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Re: Galant Long-Term Reliability [fushigi]
by sky23213
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Sep 26, 2008 (12:17 am)
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Replying to: fushigi (Sep 24, 2008 7:00 am)
Wow, my experience with the Galant is very similar to yours. Mine is a 2001 ES with 140K. Apparently good maintenance will make it run for a very long time. I changed the timing belt at 60K and 120K, with the water pump as preventive maintenance with the 120K timing belt. I haven't switched to synthetic oil though. So far I've never had to add oil between changes. Total repairs so far - 1,800, although about 600 is due to a local repair shop's incompetence.
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 - re: Long Term Reliability
by scottishere
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Sep 27, 2008 (10:28 am)
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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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Re: Thank you - re: Long Term Reliability [scottishere]
by zelskid
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Sep 28, 2008 (8:06 pm)
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Replying to: scottishere (Sep 27, 2008 10:28 am)
My daughter gets 15-18 city and 23-26 highway on a 2007Galant Ralliart 258hp v-6
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Re: Thank you - re: Long Term Reliability [zelskid]
by fushigi
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Oct 04, 2008 (8:00 am)
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Replying to: zelskid (Sep 28, 2008 8:06 pm)
27.3 on my last tank. '99 LS V6, 143K miles. Consisted of about 220 highway miles at speeds from 55-80 (differing conditions) plus another 100 or so city (suburban, not true stop-n-go) miles.
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Re: Thank you - re: Long Term Reliability [fushigi]
by zelskid
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Oct 04, 2008 (9:10 am)
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Replying to: fushigi (Oct 04, 2008 8:00 am)
That is really great mileage especially on a ten year old car.
Seems like you got maybe 25 city/ 30 highway
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Re: Thank you - re: Long Term Reliability [zelskid]
by fushigi
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Oct 04, 2008 (11:21 am)
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Replying to: zelskid (Oct 04, 2008 9:10 am)
30 highway is the highest I've ever achieved and that only once. 28 is common enough. I think what is mostly underrated is the city mileage. Original EPA was 19, revised is 17. I've never gotten under 19 for a tank and a pure city tank will generally return around 23.
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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Re: Service Engine Soon Light [csilverman]
by the_guy
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Oct 04, 2008 (8:47 pm)
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Replying to: csilverman (Jul 28, 2008 11:33 am)
hi silverman, what did you do about the service engine light? is the problem fixed.
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Re: Galant Long-Term Reliability [sky23213]
by makigrl
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Oct 05, 2008 (2:33 am)
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Replying to: sky23213 (Sep 26, 2008 12:17 am)
How does the reliability and the amount of effort you have to put in your Galant differ from other cars out there. You have to put a lot of money and stuff into keeping something like bmw running properly. I would read people saying something like $100 a month just to keep it well maintained. You really need to do that to keep it reliable. For some people they probably don't have to time or as much knowledge to keep a car like a BMW without it later needing to be fixed. The one reason a person might get a Galant cause its japanese or because its pretty reliable and isn't expensive to service as something european. I would like to buy a European car sometime but they all seem have some sort of problems that makes them costly to fix. If you don't want to be another person with a Toyota or Honda thats why I would get a Galant.
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Headlights sockets burning out (melting)
by the_guy
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Oct 05, 2008 (4:55 pm)
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The headlight sockets (not the bulbs) keep melting and burning out. Both passenger and driver sides, every 3-6 months. It is 2000 Galant 4 cyl. Does anyone else have this problem, or know the reason? This part is not sold in stores, so have to order with the dealer everytime 
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Re: Thank you - re: Long Term Reliability [fushigi]
by zelskid
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Oct 06, 2008 (3:30 am)
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Replying to: fushigi (Oct 04, 2008 11:21 am)
Brittany chose the Ralliart because of the unique orange color, the leather seats, 18in wheels,GPS, and all the electronics (fuel usage, est miles left in tank, etc). With it came the higher performance engine that sucks gas. The car reports her mileage on her trips. Around town, here in South Florida, it's 15-18. On the road she sees 23-26.
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