things to look at when buuying a 1 gen eclipse Options

[boomn89]

I am looking at a 92 eclipse turbo awd with a auto. owner says it burns oil. it is all original still none of the normal mods done to it yet. ill know more tomorrow nite tho.


Kris if you read this give me a call.

[awd4kicks]

Hey Boom, regardless of what you look for your bound to to do repairs on a 9 to 13 year old car. As long as you find a 1G that hasn't been wrecked that has descent compression and a fresh timing belt your as golden as you can get where repairs are concerned.

Beyond that you would do your self a favor if you bought a 1990 to early 1992 because they have the 6-bolt, non crank walk-prone engines from the factory. If your looking for the best straight line performance then you will also want to forego the auto tranny for a stick as Spy mentioned.

One other item that you may or may not be able to check, is the transfer case on the AWD. It should have had a recoall done to replace the original. If you can get the car on a lift look to see if the T-case hase splattered gear lube on the bottom of the car right above the rear of the transfer case.

I will almost bet money that 2nd gear will grind on any you drive. Just keep in mind almost every item on these things are repairable if you have the time (The information is readily available) or the money.

Good luck...