November 14, 2006 - I've read many car reviews where the reviewer takes a special - almost sadistic - delight in "tearing a car a new one". Many times these writers dedicate 2 to 3 pages to why a car sucks and have almost nothing positive to say about the car being reviewed. I often find myself confused as to what traits a car must posses to earn the ire of the "automotive elite". Sure the car may not appeal to that reviewer, but it can't be that bad, right? New cars are pretty damn good these days, are they not? They start every time, their buttons and switches work as they should, and when properly maintained, modern cars can easily go over 100,000 miles. I have been of the mindset that modern cars do not and cannot suck. These cars may not be my taste, but they aren't bad. I can't hate a car... ..Or so I thought until I hopped back into the Mitsubishi Eclipse. The last time I reviewed the Eclipse, I cut it a lot of slack due to it being the lower GS version. I still complained about the ghastly interior, mushy stick shift and horrible outward vision, but I said it had "potential". I liked the seats, and I figured that if the car had the power to back up its looks - it would be a decent street machine.
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