i am looking at a 2000 eclipse gt used that i would like to get. but on the test drive the steering wheel shakes. what does this mean? it doesnt at low speeds really but lil higher on the interstate it shook worse.

gonna move this to the correct spot instead of deleting it.

Were you on the brakes? -- Yes? warped rotors

No-- un balanced wheels or other suspension component.

no i was not so if it is not the wheels what else could it be. might be very expensive? should i have them look at it for sure before i buy it?

sounds like a balance issue to me. prolly nothing serious if its only at high speeds. how many miles on the car?

Yea you my friend have yourself a tire or wheel out of balance. Take it to a shop and have them balance the tires and wheels. If that doesn't fix it then you're problem might go much deeper, just hope it doesn't.

yeah my opinion its just that the lugs for your wheels werent put on correctly last time they were taken off

You should not buy this car until the shaking is gone.

just steering or the whole dash also?
Id check those POS stock mounts.

Definately check the lugs and lug nuts. If any are loose or missing then that can cause the shaking. Check the air pressure in the tires if there is too much difference between the two front tires that can cause the shaking. If neither of those is the answer go back and tell the guy you want to take it to a shop and have it checked out to make sure nothing is majorly wrong with the vehicle before you buy it. Most Tire shops (as least around here) will look one over for you for nothing or next to nothing... if there is anything wrong you can bet they will tell you..

Its because of the tie rod, which connects the steering and the wheel they usually cost around 80$ each and then the service charges, but after replacing them the shaking goes away.

You can get it checked at some local garage and probably will tell the same.

Thanks,
Gaurav