Faults:

Nothing has gone wrong so far.

Only bought it October 1st 2005 (from my grandfather).

General Comments:

From 1993 till 1999 I already had a Lancer GLX and was very satisfied. Bought it at 33000 km, sold it at 183000 km. This car is even better. It's more quiet, smoother and handles very well. Of course this one has low mileage. When the engine's cold I do not exceed 2500 rpm. And yes this car is made for high rpm : 5000 rpm is max torque. The nice thing about this Lancer is that the model seems very modest, but its engine is quite the opposite.

Faults:

Front of the roof started to rust. Problem stems from the type of headlining used. It seems to retain moisture and make the roof begin to rust.

Nothing mechanically went wrong with this car, but I replaced cam-belt, leads, spark plugs and filters in the course of regular servicing.

General Comments:

Great car to drive. Small turbo gets on boost quick. Great for around town, but out muscled by 2.0 liter Subaru Impreza WRXs at higher speeds. Good handling and provides good lift off over steer when provoked. Not too thirsty either, but boot and back seat cramped.

Ran like a dream with regular (8,000-10,000km) servicing. (Easy to do, did most of the work myself) Only problem came when the mechanic didn't replace the cam belt correctly!

Faults:

Major problem, there are no replacement parts for the engine: MIVEC - 4G92.

General Comments:

This is one of the best cars in the market, but be really careful when you buy one. Check the engine, and I mean CHECK IT!!! With a computer system.

Faults:

Rubber engine mounts needed to be replaced, along with gearbox mount.

Head gasket seal needed replacing.

Throw-out bearing (which operates pressure plate which operates clutch) seized up, needed new throw-out bearing, new pressure plate, new clutch housing. Clutch was replaced while gearbox was out to save time and money.

Dash lights for the air conditioning, fan speed etc are dead and need to be replaced.

Cabin light on/off switch broken. Needs replacing.

General rattles when driving at certain rev ranges.

Although it sounds like a lot, they are easy things to fix, apart from the clutch.

General Comments:

It is a great car, awesome to drive. Very, very fun. With just a 1.8l N/A engine, it has fantastic performance and you'll find acceleration is quiet good! I have modified the exhaust and muffler, added a K&N air filter, had the timing gear advanced, new gear ratios... And it really goes now.

For just a little bit of money put into this car, you could have it fly. The cabin is good, nothing wrong, bit too much plastic there, but it does look good and hasn't worn by even the smallest amount.

This is a great little car and I really enjoy driving it whenever I go out!

Faults:

Had to replace quite a few things on this car:

- Engine mounts

- Gasket Seal

- Timing Belt

- Radiator

- Water Pump

- Clutch Master Cylinder

- Tires

- Windscreen.

General Comments:

My last car was costing me way too much in insurance, so I went looking for an economical car which still had a nice design and comfortable to drive. I believe I found all of this in the Mitsubishi Lancer.

Even though I had to spend about $1500 on fixing this car up, I was impressed by it's performance for such a small engine and it's reliability.

NOTE: To any people in NSW (Australia) looking at buying this car, don't get NRMA to inspect it - they are hopeless and non-realistic about the total cost of repairs and a big waste of your money.