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When I first walked in I told the owner I wanted a GTZ (knowing already by talking to others how hard they were to get). I expected the sorry response. Instead he went back and looked on the order board and sure enough they had one that was unspoken for coming in in 30 days. In red no less! Of course I took it on the spot!
Can't tell you how much I paid (I might get in trouble) but it was definitely under invoice. Plus the great financing. I took delivery on April 1st (I had my doubts!?) but I now have 5300 miles on it with no problems other than some carpeting that needed to be glued back down on my first dealer visit.
I guess some people on this board can't believe a great story like this but it's completely true. I would recommend the GTZ if they can find one to anybody. By the way I am 6' 4" and a solid 300 but I fit with little trouble in the drivers seat. The only thing that occasionally pokes me is the seatbelt reciever on the right side.
I'll be sure to post back if something goes wrong.
http://www.autoweb.com/recalls/default.htm
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/recalls/recmmy1.cfm
Enter Mitsubishi/ Galant/1999 or 2000
A small excert of the from the NHTSA website:
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Vehicle Description: Passenger vehicles. A nut in the steering gear assembly was not properly tightened, resulting in ranging from steering wheel vibration to stiff steering, and in the worst case, no ability to turn left.
A loss of steering control could increase the risk of a crash.
...
Just my 2 cents on this one: You can probaly get away with the brake failure, provided YOU ARE LUCKY and your car has a manual gearbox and you know how to downshift, but if your steering is 'kaput' then you're toast...
I have a receipt from Mitsubishi service where I complained about steering wheel vibration. Guess what was their verdict? "No problem found" - you got it.
Loss of steering control is a kind'a bad thing, more than that, I would admit that it kind'a [inappropriate language] big time. "Increase the risk of a crash ..." - how very true! I would rather say "If your steering is screwed up while you are driving the [inappropriate language] thing - you're pretty much dead".
I called the local Mitsu dealer and they said that the only info they had about the recall was rumors. Isn't it pathetic?
Have fun drivin',
Max,
'Lucky' owner of '99 ES V6,
a.k.a. Local Friendly Mitsu Basher.
'Lucky' means still alive as of 08/23/00
There are being advertised locally for $15,999. According to Edmunds invoice + destination is $17135 minus rebate is $15635.
Does anyone know what the approximate ad fees are? Any advice/input would be appreciated.
IMHO If you want to buy a Mitsubishi - think twice. Good looks, shoddy quality and poor reliability.
Maybe a galant 4-cyl around invoice + dest fee, + ad fee of $350 makes sense since they have 2001 now... BUT remember, they take out rebate after Taxes .....
The other day, i took out the yellow things from my front lights and looks very sleek ....
P.S. Did you know that the most frequent cause of death of americans under 35 is a car accident?
P.P.S flames > null
We took delivery of our silver ES V6 on Halloween, 1998. Maybe the date should have told us something, but I am not a superstitious man.
I can relate to the service complaints many have written about here. Our local Mitsu dealer here in a small but growing CO municipality has failed us several times, and other times blamed us for the problems (example; warped rotors, an issue discussed repeatedly here, were caused by my wife's driving). Curiously, our 2000 Civic with 6000 miles has no brake problems.
I just got off the phone with the service manager, and pointed out that our current rash of steering vibration issues related to a NHTSA recall on '99 Galants with our car's date of manufacture (May 1998), of which they were unaware, and blamed on tires. They took their 3rd shot at a water leak into the right rear trunk well, and still haven't resolved that one (the rubber plug is removed to let it drain, wonder if rust-through will cover that). We have the common rattle issues, the VIN plate, driver's C pillar, glovebox, and they deny that these are common issues. As a matter of fact, they deny most everything. I had to talk them into reprogramming the trans to resolve a harsh downshift issue; they said no trouble found, but Mitsu has service bulletins on this as well (ours seems to be 4th to 3rd, the bulletin covers 3rd to 2nd shifts).
Anyway, it is now for sale. Our Honda, though not nearly as exciting under throttle as the Galant, rides better, handles almost as well, feels much better built, and cost $5000 less. Lessons learned:
1. Don't buy first off the line, or first model year for that matter
2. Don't buy a Mitsu, then a Honda later
3. Buy a Mitsu in a bigger city with more dealers from which to choose
LOL
The 2000 Galant ES 4cyl I bought new, with about 5,300 miles on it now, is a very pleasant and quiet car. While I have not yet had anything repaired under warranty, several experiences with my dealer are making me think twice. Most of us realize dealers as a group can be less than helpful and not forthcoming regarding common problems, etc. etc. but my local (an hour away) Mits. dealer is poor even by these standards. Surface courtesy is not sufficient. It's not enough to address us as "sir" or "maam" and then ignore our problems.
From the day I bought the car, my Galant has occasionally exhibited metal-to-metal squeaking noises on left turns only --- the steering wheel vibration is minor but noticeable --- as is a jerky 3rd-4th AT upshift --- and low speed hesitation. The dealer has told me, without offering to repair anything, that I may have to learn to accept certain quirks in my particular vehicle.
This bothers me. The dealer that is, and VERY much. But at this point I'm enjoying the car's overall value, based on good comparative power, fuel economy, and comfort. That sums up why I like the car. In everyday 20-30 mile driving I routinely get 28-29 mpg (I kid you not) in the warm weather --- with very little highway or city driving, and in relative comfort (I still hate the emergency brake lever). So I don't want the dealer to start making adjustments yet, but since they haven't agreed to even look at the car the point is still moot. If I insisted I'm sure they would take the car in and check for the problems they no doubt know are more common than they will admit. But based on the dealer's attitude I've lost faith in them, which is not a good thing while the warranty remains in effect.
I haven't called the dealer to inquire about the recall only because if they blow me off again, I want to be be prepared for the situation with some plan of action (silly as this may sound). With all of this in mind, I still like the car.
I'm reading a lot of negativity regarding the reliablity of the Galant. Should I take heed to these warnings, and opt for the 626 or consider these problems to be from only a few disgruntled owners????
Any advice would be appreciated......
Another thought: At 700 miles, our Honda developed a rattle in the dash similar to a pen tapping loudly on a desk. The dealer worked this for five days, trying twice to return it to me. After the second attempt, and a talk with the dealership owner's assistant, I had a new, identical replacement car(!) with 50 miles on the odo. I have not been a Honda advocate, but how can you fault a company that treats customers as this? Mitsu could learn something. Thanks, Team Honda!
-- now go read reviews by Car magazines..
So after reading everything, you can then make up your mind...
My personal opinion : GO For IT !!!!
~~~I Love My GaL~~~
Bottom line, do your homework and you should be happy with what you get, unless you are the very small percentage of unlucky folks who actually buy a lemon (all makers procuduce lemons!).
MPEVZNER: Now your not only a complainer, your a marter too!!! LOL!!! Just sale the car and get over it!
Wish everebody good luck and let God help you to avoid this steering trouble.
Max a.k.a. the local friendly Mitsu Basher
Floridian, such talk, I never !!
...bashing for the sake of revenge not welcome.
Helpful critical advice is...
Thanks,
L8_Apex
Sedans Host
A) a "Helpful critical advice ..."
or
an example of "...bashing for the sake of revenge"
?
Regards
Your local friendly Mitsu Basher
Hopefully soon-to-be an Audi neophite
P.S. I am selling the Galant as soon as it's fixed for the 7'th time, I promise. I will never bother the audience of this forum with my feedback, as soon as I get rid of the infamous Mitsubishi product.
By the way, I could not find any of those words in the spell check that you used. Why did you get scribbled? I asked my grandmother if she knew what they were but she turned all red and threw a empty muscatel bottle at me.
Floridian
My cousin and I bought our cars within one week last Nov 99.
His honda accord already developed a rattle on passenger door.
My galant no rattles so far ..
So just to clarify that rattleing is not a synonimous of the galant.
I think the issue with the brake lever is less an issue of height, but an issue of femur length. I am 6'2", but I am all torso with short legs. My knee barely comes to the end of the brake. I could see how another inch or two of thigh bone could make it annoying.
My only concern is whether the steering problems affect '01 Galants, as well. Your feedback is appreciated.
1999 Galants
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/recalls/recmmy5.cfm
2000 Galants
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/recalls/recmmy5.cfm
I just bought my Galant on Saturday after waiting 2 months for the order to come in. I got the Patriot Red Pearl Galant GTZ with all options except for the roof rack, yuck!!! I love it, the stereo is great, and the CD player plays CD-RW disks which is another plus. It was a little pricey, but hey, luxery doesn't come cheap. If anybody is thinking about buying a Galant, I say go for it, if you are not happy just go and trade it back in. It IS an import car so it will still be much more reliable than your 25000 Chevy or Ford. Since many people are driving Toyota or Honda, I wanted to dare to be different, so I got the Mitsu, and if people are having repeat problems on the car, there ARE NO lemon laws out there, exercise your rights. Final Comments: Very Stylish, family can't stop staring at it, Comfortable and very roomy, and I am a tall man, major step up from my 93 sunbird, no more "basic transportation," Stereo is great, plays CD-R and CD-RW, I knew that was a question I had but is not posted anywhere, so there I verified it for anybody wondering. Corners well, and the power is awsome, no more flooring to get up the mountains here in Pittsburgh. Not so good stuff, Cons: NO door lights or reflectors, I will get a set of these ASAP, very narrow roads here, dont want to loose my door. The full back seat does not fold down. The transmission control does not automatically lock doors when in drive, a great option of American cars. NO power trunk release, I will have to spend extra to have a motor put on for remote release. My gripes are petty I know, but altogether it is an awsome car and it is different, I love it. I also would like to see MItsu expand so I wont have to travel 30 minutes for service, hehe. Anyway hope I helped somebody.
Rotors warping very quickly (I am on my 2nd pair)
The car being extremly noisy over bumps ect. (Dealer told me that mitsubishi's are known to make noise)
One of the hinges on the gas tank door cracked. Dealer will not repair under warranty as he said that the door was forced open. I totally disagree w/ this. If this was true there would have been some sort of paint transfer or at least a scratch - which I don't have. I spoke w/ the main Mitsu. office and they told me that they couldn't help me because the dealer said that the door was forced open (so much for customer satisfaction!)
I have had:
my bushings (sp?) replaced 3 times
the dash lights replaced 4 times - dealer insists that there isn't an electrical problem the bulbs are defective.
I now have some sort of transmission problem - not sure what it is the car has been into Bay Ridge Mitsubishi 3 times and they still need more time to diagnose it.
Besides all of this I really love my car I think that it is amazing looking!!! I have 28,000 miles on my car so I don't know if this could be the reason for the problems that I am having. I am starting to get a bit scared being I have 1 1/2 years left on the lease and only 8,000 miles left on the warranty :-)
Any advice or reassuring would be appreciated.
My one piece of advice would be to STAY AWAY FROM BAY RIDGE MITSUBISHI IN BROOKLYN, NY They are horrible and have lied to me many times. They also own STATEN ISLAND MITSUBISHI I have yet to try them as I am now sold on the great service at POTAMKIN in Manhattan.
Please let me know if you have experienced any of these problems.
Thanks
Other problems I've had have been include having to replace the rack and pinion steering assembly, replace the bushings regularly, rattles in the moonroof, etc. I'd strongly recommend against buying a Galant.
Bad Galant is still better than Taurus or GrandAm