Opinion on 1991 Eagle Talon STD

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by Vosnos, Jul 15, 2003.

  1. Vosnos

    Vosnos Guest

    I need your opinions on the 1991 Eagle Talon STD. The mileage on this car is
    66K and is listed as very good shape. Is this car a reliable one? The asking
    price is almost $2,000, which is kind of high. I am more concerned about the
    car's reliability record. Thanks!
     
    Vosnos, Jul 15, 2003
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  2. Vosnos

    Lurker Guest

    Ask in alt.autos.mitsubishi It is an Eclipse. I have a 1994 non-turbo and
    my wife loves it - it's not gutsy but it drives and looks very nice.
    Problem is I've had it 2 years and don't get to work on it since nothing has
    gone wrong (over 110,000 miles). Just changed the tires, oil and filter.
    2000 is a bit high but it has really low miles. Enjoy.....
     
    Lurker, Jul 18, 2003
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  3. Vosnos

    Bob Jackson Guest

    Be careful with these cars. I had a 1991 Laser (same as Talon and
    Eclipse). I loved that car, and put over 120k miles on it. The problem
    was with the engine. The DOHC engine packs a lot of crap into a tiny
    area. I'd always heard that you had to watch the timing belt closely,
    because if it ever breaks, the dual cams can get outta whack and bend
    your valves. So I made sure the timing belt was always in good shapen.
    Well, what I didn't know was that ANY of the belts breaking can do the
    same thing. My A/C belt broke, wrapped itself around the crankshaft,
    threw the timing belt off by a couple of teeth, and bent 8 of my 16
    valves. About two thousand dollars damage that little $7 belt caused.
    The real aggrivation was that I'd just bought a replacement car and was
    trying to sell this one. So I had to dump a lot of money into it just
    to get it out of my driveway.

    Sporty and very attractive cars, but I wouldn't own another one just
    because of the engine frailty.

    --My $0.02--
     
    Bob Jackson, Jul 22, 2003
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