# New guy with a car that sometimes works. **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [December 25, 2011, 11:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-guy-with-a-car-that-sometimes-works/262007 "2011-12-25T11:05:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SOADweskey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/soadweskey/32/6747_2.png) [@SOADweskey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SOADweskey)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 11:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-guy-with-a-car-that-sometimes-works/262007/1 "2011-12-25T11:05:04Z")
What’s up guys and girls. I’m another guy that got stationed up here at the Navy site. I should be here until August, maybe later if there are some more delays in training. I drive a 1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX. It is burgandy in color and currently smells of burnt oil everywhere I go. I’m hoping a fresh set of valves and guides will fix that problem but we will see. Here are some pics of the car. ![http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a381/soadweskey/Eclipse/Eclipse1-25-09Auto-x13.jpg](http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a381/soadweskey/Eclipse/Eclipse1-25-09Auto-x13.jpg) ![http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a381/soadweskey/Eclipse/wes1.jpg](http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a381/soadweskey/Eclipse/wes1.jpg) ![http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a381/soadweskey/Eclipse/wes.jpg](http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a381/soadweskey/Eclipse/wes.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![NickAlero](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nickalero/32/6440_2.png) [@NickAlero](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/NickAlero)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 11:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-guy-with-a-car-that-sometimes-works/262007/2 "2011-12-25T11:32:05Z")
Nice GSX. Welcome to the forum! What are you here from Cali for? ---
**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 11:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-guy-with-a-car-that-sometimes-works/262007/3 "2011-12-25T11:54:15Z")
> [@Blue STI with pink headlights?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/blue-sti-with-pink-headlights/47488/5): > > Nice GSX. Welcome to the forum! What are you here from Cali for? Navy would be a good guess. :ponder ---
**Author:** ![silveradoman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/silveradoman/32/6487_2.png) [@silveradoman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/silveradoman)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 12:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-guy-with-a-car-that-sometimes-works/262007/4 "2011-12-25T12:05:17Z")
welcome…my sister n brother n law are home from sandiego hes on the uss sentry…nice car btw…have fun ---
**Author:** ![yota](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/76d3ee/32.png) [@yota](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yota)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 12:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-guy-with-a-car-that-sometimes-works/262007/5 "2011-12-25T12:41:40Z")
glad to see that you made it over 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![NickAlero](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nickalero/32/6440_2.png) [@NickAlero](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/NickAlero)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 1:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-guy-with-a-car-that-sometimes-works/262007/6 "2011-12-25T13:01:23Z")
> [@Fs:1997 honda prelude( SOLD)](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-1997-honda-prelude-sold/47481/10): > > Navy would be a good guess. :ponder This is Nick not reading\<----------- Welcome to NY bud. ---
**Author:** ![SOADweskey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/soadweskey/32/6747_2.png) [@SOADweskey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SOADweskey)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 2:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-guy-with-a-car-that-sometimes-works/262007/7 "2011-12-25T14:28:43Z")
Thanks for the welcome guys. So far I have been enjoying NY the little bit I get to be here. Until the middle of Jan I am stationed in Groton CT and I am only spending weekends up here with my wife and daughter. I’m not so psyched on the winter and it hasn’t even gotten cold yet. I am really looking forward to the spring and summer though. How is the autocross and drag racing scene up here? ---
**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 2:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-guy-with-a-car-that-sometimes-works/262007/8 "2011-12-25T14:31:45Z")
not much autocross but theres Lebanon Valley Dragway about a half hour east of Albany and theres drag racing on Wednesday nights, Saturday mornings and Sundays. ---
**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 3:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-guy-with-a-car-that-sometimes-works/262007/9 "2011-12-25T15:09:34Z")
> [@hey](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hey/47472/12): > > not much autocross but theres Lebanon Valley Dragway about a half hour east of Albany and theres drag racing on Wednesday nights, Saturday mornings and Sundays. Who says there isn’t much autocross? Welcome to the forums. Events are posted here often but you can also find them on [www.mohud-scca.com](http://www.mohud-scca.com) (google if link is broken) ---
**Author:** ![88slowmarro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/88slowmarro/32/6339_2.png) [@88slowmarro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/88slowmarro)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 3:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-guy-with-a-car-that-sometimes-works/262007/10 "2011-12-25T15:40:18Z")
Not much autocross ??? Lol jellies man there is more of those than ya know of lol . The drag scene is pretty good was a rough yr in terms of late night action lol but its good ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 4:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-guy-with-a-car-that-sometimes-works/262007/11 "2011-12-25T16:04:43Z")
Welcome. Car originally from Cali? You drive it here? ---
**Author:** ![love4boost](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/love4boost/32/6658_2.png) [@love4boost](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/love4boost)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 4:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-guy-with-a-car-that-sometimes-works/262007/12 "2011-12-25T16:34:08Z")
nice car ---
**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 6:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-guy-with-a-car-that-sometimes-works/262007/13 "2011-12-25T18:03:02Z")
> [@ZR-1 official HP 638!!!!!Also 604 TQ](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/zr-1-official-hp-638-also-604-tq/47384/47): > > Not much autocross ??? Lol jellies man there is more of those than ya know of lol . The drag scene is pretty good was a rough yr in terms of late night action lol but its good I just dont hear much about autocross in this area. Its either drag racing, circle track or drifting that I hear about ---
**Author:** ![SOADweskey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/soadweskey/32/6747_2.png) [@SOADweskey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SOADweskey)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 6:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-guy-with-a-car-that-sometimes-works/262007/14 "2011-12-25T18:12:38Z")
Yes, the car is from CA originally. I drove it from Los Angeles to Charleston last February and then from Charleston to here in October. The car is a normal DSM in that it is broken all the time but it always comes through for the long drives. ---
**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 6:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-guy-with-a-car-that-sometimes-works/262007/15 "2011-12-25T18:45:31Z")
> [@srt 4 \>= Shelby GT](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/srt-4-shelby-gt/47442/15): > > I just dont hear much about autocross in this area. Its either drag racing, circle track or drifting that I hear about Just cause you don’t hear about something you’ve never done, doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen. The more you know… ---
**Author:** ![NickAlero](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nickalero/32/6440_2.png) [@NickAlero](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/NickAlero)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 7:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-guy-with-a-car-that-sometimes-works/262007/16 "2011-12-25T19:08:40Z")
> [@New shift knob..](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-shift-knob/47485/13): > > The more you know… The more you Kohls? Sorry, the tv just told me that :lol ---
**Author:** ![ReDevil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redevil/32/6385_2.png) [@ReDevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ReDevil)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 7:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-guy-with-a-car-that-sometimes-works/262007/17 "2011-12-25T19:11:25Z")
> [@New shift knob..](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-shift-knob/47485/13): > > Just cause you don’t hear about something you’ve never done, doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen. > > The more you know… Like sex, and women pewpin? :rofl Welcome to the new bro. ---
**Author:** ![Vovchandr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/vovchandr/32/6275_2.png) [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 7:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-guy-with-a-car-that-sometimes-works/262007/18 "2011-12-25T19:19:14Z")
> [@NickAlero"](#): > > The more you Kohls? > > Sorry, the tv just told me that :lol ---
**Author:** ![slickshift42](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slickshift42/32/6680_2.png) [@slickshift42](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slickshift42)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 9:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-guy-with-a-car-that-sometimes-works/262007/19 "2011-12-25T21:07:30Z")
the best rims ive ever seen set on a gsx! ---
**Author:** ![KillerBlackbird](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/killerblackbird/32/6525_2.png) [@KillerBlackbird](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KillerBlackbird)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2011, 9:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-guy-with-a-car-that-sometimes-works/262007/20 "2011-12-25T21:40:44Z")
Best generation of Eclipse was the second gen. Welcome to Shift! [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-guy-with-a-car-that-sometimes-works/262007.md?page=2)