RE: why not supercharge it?
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RE: why not supercharge it? - 9/23/2005 2:17:57 AM
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Sanguinius
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I dunno I would think that even if the Eclipse were taking business away from the Evo what's it really matter they're both Mitsu and maybe some of us poor saps would rather have the Eclipse body instead of the lancer? I dunno just my thoughts on the whole idea.
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RE: why not supercharge it? - 9/23/2005 2:09:37 PM
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I dunno I would think that even if the Eclipse were taking business away from the Evo what's it really matter they're both Mitsu and maybe some of us poor saps would rather have the Eclipse body instead of the lancer? I dunno just my thoughts on the whole idea.
You have to consider two things though.
1. Mitsu has the eclipse for people who like to "cruise", and the evo for people who want performance. If both cars offer performance, then the people who want that will choose one or the other, while people who just want a cruising car will look elsewhere.
2. If the eclipse was supercharged, it would be very expensive and not too many could afford it. The top of the line eclipse is already around $28k, almost as much as an evo, and if it were supercharged, not only would it cost more, but all it could do was drag race because the frame was not designed to handle well around a track like the evo.
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RE: why not supercharge it? - 9/24/2005 8:55:51 AM
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ORIGINAL: DSMTalonAWD51
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ORIGINAL: Sanguinius
I dunno I would think that even if the Eclipse were taking business away from the Evo what's it really matter they're both Mitsu and maybe some of us poor saps would rather have the Eclipse body instead of the lancer? I dunno just my thoughts on the whole idea.
You have to consider two things though.
1. Mitsu has the eclipse for people who like to "cruise", and the evo for people who want performance. If both cars offer performance, then the people who want that will choose one or the other, while people who just want a cruising car will look elsewhere.
2. If the eclipse was supercharged, it would be very expensive and not too many could afford it. The top of the line eclipse is already around $28k, almost as much as an evo, and if it were supercharged, not only would it cost more, but all it could do was drag race because the frame was not designed to handle well around a track like the evo.
x2 The eclipse is seen as a kid car. If it were s/c it would prolly upp the price abou 10g, for that money, 39g's you could get a sti, vett, cobra, used prosha, nice bmw. The thing is no one wants to spend alot on the eclipse. That was one of the major porblems with the gsx, the price tag was tooo high.
< Message edited by slow420a -- 9/24/2005 8:56:21 AM >
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RE: why not supercharge it? - 9/24/2005 11:28:43 AM
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It doesn't matter either way mitsu needs to do SOMETHING to save thier bacon or they'll be going bankrupt before long here.
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