~Shard~ said:
Perhaps you haven't heard of all the QC issues surrounding Mitsubishi, all the recalls, problems, etc. This being the case, you'd probably find some interesting reading over
here, specifically
here and
here, although there are countless other examples as well from reputable institutions such as JD Power & Associates on the lack of quality of these vehicles.
Gee, I was wondering when someone will bring up
www.mitsubishisucks.com. Not a biased website afterall. Some angry Mitsubishi consumer started a site and had nothing better to do with his/her life than to follow Lancer emission recalls which is a software flash and they even didn't have to do it because it's not a major deal, all it does is makes the motor engine more efficient.
Let me put it from another perspective, Mitsubishi Trucks and Mitsubishi Motors are two different companies often associated by people with each other. The new Eclipse was designed by Americans in America (When Mitsu was still under DaimlerChrysler control) if you haven't known which explains the bad design choices, actually I am not a big fan of Eclipse as much as I am of the Lancer, and in all reality I haven't seen one car to date that wasn't recalled at least once (Mitsubishi or Not).
Now go back to the old days when Mitsubishi was it's own company and actually helped Chrysler survive. Mitsubishi gave us Galant VR-4, 3000GT (GTO in most countries), Lancer Evo, Pajero Evo, the 1998 Galant (that had coefficient of friction equal to the best sports cars in the world). All the Japaneesee designs were true marbles of engineering, considering how much smaller Mitsubishi Motors is/was than Toyota/Honda for the money I would definately pick them.
And the management team in USA really makes some dumb choices, they introduce Raider when GM was on a Employee Pricing spree and worst yet, I think the new Mitsubishi LS200 Pick Up looks million times better than the Raider but we won't have it on American market because of idiotic decisions, same thing goes for Grandis and Colt, those cars in their specific segments definately look modern and sleek but we won't have them here because of management decisions of DaimlerChrysler.
But now that Mitsubishi Motors is under its parent companys hands they'll definately come back.
As far as reliability goes, I had great experience with Mitsubishi and so does my family and friends.
If you want I can start a
www.whichevercarsucks.com and find dirt on it too...
