I haven't seen a single 4g eclipse on the road... The mitsu dealership here has 4 of them parked in the front (orange, red, silver, black) and they haven't moved an inch.

 

Ive seen at least 3, 2 black 1 red driving around out here, heck i see them more often than other evos, and i think theres about 5-6 evos kickin round town.

 

the car is selling like hotcakes compared to any other mitsu at the time it seems..........i like it

 

so each dealer sells what, like 1/month?

 

I had one behind me today in the drive-thru at chic fillet. GORGEOUS blonde behind the wheel. First one I've seen on the road. Those rear fenders look REALLY wide up close.

 

The car is selling like crazy around where I live too - local dealer can't keep 'em on the lot.

 

Still better than the 3G. Every time I see a 3G I get this weird puke feeling.

 

theres a red one up here(v6 ) and thats it...never seen another one and no evo's within an hour of where i live

 

dealers around here been selling them alot, ive see pretty many around here also

 

last time mitsubishi seemed to be pulling out of it's slump, it was due to the 0 apr 0 down for 1 year deal.
great sales that year, but it was a false boom.

This one is partly due to the year of free gas promotion. Mitsubishi needs a car that people can afford. The EVO is an impressive machine and all, but your average joe can't afford it. The Eclipse is poorly targeted. Not enough performance or technology to get the young guy market, too expensive for the young girl market. Base Lancer is a dud. Galant is overmatched.

Except for one rally inspired AWD niche market performance vehicle, they have no "must haves" in the lineup. Mitsubishi is still on the way down, sorry to say.

 

seen a lot down here in vegas

 

I seen one in my town.

 

There is quite a few around my town, most of which are driven by older people. By older I mean 30-40. This kind of surprised me because I thought it was marketed towards the younger people. I saw a 20yr old in one, it was kind of funny because he REALLY thought he could beat me....then he got pissed when I chuckled to myself and put on my glasses.

 

I've only seen 4 or 5 out here. The cars seem to be selling well though, October sales were up over 200% versus October 2004 (See press release http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2...01/147195.html )
The Eclipse has certainly moved from the sports car segment (1st and 2nd gen) to the GT segment though (heavy with poor weight distribution and softer ride...)
It is a competent GT though and will handle twisty mountain roads with sufficient confidence, though the weight shift in tight corners or over bumps takes some getting used to.
I say, go test drive before you completely write the car off. Plus, the 4G69 is pretty decent and already offers mods (turbo and such)

 

I see quite a bit of the new Eclipses around Boston.

They're not as common as the RSX or TC, but I'll usually see at least one 4g Eclipse on the road.

They're not that bad looking, although most of the time the owners are female.