2008 Mitsubishi Lancer EX GLX / GLS / MX / GT / GTA [ARCHIVED]

[mda]

Price update (based on the mitsubishi philippines website)

Lancer EX GLX M/T now at 908K - Same price point as the Civic 1.8S M/T
GLS A/T at 958K - Same as the 1.8S AT

**Both variants with 4disc brakes na rin (finally).

Naglabas na rin sila ng pricing for MX variants with 4 disc brakes - which might mean na ma-cocontinue itong variant na 'to?

What remains to be seen is whether or not may kasamang ABS na rin yung mga newer GLX/GLS variants. (Still not a fan of the interior wood trim in the GLS/GLX variants.)

Mukhang decent better value-for-money na ang lancers since they are matching honda/toyota price points.

Di ko lang nagustuhan kasi mitsu has traditionally been priced cheaper in the philippine markets, and suddenly at 1.3M, the GT-A is priced wayyy outside its market, near/above entry level SUVs, and smack below the more luxury sedans na.

MMPH could have undone much of the negative image it's done to its lancer over the years by pricing this model right. Maybe next time :/

[gwapster]

Price update (based on the mitsubishi philippines website)

Lancer EX GLX M/T now at 908K - Same price point as the Civic 1.8S M/T
GLS A/T at 958K - Same as the 1.8S AT

**Both variants with 4disc brakes na rin (finally).

Naglabas na rin sila ng pricing for MX variants with 4 disc brakes - which might mean na ma-cocontinue itong variant na 'to?

What remains to be seen is whether or not may kasamang ABS na rin yung mga newer GLX/GLS variants. (Still not a fan of the interior wood trim in the GLS/GLX variants.)

For it to be competitive in terms of price, I think ABS is a must for the GLS/GLX. It's even more important than all-disc brakes in terms of safety, i think.

60K ang increase ng MX, compared to 15K-20K on the GLX/GLS... but the price list just says disc brakes as the difference. Ano pa ba ang dinagdag sa MX? I guess wala naman, and they are just trying to maintain the distance between MX and GLS, otherwise MX lagi bibilhin kung sobrang liit ng price diff, given the big difference in features.

Btw, they still maintain the "older" models of the EX (non-disc rear brakes) on the price list, but I doubt na meron pa ring ganung available, especially sa MX.

About continuing the MX model, I think it would continue to be offered coz it fills the big feature gap (for CVT variant) between GT-A and the GLS, saka yung price gap na rin between 950K and 1.3M. I'm quite sure hindi tatagal, tataas na nila yun to 1.1M, to directly compete with Civic's and Corolla's 2.0L top variants. I don't think the GT-A would ever be the one to go down to compete in that segment, coz IMO it's a notch higher naman talaga in terms of features.

[mda]

I don't think the GT-A would ever be the one to go down to compete in that segment, coz IMO it's a notch higher naman talaga in terms of features.

Yan actually yung nakakaduda.

It seems only the class-leading 7 airbags on the GT-A is what consumers will be paying for with the padded 325k on the MX ('cause the GT-A is essentially an MX with 7 airbags, bodykits, rims and the rockford system).

Those interested in their car aesthetics could easily have a wraparound bodykit done for 20k-40k, hardcore sound quality enthusiasts would have their own- and likely better system in place (RF isn't exactly the best in class) for about 50k, and a lightweight set of rims and tires for 50-70k.

That leaves the additional 5 airbags costing about a total of 200k. Is each airbag with the added premium really worth 200k/5 = 40k?

Throw in another 50k and you can already take home a base Camry, which really isn't so base when all things are considered. (Not really in the same segment, but that's also the point!)

Sayang lang talaga kasi this lancer could have killed off all competition in the sporty-compact sedan segment with the right pricing in the philippines. In short, it could have had the success the 8th gen civic has enjoyed. (In singapore this is the case - siguro mas ok pricing nila)

[ianmitsulancer]

still, here is hoping that MMPC will lower the price of the GT-A. too expensive! in terms of price it already over took the Outlander GLX and Grandis!

AFAIK, there are a few remaining units left of the GLX and GLS with rear drum brakes.

[LeOxe]

Price update (based on the mitsubishi philippines website)

Lancer EX GLX M/T now at 908K - Same price point as the Civic 1.8S M/T
GLS A/T at 958K - Same as the 1.8S AT

**Both variants with 4disc brakes na rin (finally).

price increase just by adding additional 2 disc brakes sa rear?! grabe ha. ang mahal naman yata ng disc brake na yan. they should have added ABS also.

[mda]

still, here is hoping that MMPC will lower the price of the GT-A. too expensive! in terms of price it already over took the Outlander GLX and Grandis!

AFAIK, there are a few remaining units left of the GLX and GLS with rear drum brakes.

Yeah. The price of the new GLX/GLS is actually very competitive na.

2.0L for the price of Honda's 1.8L is, spec-for-spec pretty good already.

Doing a little backreading, parang mas ok nga sana kung naglabas sila ng 1.8L variants.

Pinoys really seem hesitant to consider 2.0L models regardless of improving fuel economy for a "smaller" compact sedan.

At 1,375,000 (current price), the GT-A is now competing in a range of vehicles already "out of its league":

CRV 4x2 (1,245,000), 4x4 (1,495,000)
Camry 2.4G (1,431,000)
Fortuner 2.7vvti (1,468,000) , 2.5 D4D (1,403,000)
Rav4 4x2 (1,465,000)
MonteroSport 2.5 4x2 AT (1,330,000), 2.5 4x4 (1,470,000)
Outlander 4x2 (1,270,000), 4x4 (1,440,000)

Grabe ano iniisip ng MMPH?

[oliver1013]

Mahal nga kaso may bumibili din talaga, mas madami pa nga ko nakikita na GT or GTA kesa sa MX,GLS or GLX tingin ko nangaasar lang mitsubishi sa kalaban e, mahal nga kami binibili naman so its still good business for us mahina man sila sa bentahan ng kotse kumpara sa toyota at honda, bawi naman sila sa dami ng lineup nila na truck,auv at suvs tsaka multipurpose vehicles nila... pero kung tutuusin sa car comparo thread andaming naiintriga sa EX, mayat maya may nag cocompare sa altis at civic vs lancer...

[eggman]

Wish nyo nalang bumaba ang presyo nyang GT-A na Lancer EX once magsimula ang production at export ng Lancer EX units na galing Thailand..

Sulit naman ang Lancer EX GTA eh.Yung mga pinost mo mda eh medyo malayo ang presyo nang mga yan..

[gwapster]

Mahal nga kaso may bumibili din talaga, mas madami pa nga ko nakikita na GT or GTA kesa sa MX,GLS or GLX tingin ko nangaasar lang mitsubishi sa kalaban e, mahal nga kami binibili naman so its still good business for us mahina man sila sa bentahan ng kotse kumpara sa toyota at honda, bawi naman sila sa dami ng lineup nila na truck,auv at suvs tsaka multipurpose vehicles nila... pero kung tutuusin sa car comparo thread andaming naiintriga sa EX, mayat maya may nag cocompare sa altis at civic vs lancer...

One of the SA's told me that Mitsu is trying to maintain an image of "high-end", which is why they refuse to either carry a smaller engine or lower the price to match the competition.

Kung mas konti ang benta nila, pero mas malaki markup, somehow na-o-offset na rin di ba, hehe.

[mda]

One of the SA's told me that Mitsu is trying to maintain an image of "high-end", which is why they refuse to either carry a smaller engine or lower the price to match the competition.

Kung mas konti ang benta nila, pero mas malaki markup, somehow na-o-offset na rin di ba, hehe.

That's one way to put it. Certainly, some car brands have already done this.

Pero in retrospect, this may not have worked in their favor. I really doubt mahahabol nila at this rate yung net profit gained by even the last altis generation. There are more monteros in the market now than EXs, and I suppose net profit nila on the monteros have way surpassed that on the lancers kahit mag 2 years na yung lancer.

**In response to the last line, the markup is really high. Problem is it that the car isn't selling = little markup.

:/

Someone in their marketing department should really get the axe haha.

Note: The EX is doing very well in singapore. It's like what the civic is here - dime a dozen. I'd suppose mitsu SG has enjoyed many times the profit of what mmph has with the EXs.

Edit: Don't get me wrong.
I looooooove this generation's lancer, way above all the other cars in its class (except maybe the Subie Impreza). I drive a current gen civic myself, but that's besides the point.

Parang nagkamali lang kasi yung MMPH sa pricing. :/

[gwapster]

Baka gusto nila pataasin ang resale value ng mga Lancer EX, kasi yung previous generations ng Lancer ang baba ng resale. Tapos kapag na-reach nila yung certain level, saka sila makikipag-compete uiit peso-for-peso.

[oliver1013]

Mas mahal ba ang tax ng auto pag galing sa Japan vs galing sa Thailand?

[mda]

Mas mahal ba ang tax ng auto pag galing sa Japan vs galing sa Thailand?

Mukhang labor lang yung mas mahal (By a lot I think!).

AFAIK the Rav4 is CBU Japan too. Baka kaya 1.8M yung 4x4 variant niya :|

[alainroyce]

O.T.

RAV4 and Lancer EX is the only japan CBU sold in our country today, correct me if im wrong to this... look at the price of this 2 vehicle.. overprice.. Only in the philippines

Lancer Ralliart in the US is also japan CBU, but the cost of this if you converted to pesos is only($25,910 x49) 1.27M, while the high end Lancer EX is around($19,010x49) P931,000.00.. The problem here is our duties and taxes..sobrang taas kaya mahal yung auto dito sa pilipinas..maybe to some dealer also... mitsubishi Grandis in thailand is more expensive than Montero sport.. you can check their website....

[LeOxe]

O.T.

RAV4 and Lancer EX is the only japan CBU sold in our country today, correct me if im wrong to this... look at the price of this 2 vehicle.. overprice.. Only in the philippines

i think you missed one sir alainroyce.

the Suzuki SX4 Sedan is also CBU Japan and most think it's also overpriced.

[jrebong0]

Nagpunta ako sa Mitsubishi dealer last weekend. Maganda nga talaga itong car na to. Malaki at parang masarap i-drive.

Kaso nga lang diko maubos maintindihan kong bakit:
1. Kelangan daw palitan ung oil sa 1k check. Tinatanong ko sa SA kung mahinang klaseng oil ba un at 1k pa lang papaltan na, ang sabi basta daw SOP kasi. Hindi ako convinced. - at hindi libre ang cost sa 1k check. Labor lang. Baka the delearship is trying to squeeze a few hundred peso from the buyer.

2. kelangan na tig-5k ang PMS. Tingin ko nmn matibay ito. Lalo na kung CBU from japan. Bakit ang honda, mazda, ford e tig-10k at ito namn ay 5k..

losing a car for a single day is quite hard for someone like me. Kaya I dont want to go to the casa as much as possible.

Pero - kung sa looks lang, e panalo siguro tong car na to. Wala akong makitang ibang car na mas maganda e..

Sana me lumabas na 1.8ltrs priced at 850k'ish.. mas solve siguro...

[mda]

i think you missed one sir alainroyce.

the Suzuki SX4 Sedan is also CBU Japan and most think it's also overpriced.

AFAIK the Subaru Imprezas are also CBU japan. Not sure if the WRXs and the STIs are.

Price for the base Impreza is decent na - matching the 2.0 Civic and the Lancer EX GT, for both sedan and hatch, AT and MT models.

It's still the GT-A pricing that irks me though.

[mda]

Nagpunta ako sa Mitsubishi dealer last weekend. Maganda nga talaga itong car na to. Malaki at parang masarap i-drive.

Kaso nga lang diko maubos maintindihan kong bakit:
1. Kelangan daw palitan ung oil sa 1k check. Tinatanong ko sa SA kung mahinang klaseng oil ba un at 1k pa lang papaltan na, ang sabi basta daw SOP kasi. Hindi ako convinced. - at hindi libre ang cost sa 1k check. Labor lang. Baka the delearship is trying to squeeze a few hundred peso from the buyer.

2. kelangan na tig-5k ang PMS. Tingin ko nmn matibay ito. Lalo na kung CBU from japan. Bakit ang honda, mazda, ford e tig-10k at ito namn ay 5k..

losing a car for a single day is quite hard for someone like me. Kaya I dont want to go to the casa as much as possible.

Pero - kung sa looks lang, e panalo siguro tong car na to. Wala akong makitang ibang car na mas maganda e..

Sana me lumabas na 1.8ltrs priced at 850k'ish.. mas solve siguro...

1. Sir if you can afford something within the price range of a Civic, Lancer, Altis, Impreza and higher, then this should really be of no consequence financially. Malay mo, will save you a blown engine down the road

Not to defend MMPH, but not all cars and engines will be the same and baka recommended talaga for the 4B11 engine setup is to have the oil changed after 1k. Try checking with other service casas to see kung required ang oil change after 1k kms.

2. Sir tig 5K din lahat ng kotse namin - we only have Hondas and Toyotas at home though. I'd also refer back to my first paragraph - mahal mahal ng kotse, tinipid pa sa maintenance. That's just asking for it.

You can always choose to miss every other 5K PMS, pero if you intend to keep the car for long and kung nasira ang kotse in the long term, it will be easy to pinpoint why.

About the 1.8L Lancer, I agree 1000% - would really give the civic a run for its money, seeing how the 2.0L lancers are priced in the range of 1.8L civics.

[mda]

... while the high end Lancer EX is around($19,010x49) P931,000.00..

And yung high-end lancer nila yung 4B12 engine (2.4L).

Sorry for the mass posting spree. Dami na palang posts. Should have consolidated nalang :/

[jrebong0]

1. Sir if you can afford something within the price range of a Civic, Lancer, Altis, Impreza and higher, then this should really be of no consequence financially. Malay mo, will save you a blown engine down the road

Not to defend MMPH, but not all cars and engines will be the same and baka recommended talaga for the 4B11 engine setup is to have the oil changed after 1k. Try checking with other service casas to see kung required ang oil change after 1k kms.

2. Sir tig 5K din lahat ng kotse namin - we only have Hondas and Toyotas at home though. I'd also refer back to my first paragraph - mahal mahal ng kotse, tinipid pa sa maintenance. That's just asking for it.

You can always choose to miss every other 5K PMS, pero if you intend to keep the car for long and kung nasira ang kotse in the long term, it will be easy to pinpoint why.

About the 1.8L Lancer, I agree 1000% - would really give the civic a run for its money, seeing how the 2.0L lancers are priced in the range of 1.8L civics.

I think you miss the point. I didn't say the buyer of this car should miss a PMS, what I was trying to figure out is why the PMS is every 5k in the first place.

For comparison: the new honda's, the mazda's and the fords have PMS scheduled every 10k. Hindi sya a matter of tinipid ng buyer. Yun talaga schedule. So I was just wondering why the difference. I was thinking, kung diesel siguro dapat 5k PMS nga, pero a modern gas engine should be like that (every 10k PMS that is). Pero un-informed opinion ko lang nmn.

Although regarding the 1k checkup - as far as I can tell, synthetic daw ang nakalagay dun sa brand new car. You can ask your SA if you have this car, pero the initial info I got was synthetic daw sya. So why would it need to be replaced so soon?

Baka nga kelangan - but the reason elludes me.