08 Mitsubishi Galant (3.8L V6)

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Originally Posted By: Cutehumor
I had a 92 Mirage with 135K miles that I sold in 07. Pretty solid car, previous owner changed headgasket once but that was it. I had a rear main seal leak which I believe was from a car accident. other than that, car was solid. oil, trans fluid, starter, oxygen sensor, brake pads, tires. nothing major really. Galants are good vehicles I believe. They don't sell well here in U.S.A because of Mitsubishi made the planes in WW 2?

Considering the level of historical knowledge among most people I've run across, "Mitsubishi = [censored] Zero planes" doesn't even register with 'em.
 
I've seen a few GTSs...they seem to be real nice cars....A buddy of mine got one as a sales car. I'll have to check it out.
 
I like Mitsu's offerings. Seems to be a nice car for the money, and it looks like it won't be hard for you to get a great deal.
 
They're not a big name in the US market for one simple reason, lousy marketing. Be honest guys. When was the last time you saw a television or print ad for Mitsubishi?

The amazing thing is that Mitsubishi Motors America seems to be oblivious to this simple fact. I can't help but think that the people at MMA have no previous experience in the auto business and haven't a clue just what the heck they're doing.

Sad, but true...
 
It's practically the same car as the 380,in left hand drive.Don't know why they call it a Galant,the Galant and Legnum are the next size down.I work for a Mitsi dealer,and we had 380's in yesterday and today both for a major service,cambelts and water pumps.We don't see many 380's,maybe half a dozen in our area at the most.But we are a rural area,and sell Triton's to the farmers,and Lancers or Colts to the farmers wife.

They seem a very good car,really nice to drive.We don't have any problems with them at all.
 
Originally Posted By: firemachine69
Nowadays, up north I see more Mitsu ads as opposed to Toyota ads... Scary, but true.

That's because Toyota has spent so much on their embarrassing Formula 1 effort that they can't afford the advertising. You've got to give Toyota credit, they've proved that refining others' ideas is their strong suit. When it comes to blazing a path with original thinking, they've shown that they really suck. A billion dollars a year for an F1 team and they've achieved nothing...
 
I'd never expect a plain-vanilla company to succeed in F1.
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Originally Posted By: firemachine69
I'd never expect a plain-vanilla company to succeed in F1.
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Agreed. I'd have never believed Toyota could get a sewing machine to do more than 200mph...

Who knew it was possible?
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I actually like the 2.4L in the Galant with the old 4 speed auto. In 0-60 runs, it kept up with the conparable Accord, Camary, and Altimas with 5 speed automatics.

The MIVEC on it gives it a very broad torque band that is almost weird to have on such a small engine.
 
Originally Posted By: Silk
It's practically the same car as the 380,in left hand drive.Don't know why they call it a Galant,the Galant and Legnum are the next size down.I work for a Mitsi dealer,and we had 380's in yesterday and today both for a major service,cambelts and water pumps.We don't see many 380's,maybe half a dozen in our area at the most.But we are a rural area,and sell Triton's to the farmers,and Lancers or Colts to the farmers wife.

They seem a very good car,really nice to drive.We don't have any problems with them at all.





yeah. I wish they still made them here, and sold them here too. I don't think you can buy them anymore. I think they were great cars.
 
Rented an older galant, maybe an 02? few years back. To date, it ties and may even surpass the volvo s60 I drove for the most comfortable cockpit of any car I've driven. Seat, pedals, wheel, switchgear... fabulous.

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2.4L = Chain
3.8L = Toothed Belt

The MIVEC 3.8L in the Ralliart is interference. I don't know about the 230 HP base 3.8L

My guess would be yes.
 
I had a '89 Galant. It was sold as a Dodge "2000" here in Canada. It was probably the best car I ever owned. I purchased it a year old and I drove my wife to the hospital to give birth to our son. I traded it in 15 years and 300 000 kms later for my (used) 2003 Honda Civic Hybrid. My son was a couple of months short of driving the car that he was almost born in! The only problem it ever gave me was a stuck thermostat. Nothing else but regular maintenance.
 
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