By Jen Dunnaway

Editor

I like the angle and the slightly raw surroundings. And have there been some hot Eclipses on the site lately or what? Check out Murf’s ride page for more.

By Jen Dunnaway

Editor

Serg, this week’s SOTW, has done some amazing video documentation of all the crazy stuff he’s done to his Eclipse. Better yet, he’s compressed the footage so you can see the project coming together before your eyes. The time-lapse bodykit and side-intake install video is below–I sure wish my own bodywork project was going this efficiently! Check out the rest at Serg’s ride page.

By Jen Dunnaway

Editor

I always love a good homebrew electric car. This Eclipse claims to get only 15-40 miles on a charge (depending on how you drive), but that’d be enough to get me to work and back. Almost. Actually, not really. Check out the auction, and thanks to Idefix for the tip!

By Michael Berenis

Tampa Sports Car Examiner

Introducing the world’s first donked ricer! Sitting high on 28 inch rims for your funny bone fix, this donked out ricer comes complete with all of the Autozone chrome go-fasters one could ever want. Read more at Tampa Sports Car Examiner.

By Alex Vickers

Katakuna

Horrible car listings make my brain hurt. Is it ever okay to list a total junker as “in fair condition” when it “needs welding around the shock housing”? A dismal example of dodgy listing is this ad on Facebook for a supposedly all-wheel-drive 1991 Mitsubishi Eclipse. First thing that caught my attention was the “Limited Edition” badge: I worked at Wal-Mart long enough to know that they sell this exact sticker there, and that the only thing limited about this car is power (that’s a whole can o’ worms itself, more on that in a bit). There was no such thing as this designation for the Eclipse. The “turbo” badge is another Wal-Mart special–I had the same one pasted on my laptop! Hey, at least he admits that’s fake. And, unless I’m horribly mistaken, the base model did not come with all-wheel-drive.

Continue reading "For Sale: ’91 Eclipse, Could Kill You At Any Time, $500 OBO." »

By Michael Berenis

Tampa Sports Car Examiner

During a street race through a parking lot, a modified Mitsubishi Eclipse suffers from the common ailment of locked up brakes. Was this a bad sensor, malfunctioning hydraulics, or just good ol’ driver’s error? Chances are, it was simply junk stock brakes. Leave your thoughts below and read more about upgrading brakes at Tampa Sports Car Examiner.

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

Now here’s a combo you don’t see every day. Sports 20 inch wheels with 33 inch mud tires, and it’s motivated by a Ford 5.0! I like it. Full Craigslist ad text after the jump. Via Hooniverse

Continue reading "‘98 Eclipse with ‘82 Bronco 4×4 Chassis on Craigslist" »

By Sam Barer

Sound Classics

Wouldn’t it be nice to live in a simple world where good cars are good, great cars are great, and bad cars are bad? Unfortunately, there’s a whole spectrum of gray between History Onyx and White Knight.

The most difficult cars to judge are often those models that replaced truly fabulous vehicles. Fair or not, some acts are tougher to follow than others. Just ask the Rolling Stones, whose 1973 number-one album Goats Head Soup(containing “Angie” (also a number-one) and “(Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo) Heartbreaker”) was bashed as a lame effort by critics and fans who had been listening to the band’s instant classic Exile on Main Street album for the last year.

Just like in music, there are plenty of good, bad and ugly follow-ups to great cars. To help sort out the reality from perception, I present Sound Classics’ list of the Toughest-Luck Classic Car Follow-up Efforts.

Continue reading after the jump!

Continue reading "What Are the Worst Automotive Follow-Up Acts?" »

By DUB Magazine

DUB Magazine

When Mike West of Eclipse Car Audio was deciding on what vehicle they would use to showcase their newest multi-media products at the 2008 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, they once again turned to Rick Bottom Designs (Mendota, Illinois).

Eclipse created and introduced the concept of an integrated navigation and mobile entertainment product at CES in 2004, and they have continued to innovate this category, which is why they wanted a vehicle as innovative in their booth. Bottom was quick to suggest using the hot, new 2009 Ford Flex and West agreed. Continue reading at DUB Magazine

Siddonie’s Eclipse is seriously pink. It features a Bomex knockoff body kit and a bunch of audio upgrades. Check out her ride page for more details and pics.