2004 Mitsubishi Galant LS from North America - Comments

Nothing.

Forget Honda, Toyota, & Nissan.

This car has better looks and has overall better features due to Mitsubishi trying very hard to break into the typical sedan market. The other three offer meager cookie-cutter cars due to resting on their past success.

Sadly it is Mitsubishi who has to watch their own A**. We got one for a rental while our 1999 Honda was being rebuilt after a crash and found the car so cheaply built we wanted back our 1999 Accord sooner than the 3 weeks it was in for repair. Sad that a 2005 Mitsubishi was not as well received as our Honda with 90,000miles in LX trim.

OK the Accord and Camry are better designed with better interior materials and ergonomics, feel and touch...

BUT I bought my 2004 Galant LS V6 for $14,800 new (Civic Corolla money) in January 05... the rebates and discounts came to $6,000... Try that with Honda or Toyota...

I also received 5 year Free maintenance from Mitsu. That's free oil changes everything gratis for 5 years. Saab and BMW don't even touch that...

Now my V6 0-60= 6.8 seconds (MotorTrend)!!!

I can forgive the ugly nose, the terrible dash plastics, no folding rear seats etc because when I ride around folks are wondering why I'm grinning.. I just push that right peddle to the floor and zoom, I'm gone on my kind of amusement ride. And I get 23 mpg combined.

So I'll continue to smile and enjoy the no cost dealer and the savings I got which I used to purchase a Harley Sportster...

So you all be right about buying those other guys better cars, but if you folks are smart and buy smart you can get way more value from your money spent.

Shop smart, it pays in miles of smiles...

I love my Mitsubishi Galant LS. It's a lot of fun to drive and for the most part very comfortable. However I would not recommend it to drive 13 hours straight across 4 states. Your back will get very tired and stiff. The one thing that I am not crazy about is my cars performance in the snow. I live in the middle of the Colorado Rocky Mountains and during the past winter my Galant was sliding all over the road to the point where I did not even want to drive. This continued even after I had snow tired put on my car. But other than my issues in the snow my car is great and I love it.

I love my 04 gallant ls. It has great value and runs like it did 60000miles ago. I like the way it looks, and it holds it;s value. My buddy raced me in his VW GTI GLX, and was surprised by the power as I beat him. I really don't care what negative things people say about this car because I like it the way it is, and if you want to spend more money on an inferior car, then go right ahead.

I've had my Galant since 2004. It is an LS model with the V6. This car is a pleasure to drive and I love the blue lighted instrument panel and Infiniti sound system. Power is amazing when you throttle up. Gas mileage is very decent for the performance this car dishes out. It handles curves very well with little body roll or flex in the turns. It is very roomy and quiet. Mitsubishi made a winner when they redesigned this machine. I usually trade cars every 2 or 3 years, but plan on keeping this one a while.