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Old 02-18-2006 | 02:55 AM
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I JUST WRECKED MY ECLIPSE GT ON 01-11-06 AND GOT MY HANDS ON A 2000 Z28 W/70,000 MILES ON IT FOR $10,200 AND I CAN PROUDLY SAY ITS PAYED OFF
well it has been over a year with the Z28 guess i'll post some pics
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LET THE BURN BEGIN
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Old 02-18-2006 | 03:11 AM
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Congrats but just be careful if you wrecked an eclipse the Z has almost triple the power
Old 02-18-2006 | 03:56 AM
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dont do anything stupid, especially when you're just getting used to the car.
give it a few months to learn how to drive it
Old 02-18-2006 | 03:59 AM
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congrats....but as stated above, be careful. welcome to the site. theres a lot of info here to help ya out. congrats again.
Old 02-18-2006 | 04:07 AM
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Welcome to the Dark Side. Leave traction at the door.
Old 02-18-2006 | 04:10 AM
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Man I know how it feels, I sold my Celica GT-S for my Trans Am, not a bad trade off.
Power us nice isn't it

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Old 02-18-2006 | 04:16 AM
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Congrats on the upgrade!
Old 02-18-2006 | 04:42 AM
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Congratulations, and make sure you have room for errors when you push the car to the max for the first time. Once you know how the car is going to react in different situations, these cars are hell of fun.
Old 02-18-2006 | 02:21 PM
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congrats on the new car!
Old 02-19-2006 | 07:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Starz T/A 17
Congrats but just be careful if you wrecked an eclipse the Z has almost triple the power

The only way that the Z would have 'triple' the power of the Eclipse would be if it was a Non-Turbo, 1.8l Eclipse... (stock for stock)

I have 2 Mitsubishi Eclipse's parked right next to my F-body, so I know what I am talking about...

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Old 02-19-2006 | 12:43 PM
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i upgraded also i had a honda hatch si and now 2000 SS loving every minute the honda is my work horse tho
Old 02-19-2006 | 05:59 PM
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congrats dude, be carefull and enjoy
Old 02-19-2006 | 07:38 PM
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Congrats on the getting your F-bod. Lots to learn here on this site.....Have fun and heed the warnings......
Old 02-19-2006 | 08:00 PM
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I to went from an 2000 Eclipse GT V6 to my 2002 TA WS6 and let me say although there isnt a power difference of Triple, between going from a front wheel drive car to a rear wheel drive car, and from going from 215 to the fly wheel 330+ to the wheels for me was a big change. Please drive safe and dont be another reason why my insurance is ungodly high

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Old 02-26-2006 | 04:08 PM
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Thankx for all the advise, I got perfect driving record exept the wreck (not at fault)
I'm still bonding with my new friend
Old 02-26-2006 | 05:53 PM
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way to go...
Old 02-27-2006 | 01:38 AM
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Congrats on the upgrade. I went from a 1997 Acura Integra, to a 2001 Z28 about a month and a half ago. I know what you mean on the power difference, I love how fast these F-Bodys are and mines only getting faster and faster by the week.
Old 02-27-2006 | 01:43 AM
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wow heck of a change....congrats on getting the car....have fun with it...
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my last car did the 0-60 in over 11 seconds, and I almost never went WOT. So the Trans Am was one hell of an upgrade.
Old 03-01-2006 | 08:46 PM
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Originally Posted by mpe488
my last car did the 0-60 in over 11 seconds .

What would that be? 0_o



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