Originally Posted By: Silk
I work for a Mitsi dealer, we only see Outlanders of any year for servicing, nothing at all goes wrong with them. We did lose an engine at 140km, but it had only had 3 oil changes in that time. Our Mitsubishis are made in Thailand, where are the US ones made?....if they are made locally, that could be your quality problem.
I have to agree with Silk.
Our European Outlanders are made in Japan, and are faultless. Nothing goes wrong with them, excluding always short tripping a diesel with DPF resulting in fuel dilution.
It's an honest product. I don't need to wory about breaking something if I dismantle the interior for adding some electronics (parking sensors or tow bar electrics). Clutches are extremably good in the manuals, we hadn't had a single one in for replacement in the last 3 years. I like how the SUV's drive better than the others we sell, though I'm not an SUV guy.
We also sell Hyundais. They look nice but it's [censored] in reality. I could never recommend anyone a recent Hyundai. If you need to remove interior parts, you're lucky if there's only invisible damage. The electrics are poorly made and run through the vehicle aswell. Most of the engines are poor both in fuel economy and durability. 5 times out of then, there's something wrong when they come in for a service though the owner might not know. Owners are lucky to get 60k out of a clutch. Quality of build has dropped significantly in the last 10 years and the signs for the future aren't positive.
Keep on top of the fluid changes and the Mitsubishis will last until they rust out. This takes about 20 years here with cars that are always outside (salted roads in winter) but even then they could be repairable. We don't get all the engines/models here though, for either brand.
