View Poll Results: Should I trade in my Lancer ES for the Eclipse GT?
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Trade in Lancer ES for 2006 Eclipse???
Originally Posted by FlLancer
How much are they asking for the GT? I looked at one and they were asking for $28k.. seems like for a few more $$ you could easily get an evo.
Things that make you go Hmmmmm... lol
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Originally Posted by SLVROZ_03
Well...can you afford the extra $170 a month, plus whatever else that will have to go into it. Remember now, there won't be any mods available for the car for a little while; so you'll just have to enjoy the 263 without an intake/exhaust/etc. What a big bummer...seriously, do it!
Originally Posted by awdjunkies
You beat me to it(FlLancer..lol) ... for the price of a FWD, HE can own an AWD car that He can have fun with all year long .. and yes,.. like his lancer it has 4doors it has the get up and go and it HAS(Correct me if I am wrong) about the same fuel consumption as the eclipse with only 2 doors, 2 wheel Drive, and Normally Aspirated..
Things that make you go Hmmmmm... lol
Things that make you go Hmmmmm... lol
Originally Posted by kraziqt
what were the problems with the last eclipse?
est monthly payments on the eclipse would be about 420..versus my 270 on the lancer. insurance would go up 20 dollars on my policy.
est monthly payments on the eclipse would be about 420..versus my 270 on the lancer. insurance would go up 20 dollars on my policy.
You have a modded Lancer. What kind of power do you make on it? I don't think it's going to be much faster if at all assuming you are making some good gains from your mods. If you want a Mitsubishi that is an upgrade from a regular Lancer get an EVO or a 1G or 2G Eclipse GSX.
i guess the only reason why i hadnt really thought about getting an Evo is because I dont know how to drive stick and dont know anybody that owns one to teach me.
For whatever reason my mods still dont give me much power - all i have a sr intake, axleback exhaust and the rest is suspension - front strut, anti sway bar, 17" rims/tires. I think if my lancer performed better i wouldnt be so pressed to get something faster. Is there something else I could do to make the lancer perform better? (cant do turbo)
For whatever reason my mods still dont give me much power - all i have a sr intake, axleback exhaust and the rest is suspension - front strut, anti sway bar, 17" rims/tires. I think if my lancer performed better i wouldnt be so pressed to get something faster. Is there something else I could do to make the lancer perform better? (cant do turbo)
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From: nc
Originally Posted by CF-Ninja
I voted maybe with reason. Don't trade in your car.. you will get ripped off by the dealership and they will only give you about 60% of what you could sell it for. Go private party and sell it. You will get tons more money than if you trade it in. Just a little over a year ago I sold my piece of crap 96 eclipse for 5600 bux.. the only thing it had was a nice looking body kit and rims which I did myself. The dealer was only going to give me $2000. If you sell your lancer ES, you would probably get around $8000 if you clean it up real nice so it looks brand new. Then put that towards whatever car you want.. like the 06 Eclipse you are considering. 
It really depends on the dealer. If your car has warranty and is still in good shape, they'll give you more money for it.
No dealer is going to give you top dollar for 10 year old modified eclipses. You are better off selling a car like that yourself to the tuner crowd.
In some states, you don't pay tax on your trade, so it does save you a little money.
There's usually a $1500-$2000 spread between trade-in and private part values.
a dealership, more than likely, wont give you much for your es, so you would probably have to pay almost most of the sticker price or negotiated price on the eclipse, besides, you have already started modding your car, and the new eclipse looks like crap.
Originally Posted by kraziqt
Is there something else I could do to make the lancer perform better? (cant do turbo)