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1058 messages, Last post on Nov 25, 2009 at 12:59 PM
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Replying to: oldfarmer50 (Jul 08, 2008 1:35 pm) I have no doubt that the 2.0 and 2.4L Mitsubishi engines will last to 200K if you properly maintain them. Heck, my buddy has an '03 Lancer with 150K on it, and it looks and runs like brand new. The V6 Mitsubishi engines I am not so sure about. One thing I will say, is that the quality of the Mitsubishi dealer is directly related to the part of town the dealership is located (in my area anyways). The one in the "rougher" part of town is kind of a pressure packed place to do business. The one in the upscale part of town is very laid back, and they treat the customers like gold.
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Replying to: 1racefan (Jul 08, 2008 3:39 pm) I hope you're wrong about the V6 engines as I have two of them, a 2,5L in my Chrysler and the larger version (3.8L) in my Eclipse. Both are very smooth running engines. The Chrysler has 104K on it now and runs very nice. Hope it stays that way. Do you have a reason for doubting the V6 motors?
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Replying to: oldfarmer50 (Jul 10, 2008 12:03 pm) I have never personally seen a high mileage (greater than 150K) 3.8, or the new V6 they use in the Outlander. Do you run premium in your 3.8, or have you tried a lower grade?
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I live in Normal, Illinois and here is the latest news on the Illinois plant buyout for 105 employees. According to Dan Irvin, "He blames high oil prices and conservative consumer attitudes for the sales slowdown." Read the article! It's interesting ~ I happen to agree with Dave82. Many residents of Bloomington-Normal have predicted it's closing. The latest 'rumor' is it will be turned into another Illinois Correctional Institution! Who knows what the forcast holds. I wouldn't be surprised if the US dove into another era like the Great Depression, even though the government has a safety net to keep it from happening again. Just a thought guys!
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Replying to: 1racefan (Jul 10, 2008 2:47 pm) Yes. I've heard of others trying to cheap out and getting knocking. Also the gap between RUG and premium isn't that great anymore. When RUG was $1.50 and premium was $1.70 that was a bigger difference than when RUG is $4.15 and premium is $4.35. My 2.5L runs on regular and both seem to take the same amount to fill. The 3.8L actually gets a few miles more per gallon than the 2.5L. Go figure. |
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Replying to: dflores2 (Jul 10, 2008 6:34 pm) Wow! Mitsu becomes a prison and the US goes down the tubes. Finally, someone with a more pessimistic outlook than me. 
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Today Mitsu announced sales of 9694 units for July down 6.8% from July 2007. The good news is that the car line sold 7527 units an increase of 8.6% from July 2007. Their total sales for July were up 28.7% from last month. So Mitsu isn't doing too bad in this REALLY tough market. GM was down something like 27% from last year. BTW, did anyone catch the comparison between the Lancer Raliart, Subie WRI and the Mazda Speed3? They said the Lancer was almost as good as the Speed 3. Too bad they're sending all the Lancers to Russia.
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Replying to: oldfarmer50 (Aug 01, 2008 4:28 pm) The Normal built cars showed improvement too! "...comparison between the..." I saw that car shoot out. That Speed3 must be an absolute beast because it is rare that an "older" car can beat newer ones in such comparisons. It looked liked the Mitsu was "out-tired" by the Mazda. Maybe if the Lancer had some summer tires (or wider) on it, things would have been a little closer. At any rate, hats off to Mazda. "Too bad they're sending all the Lancers to Russia" The Lancer is doing well world wide and I think Mitsu is gonna start building Lancers and Outlanders (Peugeot and Citroen versions) in Russia. |
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Inside Line has a partial posting of this report. It can be found in it's entirety at jd power or copy and paste this... http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/SavingandDebt/SaveonaCar/SaveonaCarDyn.aspx- ?cp-documentID=9144409 The industry average improved to 206 problems per 100 vehicles, from 216 a year ago. Lexus is number one with 120 problems on average. Mitsu comes in at number 12 at 197. There are a total of 37 makes (brands) on the list |
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| an improvement in quality, then, wouldn't you? I don't recall where Mitsu was last year in this study but I don't think they were even in the top half of carmakers as far as total numbers of problems on average goes. | |
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