1994 Mitsubishi Diamante ES review from North America
"Great car, bad engine"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Engine started burning oil and smoking after idling and accelerating from traffic lights, even though I changed the oil and filter regularly, always used high-test gasoline, and performed the 30,000 mile interval maintenance. This all started at around 70,000 miles.
The blower fan for the heating and air conditioning was very noisy from the start, and the blower fan motor finally gave out at around 80,000 miles.
General comments?
I generally liked and still do like everything about this car. I think it was a good value. It had a lot of nice standard features for the price, especially compared to comparably priced cars. It was less expensive than the Lexus ES300 and the mid-model Infiniti, for example, which I read it was designed to compete with.
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| A keeper! fun and comfortable |
| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Don't Know |
| Year of manufacture | 1994 |
| First year of ownership | 1995 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2003 |
| Engine and transmission | V6 Automatic |
| Performance marks | 7 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 9 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 10 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 6 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 22000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 101000 miles |
| Previous car | Audi 5000 |
| Date of Entry | 14th April, 2003 |