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Originally posted by billege
"It is widely known in import enthusiast cirsles that Mitsubishi makes the poorest quality vehicle of any significant import manufacturer...."
Let it also be known I have a 2002 Lancer OZ Ralley Ed.
It had 46mi when I bought it. It has 16,500mi on it. I will have it a year on, or about, this September 20th.
I have had...Absolutly nothing go wrong with my car.
I am one picky dude, so if something had, that sucker would have been back to the dealer faster than you can say "Evo."
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Wow, if you were one 'picky dude' I'd think you'd do better research. Mitsubishi does not have a good history in the US of creating reliable high-power turbo cars (does the word "Crankwalk" mean anything to anybody?). Just because your grocery getter eco-box (rally edition?? by which you mean, you've taken it on a rally course competitively...right?) is fine doesn't mean the EvoVIII is going to be long-term reliable. You also haven't had yours for long enough to comment on long term reliability.
But anecdotal evidence aside, lets go see what the Survey Says...
My flavor of choice, Toyota, is right up there with Porsche...Mitsubishi is more down with Hyundai, Suzuki, and the ever-reliable Daewoo. Even Subaru ranks higher than the industry average...and they've got a lot more experience with AWD cars. With Subaru, AWD is a theme throughout all of their product lines. With Mitsu...it's a novelty selling point.
Oh, and comparing the Evo8 to the EvoVII...ridiculous. The VII would eat it alive...the 8 is so stripped down its ridiculous. They took a 7 and gutted it to bring the price down to something the American market could bear.
I do hope, however, that the WRX, the Evo, and the Neon SRT4 start a turbo war...I am eagerly awaiting the next Toyota turbo car. Fifth Gen supra, anybody? Maybe a new MR2 that actually has some balls? Who can tell.....