2003 Mitsubishi L200 Animal review from UK and Ireland

A couple of times the vehicle would not start! The main dealer could not find a fault, but when I went to get another spare key coded and a spare Mitsubishi remote for the alarm, the dealer could not get the new remote to work with the alarm. They changed the alarm and I have had no problems since with the starting.

The only other thing that has caused a glitch in the perfect running of the vehicle was when it went into safe mode. This is where the engine management system detects a potential fault and reduces the power of the vehicle so that you can`limp` to the dealer. That cured itself. I think in could have been due to the outside temp being 33 C and the air going into the turbo being too hot!

Oh and the alloys needed to be replaced under warranty due to the lacquer corroding!

I was looking to replace my old Rav 4 and I liked the size and shape of the L200. I needed plenty of room to put our four dogs in the back.

I bought the Animal version just because I was buying secondhand and the dealer had a mint one in stock!

The vehicle has some good `Toys` such as A/C, 10 disc Cd changer, leather seats and other things such as alloys.

The truck handles well, but is no hot hatch.

The fuel economy is OK at 31 mpg.

The size of the truck can make parking it a real problem in the towns and cities.