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#660 of 695 2008 ES Atuo (CVT) 4WD by emies

Jul 29, 2008 (10:40 am)

I have about 1K miles on my ES outlander and all in all I'm happy. The two problems I have thus far are: 1) The blue tooth is horrible! Wish I didn’t pay for it. I can hear people fine but that cant ear me. I have no way of knowing if this is just my car or my phone because I have found no info on the web and no one has responded to my post on this issue so for now, I’m going to blame Mitsubishi. 2) is the MPG's, got 22.8MPGs on fairly evenly split (city and highway) driving. From what I see here there are 6cyl getting 27MPG and 30MPG on the highway so why my 4cly is getting at least the same is mind boggling. The only thing I can think of is the CVT and the weight of the car vs. the little 4cyl...

#661 of 695 Re: 2008 ES Atuo (CVT) 4WD [emies] by piast

Jul 29, 2008 (4:02 pm)

Replying to: emies (Jul 29, 2008 10:40 am)
1) Blue tooth reception is not that bad on mine (07 XLS/ Motorola Razor), but I have to speak rather loud for other party to hear me well. I'm still not sure where the mike is located, but directing your voice that way should help.
2) 21-23 MPG is my average range for V6, suburban warm weather driving. On highway I saw numbers from 23 MPG (with strong cross wind, 75 mph) to 27MPG (calm day, 65MPG).
Try get to steady speed 65-70 mph with light traffic on the highway and then press and hold reset button. Cruise this way for a few miles, and you will be surprise by your MPG number. As soon as you exit, and go into stop and go traffic, it will drop like a rock. Maybe those good reports are coming from people living in more rural areas than you?
And yes, 4cyl and V6 have to move around about the same weight.

#662 of 695 Re: 2008 ES Atuo (CVT) 4WD [piast] by emies

Jul 30, 2008 (11:58 am)

Replying to: piast (Jul 29, 2008 4:02 pm)
In the 08 it is near the rearview mirror/maplights.

#664 of 695 3rd row loose by diegouruguay

Jun 11, 2009 (7:20 pm)

I have just bought an Outlander GLS 3.0 with the folding 3rd row. The point is that when it is in the folding position, the back rest is not locked (in folding position the back rest is the floor of the trunk), so when I hit a bump or go over some steep hill the back rest jumps from its position and make a huge noise. I went to the dealer and they told me that this is like this, that the backrest is not locked. Is it really like this or the dealer is cheating on me?

#665 of 695 Re: 3rd row loose [diegouruguay] by ivett

Jun 24, 2009 (8:19 pm)

Replying to: diegouruguay (Jun 11, 2009 7:20 pm)
they are deffinately cheating you. mine has the 3rd row seeting too, but never moves at all. once I put it down, it is locked in.

#666 of 695 Re: 3rd row loose [diegouruguay] by 20vcq

Jun 29, 2009 (9:23 am)

Replying to: diegouruguay (Jun 11, 2009 7:20 pm)
I have removed mine but I do remember the back rest was not secure - the seat as a whole clickd nto place but the back rest seemed to rely on its weight to stay in place. But I never heard it bounce around either. By the way it weight 86 lbs

#668 of 695 Just bought it - 2008 XLS, 19k miles by robmartins

Jun 09, 2010 (8:29 am)

Hello,
I am a new owner of the vehicle above... so far so goooood... I am happy for the looks (black with black leather), sporty feel, Rockford Fosgate stereo and room for 7. Things I am missing most from my '04 Murano: the compass/garage door opener on the rearview mirror; memory for the driver's seat, as I am 5'11" and my wife 5". We only have one car so every time I need to drive, i have to adjust the seat from outside the vehicle or I won't even get in...
 
Two things I need help with:
 
1) Does anyone know where to get an owners manual cheap (or free)? the dealer quoted me $57 plus tax (in our case a hefty 10.5% more) which I thought was outrageous
 
2) Can I / Should I replace the radio for the OEM Navigation? Can I buy it at any site? Is it the same type / power system as my original one (subwoofer, amp, etc)?? I am between doing this or buying a portable GPS for my wife (ours got stolen recently).
 
Thanks !!

#669 of 695 Re: Just bought it - 2008 XLS, 19k miles [robmartins] by fushigi

Jun 09, 2010 (9:00 am)

Replying to: robmartins (Jun 09, 2010 8:29 am)
I Googled for "mitsubishi outlander owner manual" and came up with this one for the '07. I don't think there are any differences worth noting between 07 & 08. http://www.deltainfo.ro/manuals/mitsu/outlander/Outlander2007usermanual_eng.pdf
 
I don't know how integrated the RF stereo is with the head/display. That is, I don't know if you can stick the navi display in front of the stereo or if they're a single unit. Internally I'm sure they're the same but that doesn't mean they're packaged that way. For instance, the navi will also have a GPS receiver that may or may not be integrated into the unit.
 
Personally, I prefer in-dash navi units but in your case I'd recommend a handheld. I wouldn't settle for replacing the RF with anything less powerful and I've a gut feeling the OEM navi will be too expensive, especially with installation costs on top of parts. Also, as a replacement part it would probably only be warranted for a year while right now, depending on mileage, you may have significantly longer than that on your warranty.
 
If you're in the area, check out the Mitsu Owners Day. The first is in Cypress, CA but there will be a coupe of others: http://www.mitsubishicars.com/MMNA/jsp/owners-site/owners-day.do . I plan on taking my '10 GT to the Chicago area MOD; I think it'll be in August.

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