2003 Mitsubishi Pickup L200 Warrior Double-Cab from UK and Ireland - Comments

Well what can I say; just bought a 54 plate Warrior for £7000 today, came on this site and seen all the negative comments regarding, turbo's, fuel pumps, gear box's etc.

Have I bought a turkey? Who knows, fingers crossed everything will be OK, but only time will tell.

I will keep you all updated...

Bought old model 55 plate L200 ex-demo. No problems for first 3 years, then at 36,000 service, dealer said the crankshaft pulley had come unbonded from the engine! Pulley and alternator belts needed replacing (the latter had come off!), total cost of service was £700! Wouldn't mind so much, but drive it really carefully (never above 75mph or 3500rpm) and full service history at Mitsubishi dealer. Looks like more problems to follow considering other comments on this site, although I've heard the new model is even more of a dog - won't be buying another one.

I brought a Y reg L200 2.5 TD last year, which had 60k on the clock. Looks like it's never been serviced so I gave it the full monty, oil looked like an OPEC oil well, it was so black and dirty it must have been in it since new. I have fitted a large powerflow exhaust, which exits by the side step, so it not only looks the biz, it sounds like a Peterbuilt truck.

I have thrashed it from day one and the engine never misses a beat. The clutch packed up one day without warning, there was plenty of feel to the pedal but no drive. I parked outside of a customers house, came back 10 minutes later and no clutch.

I am amazed at all the hassle some owners have had from their trucks and the amount of money they have spent on fixing the same faults, some times two or three times over.

I love my truck, it looks the business, sounds the business and has plenty of grunt. The only niggle I have is the air con switch on the dash is faulty, and Mitsubishi don't list a replacement switch as they claim it was a dockside fit. Try as I might, I have yet to find someone to supply me with a new switch.

My motto is thrash the truck and make it work, as it loves it.

Regards Rick.

Thank you all for your info. I was about to buy a L200, but I have now changed my mind. Sounds like it would cost me a fortune to run.

How I wish I had found this site a week ago, before in a moment of madness, I raised my hand to bid on a 2002 L200 4life. OK, you pay your money and take a chance at an auction, but this shed on wheels only just got me home, black smoke, no power, using more fuel than a 747.

But having been in the trade for 25 years, I should be able to fix it me thinks.

First who can read the ecu faults? Not the 4 independents I tried, so off to the main dealer.

We yet another case of when will they learn to listen to the custumer and not think they can baffle them with a load of crap and extract vast quantity's of cash for the services of an untrained inexperienced apprentice.

I will fix this heap, and then it's back in the auction and I never want to see an L200 again!

Had a 97, 02, 95 and 03 L200s, never had any trouble with any of them. Good trucks, much better than the d21 (eats engines).