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139 messages, Last post on Sep 16, 2009 at 6:48 AM
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do you have the 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS? Or the DS or GL? All are good cars. I bought a 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS in Rally Red and automatic CVT tranny, Sun and Sound Package(650-watt Rockford Fosgate 9-speaker AM/FM/CD/MP3 stereo  and sunroof) but the lower-cost models would be a good deal and would be a good, solid car. I have the P205/45R18 Dunlop Sport Performance radials and the 10-spoke alloy wheels. With the wrap-around bodykit the car is an absolute knockout! I do like the Kia Optima a lot, too, hence my interest in coming to this thread on Edmunds.
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Replying to: iluvmysephia1 (May 17, 2008 6:45 pm) I have the 2008 ES (red) w/ 2L I4, CVT, Sun & Sound package, 5 spoke alloys. Stereo is easily one of the best factory installs on the market period. And I'm picky about my stereos. The low profile tires aren't such a great suggestion in Maine with our bad winters. Potholes abound & more than once I've seen low profile tires peeled right off the rims. And as for the trim kit, unfortunately that's a place for road salt to collect and rust out the fenders. Further south and I would have done it in a heartbeat. That said, the car is still a looker. Get lots of interested looks. I do like the Kia Optima a lot, too, hence my interest in coming to this thread on Edmunds. I'm not saying bad things about the KIA. I think they have made huge strides in quality improvement. It is cavernous inside and the seats are good. The controls except the steering wheel stereo and cruise switches are intuitive. I just think the Mitsubishi represents a better value despite the smaller size. 
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primo. Mitsubishi enrolls in the Paris-Dakar races with their Outlander's and Lancer's and wins them, then rolls whatever they learned from those racing experieinces in to the production of their new automobiles. I am totally smitten by my '08 Lancer GTS. What color is your Lancer, broonsby? I put this new Lancer bodystyle right there with the '65 Ford Mustang as my favorite car bodystyles in automotive history.
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Replying to: iluvmysephia1 (May 18, 2008 3:45 am)
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Replying to: mickeyrom (May 18, 2008 4:54 am) And as I would like to point out, KIA is Killed-In-Action - Korean style. We are at least not at war with Japan anymore (not militarily at least). Yes, I know it is made in South Korea, a country we don't have an issue, but we spilled a lot of blood there for a stalemate.
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Replying to: broonsby (May 18, 2008 9:16 am) Other comments aren't appropriate here, thanks.
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Replying to: pat (May 19, 2008 11:36 am)
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Replying to: mickeyrom (May 19, 2008 11:59 am)
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Replying to: pat (May 19, 2008 7:48 pm) My very last highway fill up was 37.9,that was almost all highway,maybe 98%. Like I said,very good on the highway,and very mediocre in the city,mostly because my car makes such short trips,less than 2 miles,that it doesn't get a chance to get warm.Somewhere between 14 & 15. If the driving was split even, 50-50,it's about 23-24 MPG. I have not filled up recently,but after driving from Sandusky Oh to Kewanee Il,my computer indicated I had 130 miles left to empty.I have no complaints with that.
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Replying to: mickeyrom (May 20, 2008 3:36 am)
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