Thinking of buying an Eclipse or Talon Options

[LT1Z28]

I'm selling my SC2 because I need a car w/some pep as a daily driver. It's driving me insane.

Among the cars I'm considering are the 95-99 Eclipse GST & GSX & also 95+ Talon TSI.

Anything in particular, besides the normal things to check when buying a used car, that I should check out when looking at these cars?

Are there any specific problems with these cars?
How reliable are they?
Anyone have 1/4 mile times on stock a GST, GSX & TSI? Manual & Auto tranny times, please.

I've heard many bad things about the manual trannies in the Talons. I assume the same tranny is in the Eclipse, correct?

Are there any differences, besides body style & the name, between the GSX & the Talon TSI??

I'm not going to be modding it a whole lot anytime soon. I want to try to not mod it at all, but I doubt I will be able t control myself.

I don't know much about these cars so any input is appreciated.

[AWD DSM 1]

As many on here might agree, I'd steer clear of the 95+ DSM's unless you like doing motor swaps. The motor in those cars suffer from a condition know as crankwalk, where the thrust bearing wears prematurely, causing engine failure.

In general, check maintainance records. Make sure that the timing belt has been changed at proper intervals (60k max) otherwise the belt is prone to break and destroy valves. These cars can require a fair amount of maintainance. With proper maintainance, they can be some of the most fun, reliable cars. Most run 14.9-15.1's in stock trim.

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Personally, I'd come take a look at one of the three 1g's I have for sale. I've got a 90 Laser Turbo FWD, a 90 Talon Tsi AWD, and a 93 GST that will all hopefully be for sale by the end of the year. The Laser is ready for a test drive anytime. There are also some others on this board that have a few cars for sale, I'm sure they'll chime in soon.

I take it from your logon that you have a Z-28??