2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder Buyer's Guide

Owner Reviews
3.5
2 Reviews
Overall
3.5
Value
3.5
Performance
3.0
Style
4.5
Comfort
3.5
Fuel Economy
3.5
Reliability
4.0

2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder Owner Ratings & Reviews

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3.5
Overall
2 Reviews

2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder - Avoid the Spyder if you hate spiders.

Eclipse Spyder Owner
Erie, Pennsylvania
Overall
2.0
Value
2.0
Performance
3.0
Style
4.0
Comfort
3.0
Fuel Economy
3.0
Reliability
3.0
Being a sporty type of vehicle, you would get quite a few people trying to race you or treating you different on the road. It wasn't a great vehicle for a first car or for any winter/snow driving. It was a nice car to look at, but not necessarily drive in. It got me from point A to point B but I never liked to drive it for fun. In fact, this car actually made me scared of driving altogether. Gas seemed to be good in this car but then again, I didn't drive very much. It wasn't sealed well so I wouldn't recommend this car if you are terribly afraid of spiders and I wouldn't take it through a car wash.
Story
One memorable story with this vehicle is driving home from work with the top down on a warm summer night getting looks from other drivers on the road.
Pros
It is a sharp looking ride that gets a lot of looks.
Cons
Unfortunately, this vehicle has more negatives than positives in my opinion. The back window makes it impossible to see out of, which makes it scary to get in the car and drive because you can't even see to change lanes. The back side windows are also basically non existent. Horrible car for someone's first car. Excessive amounts of spiders make a home inside of this car somehow as well. At one point, there was an issue with the inside windows fogging up while I was driving and I couldn't see anything.

2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder - No problems at all until 125,000.

Eclipse Spyder Owner
Santa Rosa, California
Overall
5.0
Value
5.0
Performance
3.0
Style
5.0
Comfort
4.0
Fuel Economy
4.0
Reliability
5.0
I have had this car since it was one year old and 11K miles. It now has 130K miles. I loved this car, it has given me zero problems until roughly 125K miles. It gets good gas and handles well. The materials are not premium but they are good and have held up over many years. Even the convertible top is in great shape which surprised me!
Story
I put the top down and 10 kids piled in for a picture! It was one of the funniest moments I have ever had with a car.
Pros
It still looks great, the paint is still shiny, it is reasonably fast, good mpg and handles very well. I have zero issues with the car up until 125k.
Cons
After 125k, I have developed a couple of issues. It is leaking oil but not too bad and my mechanic said it would cost a lot to diagnose at Pep Boys. He said that is normal. Also it developed a low rev then a high rev a month later. I had to replace the ignition cables which were already replaced not that long ago as parity of scheduled maintenance.

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