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Originally Posted by fatoni
yeah i get that but there is a huge difference between giving credit where its due or being good for its time and saying it will mop the floor with the twins. turbo or not it only has like 210 hp and im not sure that archaic awd systems make cars that much faster
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The 99 GSX had full time AWD with a limited slip rear diff. It's a very good AWD setup. I've had mine for 10 years and it never loses traction in anything short of snow/ice. And unlike the electronic diffs in the Evo's, it is much more smooth/predictable when transferring power. I also like how the Eclipse has less body roll than the Evo's (especially with stiffer dampers).
I've test driven the FR-S a few times and frankly, it felt very similar to my Eclipse. I actually like the torque, traction, steering wheel feedback, and styling of my Eclipse better. But I want a newer car with modern conveniences so I will be getting a 2017 BRZ PP soon and likely selling my Eclipse GSX.
If anyone really wants an almost entirely stock red with black interior, manual transmission 1999 Eclipse GSX, PM me before the 2017 BRZ PP's come out. But I'm not doing trades and I'm not going to let it go for cheap. I put so much money in maintaining it over the years and realize there are basically none like it left out there. I don't think I've ever come across another GSX like mine in the 10 years I've owned it. I've seen more 3000GT VR-4's around than GSX's!