Diamond Star Motors Fans?

[gppfrs]

Yup I had one 1997 TSI AWD 400 HP fully modded for Track Loved that car

[Tcoat]

Paging @Ultramaroon
Ultra to the DSM page please

[Bristecom]

I actually have a stock 1999 GSX with a manual transmission. I plan to get an FR-S one day and I'd love to keep my GSX but I don't know if I can justify keeping and paying for two cars so I'll probably have to sell it. But I'm not letting it go for cheap. One guy even left a note on my car, "I'll give you 2k for this." I laughed and then felt insulted...

Anyway, here's some pics of mine:



Lightning bolts and rainbows! I did not photoshop this!:





After drifting in the snow:



And some donuts:

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZedUB__QhUo"]Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX Donuts - YouTube[/ame]

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Paging @Ultramaroon
Ultra to the DSM page please

Hey, looky here, we got us a DSM thread! Here's my *cough* pride and joy, a 1991 base model Eclipse. I bought it from my next door neighbor for $1200 after I killed my 240Z in 2000. (don't ask) Never expected to like it but it had the smoothest, quietest straight 4 I have ever driven. Obviously no rocket but it was bulletproof and got better than 40 mpg on the highway.

Dealer threw me a bone. Gave me 500 bucks for her in trade when I bought the FRS. I kinda wish I had kept her but the missus wasn't having it.

Originally Posted by KR-S 86

What about crank walk?

Second gen engines didn't hold up well to heavy clutches. If you left them stock or had an automatic, no probs.

[weederr33]

Originally Posted by Bristecom

I actually have a stock 1999 GSX with a manual transmission. I plan to get an FR-S one day and I'd love to keep my GSX but I don't know if I can justify keeping and paying for two cars so I'll probably have to sell it. But I'm not letting it go for cheap. One guy even left a note on my car, "I'll give you 2k for this." I laughed and then felt insulted...

Anyway, here's some pics of mine:



Lightning bolts and rainbows! I did not photoshop this!:





After drifting in the snow:



And some donuts:

I'll give you a better one. I'll give you my FR-S supercharged for your Eclipse plus 2,000. Deal?

[Bristecom]

Originally Posted by weederr33

I'll give you a better one. I'll give you my FR-S supercharged for your Eclipse plus 2,000. Deal?

Nice. But I'm a stock kind of guy... That's why it took me forever to find this Eclipse.

[GSXtoFRS]

Originally Posted by Bristecom

Nice. But I'm a stock kind of guy... That's why it took me forever to find this Eclipse.

Same! What I love about the FR-S and DSM platform is that they both were the products of two companies working together! I laughed at that 2K offer for your car haha. I got quite the opposite reaction, the very first day I bought my GSX for 4400 bucks someone offered me 8 grand. Turned him down, said I'm keeping this baby until the day I literally can't drive anymore.

[Noble713]

I definitely had crankwalk in my Evo IV (the white one in my avatar), the engine being the same generation as the second-generation Eclipse.

Cool cars though. My friend had a white one way back in high school. I wasn't a car guy then but I don't think it was a GSX.

[humdizzle]

my older brother had a 99 gsx in highschool, this was around 2001-2002. very clean car and good chunk of mid range torque compared to other sport compacts at the time. I always liked them. Most are ragged out now unfortunately.

[Tcoat]

Tried to swing a deal for below but even though it was 4 years older than my Lancer GT it had only 30% of the miles on it. The dealer pretty much told me to lube up and bend over so no deal.
Found the FRS shortly after so all was good.