1983 Mitsubishi Colt GL review from Australia and New Zealand
"A great first car"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
The car always smoked! And badly too. I tried keeping the oil level low, and using 'splitfire' spark plugs to minimize the visibilty of the smoke, but to no avail... our car used a litre of oil every month or so.
We once had a mechanic do a service on our Colt and he put too much oil in the motor -and that spelt the end of the car next time we drove it.
The car had fairly bad rust on the bottom edges of the side doors.
Our air conditioning pump would squeal badly, this was certainly annoying as the air-con on this car was otherwise superb!
General comments?
Mitsubishi would make excellent cars if they didn't all have the 'smoking' problem. I heard that they use 'softer rings' in their engines -this is why I probably won't buy another Mitsubishi (though I do hear the post-1994 Mitsi's have fixed this problem).
Good economy. Great automatic transmission.
| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| First year of ownership | 1999 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2001 |
| Engine and transmission | 1.6 Super (leaded petrol) Automatic |
| Performance marks | 7/10 |
| Reliability marks | 8/10 |
| Comfort marks | 8/10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 6/10 |
| Distance when acquired | 278000 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 282000 kilometres |
| Previous car | Ford Cortina |
| Date of Entry | 28th June, 2003 |