2002 Mitsubishi Galant es from North America - Comments

The transmission is very un-smooth, when attempting to decelerate. This creates a feeling of tightness, and the car begins to lock up so to speak. Also the speakers in the 4-cylinder ES are absolute peices of garbage, not to mention the actual stereo unit itself. The suspension is very cheap, and speed bumps have to ridden over at a very moderate speed, in order to avoid hearing that scraping sound against the undercarriage.

I don't want to go on for days and days about this car, but to be concise, it's a piece of crap. Yes, they may be a little bit cheaper than the Accord or Camry (which I'm no fan of either), but the Galants are built with inferior levels of quality and are a pain in the rear end.

Also, the seats are very uncomfortable, the brakes feel over-grabby and cheap, and the engine no thrill either. If you go out and buy a Galant, after reading this review, and the same thing happens to you... then you can't be mad at anybody, but yourself!!!

After all, these people make TV's; when it's hard enough for them to make 1 damn car with above average reliability.

I think your bad comments about this car are either exaggerated, not true or due to poor maintenance.

Mitsubishi has been making cars for about 40 years now. Yes, they also make TV's. But that has nothing to do.

I have experienced Mitsubishi quality first hand, and in cars of friends and family. And they are nothing like your review states. Especially the Galant, I didn't buy one just because they don't make them with manual transmission. But overall it is an excellent car like the other reviews confirm.

Clearly you treat your car as a 4-wheeler and don't give any maintenance whatsoever, or you must be a Chevy or Ford salesman.

Dude, you are full of crap.

I've had a salvaged Galant which I fixed up myself for over 2 years now, and I'm loving it. The handling is much better than on any American car. The engine, while not exactly powerful, but is adequate. I can always pass someone if I wanted to. The car is very smooth, especially around corners, very predictable. And that stuff you said about the transmission - you don't know what you are talking about at all, do you? The stereo is not a Bose, but it doesn't blow. Out of 10, I'd give it 7 or an 8. Wise up, man.

***From the person who originally wrote the review***

This would have been a nice car in the year 1990, but for a couple of thousand extra I would have been better of buying an Acura TSX.

P.S. I used to drive a 1992 3000GT (I wrote a review calling it the car of hopes and dreams), and eventually blew out the engine. There is no doubt that Mitsubishi makes sexy cars, the problem is that you always spend more time and $$$$ at the dealership than you do on the road. Thank You.

I bought a 2002 Mitsubishi Galant on August 31, 2007. Today is November 7, 2007. In a little over two months the car has left town for rotors - came back not fixed - called the service dept who said I needed new tires. Disagreed, called general manager who called service dept. Car went back out of town for new rotors - again. Was told the first set of rotors were warped. - Two weeks later - turned on heat - no heat. Called general manager who called service who took car out of town to repair thermostat. Car came back - no heat. Called general manager who called service dept who took car out of town to repair water pump. Car came back - no heat. Called general manager who called service who took car out of town to repair radiator. Finally - heat! While car was out of town I requested two keyless entry remotes be ordered. Car went back out of town to be programmed for remotes. Came back - only one remote worked. Turned car on to go home that night, the "service engine soon light" was on. NEVER AGAIN!

Sounds like your problem is your service department. Ever think of taking it somewhere else? I would have by the time I got half way through your review.

I know 5 people who have this car and are very happy with it. As to the other negative review, sounds like you're the type that likes to tear up cars. You want a race car? Buy a race car.

This is a very reliable well built car for the money. I am buying one for my daughter in 2 days. A lot better than my Chrysler LHS; that was truly crap at 80,000 at twice the price.

Oh! I've been a mechanic for 40 years, thanks for playing.

To the original reviewer. You bought the car with a little over 50 thousand miles on it. Have you ever considered the fact that maybe the previous owner didn't take care of the car?

As for the other reviewers commenting about American cars, I disagree with them also. I have owned Ford and GM. While the Ford gave me years of good service, the GM vehicle did not and I had it for six years. Does that mean that GM is crap? No, because I also drove a Cavalier that had high mileage before, and that car held up pretty well.

As with everything you buy, sometimes you get a defect. Now if you are buying a used car like the old saying goes, you are probably buying somebody else's problems.