Transmission stopped shifting partially thanks to taking the car off road racing.
From the time I got the car my "check engine light was on" but dealer told me to ignore, I did and it's ran great.
Excellent handling with slight modifications, interior is great, exterior looks great, I love having people stare at my car as I drive by. stock rims look great on the body as well.
I to had own a 2003 mits oz rally and loved the car, I had owned it from 2003 with 4 miles on it and traded it in 2007 with 32,000 miles for a 2008 lancer. I never had any problems with car until 1 week before trade in.. my alternator went up in, but other than that I never had a problem and car was driven daily drove and handles nicely... matter of fact though I also love my newer lancer I still love the older one better.