Used Car Of The Day: 2009 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder GT

by Tim Healey

Published: December 29th, 2025

used car of the day 2009 mitsubishi eclipse spyder gt

Looking for a project car for the new year? Try this 2009 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder GT.

This one has a six-speed manual transmission and about 208K miles on it, our seller says it was running just fine until the motor gave up the ghost. Indeed, the car was the seller's daily driver.

So, it's a project car with parts. No word on why the engine blew -- unclear if it was a lack of maintenance or something else.

Outside of the engine, the only other issue is that the top needs to be replaced.

If you want something to rebuild and wrench on, you can find this one for sale in Utah. The seller is open to all offers. Click here for more.

[Images: Seller]

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Tim Healey

Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.

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MRF 95 T-Bird on Dec 30, 2025

It's worth buying for a winter project to teach a friend or family member to wrench on as well as learn to drive a manual. By the spring they could have a fairly cool ride. Besides that for others, its reached its serviceable life.

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Chrisnolan on Dec 30, 2025

Interesting project find. For anyone considering a used or non-running car like this, it’s also worth checking the vehicle’s tax status before purchase. Cars that have been off the road or used as projects are often untaxed or declared SORN, which can affect how and when they can legally be driven or stored. It’s one of those details that’s easy to overlook when focusing on repairs.

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