Well I officially sold my 96 GS about two weeks ago. It had become my 'beater car' after I purchased my BMW Z4 last September. But it didn't make sense to have the Eclipse rusting away outside, and decided to give it a chance of a better home.

You would not believe the amount of attention it received when I put the for sale sign on it! It sold after just three hours to a guy who had a 2001 Eclipse and prefered the 2G. I start to believe these cars, the few in mint condition, will become classics. Anyway, it was a good car while I had it, and it will be missed.





A picture of Z4

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Black 96 GS

-Manny

I agree with you, the few that do stay minty will be worth quite a bit of money when these cars become near extinct. Obviously, it would be a while until that happens, but at the rate these cars are showing up on ebay riced out, it may happen soon.

Damn, your car was clean.
Nice beamer.

Did you get the "sport" package of the Z4? Was looking at them for the wife and took one out with the package. Nice, tight little car. Hmm, you seem to be partial to black, lol.

Captain Caveman

96 RS Turbo 11.414 @ 119.62 MSNS, Crower 2 NA cams, BW366, 10.5 comp, UDP, 60mm TB, W/A intercooler, 3.55 tranny 567.9whp 430tq
97 RS NA 13.188 @ 103.87 MSnS powered 12.5 comp, Crower 3's and 219.4whp with 175tq
98 RS DD 12.5 comp on stock ECU, LTH, Crower 2's, Koni, GC, Hypercoil, DG hats
99 OZ 5sp Stocker 15.856 @ 85.97
99 GS stocker auto 17.7@77mph!

wiki home page:http://www.2gnt.com/index.php?d=bullettdsm

Damn your eclipse was CLEAN!! Nice move on the bimmer though. I have always been partial to black BMW's. So far what do you think about the Z4, in terms of accel and handling?

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I concur, that is one CLEAN 2G, hope it went to a good home. Did you sell the car AND give the guy the url to here?

No, it has the 18" staggered sport wheels, but no sports package. The stock runflat tires suck, so I plan on changing them as soon as they start to wear out. Even then, the handling is amazing. The 3.0 liter M54 is nice and smooth all the way to redline, very similar to a 350z which I also test drove a couple of times. Best of all, I can now take speed bumps and driveways like a normal person

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Black 96 GS

-Manny

I contributed to the Wiki!
EVO IX - just a really expensive boost gauge and a K&N air filter
96 Eclipse RS -awaiting registration and inspection
95 Eclipse GS - parts car
Mods/Profile - http://www.2gnt.com/index.php?d=cs82685

z4's are such sexy cars.. I bet you get all sorts of ladies eyeballin you when youre rollin that thing with the top down, eh?

Don't sell your car to 16 year olds...

95 Eclipse RS - Sold for 6k, totalled three days later
91 Dodge Stealth R/T TT - 3" exhaust w/ no cats, eurethane motor mounts, 300M unbreakable output shaft, kevlar faced clutch, turbo XS BOV, 99 3000gt front conversion, carbon fiber hood. Dyno'd at 386hp. - SOLD! for 5k
98 Dodge Ram 1500 Club Cab 4x4 black on black.

Oops, no I didn't give the guy the URL. Since it's the first time I sold a car I was mostly busy trying to make sure all the paperwork needed was signed and stuff. Maybe he'll find it

As for getting attention, YES. I had people at work, whom I didn't even know, suddenly come up to me and they knew my name and what car I drove. A guy in his 80's, a woman in her 30's, kids playing in front lawns pointing and yelling 'wow!'... It was almost a little too much at first, but I got used to it.

CBCC for life!

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Black 96 GS

-Manny