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1996 Mitsubishi Eclipse Rs 114k Mi. on 2040-cars

US $2,900.00
Year:1996 Mileage:114300
Location:

North Haven, Connecticut, United States

North Haven, Connecticut, United States
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GROOVE IN THIS ECLIPSE: ONE OF A KIND

There are a lot of cars out there, but not many with as much soul and vibe as this Black Beauty. I bought her from Ken Pohlmann, my professor of digital audio when I was a music engineering student at the University of Miami. Check Ken out - he is one of the foremost experts in the field of digital audio, literally wrote "the book" on the subject, and has since worked creating custom tuning algorithms for car audio manufacturers (amongst other endeavors). He did not chose just any car, he chose this one. 

As a musician, this car has driven me to many memorable gigs and festivals, allowing me to open for Tipper, Bluetech, Orchard Lounge, Sub Swara and Elliot Lipp amongst others. This car runs on music!

The details: this is a 1996 Mitsubish Eclipse RS, manual transmission, w/ 114k miles on it. I purchased it from Ken in 2007 with only 20k miles on it, and have performed regular maintenance on it ever since; I have major service records for it and have changed the oil every 3-4k miles. 

The engine and body are stock, and I will include the aftermarket stereo and speakers. The body shows some normal paint chips and a few dents from 17 years on the road, but is overall very clean and free of structural rust (largely thanks to spending it's first 10 years in Florida). The few cosmetic rust spots are shown in the pictures above. Specifics as follows:

Aftermarket Audio System:
- Kenwood Excelon KDC-X990 head unit (originally a $350 unit!)
- Infinity Kappa components in the front (tweeters and crossover are installed, haven't replaced the stock door speakers yet but I'll include the Kappa replacements)
- Infinity Kappa coaxials in the rear
- Wiring in place for a sub and amp, just plug and play
- Belkin Bluetooth Car Hands-Free Kit for wireless music and phone calls, plus phone 
charging (this is wired into the head-unit Aux in. If you prefer I can replace the 
bluetooth with a 1/8" stereo aux plug in the glove box)

Recent/Major Service Items:
- 9/13/13, ~113k mi. - New front brake rotors and tires, new rear brake drums
- 3/8/13, ~108k mi. - Throttle body and intake manifold thoroughly cleaned and re-sealed
- 2/15/13, ~107k mi. - New clutch master and slave cylinders
- 10/19/12, ~100k mi. - New right front wheel hub assembly and drive axle shaft, right lower ball joint, and outer tie rod end. Replaced Oil pressure sending switch
- 10/4/11, ~83k mi. - New timing belt, timing belt tensioner, and water pump
- 5/21/10, ~60k mi. - New spark plugs, ignition cables, fuel filter, and PCV Valve
- 12/28/07, ~29k mi. - New clutch (replaced after a clutch cylinder failed on me while I was driving through the Everglades).  This same incident was what caused the aforementioned damage to the 1st gear synchro, but being as the transmission was still fully functional (and has been ever since), I could never justify the cost of a transmission replacement/rebuild just for a gear that's really only shifted into from a full stop. The upshot of this is that if you try to shift into first from a roll, you have to be gentle and slow otherwise the gears will grind.

As you can see, many of the typical service items that come up around 100k miles have been addressed and the car is 100% drivable, it's just time for something with a little more space in the back. 

Thanks for looking!

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