bought it off the original owner, an elderly woman who received it as a Valentine's Day gift. It was only driven on sunny summer days and stored in a climate controlled garage the rest of the year. It only has 54K original miles!





Hope there are other DSMers lurking around on this forum!

Welcome, that being said the Eclipse for 26k in 1994 is not as great as you would think. Based on inflation the current cost of your dads car new was 38.5k so more expensive than a WRX and about the price of an STI.