You Need This: Forget the Eclipse, get a Plymouth Laser

Working the line at Diamond Star was the best part-time job I ever had.

Strange.  That car is listed in my small, home town.  I do not know the seller but from the pictures, I recognize where the house is.  Its a smaller street that isn't on goggle street view.   

In 2007, I almost bought a very low mileage Laser RS for $500. I was moving cross-country and week later, and DSMs had a reputation for requiring a LOT of wrenching

those wheels are excellent. Get that ride height down a bit and they'd look perfect on there. The ad says those are original wheels, but I have a hard time believing that.

In reply to gearheadE30 :

I remember some of these coming with mesh wheels when new. There was also another stock alloy with big centers and short angled spokes, kinda sawblade-like.

In 1990, I test drove an Integra, a 240SX, and a Laser back-to-back.  I bought a Miata instead.  Not that I disliked any of them, but the Miata was just perfect.  It was a great time for buying a car.

God, this brings me back! I can't remember the last time I saw a Laser. Or an Eclipse. 

When I was in my teens, it seemed like these things were everywhere and I wanted one soooo badly.  Really great looking cars. Where did they all go?  I probably haven't seen one in at least 15 years. 

I remember being blown away by my cousin's DSM (Eagle Talon AWD turbo) in the mid-1990s. Basically a Galant VR4 drivetrain in a sleeker package. But the interior quality was pretty grim and the ergonomics didn't work for me.

I was driving an E30 318is back then and remember being shocked by how much faster the DSM was. I didn't know anything about them at the time. 

This is not worth $8k. Maybe $4k. It's a rusty DSM with a Chinese turbo.