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#121 of 1058 Re: Hey, rockylee... [iluvmysephia1] by rockylee Mar 12, 2007 (9:20 pm)
Replying to: iluvmysephia1 (Mar 12, 2007 8:45 pm) Domestic makers can't seem to do that with me. Just can't. Or just don't. Or just...won't.   Well you haven't even given the ASTRA, a chance to live up to your wants.   -BTW, why do you care so much about racing heritage. Dude you going to be driving a car with what 150 hp ? Do you plan on blowing bye a domestic car when he's in cruise control or something ? If racing is important part of your peronality then I can see buying a EVO-X but a Lancer, is nothing more than a Point A to B appliance. It's more of a work tool than a toy. I can understand why people would buy the Lancer, but it's not like it's the greatest car ever made. It's in the economy subcompact class and yes it has some attributes but it is what it is.   Rocky
#122 of 1058 It's the looks... by iluvmysephia1 Mar 13, 2007 (9:30 pm)
I saw it on the net several months ago when Mitsubishi was releasing teaser pictures to the press about the upcoming Lancer for 2008. Looked well-designed. Didn't have that Saturn and even Mazda plasticky Matchbox look to it. From the front of the '08 Lancer to the back and back up to the front it's well thought-out and well-designed.   Here's another set of cars that have that nasty Matchbox look: all the recent Pontiac Grand Am's and Grand Prix's for 40 years since about 1967 or so. Get some valid clues, Pontiac. The new Solstice speaks promise for Pontiac at least.   There's way more design integrity in the 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer than in Pontiac's entire stable the last 30-40 years. Truedat!   It's not about speed for me, it's about body design integrity and solid, smart engineering that's enhanced from years of racing lessons learned. I know it's an economy car, rockford. Don't get all hung up on that word racing. The last thing on earth I am interested in is racing any kind of car in any kind of environment. Barfo! Replies to this message: rockylee (Mar 13, 2007 10:06 pm)
#123 of 1058 Re: It's the looks... [iluvmysephia1] by rockylee Mar 13, 2007 (10:06 pm)
Replying to: iluvmysephia1 (Mar 13, 2007 9:30 pm) There's way more design integrity in the 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer than in Pontiac's entire stable the last 30-40 years. Truedat!   Well obviously you hadn't checked out a new Pontiac G8 Mitsubishi, has never made a caliber of a car in its long history that is as great as the new G8.   Rocky
#124 of 1058 rocky... by iluvmysephia1 Mar 14, 2007 (7:27 am)
have you been partying with ZZ Top, to an excess?   The Pontiac G8 tops anything Mitsubishi has ever put out?
#125 of 1058 A request by pf_flyer HOST Mar 14, 2007 (7:57 am)
Let's not turn yet another discussion into GM vs the world please.
#127 of 1058 As to the question of 'Is Mitsubishi being by iluvmysephia1 Mar 14, 2007 (11:24 am)
reborn in the U.S.' or not...the answer is a resounding yes. Anybody following the new Outlander and Lancer projects with any wherewithal at all will see that Mitsubishi has their 2007 act tightly together.   A side bonus of buying a Mitsubishi is Finbarr O'Neill's work of bringing the Hyundai/Kia 10-year, 100,000 mile Warranty to the company.   If you think about it, a lot of the criticism against Mitsubishi was unfounded and full of baloney. Is it Mitsubishi's fault that loads of buyers were dishonest and defaulted on their loan? Really, those morons that did that hurt themselves and their own credit ratings.   Mitsubishi and their staff of engineers, research personnel, manufacturing personnel, office and accounting personnel, etc., still have their jobs and are busy at them.   The dorks that thought it would be so fun to buy a car and then not make their payments are the true losers here, not Mitsubishi. Replies to this message: dtownfb (Mar 14, 2007 12:07 pm)
#128 of 1058 Re: As to the question of 'Is Mitsubishi being [iluvmysephia1] by dtownfb Mar 14, 2007 (12:07 pm)
Replying to: iluvmysephia1 (Mar 14, 2007 11:24 am) <<If you think about it, a lot of the criticism against Mitsubishi was unfounded and full of baloney. Is it Mitsubishi's fault that loads of buyers were dishonest and defaulted on their loan? Really, those morons that did that hurt themselves and their own credit ratings.>>   Not sure you can absolve Mitsubishi of all blame. They had to know the 0/0/0 sale was going to cause a lot of problems esp. when you are approving people with questionable credit history. And their cars depreciate like..like me in a swimming pool (they don't call me anchor for nothing). Not a good combination. Of course it did sell a lot of cars but look at where they are now. There is a reason other companies are not using this same tactic.   build good cars at a fair price and have a solid marketing plan and good things will begin to happen.
#129 of 1058 And that doesn't even start to by iluvmysephia1 Mar 14, 2007 (1:03 pm)
refute the point I just said. Mitsubishi wants to sell cars. Their plan looked attractive to some young, impulsive buyers. Does the fact that they bought cars and defaulted on their loans take away automotive quality from Mitsubishi Motors of Japan? Of course it doesn't! Replies to this message: dtownfb (Mar 14, 2007 3:50 pm)
#130 of 1058 Re: And that doesn't even start to [iluvmysephia1] by dtownfb Mar 14, 2007 (3:50 pm)
Replying to: iluvmysephia1 (Mar 14, 2007 1:03 pm) I agree that the consumer is ultimately responsible for the loan defaults but Mitsubishi does deserve some blame because they approved some of the buyers who had bad credit. does it mean their cars are bad? No way but you do get a bad reputation. They have to overcome this which means build good cars at a fair price and have a solid marketing plan. Any other shortcut they try to increase sales will kill this company.

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