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Let's keep truly great cars separated from the also-rans. Please. I am serious when I type that, too. Subaru's suffer from Etch-a-Sketch styling and their so-called improvements never seem to hit the spot with this padre.
Tomorrow is our Lancer GTS' polish and protectant appointment in Avondale, west of Phoenix. Can't wait to see the results! We're staying in Tucson tonight as our son takes in a Smashing Pumpkins show at Tucson's Electric Park. Then all three of us are heading north to Phoenix tomorrow morning to the appointment. I've already conceded to taking the shuttle to shopping while the Lancer gets beautified. I would've been just as happy to stay and blab with the salespeople at Avondale Mitsubishi or walk next door to blab with the salespeople at Avondale Kia.
It's so cool to be stricken with car nut-o-mania! :shades:
2021 Kia Soul LX 6-speed stick
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Thanks-Carlos
Here's the link to the auction- http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-2008-MITSUBISHI-LANCER-OEM-FACTORY-FLOOR-MATS- _W0QQitemZ220151575429QQihZ012QQcategoryZ33697QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewI- tem
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http://forums.evolutionm.net/showthread.php?t=285833&page=8&highlight=2008+ralli- art
Its at the bottom of the page...
If you imagine how the back of the Lancer sedan looks like for 2008 with the sloping taillights and circular insides I think the fit to a wagon will look great. Very interesting news and thank you for posting that!
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Pulling into a parking space I misjudged the distance on the right side and rubbed the right front wheel and tire against the curb. When I heard the grinding noise I knew something was wrong. Closer inspection of the wheel revealed a rub mark on the tire itself and the outer rim of the alloy wheel was all scratched up about a quarter of the way around. I'm heartbroken because I was being so careful with my new car. At least I did the damage myself, so no one to blame but me.
So be careful out there! The low profile tires on the GTS do not offer a lot of protection from curbs!
Anyone know of an easy way to "fix" a scratched alloy wheel? :sick:
I have "brushed" curbs ever so slightly so far and managed not to hurt my GTS alloy wheels. I notice the stock Dunlop's don't carry a "scar" very long from a "brush" off a curb, either, which is nice. I am not able to come up with a good answer for you on this one but I am curious if someone else knows what can be done short of ordering another 18" alloy wheel.
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Other than that I'd say don't worry about it. The first scratch is always the hardest. Wait until a Semi throws a rock through your windshield or into your hood. :sick:
It's right on the left-rear door, located on the edge of the outside door, right near where the metal stops(or folds back to the inside).
It's barely noticeable but it does show up as a metallic silver color. I wonder if I just took a crayon or a magic marker and colored it people might not notice it(I still would, yes).
But my question is, we have a warranty on our paint job, yes? Would my dealer be obligated to touch this puppy up for me, or would he instead just sell me a paint stick or something for something this tiny? I think a lot of new car owners would notice a speck like this but I'll bet a whole bunch wouldn't even notice it at all. What'cha'all think on this hot issue?
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My experience has been that car dealers in general will do just as you say and give you a paint stick. You can have a pro detail it for you and that might work depending if it's long enough, also it would depend if it actually was a paint defect or if it was a stone chip from the road.
Some cars have painted rims and those are easier to touch up. I'm not making light of the curbed wheels but at least they are on the ground but paint is really up in your face and visible to everyone.
Lots of stuff gets thrown up by trucks and chips the paint. I've had all that happen to my Rex and it really bites when that happens but what can you do? Detailing should fix it but I just don't see the dealer doing much to fix it. Although your dealer seems really decent so they might. No harm in asking.
OTOH-if my Mitsu dealer points me to come in and they'll take it on I'd be happy next L-O-F to let them touch it up. It's not a big deal but then again if it's not covered up it might chip wider or something. It looks like it was chipped out by a rock kicked up. Last weekend I took the car back on an "unimproved" stretch of road to the backcountry. No bottoming out or anything just kicked up some rocks from the road. Probably happened then.
One way or another I'll get it covered up soon. BTW-it is only about 1/4" wide by about 1/8" tall. Really small nick but I love this car and notice every little flick and nick and noise, know what I mean?
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Yeah this happens a lot on rural roads. I was upset the first time it happened in my Rex then again and then a gravel truck got in font of me :sick: :sick:
Narrow road, no way to pass and I was back pretty far considering how slow he was going but those little rocks bounce a long ways.
Hopefully your dealer will sort it for you, no harm in asking. I also agree that it could get worse if you don't do something to protect underneath the chip.
I feel a little better about the wheel. It's not noticeable unless you are really looking closely at it, since the damage is only on the extreme outer edge of the rim.
While I was at the dealership I picked up a paint stick. I noticed several very small paint chips about the size of a pen tip on the hood and wanted to fix them. The paint stick worked perfectly and you can't tell where the chips were.
Please help me! I'm way too fanatical about this Lancer. You will probably hear my scream across several states when I get my first door ding. I know it will happen, it's just a matter of when!
I know you won't believe this but way back I used to work with a guy and when he bought a new car, he'd come inside get a ballpeen hammer and put one dent in it, fender, door, or rear quarter panel. He said it stopped him worrying about it. Too bad he didn't worry more about smoking 3 packs a day as that killed him.
I worked with a lot of crazy people. :shades:
You'll be ok, just take it in stride and relax, it's a car, it can always be fixed.
Yeah, after reading shado4's post I'll probably go pick up a paint stick on my next stretch of days off starting this Friday coming up. The dealer is 90 miles away but this car rocks so distances are not a problem!
shado4-take it easy, man! I am with you on being kind of nutty about this car. I am too.
Another incident with my Lancer GTS happened about 5 months ago. We were late getting back to the vet's. We talked the vet in to letting us come in and pick up our kittens even though we were late...and thankfully she did. Our cats were getting neutered and we love them so much-it would have traumatized them to leave them overnight in a strange place when they woke up from the operation you know(or so we convinced ourselves they'd be upset). So we paid up and took our cats out to the Lancer GTS.
Well, the vet opened just the right door as we were loading the cats in to the car because out came loafing two or three huge hunting type dogs of hers. The type where their heads are the size of our heads(almost)and their paws are huge and their legs are huge. They saw some animals in our car and popped those huge paws up on the right hand side C-pillar of my Lancer GTS!
"Ohhhh--nooo!" I yelped.
"Come on pups!" the vet called for her dogs. Too late.
Scratches coming down the side from the roof area down about 10-12 inches were etched in by these giant's claws.
Now, they are very thin scratches, kind of like those swirly scratches one can get from car washes or any time they lightly scrape something across their car's finish.
So I bought some GS-27 stuff from WalMart(not the correct brand, the brand I bought is called something else, I just can't remember it)and I have yet to apply it. I have a feeling it will work, though, as these scratches are not very deep and the product description describes such being able to even fix deep scratches. So I'll fix it and I might go get a paint stick from the dealer and hold a little paint correction clinic in my driveway next chunk of days off.
But I do know about caring deeply for a car, shado4. Hang in there, man!
2021 Kia Soul LX 6-speed stick
I was at my dealer yesterday, and asked the service guy if he had heard of any stereo issues. He said that there have been reports of the tone and volume levels changing (even with the Speed Controlled Volume turned off) when listinging to FM stations. There have apparently been reports of this being an issue with all the different radios - the base model thru the RF model. He said a few months ago, Mitsubishi told them if people were complaining, to order them a new radio. He said they have since come back and said the issue isn't with the radio, so to hold off on ordering a radio, because they are working on a fix. This leads me to believe this is some kind of a software issue?
Iluv - I would recommend buying a tube of Meguiar's ScratchX. Take a clean, new terry cloth towel, and buff the scratch hard with some ScratchX applied to the terry cloth towel. Then wipe away the residue with a microfiber towel. It will take several applications of the ScratchX, and you will have to put decent arm strength behind it, but this stuff works.
I bought some scratch and swirl remover from WalMart called Kit that I will use to remove the light paint scratches on the right rear C-pillar. Should do the trick. Love this car, men.
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If it's a painted wheel it can be buffed and repainted and if it's aluminum if can be buffed out unless it's gouged deeply and even that can be filled although how that would affect the balance I don't really know.
Curbing a rim isn't fun but it's not the end of the world. I've curbed mine and I am very careful but it happens.
I don't worry as my car is a bit old and long in the tooth but when it was new it got curbed. I left the scar there and eventually it was no longer a problem.
For my money I'd buy painted wheels easy enough to get them repainted.
This is the Lancer Fortis 2.0 that is being offered for sale by Mitsubishi Motors for 2008. Only this Lancer is being offered in Taiwan. Note its more "calmed-down" look than our Lancer's here in the U.S. Almost gives the car a Hyundai Sonata type of a look, eh?
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We are to remove air by pressing on the tip holding it upward. Shake well before each use for best results. Depress tip gently in a repetitive manner until flow starts. Dab stone chip lightly. Let dry and do same operation with "clear" side(on the other end of the paint stick there is a "clearcoat" application tip). Replace cap after use. If tip dries out, simply remove it, soak it in lacquer thinner and replace. It's order number is MZ314000, Rally Red P26, 310807.
I plan on using mine soon and I'll let y'all know how it goes. My chip is on the left rear door, right at the door line, about halfway up the door. The chip is small but I spotted the little bugger. I think this paint stick will prove to be helpful covering up those annoying stone chips you get on your hood, grille and valance up front, too.
2021 Kia Soul LX 6-speed stick
I, too, have also curbed one of my rims ever so slightly. When it first happened I was very upset, but now I don't even notice it anymore. When it first happened I took some medium to fine grit sandpaper and went over it, which helped get rid of the rougher edges on the scratch, but just be careful because like some of you have mentioned I think these rims may be painted. All in all, no problems yet with this car (as to be expected from the Japanese) and hopefully this trend will continue for years to come! Cheers to everyone for all of the informative posts and Happy Thanksgiving!!
Thing is, I don't see the problem. I have heard the complaint from a few Edmunds posters who test drove '08 Lancer's. I just don't have a problem with the '08 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS' power band. Then again, I drive like a conservative Grandpa from Pleasantville, too. :P
Mind you, I'm not a Grandpa, but my Lancer GTS gets me up and going just fine. Especially with the CVT paddle-shifting operation..the car picks nicely up and gets a faster start. But even in 'D' automatic the car picks up fine for me.
Just wondered how you're getting along with your Lancer's get up and go, ru06. Any one else, please comment on how you are getting along with your Lancer's power output, or lack thereof, K?
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My tire pressure monitoring system warned me this AM of a tire with low air pressure and I got that taken care of by 8:00AM. Part of me babying this car means not waiting to equalize all four tires...to not let any tire have more pressure...to keep tires wearing evenly. Oh, yeah, I had my tires rotated about a month or month and a half ago, too.
13,701 miles and we're running along like a champ. Love this car more with each passing week, gentlemen.
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I then found out that my 8-month old front tires were shot and needed to be replaced. The cords were showing. I was told that this was caused by not rotating my tires prior to the 7,500 mile mark. Has this happened to anyone else? The manual indicates the first oil change and tire rotation should occur at 7500 miles. I am very upset because the tires only lasted 8 months.
Whichever tires you have they should not be wearing out at only 7,500 miles. I would press for replacement coverage from the tire manufacturer on this one, for sure. Yeah, not getting a 7,500 tire rotation (which I did get, BTW, I baby my Lancer GTS to the hilt) should not contribute to wearout this early. That's nuts.
And telling you that you should have gotten them rotated prior to 7,500 is not per the Warranty on these cars, either. So that argument makes about as much sense as Dennis Rodman making a comeback in the NBA.
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Has anyone out there had this problem or heard of it before? Don't assume because your car is brand new that nothing could happen. I would hate to think my car is the only one with this problem.
I thought the Lancer had a timing chain?