Here's What I Think About Buying a Mitsubishi Car
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- Mitsubishi car review. Here's What I Think About Buying a Mitsubishi Car and More, FYI and car review with Scotty Kilmer. Is Mitsubishi reliable? Are mitsubishi good cars? Should I buy a Mitsubishi? Buying a used Mitsubishi. Buying a new Mitsubishi. Car buying tips. What type of car to buy. Car buying guide. Car Advice. This was an excerpt from one of my Live Car Talk shows where I answer your car questions Live. DIY car repair with Scotty Kilmer, an auto mechanic for the last 50 years.
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This was an excerpt from one of my Live Car Talk shows where I answer your car questions Live. If you enjoyed it, every Thursday at 1 pm CST and Saturday 10 am CST I live stream and answer your questions!
Scotty Kilmer my transmission doesn't go into reverse what could be the issue? It just drives forward. Do I need to take it to a mechanic?
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Hey Scotty I have a 2012 Acura TSX with the 2.4 In-line automatic I bought it with 80,000 miles 2 years ago I’m at 128k drive it every day it recently started to make a grinding noise when I would accelerate I took it the the Dealership out of warranty they told me it was a VTC actuator paid $1000 it did not fix the problem took it to a local shop they said get a valve adjustment done but they won’t due the work charged me $100 then I took it back to the dealership to get the valves adjusted $400 later still making a grinding noise when I would accelerate no check engine lights are on car shifts perfect and changes gears perfectly took it to another shop they said it’s the axle boots I’m at lost what should I do? I do not TRUST any more mechanic shops!
Scotty Kilmer What is your take on "plasma" spark plugs and/or ignition systems? Also what do you think about reusable/washable oil filters?
SCOTTY How To get car engine power back after 200k miles?
MITSUBISHI - Motor Is Tough, Sounds Unbelievably Badass, Intimidates Slow Hondas Incessantly
Someone needs to give scotty a ride in an EVO🤣🤣🤣
bmx biker My evo has 200 000 plus kms and is tuned to 430 wheel on stock motor.... still doesnt burn any oil.... id say theyre good lol.
Etrician55 im looking at an evo x w 50k miles on it is it still good?
Yaboi Al-i Did you not read my comment? lol theyll go forever
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I’ve had 6 Mitsubishi (99 eclipse, 03 eclipse spyder, 08 eclipse, 15 Lancer, 16 Outlander *still have*, 17 Lancer *still have*). The 99 eclipse needed a thermostat, and the 03 a motor mount. That’s $40 in repairs across 6 vehicles. Very reliable brand.
I agree. Just by the shear number of old Mitsubishis I see on the road. Will they ever live up to Toyota's reputation of reliability. Doubt it, but with proper maintenance, Mitsu isnt that far away. Certainly better than Nissan.
Mitsubishi just dont play TV COMERCIAL’S in the USA and thats their only Big Huge Enormous problem.. I own 3 and no problems till the date.
@K L Naw man theyre actually making a great comeback, especially with the Mirages selling way more units than they expected. Id trust a Japanese car company over anything American easily. Over Toyota or Honda though? No way.
@K L Hardly dude, with have 5 only in the Atlanta Metropolitan area. My personal service center and showroom is pristine. Will Mitsu ever match Toyota or Honda in sales? No way, but just read some articles, Mitsubishi sales are up +20% in the North American market share. Its surprising I know, but alot of that is due to the success of the Mirage! They've sold many more units than projected. Its a damn fine lil no frills A to B car. And when gas gets back to $4 a gallon you'll be seeing alot more on the road, rest assured.
@K L Test drive one. Just like a modern version of an old VW bug! Fun as hell.
Hahaha just a quick Mitsubishi fact; the were the first to build a Japanese production car, the 1917 Mitsubishi model a..
I have owned over a dozen Mitsubishis and several 200k+ miles including a 91 galant vr4 with 190k that's 95% stock and still going. They are great cars!
THR Evo8 agree! proud owner of two Mitsubishis!
Mitsubishis are pure garbage.
196k GVR4 and 160k Evo 8 here. Had a mirage as well with no issues.
Rook Link My man! Nice to hear about another me somewhere haha, 80k on the Evo as well as a mint 1g DSM and wife drives 08 Endeavor, no problems or even a leak on them all. 👍
THR Evo8 Mitsubishi family that's how you keep it.
Scotty is trying to break my heart, picking on Mitsubishi. The company definitely went in the wrong direction when they drove away from the budget performance crowd to cater for soccer moms.
Eclipse KCB Mitsubishi is THE best
He's just Stereotyping don't take it personally/seriously Mitsubishi cars come with maintainability meaning you don't need to have a nose in the air degree to fix them, the new mirage for example basic gas engine with close mpg ratings to a prius, but you can fix a mirage in any town USA, a prius needs a whole team of lab coats, with nose in the air degrees, and it will take a few moon cycles to figure it out lol.
@@mitsubishikid1187 you right, here in Saudi Arabia middle class use Mitsubishi and still running over 20 years old and work fine
Waleed Zanbagi Mitsubishi is known as the king of the desert for a reason... we could just mention Dakar Rally... Toyota has Zero manufacturer wins in Dakar Rally and only 11 stage wins overall...Mitsubishi has the most on record manufactuerer wins at 12 and the most overall stage wins at 150, even finishing a Dakar Rally Race is brutal punishment on a car, let alone winning.
Wow, I literally could not have said this better...
I drive an 04 Montero Sport w/ an automatic transmission and it's got 226,000 miles and still runs great!
Just bought a used 2011 Mitsubishi Eclipse and I love it!
Keep that Montero running!! You're lucky to even own one, so rare.
I want my first car to be the Mitsubishi Montero/Pajero Sport its the best 4x4 tbh.
I recently bought a 2020 montero sport so satisfied
do you think its worth buying a 2015 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart Sedan for 10k with 111k miles? Im looking into buying it as my first car. Is it reliable or should i stay away from them?
Who asks " My check engine light is on, what is the problem?" Surely you don't have to know anything about cars to know how broad a question that is.
Blue Moon it made me think of the old George Carlin joke: “think of how dumb the average person is; and then realize - half of em are even stupider than that!!” 😂
do you think its worth buying a 2015 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart Sedan for 10k with 111k miles? Im looking into buying it as my first car. Is it reliable or should i stay away from them?
My friends Lancer is a standard. 2.0 liter. Gets 7L/100km. Brakes lasted 140 000km. Clutch is fine. No issues. Shocks and struts still function. I got him on full synthetic. Works great.
Me and my friend used to drive around in an old Mitsubishi Pajero with a V6 3000 from the 1980's, passed on by his dad, possibly one of the strongest most dependable vehicles ever made, we abused that thing so much, driving in salt water and by the shorelines running over huge boulders, it still runs and drives to this day without a single engine rebuild, got the original tranny in it, it shifts so quick and smooth, the car then got shipped up to Spitsbergen / Svalbard Norway where it lives to this day and still runs strong after passing 700K km on the odometer, such a great example of a perfect beater car, i mean the windows were held in place by pieces of wood and the bumpers where held by ropes, but mechanically this car is sound, there isn't any rust on the subframe either, it does have fungus around the seals on all the windows so it's seen it's use.
Here in America the Pajeros were called Montero Sports for many years until they weren't sold here anymore... tariff costs. They are still going well everywhere else. If Mitsu reintroduced them I would buy another. Still use our 2001 daily. Other than the normal wear, 3 oil seals, 2 sensors and a door switch in 18 years.
I'm good with that.
Pajero is a bad word in spanish haha
Yeah and a 4 cyl Pajero (Raider/Montero) can be stopped cold by a strong headwind or even the slightest uphill....a whopping 100 HP..... JUNK!!
The 3.0 6g72 is bulletproof. I rode in an old Pajero and owner said over 750000km I didn't believe until I saw it. Same engine in the GTO. I built one up in my magna and it was still sprinting hard when speed limiter cut in at 250kmh. Pajero won Paris Dakar 12x before VW Touareg came in.
Now I have a mitsi triton 4wd with 364000km and been reliable as a Seiko watch
Yup the 6g72 is awesome. I have a shogun sport which has 90,000 miles. It was going to be scrapped but I got it for dirt cheap, it’s only used off road now. I’ve abused it. I’ve overheated the engine many times, blowing the radiator 3 times. And seizing it twice. And it just cools down then keeps on going. Outstanding engine. Only problem is the lifters, I’ve been told the oil passageway isn’t big enough and it takes a while to get oil circulation. But I’ve never heard of it actually causing trouble
Scotty. I just wanted to say that I really respect and admire you. You are an honest person who gives us pertinent information for free that other people charge for. I wish every mechanic were like you. Not only would they feel good about not shafting their customers, but they would get more business than they can handle by word of mouth customers. Thank you for being you and please do take care of yourself and keep those videos coming.
I have owned 2 Mitsubishi Lancers and have to say that of all the cars I have owned in 35 years of driving, they were my favourites. Reliable, easy to maintain and fun to drive. Both were auto transmissions and one did 375,000 without any transmission issues and the other did 280,000km. Would have done more if it were not written off. Regular maintenance was the key and they were easy boxes to drain, replace fluid and filters on. I also fitted an aftermarket fluid radiator on the second one, to help keep the temperature down and I have no doubt that contributed to the lack of issues experienced.
I have a Honda now and would trade it for a Lancer anyday.
My friend had a 2004 Mitsubishi lancer with over 200k miles and it was an automatic and it was a very reliable good car. She just traded it in this year.
Almost 160,000k on the Ralliart, Auto, only problems, Ignition switch (Replaced) and brakes like to go bad easily.
@@blackralliart5228 brakes isn’t breaking down lol it’s It’s maintence
@@Pretyboyflako1 Naw the brake booster is trash. I know my car. I just replaced the calipers 3 weeks ago. Still mushy. Bleed them like a mf too,
@@Pretyboyflako1 and I’m currently still only at 159,600 miles not even past 160k yet.
no car is perfect, everyone has some flaws, if there had been anyone perfect the service centers technicians would die of starvation.
Scotty, all Japanese car brands are reliable cars if you take care of it. With all the respect, I know you recommend Toyota, but Toyotas break too. I own a 2007 Mazda 3 with 141,000 original miles on it and still runs and performs like new. All that cost me some maintenance to keep the life of the vehicle like that. Cheers 🍻
I own a 2006 mazda 3 with little over 200k miles and NEVER had any issue with it other than regular maintenance
Yeah Toyota over rated. The Hilux D4D has a major issue with injector pump Seal leak. That causes cracked head. Using the same front diff as the Hilux on the LandCruiser in new models is too weak and can break
For real all this kid likes is toyota
@@cruiser6260 true. Early problems were the SCV
Yes I'm agreed with you That's the reason why im not buying American or German cars I always stick on Japanese cars because as long you maintained them and take care of them it will be last forever
Love my old Mitsubishis, pretty damn good cars for me. The turbo 4g63 models make great power without having to build the motor.
J C isn’t that the evo/eclipse engine?
Joseph Samsor Yup. I currently have a 98 eclipse gst spyder and a 93 eagle talon TSI AWD.
J C nice I’ve always liked eclipses. I haven’t looked into it but I always thought it would be cool to make it awd, possibly using the same system as the evo.
Joseph Samsor eclipse gsx is awd
J C ahh no way i didn’t know that. Like I said I haven’t looked into them at all. I just thought they looked cool and wondered if they could be made into a budget evo.
I have a lancer 2013 model. Now at 161k miles. Great engine great automatic transmission. So far absolutely no issues. I spent less than $300 in the past 5 years owning a mitsubishi. That 300$ was for 4 spark plugs ,fans belts;' wheel alignment , new key ; a radiator fan motor ,ac filter ,transmission fluid, air filter and compressor gas for Ac as a major service at about 100k miles. I use only fully synethic castrol oil titanium edge. Keep you fluids at right levels . Use once in a while fuel additives for internal cleaning. Don't follow the service manual. Change parts as and when you have issues. You will just wonder how long the parts last.
I disagree, got a 2003 eclipse with 250k miles and has no problems, but it is an manual trans! Also just bought 2018 Outlander and it’s solid ! Love the channel scotty! Keep it up!
Quick update! If you still have the Outlander, how is it holding up?
Mitsubishi made the Zero. Great plane
Traveling with Rick It was a real hit with the Americans.
Puff the Magic Dragon they were the forward planes on the attack on pearl harbor. Yes they were piloted by the kamikaze pilots.
Sarcasm oh brother
The Zero was unmatched and the most advanced fighter the world has ever seen at the start of the war, but by the end, it was extremely outdated
@@MsFrostitute compared to what? Said to be more manueverable than Messerschmitt, mustang or spitfire
Love my Lancer.
I drive drive a Mitsubishi Gallant ES 2001 with 160k miles on it and bought it for $1,000
damm thats like u steal the car ! awesome deal ! , I feel like I did the same with my Lancer is just insane
I had a 2005 Mitsubishi Outlander and now it belongs to my mother and it has about 120k miles or more and that transmission (INVEC 4-speed shiftronic) and the engine (2.4L SOHC Mivec) still runs and sound surprisingly like new and it doesn't even have that old car vibration. While some CR-V and Rav-4 from that year have some weird engine noise.
Thinking of buying one now. How is yours doing?
@@okunji1 Now it belongs to my mom's cousin. Still running solid. With a proper maintenance it will run as long as you want, just take care of it and check that the previous owner have it in good condition including maintenance.
I’m a mechanic and I own a lancer with a cvt transmission. Works pretty good.
Mitsubishi’s are good cars.
Nissan is the worst of the Japanese car brands. Always blown heads or bad transmission. Parts for them are expensive
Mr piston Recaro nope Mazda is
ChromeMan04 Got to go with Mazda also. Tranny issues, sensors issues. Owned a 90 Maxima and actually own a 97 Nissan 200SX and no issues at all with both cars and plenty of Toyotas
I own an Lancer from 1995 .very good cars .
Mr piston Recaro, pretty sure nissan owns Mitsubishi now...34% to be exact.
I have a mitsubishi too. Love it. Worth noting though that mitsubishi uses jatco cvt transmissions. Jatco is a Nissan company.
First 3 seconds of the video: "If you don't mind a standard transmission..."
*looks like im done here*
i've got a 07 eclipse gs automatic with 160k miles still goin strong
I heard the eclipses from that generation have many many problems... what is your take on that? It was one of my choices for a first car but that changed my mind
@@RM-jo8gy at 180k now and my front wheel axle has been leaking for a bit but otherwise no problems. Replaced the trunk struts yesterday. The window washer sprayers broke and there is a tiny power steering leak that went away on its own. Otherwise still going strong as hell
Thanks for your vids, Scotty. I watch you everytime. Your knowledge has been helpful, and I've been working on my cars my whole life.
My dad has a Mitsubishi with 292k miles on it. Still running. Pretty solid car.
Thats it? Its in it prime! It should last atleast 500k its not honda or toyota that can only last till 300.
I have had 8 high mileage mitsubishis and over 10 years old. Non if the auto transmission ever gave me issues. I have to say HOWEVER, always replace the auto trans fluid at the severe usage guide.. love my mitsubishis. Such fun cars to drive.
I've heard that the current CVT auto transmissions in Mitsubishis are very reliable, compared to older ones from previous years.
Mitsubishi has been using JATCO CVT transmissions since the early 2000s and they've had no where the same amount of issues as Nissan has. Programming, low curb weight, low torque, low hp, better OEM CVT fluid, all contribute to having more reliability. Suzuki also fairs well in comparison vs Nissan.
@@kylemas2005 What about Subaru? I heard they use Jatco cvts as well
What year did the Mitsubishi start making the more reliable CVT auto transmissions please?
I had a 1981 automatic mitsubishi sapporo until last year. 336k kms with the basic SOHC version of the 4G63 engine. It was an amazing car. I sold it to my friend and he still doesn't have any problem with it. I still miss it
I owned a 2003 Evo 8 and a 2006 Evo 9. Both were bought new, modded while running higher boost than stock, and ran at the track on occasion. Never had any issues with either of those cars and we're literally the most fun cars I've owned. Havent had a Evo for about 8 years and it crosses my mind every once in a while to buy a late model Evo X.
My friend has a 2000 Mitsubishi mirage automatic transmission with over 525,000 miles original engine and transmission its all about how you take care of it
It's more about luck...
Joe Johnson sounds like someone can't keep a car without it blowing up
Despicable Me
CVT in our '11 lancer started to go out after 100k. Wouldn't recommend them.
Wait .....what engine its using?
Yeah, have to agree. I have 3 cars, a 2011 Subaru Forester (has broken down twice, once with corroded fuel lines, once with knock sensor), Land Rover Discovery 4, and 2003 Mitsubishi Magna. The magna has only every broken down after the heater lines corroded through 2 years ago @ 13 years old, so had to bypass it. Other than that, it's never died. The Land Rover is 10x more reliable than people believe, although seeing as it's a 4x4 used for 4x4ing, it requires more maintenance.
I love your channel keep up the good work
Señor Burrito you took the words right out of my mouth ! Great comment!
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Love these videos Scotty !!!
Super happy with my manual 03 eclipse
Ready Eddy GT or GS?
Man from Nantucket gs lol but not bad for my first car
Ready Eddy Hey, as long as it'll get you where you need to go
Should have went with a 95-99 eclipse Haha, just my opinion, I like them the best
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Yeah. I can't help but look at that pillow every time I watch your troubleshooting commentary. Where did you get that - I want one!!! LOL. P.S. That was a PT Cruiser broken timing belt.
In one of his live streams, he mentioned that his daughter sent it to him from the Philippines. I've been trying to find a US company that carries it but no luck!!! I love it! Super kewl!
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Thank you for giving me that information. I'm not much into needlepoint but if that's the only way to make it happen, I guess ill have to learn. I thought the pattern of the cat's face was so unique and different.
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I freaken love your videos Scotty your the best!!!! 👍🏽
That Cat pillow is freaking me out!!!!!
But scotty i have a friend who gave away a cat and the new owner has a non Toyota branded car parked under the old willow tree at his house and it runs what gives????
Great video, Scotty. Still going after my dream car: Mitsubishi Evo IX :)
Love your videos Scotty,I just really miss the " rev up your engines" intro you used to do in your old videos
Ive seen a old Mitsubishi Mirage cant remember what year but it had 400k miles with just normal maintenance. Still was running strong when it finally got sold lmao.
My grandpas 1985 Mitsubishi montero went over 300,000 miles
I know de Wey brudda
Is it an automatic?
Spike Aryan Zanclover no
Spike Aryan Zanclover it went over 1 million kilometers and went back to 0
Thanks for making the videos!
CZcams brought me here after checking some fix for my Lancer 2014 (suspension). I gotta say I'm very happy to see people defending Mitsubishi and I'm one with you guys. I know the make went downhill but still, I love my car. But hey, if ypu take good care of your car and listen to what it is trying to tell you, it will serve ypu right.
We really need a truck video!!!
will do!
MY LIFE IS A MEME MY LIFE IS PATHETIC ye old tacoma??
Mitsubishi mirage. One solid little car
Carson Meyer It's like the Japanese Chevy cavalier/dodge neon
Keye T for the most part yes. The mirage was also a Chrysler product for a good while, I have one and it's a really great starter car
Carson Meyer Yeah I know they had a partnership with Chrysler, because they made that pick up truck based on the Dodge Dakota and called it the raider Which was a big disappointment to the original writer, because my friends mom had one of the old 3door raiders with 440 K they were tanks
Jr ALEXANDER the mirage/colt does 500 thousand kilometers east. Iffy 300 thousand miles?
Keye T the partnership was interesting but some good stuff came! The dodge stealth was a sweet car
Thank you scooty for an amazing video
It is refreshing to hear a car review done with such enthusiasm and candor as you do, Mr. Kilmer.
Really enjoy watching these videos. Now to work on my te72 nothing is better than a Toyota!
thanks for the support!
Scotty What do you think of a Pontiac Grand Prix 1998-2003 I was about to get one and wondering about your thoughts on it?
Both the 3100 and the 3800 engines available in that year were often built with plastic upper and lower intake manifolds which tended to fail. If these are replaced with metal gaskets, the engines will run a good long time. The transmissions aren't bad if you don't abuse them. I had a '99 Oldsmobile Intrigue (same car aside from some cosmetics) with the 3800 engine that finally died at 238,000. What failed? The intake manifold gaskets. Car was too rotted out to bother fixing, or I'd probably still be driving it. I bought it with just under 28k, so I definitely got my money's worth out of her.
Also, on a more minor note, the speakers GM used during those years failed all the time, but who wouldn't want to put better speakers in anyway? LOL
Scotty, please post the full live show. Miss it :)
I had an 04 eclipse gt. Had it for 5 years never let me down even in the harsh Canadian winters it always ran strong.
I can't take this video serious
According to Consumer Reports Mitsubishi is above average in reliability, even higher than Acura.
Nayr747 for this guy the only car that worth the money is a Toyota . You neeeever are going to find here a good “review “ or advice from another brand than just Toyota .
10 years warranty .... if the transmission break I don't care it's still under warranty rofl
Are you sure you have the right information about Mitsubishi cars? They are some of the lowest rated cars in all the different classes of cars you can choose from. Mitsubishi started its downfall in World War II with single wall gas tanks in there zero fighter planes! And how about the way they've screwed over San Diego ratepayers with a disaster at San onofre caused by their companies bad products please stay away from this god-awful company!
Jeff Reynolds Yes check reliability data in CR. I've owned a 1999 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX for 16 years and it's a great car.
@JBML007 You really think your single anecdotal example disproves hundreds of thousands of individuals data from CR? By that logic Mitsubishi is just as reliable as Acura because I've owned one for well over a decade with no serious issues. CR is the most accurate unbiased source out there.
You explained the Mitsubishi thing spot on scotty.
Fantastic Advice..Thank You Scotty.
Are mitsubishi evo 9 wagons rare in the US? I have one and love it!
Basically only buy a Toyota. Got it.
Lol
Love videos Scotty.
I worked at MMMA in Illinois from 1995 to 2002 in Purchasing, responsible for suppliers of electrical and electronic parts. I was told that in Japan the best engineers go to Toyota and Honda then Subaru, Nissan, Mitsubishi. We all use same suppliers for some parts.
Scotty Kilmer , I have a 04 Ford ranger 4.0l rwd, it has 218k miles. What do I need to replace to keep it running smoothly and for a while assuming nothings been replaced before
How long have u been living in the trunk - hatch of that Toyota sir
Really? Mitsubishi does not make the transmissions they put in their cars. Jatco makes the majority of OEM automatic/CVT transmissions for Mitsubishi, Nissan, Subaru and Toyota. The manuals are a different story all together and I'm not sure who the manufactures are for them.
Robert Hale Aisin six speed in my '07 GT. No problems with it yet. Will grind if you skip too many gears too fast tho (ex. 3rd - 6th)
Good to know!
Mitsubishi switched to an in-house CVT in 2015 and updated it again in 2018 to the 8 step auto CVT. It is more reliable then ever before.
Most of the manuals are in house I think.
Jatco makes far more than just the Japanese companies. ;)
I think all ATs even CVTs in Toyotas are made by Aisin (Toyota).
I wonder what _year_ JATCO started making those transmissions? My car is a 2006
Hi Scotty and audience,
I enjoy your videos I find them short, to the point and loaded with helpful information! Just a quick question regarding the segment about the timing belt. I'm a bit confused, I was always told if the belt snaps there is a very good chance that you could wreck your engine, as it makes the engine all work out of sync and that it pretty much eats itself. So I was under the impression if it goes whilst driving you're screwed and probably need new engine, am I wrong or can you or the audience shed more light on this? Thanks. I'm a viewer in Ireland. Great channel!
The cat pillow is Scotty's co-pilot. Lol
Always good advice.
Scotty, what you said about Mitsubishi is exactly what I was afraid of. I wonder if you think the people who finally have their Mitsubishi transmission go out on them are better off scrapping the car, or if there is a viable and affordable way to get the transmission fixed, in the event that the rest of the car is performing OK?
Hot Ice it's called a warranty
Never had an issue with a Mitsubishi Transmission before, I have owned 8 Mitsubishi Cars and SUV's over the years. No Issues. Honda Automatic Transmissions on the other hand.......OMG. I wont go there.
Ronard Droono well to be completely honest they were not Hondas rather Acuras but the same family. Ask a Honda Odyssey owner too of the last 10 yrs and see how many problems they have had yikes. The Acuras went through 3 transmissions in 120k miles not great in my book.
King Zak i think it goes past 2006 my buddies is a 2010 and on his 2nd transmission in 2 yrs. The Acuras in the family always shifted like crap hope Honda has better autos now but I'm hesitant. Honda does make a very good manual transmission though... Will give them that 👍
The transmission in our '11 lancer started to go out after 100k. Got rid of it before it got worse.
Erich H i believe you CVT's are crap in any brand
Jeff Eppenger mitsubeaches suck
Wow , what a cool guy you are to help out your audience. Thank you
Long live Scotty! He lights up my day.
I have 3 Mitsubishi Lancers , 2 Automatic CVT and 1 Manual Transmission They are all Lances X I have got no problem with them Yet... one of them have a 144k Miles Automatic.The Other have 125k Automatic and the Manual Have about 118K Miles , I dont like too much The CVT Thing... Still have not make any oil change on it and they still run pretty good no noise no issues . pretty extremely reliable car also. I would say if ur a Person who care less about Sport like Usually lady's do , then go for it all the way Automatic... in can last for a very very long time and its pretty decent price. but if ur a dude and because of the Car look so sporty you feel like you want to hit the gass hard... then Go for Manual transmission... and if ur wealthy enough.. then just go buy The EVOLUTION and have lots of fun !
Lancer's X(10) are from 2008 to 2015 + (Earlier version's in my personal opinion does not look very good unless they are Evolution's )
We had mitsubishi lancer es 2005 auto, we both it used with 16,000 miles on it , lasted 180,000. Just regular maintenance, until we got hit by a tow truck and got total., that car got into accident for 5 times prior to last one. We have 2011 outlander sports auto trans. Just reg. Maintenance, has 120,000 miles , runs great no issue, i would say its how you maintain the car. For us mitsubishi is more reliable than my 2 bmw’s x5 2007, 323xi and mercedes c230 2006 that made me almost sell one of my kidney to fix it lol. Good thing we have a good mechanic. I also help fixing those cars. Thanks scotty for all your tips. 👍
In 40+ yrs of workshop never saw a broken or faulty transmission in anything that wasn't from overly hard use,lack of strict maintenance,coolant leak into internal cooler, or very slow stop start use..... although there have been a few recalls across all manufacturers we have seen, flagship and exotic cars certainly not exempt. Mitsubishi amongst others design and manufacture great cars until the bean counter becomes involved and cheaper out sourced components fail prematurely. Love your channel Scotty! Makes rolling around in grease and poop repairing cars seem like an oasis of fun and nothing but good times.
I absolutely love my 2001 Eclipse, I drove it from Utah to New York and Back when it already had 300,000 Miles and it still runs amazingly today.
I had a 1999 mitsubishi pajero 3.5 v6 in Australia with over 400,000 kms on the clock. The engine was just starting to burn oil, but it still drove sweet. All electrics, low range gears, everything else worked fine. My dad had a mitsubishi for 11 years, no issues just general maintenance... I think you Americans don't rate them highly enough, maybe the auto transmission is not as good but I would never buy an auto anyway. I'd buy a mitsubishi ahead of a Toyota or Honda from my own experiences
do you think its worth buying a 2015 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart Sedan for 10k with 111k miles? Im looking into buying it as my first car. Is it reliable or should i stay away from them?
@@senorbonbon depends on your market and what country you are from. In my market here in the UK 10k for something with that mileage sounds like rather a lot. But yes they are reliable cars if manual transmission and if maintained well, my dad had a Carisma for 11 years which is essentially the same as a lancer and he covered around 90k miles miles in it after buying used with 40k on the clock , had to spend very little on repairs, just an 02 sensor and basic maintenance like tires and pads and was still driving perfectly well when he got rid of it.
What I can't figure out is why can't the car's computer just display the code? Even my wife's 2006 Explorer has a little computer between the speedometer and tachometer that tells us all sorts of things including mileage, when to change the oil, etc. I am sure it could be made to display codes too.
Art Vanden Berg Not in Ford's, you need a scanner to see ODBII codes. Though some companies actually did display OBDII codes in the odometer, my 2003 Town and country does that when you turn the key from off to accessory 3 times. I still don't understand why no one else does this, it is extremely helpful to be able to pull off the road and see what the code is so I can decide if driving home will damage anything or not.
I know but I am complaining about it. The "stereo" in my 2011 truck has a big touch screen, an 8 gigabyte hard drive for music, navigation, a CD/DVD drive, blue tooth, voice recognition, satellite, back up camera, back up beeping, etc. It's a full blown computer all by itself, with big speakers attached. Why can't it do codes? The screen is big enough that it should be able to do the graphs and stuff that Scotty's more expensive scan tool does. It would be mostly software. But yet it does no such thing. Heck there is probably enough hardware already located in this so called "stereo" that it could operate as a full blown home computer if they added the right software, but they don't. It even has a USB port so you could plug in your keyboard and mouse, or use blue tooth if you wanted to go that way. It's ridiculous that they try and make it look like it's just a stereo and you have to go to a mechanic or buy a separate scan tool (which is just a computer) to read codes. In fact, the computer in my stereo is so powerful it shouldn't even give codes, it would take just a few kilobytes to tell you the problem in your chosen language. "Misfire in cylinder 1" takes up less than a single text string. In fact, if it's connected to the internet through your cell phone, it would be plenty easy for it to also show you tutorials on how to fix it right on it's own screen, prompted by the code.
That "stereo" in my truck is a full blown computer. There is no reason it shouldn't be able to do codes, describe the problem in English (or any chosen language), and show videos on how to fix it. All it would need is a wifi connection for the videos and some of them have that already too, but you could hotspot your phone or connect to your home wifi if not.
I'm thinking outside the box. My "stereo" is at least as much of a computer, probably much more so, that a scan tool. It's just not connected to the ECU. That would take no more than a small cable.
Just my two cents' worth... Some newer cars, the radio is on the same CANBUS as all the other computer subsystems, so some simple tweaking in software/firmware could most likely achieve this. It is my belief that this is not implemented either because a) not enough customer demand, or b) want you to go to your dealer for diagnosis. I'm leaning more towards "B," but maybe I'm just a cynic.
DashCamAndy I agree with your cynical conclusion. A car that knows what's wrong with it should be able to tell you what's wrong with it.
I've had a 2003 mitsubishi eclipse 5sp for 13 years and I've had to replaced the spark plugs, cables, sway bar links, struts all around, head light housings, brakes twice all around, 2 sets of tires, 1 oxygen sensor, valve cover gaskets, since I bought it in 2005. It's got 114000 miles. I didn't drive it in winter much. over all its been a good car.
Scotty you're the best! Hands down
Scott I have a 1998 Chrysler Sebring convertible V6. It cane with a Mitsubishi V6 engine so I suppose transmission is Mitsubishi too? 285000 miles currently no problems. Changed water pump timing belts every 100000 miles, changed few other parts but engine transmission no problems.. also changed engine oil n transmission fluid as required. Drove gentle always no hard accelerations
Nope all Chrysler transmissions come from the plants over in kokomo, Indiana. The transmissions in the HD trucks like aisin transmissions are obviously not made in kokomo but where ever aisin has their factories.
Love my lancer evo 4 been a great car
I like these informative videos.
I have a 2008 Lancer VRX with manual transmission that I bought second hand, 210k kms on it now. In the 12 years I've had it it's only had a problem starting up once. Other than that no issues except for the paint peeling which is just aesthetic. It's a damn good car and extremely reliable, I love it!
I love mitsubishi and the aint cheap cars atleast not here we got lancer with leather and everything samw with eclipses and galants ☺ and the ones i had did never break down 😊 regular service and oil change my current lancer is at 300.000 km and still runs like champ 😍
Sloppymargarita mmm I drive daily 2011 Outlander Sport (My moms SUV), got 132k miles and has a CVT and I never had a problem with it, I even floor it daily when going to merge the highway and the CVT had never failed.
@@oscar721x8 yeah I think Scotty just have not too much experience with them since they are not that many in the road compare to many other cars here in the US.
That cat pillow is creepy AF! lol
Excellent video Scotty always such great content your knowledge is super strong
an other good lesson video well done thank u GGOODD bless all u do..join the winning side..
Scotty is so helpful!
I had an automatic Outlander with 100k miles, not a single issue. Now I have a a 2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder with 100k manual. Works great and low maintenance.
Sean's DIY & Reviews GS or GT?
Man from Nantucket GT. Everything I've read and seen, Mitsubishi engines last forever. My parents had a 1985 Dodge Caravan with a Mitsubishi engine. It got 280k miles and lasted until 2008. My neighbor has a standard trans 2003 Spyder with about 85k miles (senior citizen) and not a trouble ever. I see tons of the 3G's on the road. Over 15 years old and they are still ticking. I respect Scotty, but disagree on this one.
Sean's DIY & Reviews
I have Outlander 2011 , I bought as a second hand 3 months back
It runs smoothly, since I bought I changed most of the overused parts , but the dashboard always alarming ROUTINE SERVICE IS REQUIRED !
Which Outlander?
Nailson Landim
Mitsubishi Outlander 2011 2WD
Scotty has the best "ring that bell" video clip ... in reference to the CZcams subscribe bell.
Nobody else does that.
I have a 2001 mitsubishi montero limited with 205k miles runs flawlessly. Never an issue.
RIP EVO
El Random RIP you
my dad bought a used mitsubishi space wagon and it lasted him for 10 years without any major problems, personal experience is that the car is really reliable but only as a manual as scotty mentioned in the video. it's also the perfect first car to buy because they cost like nothing used! And most models get really good gas mileage as well.
Scotty,
I purchased a used and lightly modified Mitsubishi Evolution 10 MR back in February. I'd like to modify the car further with the help of a tuner in my local area, but I have concerns about the automatic SST transmission's reliability over time. Should I price check swapping for the 5 speed transmission (which would require adding a clutch system) or would I be better off just trying to trade for the manual transmission GSR model instead?
Scotty you’re the man!!
Well, my Lancer mk VII is still going. 300.000+ km
I personally love old Mitsus. Hell I daily a 98 Eclipse GSX and own a 90 Eclipse GSX project. My first car was an 02 Lancer (120hp of glory!) and that little bastard was damn near impossible to break. It survived clueless teenage me just fine. After I put 77k on it I sold it with 234k on the odo. That car had my favorite 5-speed still to this day. Those old 4G engines are easy to work on and suprisingly interchangeable. After how much time I've spent with Mitsu I disagree they made some good stuff. Their modern cars however, are hopeless
If only you knew the struggle of working on 3000gt vr-4s 🤦🏽♂️ they were the fastest car mitsubishi ever put out with 320 hp and 0-60 in 4.7-4.9 seconds and always pulled against evos cause of their much longer gear ratios. But even tho the 4g63 engine is a lot more reliable than the 6g72 engine in the vr-4 the 6g72 V6 does make more torque than a 4 cylinder engine like the 4g63.
Hey Scottie your videos are so educational and I appreciate your brutal honesty what’s your opinion on an early 2000’s Lexus is300 with more that 1500000 miles on it
I have a 2003 mitsubishi eclipse gts with 226400 miles on it and it just took me from Wilmington NC to Salt Lake City, UT with literally no trouble at all! I love this car and highly recommend them