Greetings

Hi, my name is Colleen but I go by Kaitlin. The story surrounding why I was named Colleen makes the name meaningless to me so my mom and I agreed I should just change it so we're both happy.

I live in Las Vegas but was born and raised in Berkshire Massachusetts. I live with my boyfriend, Jason, of over 7 years. And yes, we are thinking about marriage. We met after my parents and I moved to Florida at the end of my senior year. We moved to Indiana and lived there for a few years and then out here. We absolutely love it in Vegas!

Ok well, I just financed my first foreign on Thursday (Jason and I together though). My first car was a Ford and my second a Chevy. I'm not into American cars or anything like that, it's just how it worked out. Car #1, Veronica, was a 1992 Ford Taurus. It equaled then exceeded it's purchase price in repairs. Car #2 is a Chevrolet Blazer. This one was / is great. I didn't trade it in but am looking to sell it soon. Her name is Muff and I still luff her, especially the 4 wheel drive and all-terrain capabilities. I recently put over $2,000 into it to fix a broken fuel injector unit - not cool.

Sitting outside in front of me today though is my new (used) 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT with 5 year warranty.
Ever since I saw an Eclipse I have wanted one. Most especially this is true for the model I have. It's pearl with an auto sunroof, 18K miles, black leather, V6 with the sportsmatic transmission. This is my first sportscar and I can honestly say that I deserve this. I have worked hard for the last several years, have been through some really bad financial situations and have overcome some really hard obsticles in life. I am glad to have something to show for all of my hard work and effort. Although, I don't know what to name my new car yet. We need to spend more time together first!

Glad to see you here. Plannin on making any improvements to her? Are you taking a poll on possible names?

welcome to the boards pandiebeer.. I'd create a poll for you to find a name for her.. but I can't.. lol, long story. lets get some pics! (of the car too)

Thanks for the warm welcome. So far my first priority with the car is to get a good alarm system put in it. I'm looking to get a Viper system that will page you if your alarm goes off. After that will be a nice dark tinting because it's too darn hot in Vegas to be driving around in a car with NO tint. After I get that done I want to get a piece of wire mesh for the grille because it looks like it needs something there. In between all of that I'm also hoping to get my aftermarket Pioneer head unit installed. The 4-disc changer from Infinity is nice but it's so stock and my Pioneer headunit has an aux connection for my iPod. Plus I think the included cassette player makes my car look older than it is. I was lauging the other night when I pulled out an old box of cassette tapes and saw I had ones like Ace of Base and Vanilla Ice from when I was young. I can't wait to drive around jamming to Ice Ice Baby!

hahaha! thats great.. I'm not sure about pricing, but I have the Clifford alarm system that has the whole two way paging thing and LCD screen and all that.. love it, cept I always push buttons when its in my pocket so I run through batteries like crazy. I give it an A++ :)

get rid of the cassettes! lol, a new head unit adds a lot to the interior. specially if it does cool ****.

welcome aboard

Yay, so I think I finally have my boyfriend on board with the whole stereo system install idea. He's thinking sub(s) which would involve the use of my Pioneer head unit. So first things fist we've decided to get the tinting done. I've got 'the club' and some other device to prevent it from being stolen so the remote system I want can go on hold. I think we'll do the alarm after that and then we can put in the stereo. I am going to put my 6x9's on that part that goes across the back under the window. My car should be nice and loud! I am still in love with my car...

Here are some pictures I was able to take.


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Welcome to the forum

welcome, nice car.

hows that system comin kat?

Well now I have a huge hang up. I found out shortly after buying my car that the driver's side rear rim was slightly bent and has two hairline fractures. As much as it pained me, I convinced myself to get over it and look for a new one. Now it turns out that we missed noticing that the passenger rear is also bent. So now I have to get 2 rims. I don't know what to do at this point. I could just buy stock ones, or get two cheapos until I can buy good ones, or just get good ones now which I am not anywhere close to financially prepared for. My other major concern is what happened to this vehicle in the first place to cause two damaged rims. What other problems can I expect? Was this car in an accident? So I'm really stressed out and not quite feeling the love for my investment anymore. I hate broken crap and that's how I feel right now, like I bought a broken piece of junk. It's no one's fault but mine for not noticing it sooner but it's so un-noticable. I'm taking comfort in thinking that maybe the previous owner backed into a curb really hard instead of the thought that this is a wrecked vehicle that was revamped. I know once I get it taken care of everything should be fine and I'll feel better about owning it but for now I feel really let down.

On a happier note I properly adjusted my tire pressure and my car rides like a dream (except for the rear shimmy because of bent rims).

As for the system, it'll be on hold for a while now for sure. I am still contemplating what I would like for the fronts though. I talked myself into sticking with the component speakers but I don't know which brand. I like the Alpine 176A but someone said that I could probably find MB Quart's on E-bay for the same price. Although, if it isn't brand spaking new I'm not going to buy it on E-bay. I haven't even looked either because I've been spending most of my time trying to find a cheap rim. Now I have to find 2.

Sorry to hear that. I guess it would be as good of time as any to look for aftermarket rims. Hope everything works out. btw. Did you ever name her?

p.s. ur supposed to be in the pics too. Make the car look even better.

I named her about a month ago, actually, maybe even a little longer. Her name is Patience. The reason why is because when I drove my Blazer I could see pretty far up the road and I was always tense and anxious to get ahead. Now that I have the Eclipse (or even a car in general) I'm a little more patient on the road and way more relaxed. With the Eclipse though if I'm in a hurry I can get ahaead easily instead of trying to manuver that heavy SUV. The other reason is that life has more or less crapped all over my parade and I live by the motto 'if it wasn't for bad luck, I wouldn't have any luck at all'. So this car is what I get for just being patient and waiting out life's major downs and keeping my chin up in the hopes that everything will turn out for the best and it just wasn't my time then. Well clearly it's my time now becuase this car, overall, is a dream come true. I've only ever wanted an Eclipse. People have dreams of owning Vipers and BMW's and I really have always longed for an Eclipse, more specifically the third generation model, and to own one now is just like 'wow'. So my car stands out to me like a beacon of hope, that life doesn't always give you what you want when you want it, but if you work hard and have faith and be patient one day you will have your day. And now, I have Patience.