The Eclipse is starting to really fly under the radar again. Do think it looks very sharp still. The price drop last year was significant, so kudos to them.
Judging by the amout of post at this time. I would say nobody is really that Interested either.
This car makes no sense buying new. This is a great used buy if you can find one that is. I'm sure they take a big hit when driving off the lot.
Mitsubishi make very reliable motors. It is the lack of deal networks and brand recognition that is hurting them I surspect. I don't even see that many people driving any Mitsubishi nor do I know anyone who owns one or even posting on here about buying any Mitsubishi cars.
I have a 07 Mitsubishi Outlander. A little over a year into the ownership and almost 20K, I'm happy with it. I had no problems with it either and as far as I’m concerned, it’s been as reliable as a car can be. I'm an active member on few Outlander forums and I know that I'm not an exception.
I have two other co-workers owning 07-08 Outlanders and one owning an Eclipse. They started to be visible in Toronto area at least, but of course they cannot compete with the CRV and RAV4 which are everywhere, but I wouldn't really like that.
Toronto area has a decent number of dealers as well (about 6-7 dealers).
I’ve been watching the sales figures for Mitsubishi over the past year and the Outlander and the Lancer are selling in decent numbers (better than Subaru in general), especially for a brand with little equity in Canada and only two redesigned models.
The Eclipse is a model from the past, along with the Galant and Endeavor, but the replacements are coming up in few years and maybe even more models (e.g. Colt).
Here it is what appears to be the Eclipse successor: 2.2L diesel 200 hp/300 lb-ft, AWD, Twin Clutch SST transmission.
http://www.netcarshow.com/mitsubishi/2008-ra_concept