Best car I have ever owned. The body style looks great, and attracts alot of attention (sometimes too much). Looks and feels great with the top up or down. The car is fast and rides on air. I have never had a smoother ride. Sound system is awesome, never had better come from the factory. First time with a manual transmission, and I will never go back.

Visibility seems to be an issue. And the fact that I have been pulled over twice (in one night!) - Basically so they could get a closer look. Dont buy this car without buying a detector. Good luck finding one.

I paid 24k, it came with leather interior, etc. Great car. If you have the $$ I would recommend it to anyone.

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I had a probe, and there is no comparison.

FAAAAAASSSST!!!!!!!

alot of them on the road but they arent as pretty as mine

mine for sale lots of performance products on it
and awesome i mean 3 12" jl subs awesme

21,000 miles silver leather interior
great condition

20,000 $$$$$$$$$$$$$$
e mail me if you are interested and i will let you know about alll the goodies ive put on it.....trust me for this price with all thats on it....knockout deal.....if you take what ive got on it and add just a couple more things which i have for great prices.....this car will smoke a viper easy
e mail me stocknup@aol.com

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Very cool looking car, with top up or down. Interior is the best, automatic power top, independent suspension. Glass rear window with defost..

rear window is too small
which lead to poor rear visibility

This car just catches my eyes, stunning. Since, I sold my used car. I am telling myself i have to get this one. The 1999 eclipse spyder gs have the mean, low and sleek looks compare to the boring look they have in y2k model. With one touch of a button in 10 sec, viola!! the car transform to a convertible that look so good everybody just stare at you on the road. The ride of the car is stable and firm, accerlation is moderate, with 141 hp, 2.4 liter engine. Interior look so darn good, compare to other car, the interior look extremely sporty, that is how i like it. Back space is virtually none, i don't care. Stereo comes with stock amplifier seems strong and nice. Good gas mileage,
all the options include like power window, door locks, a/c
16inch alloy wheels and spoiler and fog light. I like this car because it is front wheel drive, i live in the northeast so, it is not good to get a rear wheel drive car in the snow
, it will just slide all over. I really can't think of anything wrong with the car, the rear window is too small
, reduce rear visibility. Other than how can you get a convertible like this, with just $18k dollars....

a corvette convertible is $48K+
mazda miata is like $25k
mustang convertible is $26K

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i can't think of any front wheel drive, power open top convertible with a bargin price

good looks,good performance and overall a beautiful piece of tech. on road

wheel allignment:
It looses wheel allignment very fast.
somethings wrong with the "service your engine soon" indicator on dash.

paid 14500 for 98 with 11k on odometer and now it's 47k but still running great. I love this car man.
Want a good ride ---- go for it. it's worth to the single penny.
good job guys.

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Fast. Good looks. Nice interior. Easy to maintain if you drive it responsibly. With a couple hundred dollars, I was able to come up with 240 HP and a 6 second 0-60

Dealer charges too much for repair. Go to a small one of a kind for best pricing.

Paid $11,000 w/ 50,000 miles. Good deal-great car. total spent so far $2000 (tinted windows, tires, ABS repair,modifications,etc...)

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None. My friends have Honda Prelude, Mustang 5.0, Honda CRX w/ VTEC-smoke... I can beat all of them. Ha Ha Ha

I love the car great looks and it looks dams good when its lowerd great accelration, very fast. There a lot of aftermarket parts that will make the car really haul some ass, handles great. I have about 22,000 miles haven't had any real huge problems just the routine check up. I'm loving the ca.

Only problem I have with this car when I acclerate raelly hard and put the car into neutral sometimes it will shut off

I got the car for 20,000 brand spaken new.
I highly recommend this car just because of the simple of fact you can easily maek this car smoke nsk corvetts and just about anything on the road with some money to spare on after market parts

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Very impressive performance even when stock. Bolt ons add tremendous power. This car is very highly modified and has performance figures that are stunning. For the price, even when modified, I don't know of anything that is really more fun or economical. It still gets 28 mpg if I keep my foot out of it, and parts are cheap and easy to get if you stay away from the dealers. Easy to work on and there is a huge aftermarket support and parts group. The turbo keeps performance where it needs to be even when at higher altitudes where normally aspirated cars suffer.

Wet weather performance is probably its forte. The AWD is well balanced for snow and ice. I had the car for two seasons in Idaho and commuted daily with no problem.

The car must be maintained or you will be extremely dissatisfied. It cannot be treated like your old beater truck or it will rebel with costly problems. However, the Mitsubishi engine block is very stiff and it is very common to see properly maintained Mitsu's and Talons running 250,000 miles. (It is also common to see owners who manage to trash their cars after 15,000), be warned.

The car is not a long distance cruiser or else I am getting too old to appreciate it. 3-4 hours is about it. I've made several across the country trips in this car and its predecessor and I was glad they were over.

I paid 11,900 with nearly 8,000 of engine mods already on it. I have subsequently added more modifications. When the smoke clears the car was purchased new for 28,000 and there has been nearly 14,000 worth of mods. It sounds like a lot, but the car has been driven at the track and used as a daily driver. It has not had an easy life, but it has been well maintained pursuant to the manual.

I highly recommend this car to a person who will take care of it. I do not recommend this car to a "gas and go" person since she or he will end up hating it.

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97 Mustang Cobra Convertible, 94 Mustang GT Convertible, 92 Mustang 5.0 LX Convertible, 91 Honda CRX Si, 93 Ford SHO, 92 Eagle Talon Tsi 93 Camaro Z-28, 97 Pontiac Firebird Convertible. I've driven all of these and owned all but the GMs, and the Cobra. The Talon Tsi AWD is a better performer than them all in braking, lateral acceleration, top speed, and economy (except the CRX). It is not as comfortable as the Honda or the Fords.

VERY QUICK... but even better with a few bolt ons=) Challenged some probes and integras, and DOMINATED! They were horrible drivers, all talk. Plus you can pick up some girls in this car!

Valves tick when cold, brakes rust slightly after being washed (cleans itself after a couple of seconds)

I got it brand new, no major problems... just your usual pot holes a curbs that cause some damage. I paid $25,000 for it, but with all the options and the first '97 AWD in the state it wasn't too bad a buy. It would be great to find one with 20k or so miles, that would be a STEAL!

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'90 Talon TSi AWD, Honda S2000... Obviously about the same as the '90 talon, my dads S2000 is better in someways... but hey, what can i say?!

I've had my bright-white 98 Talon for 2 years now. It runs like a dream, even at stock it has ability to smoke off those vtec preludes. It looks beautiful after some basic modifications. My first mod was a set of H&R springs which is pretty much all you need if you wanna be "all looks, no go"

Without springs, the Talon really looks like it's flying.
In other words, huge, ugly wheel gap. An annoying rattle in the back that I can't get rid of.....and lots of intermittant problems that I can't seem to fix! Eg. a tinny noise under my car.

I paid 29,000CDN for my 98. It normally goes for 35,000CDN. I bought both my DSM's new. If I had to do it all over again, I'd buy in a heartbeat. But, in the future, a Honda is definately my first choice for reliability.

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My old DSM 96 Talon ESI, it was a piece of crap. More problems than ever. Probably cause it had a chrysler engine inside.

Handles really well and is more fuel efficient than you might think. I like it's overall design better than the 2000, although the more I look at the 2000's the better I like them.

Several minor problems but nothing major, to include:
Weird rattling noise in the dash
Breaks are starting to squeal (to be expected though)
I did have to replace the coil pack about 4 months after I got it and that cost me about a grand.
Sun roof cover splipped off the brackets (this happened before the warranty expired, so I didn't have to pay for it - I was told by the mechanic that it would have been very expensive to replace)
I think one of my belts is about ready to go.
Basically there is no backseat - unless your a family of midgets.

I really like this car alot. Of course, when you buy a car used, any previous owners driving habits will have something to do with the way it drives. There was one previous owner before me and I believe they took good care of the car. Overall, I have been very happy, with the exception of having to replace the coil pack. The rattling in the front dash is really starting to irritate me. If anyone else has experinced this dash noise and had it fixed, I would love to hear from them. My e-mail is ripper@flex.net

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Nothing really - this is my first sports car.