Would you buy a new Mitsubishi?

[levi]

Would you buy a new Mitsubishi?

Only if @Zee09 personally picked it out for me. Otherwise, White Rogue all day long.

 

[LDM]

Used to have the Mistubishi plant over in Normal IL that is now the Rivian plant. Always plenty of Eclipses running around as that is what the plant built and they were cheap. They were also always on the side of the road here in Central IL as well. I'm definitely in the pass category.

 

[MCompact]

Would you buy a new Mitsubishi?

If Mitsubishi still made an Evolution, probably.

 

[JGmazda]

Understandable but as long as you don't floor it like it's a rental and you do spill and fills which is insanely easy on this transmission it'll still run like brand new at 101k miles like mine but sometimes I wonder if it'll randomly fail because I think the solenoids are known to do that or maybe it's a different jatco batch. This is the easiest transmission I've ever serviced, I don't think you could make a transmission easier to service than this. I don't even need to lift it up the trans drain bolt is easily accessible from the front at level.

That's great to hear! Nothing wrong with replacing the fluid regularly. Even better when it's easy to find the drain and fill ports. What about a filter? Is there one on these CVT's?

 

[JavierH19]

That's great to hear! Nothing wrong with replacing the fluid regularly. Even better when it's easy to find the drain and fill ports. What about a filter? Is there one on these CVT's?

Yeah but you've gotta take the battery and tray out but it ain't bad. I changed it once and it didn't look dirty just dark. Fwiw I floored it at a standstill windows down no ac or radio and kept an eye on the rpms with an ear out to do a health test and made it burn rubber which was the first time i've ever seen it do that and the cvt belt never slipped. No noise or an rpm jump.

 

[Jarpin]

A (relatively) close Mitsubishi dealer has a couple of new 2024 Outlander Sport models still on the lot, the cheapest of which is advertised at $23,900. Mitsubishi is offering a 5/60K full and 10/100K powertrain warranty on these, which might make me feel better about buying a vehicle with a CVT.

The closest comparable deal on a new AWD I have seen is a base Subaru Impreza for around $26K and but also has a CVT. I've never even seen (much less driven) an Outlander Sport. The cheapskate in me is intrigued but the skeptic is worried that Mitsubishi might well exit the US market before the warranty expires. Of course there's a less than zero possibility I might also exit the planet before the warranty expires too, so...

Would you buy a new Mitsubishi if you liked the way it drove, and the price was right?

So did you end up getting one?

 

[PandaBear]

I'd be more concerned about Mitsubishi exiting US auto market before the warranty is up, or after 10 years you won't be able to find parts. If you are just keeping it for a short time and then sell it, probably not a problem.

You don't have many choices for 24k new these days especially for a CUV. Is that a Jatco CVT? How's its reputation on other vehicle with the same engine size / torque family?

 

[JTK]

I'd be more concerned about Mitsubishi exiting US auto market before the warranty is up, or after 10 years you won't be able to find parts.

10yrs with any make/model you're doing pretty good these days.

I've not experienced it yet myself thankfully, but on the car channels I enjoy, I've seen dozens of instances the past few years of 5 or 6yr old domestic vehicles with failed critical components that are NLA from the manufacturer, with no aftermarket availability. EVAP system components, fuel pump control modules, HVAC modules, info/entertainment modules, etc..

This is going to be a thing that sends relatively new, higher mileage, rust free vehicles to the crusher as time goes on. The fanciest 100K mile or "lifetime" extended warranty in the world isn't much use if parts are NLA.

 

[Elkins45]

So did you end up getting one?

I test drove two, both at the same dealer. I didn’t commit because I’m out of town for a few days but I’m very strongly considering it when I get back.

 

[Rmay635703]

I would buy stick mirages any day

Aren't they made in Illinois?

I had one as a rental and it was alright.

Not any more, Rivian bought the normal plant

 

[Elkins45]

I'd be more concerned about Mitsubishi exiting US auto market before the warranty is up, or after 10 years you won't be able to find parts. If you are just keeping it for a short time and then sell it, probably not a problem.

You don't have many choices for 24k new these days especially for a CUV. Is that a Jatco CVT? How's its reputation on other vehicle with the same engine size / torque family?

Leaving the market would be problematic but if I got 10 years out of it I would be happy, and probably more than ready for something new. That’s assuming I’m even around in 10 years.

 

[Glenda W.]

I see more and more of these on the road. Nice looking rig.

 

[JTK]

I know we've talked about it before in various other Mitsubishi / Jatco CVT threads, but for what ever reason, you don't hear of the CVT failures with Mitsubishi like you do with Nissan. Is it just the amount of Nissans vs Mitsubishis out there? Probably. Either way, I wouldn't let the CVT be the thing that kept me away if this was the vehicle you were looking for.

 

[Rmay635703]

I know we've talked about it before in various other Mitsubishi / Jatco CVT threads, but for what ever reason, you don't hear of the CVT failures with Mitsubishi like you do with Nissan. Is it just the amount of Nissans vs Mitsubishis out there? Probably. Either way, I wouldn't let the CVT be the thing that kept me away if this was the vehicle you were looking for.

In the case of the mirage it’s because the cvt is sized for a larger car so it survives a little better.

Mitsu from what I remember prices their cvts differently than Nissan.

For whatever reason the cheapest, least reliable transmission in the industry also costs the most retail which royally enrages customers

 

[Elkins45]

I was astounded when I looked under the hood and saw a transmission dipstick. If I do buy one I’m for sure going to be swapping out the fluid every 30k.

 

[147Grain]

No!

 

[Zee09]

I was astounded when I looked under the hood and saw a transmission dipstick. If I do buy one I’m for sure going to be swapping out the fluid every 30k.

Very easy to do too.

 

[KCJeep]

I used to use a fluid pump to do all my transmissions fluid exchanges easily in my driveway through the dipstick . The last cars I remember being able to do that with were 2009s. Highly annoying they took those away across the board. Highly.

I watched an Aussie crime show last night and the lead detective is tooling around in a Mitsubishi Outlander, pre-Nissan model. Mitsubishi has a much bigger presence in many other markets than they do in the US. Failed marketing?

 

[Zee09]

I drove my sport today 17 miles what a refreshing escape from my new Accord... The latest are far better than past models. At home on the country roads and interstates.

Mitsubishi says nothing about it but the engine has more hp and the cvt has been recalibrated for the better.

After the break in the 2.4 is a waste of money going to the top trim...

The LE is the sweet spot but I didn't like the seat material and went with the SE ....not much more but hard to find.

31 mpg combined this morning

 

[supton]

I would buy stick mirages any day

I tried to get myself into one, but too much highway driving for me. Getting soft in my old age, kinda liking low NVH and the Mirage was not a quiet car. But I loved the idea! simple small car.

Also I don't think they came with cruise with a stick? Last week or two I've been trying to get myself to listen to audiobooks and sitting back to do the speed limit... and wishing my car had cruise control. [It does but it's currently broken due to an accident, will get fixed in a couple of weeks.] As much as I hate to think it, any new car I get has to have cruise, I've had that opinion for years. It's something I don't use often but know I would hate to not have for the times I want to use. Once I have a feature I find it hard to give up (I still miss having heated seats, and it's been 10 years since I had them).

31 mpg combined this morning

Have to say, this thread has been tempting, but since doing audiobooks in my Corolla, I've noticed the tick upwards in mpg. 31 would sting a bit. Yes it's not a sedan, I know.

What is the range you're getting? Looks like a 14.5 gallon tank, so call it 12 on a fill-up? That's only 372 miles of range. I wish cars came with bigger tanks!