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| FallingMoon |
Be careful with Mitsubishi's...I had a 2000 Eclipse and as much as I loved it, it had electrical problems after a while which I've heard is very common in Mitsu's
If you really want one, go for the lancer.
I have a Scion TC now which is love (it's toyota) but it's pretty pricey. If you want a good affordable Toyota go for the Corolla :)
(oh yeah & I stole the couch avatar from you a long time ago...thanks babes) :p |
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by FallingMoon
Be careful with Mitsubishi's...I had a 2000 Eclipse and as much as I loved it, it had electrical problems after a while which I've heard is very common in Mitsu's
If you really want one, go for the lancer.
I have a Scion TC now which is love (it's toyota) but it's pretty pricey. If you want a good affordable Toyota go for the Corolla :)
(oh yeah & I stole the couch avatar from you a long time ago...thanks babes) :p |
heh who cares about electrical. id be more worried about the engine fires that are common to Mitsubishi's. ive seen like 20 or more at the junk yards just all burned up. probably more than that over the years. there is always a long line of them there. |
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| FallingMoon |
| quote: | Originally posted by gehzumteufel
heh who cares about electrical. id be more worried about the engine fires that are common to Mitsubishi's. ive seen like 20 or more at the junk yards just all burned up. probably more than that over the years. there is always a long line of them there. |
LOL damn I didn't know that but it makes sense because you tend to see a lot of the old body (90's) junked.
I can say they aren't reliable cars...reliability lies more with Toyota & Honda. |
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| Slylee |
| anything honda or toyota/lexus or infinity |
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| nchs09 |
oh ya before i went and bought my cdjs
i had around 8k.... if i sold my car, i needed 10k but i was gonna get a 944 turbo... so sexxxxxy. and its a porsche, they last a good bit. and most of them dont have more than 70k miles, around what my 99 mazda has. |
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by FallingMoon
LOL damn I didn't know that but it makes sense because you tend to see a lot of the old body (90's) junked.
I can say they aren't reliable cars...reliability lies more with Toyota & Honda. |
lol yeah. mitsubishi is what saab used to be. saab is known in their old cars for the same thing.
| quote: | Originally posted by Slylee
anything honda or toyota/lexus or infinity |
?!?!?!?!?!...no "dont get vw" rants? damn and i was expecting to see one when i saw you posted in this thread! :p |
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| Slylee |
| yea i think i've ranted enough about that ...lol |
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| Zewad |
| quote: | Originally posted by lücid
do you know much about getting them serviced? like do i need to take it somewhere special for oil changes and stuff like that? i'm always unsure about kinda rare (well not rare, but you just don't see them a lot around here) foreign cars like that... Volvos, Audis, VW, Saab, etc... i always assume the service for those is a little different than the more popular brands.
not that it's a bad thing, persay.. i just like to know what i'm getting into. :) |
exactly why i got rid of my VW a few years back...
i bought my jetta brand new in 98 and by 04 it was dead... at about 80,000 miles it hit a wall and everything died on it and to get my fixed i had to go to the dealer b/c all the local places were bumed confused with the way VW's work...
i have a nissan now... its amazingly better and shocked with some of things nissan thinks of... they are sick.. |
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| biznology |
| dont get a mitsu if you want reliability| |
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| biznology |
| quote: | Originally posted by nchs09
oh ya before i went and bought my cdjs
i had around 8k.... if i sold my car, i needed 10k but i was gonna get a 944 turbo... so sexxxxxy. and its a porsche, they last a good bit. and most of them dont have more than 70k miles, around what my 99 mazda has. |
bad idea, porsches arent made to run forever and the 944 is the worst of the bunch, why do you think it was almost affordable as a porsche? plus repalcement parts et al and redic. i knew i guy that did the same thing, said tires were 400 each| |
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| nchs09 |
| quote: | Originally posted by biznology
bad idea, porsches arent made to run forever and the 944 is the worst of the bunch, why do you think it was almost affordable as a porsche? plus repalcement parts et al and redic. i knew i guy that did the same thing, said tires were 400 each| |
tires are not 400 dollars each lol.. he must of been buying some really god tires and they must of been very wide.
anyhow ya parts are a bit expensive but they are still reliable. and yes its a cheap porsche, perhaps the 3rd cheapest they have made. its still better than anyold mazda or civic. my neighbor has one.. he had it forever, loved it, decided to rip it apart and make it a racecar. |
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| SuspicionVandit |
| quote: | Originally posted by Zewad
exactly why i got rid of my VW a few years back...
i bought my jetta brand new in 98 and by 04 it was dead... at about 80,000 miles it hit a wall and everything died on it and to get my fixed i had to go to the dealer b/c all the local places were bumed confused with the way VW's work...
i have a nissan now... its amazingly better and shocked with some of things nissan thinks of... they are sick.. |
Handiman's Auto ftw! the new VW with their electrical windows |
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