1989 Mitsubishi Colt GLX review from UK and Ireland

Nothing serious in 96,000 miles so far. Minor repairs like light bulbs, one exhaust, tyres, one engine mount, spark plugs. The rest is still original.

Daily driver in the urban jungles of London. Never left on the hard shoulder. Always starts from half-turn as the more cold the better. Lots of useful goodies like electric windows, PAS and electric mirrors. Still, nice looking design, excellent ergonomics and dashboard layout. BUT felt cheaply assembled, rattles from everywhere, engine noisy, at speeds over 65 mph conversation with passenger impossible because of engine and wind noise. Heavy fuel consumption - as low as 22-25 mls/gallon in city.

Parts expensive and because of the rarity of the car must be bought from the dealer at villainous prices (like rear parcel shelf £200 for a piece of cardboard). Engine sounds more like a diesel and behaves as well. Revs over 4000 impossible to achieve and it feels like thing is gonna explode in the next second like a nuke. Small car with big bills especially if something serious happens.