I went and looked at this today just to check it out. I am not too sure I would actually buy another eclipse. It would seem kinda foolish if I did since I just sold mine 8 months ago, but I was curious.
The paint Job is not all that bad. The white is kind of bright, but I think it looks good. The car is pretty low and looks pretty damn sexy.
Some things that bothered me which were already mentioned were the driver’s side door being misaligned and the fact that the door cap for the sideskirt is missing… He did say he had a replacment cap, and all of this stuff probably could easliy be fixed without burning a huge hole into your pocket.
The interior of the car was not the best as well. The driver’s side carpet was pretty dirty, and the seat had a little wear. The passenger side on the other hand was not bad at all. The radio wasn’t hooked up either, but if you’re going to buy one of these cars, You’re probably not going to care.
I did go for a ride in it. It pulled pretty good for having a bad turbo. Laymone has a replacment, and I think he said it was included. One thing about this car that I liked in particular is how well the clutch felt along with how well the tranny shifted. The new shifter buschings really helped make it a tighter and smoother shift. Hope I described that correctly.
All in all, the car is in decent shape and has definaitly come a long way. It does need some work, but all these cars do. I would say that he is asking a bit much considering it is almost a 13 year old car with a salvage title, but I understand why he is after seeing all the reciepts from Hybrid. He is not in a hurry to sell, if at all, so expect the price to be pretty firm.
This is a good Fun/Project car or even a decent DD. Laymone is a great guy, and was very honest about everything that car needed. I would recommend that if you are interested to go check this out. GLWS!