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2438 messages, Last post on Oct 29, 2009 at 11:04 AM
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Greetings, everyone. I have a 2006 Galant ES that is getting close to the 60K mark. So far, it has been a wonderful car. It's our only car and I use it for a long work commute. I haven't had a single issue with it and it still looks and drives great. By the time I pay off the car, I'll be well over the 120K mark. How is long-term reliability for the Mitsubishi Galant? Should I reasonably be able to keep it for very long past the pay off date, provided that maintenance is kept up on it and nothing calamitous happens, such as a major car wreck? Thanks! 
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Replying to: scottishere (Sep 23, 2008 7:54 pm) Speaking of maintenance, I do maintain my vehicles. It has had the timing belt replaced twice (60K, 120K), trans fluid replaced every 30K, and so on. I believe in general that if you take care of a car it will take care of you. At 120K I did preemptively replace the water pump when I did the timing belt as water pumps tend to last 120-150K miles and there's no real extra labor involved since they had it opened up for the timing belt. Recently I changed to synthetic oil so I can go longer between changes. My Galant, which is the generation prior to your, has been the most reliable vehicle I've ever owned.
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Replying to: fushigi (Sep 24, 2008 7:00 am) I've been thinking of replacing it, just because of its age, but it runs so well, I'm probably going to keep it for another year.
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Thank you for sharing your experiences. It's good to know that I can reasonably expect good service from the Galant as long as I keep up the maintenance on it. I'll have the timing belt replaced within the next month or so. Gas mileage is pretty good with it too -- around 25 mpg in a mix of city and highway driving. I wish I worked closer to home, but it's a good job and the commute really isn't that bad compared to what other people here in the Dallas/Fort Worth area have. Thanks again!
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Replying to: scottishere (Sep 27, 2008 10:28 am)
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Replying to: zelskid (Sep 28, 2008 8:06 pm)
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Replying to: fushigi (Oct 04, 2008 8:00 am) Seems like you got maybe 25 city/ 30 highway
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Replying to: zelskid (Oct 04, 2008 9:10 am) And I'm not known for being easy on the pedal. I mostly drive with moderate acceleration but I have to periodically live up to my history of growing up within walking distance of the Indy 500.
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Replying to: sky23213 (Sep 26, 2008 12:17 am)
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