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mileage figures are 21 city and 29 highway. BTW-ZZ Top is playing on April 24th here in Prescott Valley(a Phoenix burb)but I have to work. I don't like to take time off for rock concerts so I may drive to Vegas to see the little 'ole band from Texas.  I'll disclose more information on the '08 Mitsubishi Lancer as soon as I find it out. I have sent e-mails looking for answers all over the planet(literally). I do know that the Lancer is coming to dealers in March and I don't know '08 Lancer prices. I got one e-mail back from a Mitsubishi corporate branch saying that they couldn't tell me prices yet but expect the '08 Lancer to start out at $14,000 for the GL model(the lowest end Lancer model). One does get a great car for that $14,000, though. Gotta purchase one of these cars, man! 
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Caught the tail end of a news article about low speed damage tests. Many of the most popular models got $4000 or more damage from a 6mph bump. The Galant was an exception with less than $1500 damage. Anyone know the web site for these tests? I'd like to see how the other Mitsu models faired. BTW, they also tested a 1981 Ford Excort. Total damage....$89. |
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$89 means the Escort was totalled.... I figure the value of an 81 Escort on an insurance claim would vary by how much gas was in the tank. |
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| really been attracted to Mitsubishi's products in the past because they weren;t my style with the exception of the 95-99 Eclipse, (99-01 Galant and the Endeavor SUV each a little bit) but the new Outlander looks like a great product. The styling looks great but I haven;t sat in the inside. Looks like Mitsubishi made a great product this time around! | |
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| ...the new Lancer with the Mazda 3 and the Honda Civic Si? How about the Eclipse with the Toyoda Solara and Mazda RX 8? Which would you choose based on power, handling and looks? | |
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that sounds too exhausting to participate in. So I'll just tell you that I'm too enamored by the good looks of the 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer to even care how it compares to the rest. I want one! Oh, I'll throw one easy comment in...maybe two! The Lancer stacks up very, very well against any other new compact. 7.6 seconds in the 0-60 and very good road manners. A big, fat steering wheel wrapped in leather and a stick shift wrapped in leather. It has way more(56%)torsional toughness than the outgoing Lancer and it has all those racing victories right in it's bloodlines. Mitsubishi engineers have re-routed the exhaust on the new Lancer to make room for a large stout reinforcement member running underneath the 2.0L motor. Stout sway bars front and rear and this baby handles like a dream. It's a true Champion before even hitting the streets of America in mid to late March of 2008. Come on-get here!
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Replying to: iluvmysephia1 (Mar 09, 2007 5:52 pm) I thought it was coming out this month, not next year ?  Rocky
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good catch. It's coming out in a matter of a few weeks here in 2007, not 2008. If the latter were true I'd really be miserable!
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Replying to: rockylee (Mar 10, 2007 2:03 am) Unfortunately for Chrysler, keeping yourself in the news all the time is not always healthy. I wonder...has this been discussed before or does anyone think Diamler made a mistake trashing Mitsu like they did? Trying to turn the Galant into the taurus of fleet cars in the early 2000's. Would Diamler be better off now if they had kept Mitsu & dumped Chrysler. Ol' Dr.Z wouldn't be running the show now would he? Anyway, Mitsu is probably better off in the long run. No way that DCX would let them build & import a hottie like the new Lancer. They'd just steal it,slap it together in Canada & call it the neon II or something. Mitsu can build the cars their fans want now. Not all at once, but little by little I think they will soon be profitable all around. Can't say the same for Chrysler. |
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precisely my point, Mr.Bond. You got it...Mitsubishi is a company that has won scads of races with their products and the Lancer goes back to 1973 with its racing heritage. I rented an '04 Lancer in the fall of '04 and thought it was a decent little 4-door sedan to drive. It's this 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer that really has caught my eye. I remember seeing pictures of it months ago...little hints at front views...looked good. But Mitsu has designed the whole car's package to look exceedingly good IMO. Funny, one review lists the taillights as "looked lopsided" or words to that effect. I see them as aesthetically pleasing. This car will sell in good numbers for Mitsubishi. There are literally tons of thought put into the design of this car. It is said to handle very well...some reviews list the 2.0L 4 cyl motor developed with Hyundai and DCX as being "not strong enough to power the car along." I rarely feel the same as magazine writers about an automotive product. I have yet to drive an '08 Mitsu Lancer yet I know it will have enough power for me. I am planning on buying one with a 5-speed manual tranny and that will serve to boost the handsome sedan's performance by default. elgatoloco-check out this link and take the presentation by Bryan Arnett, '08 Lancer Program Manager, in, OK? If you are at all interested in this new car from Mitsubishi, you will be infused with good knowledge from this link. http://www.autospies.com/news/Spies-give-you-an-early-preview-of-the-next-Mitsub- ishi-EVO-12186/ |
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