It’s a 50/50 kind of week – seems the E46 and M4 GT4 have equal appeal. This episode, it’s time to check in on my favorite car crush – the Mitsubishi 3000GT. Are values finally going up, and is a mint example worth it over a Dodge Stealth?
Here’s the Dodge Stealth listing
The 1999 3000GT VR-4 vs the 1995 3000GT VR-4 vs the 1992 Dodge Stealth R/T Turbo
No, I will never not care about the 3000GT. Sorry. Parts are getting harder to find. Mitsubishi has forgotten about it too – whatever is left in a warehouse somewhere is what you get, and that’s it.
Perhaps that’s one of many reasons why the car has yet to break through the pricing barrier that cars like the Supra have reached. But if there was one example that could, it would be this 1999 example. It’s low miles, pretty much pristine, and the color combo of white on tan is close to perfect. Remember, less than 300 were made that year.
But you pay a lot for a final model year, so let’s go back just a bit to 1995. Some could argue the “2G” body looks better, and here you get some classic features like Active Aero. It’s nearly as clean, with just a few more miles and a classic red color.
Let us also remember that there was another – the Dodge Stealth. This car came in so many flavors that it’s easy to overlook the Stealth, but it’s pretty much identical aside from a different rear end. This is a “1G” – flip up headlights and all. But it’s still a Turbo, albeit with 300 horsepower, not 320.
Three identical cars. Three cars that couldn’t be more different. Hmm…
The 1999 3000GT VR-4
First, the beauty queen:
- 26,800 miles
- Glacier White Pearl over tan leather
- For sale in Palm Springs! Take it to Thermal when you pick it up.
- $42,000 so far
- Clean title and CarFax
- Very few flaws. The seller says the airbox is stuck to the MAF? Whatever, I know how to fix that.
- PPF on the front end. Stainless steel brake lines
- Tires with 2018 build dates
Looks great, I gotta say. You know the deal, by now the 3000GT was without the Active Aero, adjustable suspension, adjustable exhaust, and whatever else Mitsubishi brought back from its trip to the future.
The 1995 3000GT VR-4
Next up, the 95:
- 39,182 miles
- Bid to $26,004 so far. Where the $4 came from, I do not know.
- Caracas Red over what they call grey leather, but it’s really a dark charcoal.
- The same twin-turbocharged and intercooled 3.0-liter 6G72 V-6 as the 1999 model, with 320 horsepower and 315 lb-ft of torque.
- The timing belt and water pump were replaced in November 2018, and the fuel pump was replaced in June 2020. Those are the big ticket items.
- The same car was offered for sat on BaT last year and sold for $33,250
- Some wear on the seats and front but overall excellent shape.
If you ask me, this is the “classic” 3000GT – all the bits from the original still remain, but the car’s updated styling looked much less “cheap Ferrari” and much more it’s own thing.
Last, but not least…
The 1992 Dodge Stealth R/T Turbo
This being a 1992 model, you get a slightly worse car. In here is a five-speed transmission, not a six-speed like in the 2G. You’re also down 20 horsepower, must make do with 17-inch wheels, and wave bye-bye to Active Aero.
- 79,000 miles
- $4,850 so far – no reserve on this one
- Mods include a car bra (gross), wheels with white paint (meh) and tint (that has bubbled)
- There’s some wear items, like tires over a decade old, but the car seems to be in pretty good shape considering.
- Clean CarFax and title
- Pearl white over Red leather. Not a bad combo at all
Don’t let that bra fool you – the pop-up headlights are cool in their own right. The Stealth is usually worth less than the GT because it’s a Dodge and not a Mitsubishi, but from behind the wheel you’ll never tell.
Okay, nerd-out over. How high can the 99 go, and which would you have?
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