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Bought this car with 65,000 miles. Only problem when purchased was the A/C didn't work.
68,000 miles I got the 60,000 mile maintenance done.
72,000 miles the Transmission died ($2600 replaced at Mitsubishi Dealer)
77,000 miles the engine died ($8000 at Mitsubishi dealer)
Now the most frustrating thing is that I never raced this car and never tried to modify it. Thinking the previous owner must have really hammered it I figured I was in good shape from here on out.
92,000 miles 2nd gear went for no reason at all, I remember it like it was yesterday. I was driving on a small town road at 25Mph shifting from 2nd to 3rd and I heard a quick noise between shifts. It seemed coincidental and I thought the noise might have been from someone in town doing something, but I downshifted to 2nd to make sure. Sure enough there was some noise coming from (my car) the Transmission so I shifted out of 2nd right away. Mitsubishi dealer charged me $80 to tell me 2nd gear was bad which I obviously knew. $2550 to replace a whole new Transmission again. I refused to go with it. I called the Headquarters of Mitsubishi and everything seeing what could be done for me, nothing. Went to cottmans transmission for $2400. They replaced 2nd gear and gave me a 3 year 36,000 mile warranty. Mitsubishi warranty on a new Transmission is only 12,000 miles. Kinda tells you that they know they sell garbage.
That was the last major problem I have had and I guess I should feel lucky at this point.
Overall I really do like this car, but I wouldn't buy one again. The Mitsubishi dealership didn't try to help me out with any of my problems. I truly believe they think I was someone who beat hell out of the car or they just cared about making money. I know I don't beat this car. In fact I have had this car for over 4 years and last week was the first time I ever had tire spin. It was very cold out. I have no reason to come on here and lie about anything. If you beat your car your going to get burned, but it is very frustrating when you do everything you can for your car inside and out and it still doesn't take care of you.
Did you ever consider that the person who owned the car BEFORE you may have beat the heck out of it?
You can't undo the damage done by past abuse by "taking care" of the car.
Next time get yourself a Corolla. It may not look very sexy, but it is as reliable as they come.
You are crazy. My Mitsubishi 3000GT SL has 85k and the only problem was the transmission blew. I drive my car hard and have no problems. I don't drive my car like a little Nancy girl.
I was thinking of buying one, but now I don't know who to pay attention to, so thank you for ruining my day.
LOL That's too funny!! I read these posts last week and I too am confused. I going down to (I think) to buy a pearl white 1991 3000 GT SL tomorrow. Good shape. So I visit the posts again before I go and saw a recent post and got all excited for a positive sign. LOL Anyway, they're asking $2595. But it has 179,000 on it. I'm thinking by your posts, that this stuff has to have been already replaced by now right? I doubt I'll get a reply in time. I'll see how she feels tomorrow. Maybe I'll have some posts. Maybe not. 8')
I think that the Mitsubishi 3000GT is one of the greatest cars ever produced. I have 100k mikes on my car and no problems. My suggestion to the writer of comment on Feb. 17, buy one. They are amazing cars and are worth every cent. The man who wrote the review has no idea what he is talking about.
I got my 3000GT five years ago with 65k and the only problem I've gotten is that the main computer died with about 125k. It was about $2000 to fix it at a Mitsubishi dealer. Over all this car is great, its fast, good looking, and grils love it.
I have a pearl white Mitsubishi 3000GT SL. It is the greatest and most reliable car I have ever owned. I have a 5-speed with 100k miles. Even for the SL it is very fast. IT is one of the greatest buys on the market. Go for it! :)
I beat the hell out of my 3000 GT and it never broke a single thing. Some people are unlucky. The thing is that the 3000GT and Stealths are sports cars and can be expensive to run just like any other sports car. This is not an Eclipse or a Neon.
I have a 91 3000gt and it has an unbelievable amount of miles.
Guess 246,000 haven't had a problem yet. Except for basics clutch alt. bat... But no engine or trany problems. Its getting an new engine in it as we speak. Just for the fun of it nothing is wrong I just want a new engine. So I think the mitsu.3000gts are the best cars money can buy and I will keep mine forever and give it to my kid.
This is slightly off subject, but as far as I know, Mitsubishi use Getrag gearboxes in the 3000gt. Getrag are well known for building very tough gearboxes and damage to a gearbox may be from changing without clutch (or faulty clutch)
Or you could have gotten a bad 'box...
Have you ever had it checked out by other mechanics. May be the car had less problems and the dealer made huge profits out of your misery!! I don't think these engines or transmissions are so weak that they will die so early. Even if the previous owner thrashed it, it should not die!
Thanks for the honest review I'm sorry you had so much trouble with the car. I am thinking of buying a 1997 gto sr with 100,000kms its good to know roughly how much it'll cost to fix if things go wrong! The GTO I am looking at had a problem with the radiator where it burst water over the whole engine, which is now covered in minute rusty spots. The owner has assured me the car is now fine with no problems and it drove fine. Any thoughts on this? Thanks.
Ah, I am thinking about purchasing one as well. Look at it this way, not every motor is manufactured identical. There are different actual clearance / precision differences in grinding crankshafts, camshafts, and every internal. Factory mistakes do happen which will cut longevity of a vehicle. I've bought brand new starters which were faulty (not cheap ones). I've found rebuilt motors that get a rod knock at 30,000 miles after the rebuild (even though the oil was changed plenty, oil pump was fine). Precision isn't always precise. So don't feel bad. Maybe all of this breaking of your car will turn you into an avid mechanic and save a lot of money and waste a lot of time :)
I'm still going to buy a 3000GT, but I'll pick up a cheap one that needs a new transmission. I don't like motor issues.
I got a 1991 mitsubishi 3000gt at 139000 miles my transmission browk metal had flown off the transmission housing I need a new or rebuilt transmission and they are hard to find locally anyone has suggestions on where to get a good price on one I just luv that car.
I don't care what anyone says, my 3000GT SL has 236k on it, my motor went at 120k and replaced it myself, trans just went at 236k.
I beat my car like no other, and mine ran strong the whole time.
BTW, its for sale for $4,000. Having to make room for my 1992 Camaro and soon to be my new 3000GT VR4.