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Do i remember that your car was wrecked some time back ? How did repairs turn out? my 1999 ES is doing just fine. i love the car and cannot pry it away from my wife.
floridian
Thanks for all your enthusiasm, but this is a CONSUMER discussion group. Since you are a manager at a Mitsubishi service station (all, see #91), you are clearly biased and have alterior motives. When I am ready for a sales pitch, I'll visit my local friendly Mitsubishi dealer.
So please, spare us the sales pitch around here so consumers can hear true feedback from fellow Mitsubishi consumers and make their purchase decisions using unbaised fellow consumer feedback.
All, other Mitsubishi employees, this applies to you too. Please don't compromise the integrity of this useful forum.
Thanks.
for my pocket now. I have to wait a couple of
years before I can afford it. I am satisfied with
Galant even thou it has some minor glitches. For
the price I have paid, I can't really complain too
much: $16,700 +tx @ 0.9% for 48mo. (I just love
these numbers!) My friend has 2000 Diamante, all
options. Very nice and quality is much better
(Made in Kangaroo-Land). What I like about Galant
is its body style. It really makes people turn
their heads.
Film Develops on Windshield:
I have the same problem, and it's really hard to
keep it clean. Windex will work only for a couple
of days
My wreck:
I have a little problem with the steering wheel,
it is not perfectly straight. But it will never be
the same again. FR wheel took the whole hit.
Besides that, runs just like it did before - GREAT
Floridian
Also, My Cd player doesn't read CDR's or CDRWs .... hmm weird .. (I have 2k ES I4)
Her is the story:
Last friday I had to work late (actually till 2:45am Satirday) and when I finally left the office and got to the car it didn't start. So here I am standing in the middle of the company parking lot at 3 o'clock in the morning, trying hard to make the Mitsubishi product move without of the help of a tow truck. Finally I called motsubishi roadside assistance and they told me that the tow truck will arrive in 90 minutes. [Very emotional phrase skipped here] is what I told them. It's in the middle of San Jose, not in the middle of nowhere, so don't tell me that the nearest tow truck is 90 minutes away... Finally the tow truck arrived and the Galant was put on the bed of the tow truck, where it belongs. I got home at 7am and finally got to bed. Next time I called the dealer - guess what? They couldn't find the car. I thought that the God finally responded to my prays and I am getting a little bit of luck: I hoped some idiot has finally stolen this piece of junk. Nope, Nice try - not this time! It's the mitsubsihi dealers that are unable to keep their paperwork in order and don't know which cars they are currently repairing. Probably they are very busy repairing them due to "high quality" and "extreme reliability" of these vehicles. I got the car on Monday - the battery was replaced under warranty. Where does Mitsubsishi buy such lousy batteries that fail after 1 year/$20K ? There is probaly a junk yard somewhere in Japan that's their supplier.
If you own a Mitsubishi product - it's anever ending frustration, due to poor quality of both Mitsubishi products and services
Has anyone had this problem and if so what was the remedy?
I wish you to never have to use it
And yes, my dealer is in Timbuckto also.
MJ
Floridian
It is really easy to figure out the mpg. I don't mean to insult you, but I just learned this so allow me to "share my knowledge." When you fill up, set the trip odometer (in my car I use the B setting) to zero. Then drive away from the pump and continue to live your life.
Next time you go to the pump, FILL UP. Record the gallons pumped into the car (it will be on the receipt if you pay with plastic), record the number of miles showing on your odometer and drive away (you don't want to hold up the lines at the pump).
When you get home divide the number of miles by the number of gallons.
This will only work when you FILL UP the tank. I was told that the mpg may be off until the car gets used to my driving. Now that may be just for used cars.
I couldn't believe the 23 mpg myself. I will get Exxon gas again on my next fill-up and see if I get the same results. Do you think the brand of gas affects the mpg?
What have you used to clean the leather-wrapped steering wheel?
Oe thing i kinda notice is when i fill up with Shell , its has smoother acceleration, and when I fill up with 76 ... it's just normal driving... Never tried Exxon on my car yet .. but I do hear Arco gas is not as good... since they usually like 10 cts cheaper than anyone else.
-For those who don't know check the Galant Center at yahoo's clubs .. people there are usually for technical...
Except for ten gallons or so, the only gas I've ever put in the Galant (6,000 miles) is Mobil 87. As a matter of fact, that's the only gas I've used for the past ten years or so. I don't think WNY has any Exxon stations left. Yes, in my experience the brand of gas definitely affects mileage, though I guess I'm not the best person to ask because as I said, I've been using only Mobil 87.
>>>What have you used to clean the leather-wrapped steering wheel?
As soon as I got the car I put terry cloth type seat covers on and covered the steering wheel, which I admit is kind of silly because it is leather, after all, but I never liked the feel of leather.
It's a good car. You'll like it. My only real gripes are the position of the emergency brake lever, rear visibility, and a persistent low speed hesitation the dealer refuses to address, and no light in the glove box (which is huge).
Apparently, and unfortunately, over the years Mits. service has earned a poor reputation, and the fact that there is only one dealer within an hour's drive has made me decide to do my own oil changes, etc. (I keep receipts).
As far as the guy complaining about Batteries, I've had a Honda, 3 Dodges and 1 Mitsu(mini-truck), and only our latest Dodge had a battery that lasted longer than 2 years, I think ALL factory Batteries are BARELY adequate and most aftermarket batteries aren't much better unless you pay around $100 bucks for one! On a final note, ALL car manufacturers make problematic cars, but you hear so much more from the bad luck folks, than the majority of people with trouble-free cars. So far so good w/ the GTZ, we love the styling, performance, uniqueness, and value. We had a slight paint defect(bubbling) on the hood, but it was re-sprayed with excellent results, and handled by Mitsu! Good luck to all-hopefully you won't need it!
I had to re-read CGA's post because I thought I was reading something wrong. I am glad you said that was silly. Because to each his own, but I can't imagine anybody covering a leather steering wheel.
4cyl
ultratech >> fill up with 76 ...
76?! i hope you've made a typo
also, i just got my recall notice in the mail. the steering wheel problem.
Thanks.
Galant is 400mi., however, my MPG reach "normal" at around 12,000 MI., and so is the engine response, when the car was new, it "delays" a little every time I push the gas pedal hard,(does
not response as soon as I expect), after around 12,000 MI, everything is going normal, including the gas consumption and engine,(feel stronger
than before), I check couple of testing reports, one of them actually says"this engine grows stronger with age", so I guess it's normal, manufacture loves to give their consumers the
"hi-tech" and convience feeling, therefore recent
cars post less and less recommand"break in" time,
however, please note, this car has an iron block
with alum. cylinders, I think owners should give
it a little longer break in time and be patience.
The other example is Subaru's 2.5 H-4 engine,
which is consider tough and dourable, but most
owners experience normal MPG after about 18,000 MI., while manufacture recommand break in period are way lesser than it, but it's all right, since
the other manufacture who favors boxer engine
recommand 20,000 mi. break in time, guess who?
By the way, I always use 87 fuel, change oil every
3,000 mi., it runs fine. also, if you own the car more than one year, you might want to breed the brake fluid and put in new ones, they doesn't
hold on too well.(And Subaru's longer break in time has something to do with AWD)
Also, I just noticed yesterday that the cover on my Airbag on the steering wheel is lifted up on the bottom on both sides. Has anyone had this problem?
About the gas type, her in Southern California we have 92,89, and 87 gas grades .... I use 89..
Marcin:
When I said 76 , it's a gas brand, like mobil, exxon, etc ...
Gas here is $1.80 gallon for 89 ... with priceline I'm getting it at $1.60 ..
Thanks,
Tony
Thanks,
Tony
17-18mpg is unacceptable, unless you spend all your time in traffic gridlock! I'd double check your figures, you should get at least 22 city, 28 hwy! No prob w/ my horn, although it's got an extremely whimpy sound LOL! Good luck w/ your GTZ, if that mileage is correct, something is wrong, IMO!
-Think of it this way ... you paid like $2000 or more in tax an license ... I don't think the dealer will reimburse you for that ..
-Now back to the cost of the car itself plus that 30 day depreciation ...
In case you do return it, and they give u full refund ... try reading post about your future car too ... Then you'll figure that there will always be some unlucky person with a bad lemon on every single forum.
Midgrade 89 just hit $1.81 here ... priceline about $1.64 ...
The Galant is sportier, more stylish, and has more personality than the other cars in its class. Without hesitation, I would recommend the Galant ES V6 over the Accord V6/4, Camry V6/4, and Altima to any new car buyers.
Regarding gas mileage, remember, new cars require a break-in period until they reach their pique in gas mileage.
I am soo glad that I didn't buy the Volvo S40.
Happy Driving!
I'm using between 91 and 95 octane (usually 93)as the manual indicates. Help!
Also, I took it in already for the steering recall. It took about a 1/2 hour and it checked out just fine.
MJ
the converter, so lighter up, my V6 still sticks
with 87, this mainly because today's on board
computer in cars are so smart, they caculates
the proper ingination timing and therefore the result, consumer report also did a report on this subject and recommands regular for most newer cars
, higher octane contributes the most on helping
the converter to unload exhaust air easier and
quicker, by using lower octane is beleive to lose
about 5 Hp, which is fine by me, using more expensive gas with higher octane than the OEM
recommands will not help your car run faster than it already does, and it will not help it to live
longer, one draw back on using lower octane fuel
is the slightly decrease on horse power and
longer engine response time, so if yours a 4 cylinder with AC on during summer, better put in
the recommand fuel, since the decrease of power
might changing your driving habit and therefore
burn more fuel than you should, also, check tire
pressure regularly, once my tire pressure are 7psi
under, and a full tank runs only 250mi +-, please
note the inflation rate for radial tires, when
you drive more than 3 miles(hot tire), and it reads 32Psi, it means you probably only have 28 Psi or less, a difference between warm and cold
of 4~6 Psi on these radial tires are normal.