CTC Review: 2009 Mitsubishi Galant Ralliart

[Snowman]

Another 'Consumers Reports is my Bible'-thumping troll.  Your ignorance is self evident in your comments in the corrections noted by car-crazy.

Please return to your consumersreportshelpsmedecidemylife.com website, unless you have something relevant to say or wish to be a constructive part of this blog or the world in general.



The BIGGEST problem I had with the Gallant was the inability of the salesepople to understand that they arent the equal to the Camry in ths class, so their interest to play was limited.  Almost arrogant - but at the time, the Lancer was flying off the shelves and their desire to overcome the issues of the past issues was moot.  I'd take a V6 Camry SE at this level.

The new Mitsu stuff is great, but the Gallant is an antique compared to the Mazda 6 and the Accord. 

  Easy on the Consumer Reports bashing. It may not be perfect but considering the sample size of testing and feedback from consumers it is the most credible source of information available.

[carcrazy]

You people make me laugh...Carcrazy, do you even know your stuff??  Have you researched Mitsubishi motors? 

Yes I did. Please let me know which of my statements do you consider as being inaccurate or not a fact and I will try to elaborate.

JD Power ranks them mid-low on the initial quality survey and Consumer guide only has 1 best buy and that's for the eclipse from 2000-2005, they don't have a recommended model...but ya, you're right, they make a quality product...learn the facts.

As long as your opinion is built on JD Power IQS and even more, Consumer Guide "recommendations" (did you mean Consumer Reports?) and you consider those "facts", well .... I give up to your wisdom.

[Thinking Out Loud]

Easy on the Consumer Reports bashing. It may not be perfect but considering the sample size of testing and feedback from consumers it is the most credible source of information available.

   Snowman!

I do not question the data or service they provide, but the suggestion that if C/R doesn't have a car as 'recommended' that the balance of the product line is crap is a pretty narrow view. 

[carcrazy]

David was referring to the Consumer Guide (www.consumerguide.com) not Consumer Reports. How reliable the CG is? Not at all IMO. I just looked what they said about their long-term Eclipse and one thing stands out - trouble free.

Consumer Reports only recommends the Endeavor and the Outlander (with a note for their outstanding reliability  ).

Anyone having doubts that Mitsubishi's are reliable cars should do a little bit more research. They have all sort of different other shortcomings, depending on the model, but reliability is not a concern.

[Thinking Out Loud]

Wife had a 2004 Lancer Sportback for 4 years and it was a terrific car, went like stink, and rode really well.  Problem free, in-laws bought it off lease.

Compared to my 2003 Ion 3 that was in for 14 warrantee repairs in 2 years, the Lancer was a bank vault compared the Plastic Bottle I drove.

If the aforementioned strutting of the Mitsu dealer with the newly hot Lancer last year didnt make a Honda shop look like a bunch of grovelling salespeople, we'd likely be driving a Lancer.

[JVan]

Thanks MMNA for making a crappy Eclipse, Endeavor, and Galant.  The only good Mitsu's come from Japan. 

Just like the Galant, Endeavors can be picked up cheap. My uncle bought one used a little while ago for a good price.   

For a long time Mitsu was afraid of being different, not taking any risks and doing whatever everyone else is doing but slower... but they are slowly changing.

Is it really that crazy to bring in more global models and stop selling that American made sh*t?

[RedruM]

Mitsubishi is the oldest car maker in Japan, from data I've seen (also consumer guide) Mitsubishi is up there with Toyota, Honda, and Subaru, and way above Mazda and Nissan in reliability.

My first car was a 95 3000gt Sports car that had a rebuilt title, I was honestly scared at first buying it, but over the 3 years I had it, it won me and my trust in Mitsubishi over. It was as durable and reliable as any car I've been in, (mostly Toyotas and Hondas). I drove the car hard most of the time and even drove it with no oil for almost a week. She still drives and looks like the sports car I've always dreamed of owning since being a kid.

Now I also own a 6-speed 2007 Camry SE V6 with 270hp as my daily driver, in almost every practical way it is better but I still dream about my Mitsubishi 3000gt.

[Honda Owner]

I worked for Chrysler for many years and I have always had a real fondness for the Mistubishi cars. They are well built and a little off the mainstream, which I like. They are generally very reliable, too. The Galant is not the most up to date car out there but I like the interior a lot more than the Camry.

I recently went to visit a friend of mine who works at a Mitsu dealer. Out front was a 2008 Glalant 4 ES four cylinder. List on that car is $24,500. You could drive it away for $20,000.

The Galant is a lot of car for $20k, in my opinion.

[GalantOwner]

I own a 2004 fully loaded Galant ES.  Sure it may not be as refined as a Camry or Accord, but the car costs thousands less than the equivalent models from Toyota, Nissan or Honda equipped with leather seats, alloy wheels and a sunroof.  To date there has been only 2 trips to the dealer for warranty work, to replace a faulty ABS and oxygen sensor.   I have been quite pleased with Galant and would not rule out owning another Mitsubishi product in the future.