One of my good friends and fellow NASA driver instructor Dave Brown and I have raced together with NASA for years. Check out the following link where Dave has a little fun helping Mitsubishi with a program called “EPIPHANY PROJECT”. Customers who have recently purchased Mitsubishi Eclipse get to take the car for a test drive around a “test track” while Dave rides along in the passenger’s seat. The drivers think Dave is simply a Mitsubishi Rep and after their “Putt-Putt” ride around a closed course Dave asks them if they would like to swap seats and let him show them a few of the features they probably aren’t aware of. What they are not aware of is Dave has been racing since the beginning of time not to mention that he is a 2 time U.S. Touring Champ as well as owner of DB Motorsports. Thanks to the in-car camera we are blessed with the unforgettable reactions on their faces while Dave calmly gives the car what for. As you watch each of the 8 driver’s video you get to hear them talk about how well they think the car can work but needless to say after they take the ride with Dave they are left speechless. Great job Dave!

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Over the past few years, I’ve been lucky enough to spend some time in some world class sports cars. I’ve been really lucky in that I’ve spent a lot of time driving the Nissan 350Z, a car so good for it’s price range that cars worth twice as much are often compared to it.

So what does this have to do with my first drive in the 2006 Eclipse GT? Well, unfortunately I’ve become pretty jaded and my expectations have been set pretty high. This isn’t a good thing for any sports car that doesn’t keep up with the class. So does the Eclipse GT measure up? Well, yes & no.
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Here is an interesting study done by Kelly Blue Book for Forbes.com about the buying habits of men versus women. While I know that Forbes caters to the well heeled, this list is crazy. The average purchase price of the men’s top ten is close to $90,000 us! The women seem to be a bit more real, with their top five averaging out at only $24,000.

Top Ten Cars for men

#1 is a 5 way tie

2006 Chev suburban C2500

2006 MB S55 AMG Sedan

2006 MB S600 Sedan

2006 MB S65 AMG Sedan

2006 MB SL65 AMG Convertible

#2 2006 BMW M6 Coupe

#3 2006 Dodge Viper SRT-10

#4 2007 GMC Yukon XL K2500

#5 2006 GMC Sierra 1500HD Pickup

Top Five Cars for Women

#1 2007 Mitsubishi Eclipse

#2 2006 Audi TT

#3 2006 Volkswagen New Beetle

#4 2006 Mitsubishi Endeavor

#5 2007 Saturn Sky

Source Forbes via Autospies