Originally Posted By: DBMaster
Valve stem issues? Is that why I see so many Mitsu's blowing blue smoke upon acceleration? I see more of them doing it than any other make.
I know this is a lie, because there are far fewer Mitsu's on the road here in the US than pretty much any other make lol Did you forget about Saturn SL/SC's? I've never seen one that doesn't smoke lol
All jokes aside though, I've wittnessed many, many, high mileage Mitsu engines. Take care of them, and they take care of you. Some older engines, such as the 3.0l V6 which Chrysler used extensively had some issues with worn valve guides, but I can't tell you how many 200k+ 4-cyl engines I've had through the shop that run great, don't consumer any crazy amount of oil, don't leak, etc.
I'm not a die hard Mitsu guy, but I have owned 4 cars that were either Mitus's, or Mitsu powered and never once had a engine related issue. In fact, just my testament on overall quality which seems they seem to be bashed upon with. I own an '06 Eclipse GT 6speed with the Mivec 6G75 engine. The car currently has 75,801 on the odo. Granted that is not really high mileage, but the car also just turned 9. I have had two things go wrong with the car since it was new. Both warranty repairs. The first was a fog lamp that was collecting condensation, and the second was one manifold/catalytic convertor which threw a code. It was actually a recalled repair with a new manifold and PCM software. Other than that it has has probably been the most reliable vehicle I've owned as far as anything wearing out or failing. What was also nice to see is that just about every hard part on on this car is made in the USA, which always makes you feel good. Car runs great, no leaks, everything is tight and works like it should. I've been really happy with it overall.
I've also had a 4G63 powered Talon TSI, two 6G73 cars, Avenger and Cirrus, and my old baby, favorite car of all time, G54B powered Conquest Tsi. I don't think I'd have an issue with purchasing another Mitsu if they offered anything that was appealing. I do like the Evo X, but it is also the last year of production. Who knows how much longer they will be in the US market at all. There CUV's seem to get pretty good reviews from all the media though.
(Sorry for highjacking this thread)