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  1. Join Date
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    #1
    guys, i'd like to know a few info about this ride, mitsu galant vr4.. im just curious as to why the resale value is quite low despite it being a luxury vehicle. i've seen vr4s with a price range somewhere between 150K-200K.. im planning to buy a used car soon, and im quite interested with this one. how's the fuel consumption, spare parts, maintenance, etc? looking forward to your two cents about this. most especially from the vr4 owners... thanks in advance...

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    #2
    Are you referring to the one with 2.5 V6 twin turbo?


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    #3
    I don't think the twin turbo galants are 150-200k

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    #4
    Don't be mislead by those ads; it's a common tag a lot of local sellers use to advertise the 4 cylinder Galant SuperSaloon as "VR4" because the the 6 cylinder version was tagged as the VR V6 variant. The 4cylinder SuperSaloon has a 2.0 130++ hp engine (SOHC). NOthing great on the performance side, i'd take a VR V6 model any day as fuel consumption won't be that far off either..

    On parts the Galant has no problem... there are a good number of shops in Banawe like Best Colt and surplus goodies are also abundant. Other ptions you can check out are also the '93 to '97 Coronas.

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    #5
    tama si sir vinj, bihira po ang tunay na vr4, twin turbo. yung ibang vr4 may 4 wheel steering pa.

    anyway, kaya po mura sila dahil takot ang mga pinoy sa 2 liter pataas na mga makina - malakas daw po sa gas. kaya ang resale value ng mge toyota corona, crown at mitsu galant mababa.

    parts and maintenance wise, mas mahal po sila ng konti sa mga entry level na kotse dahil "luxury" segment na sila. pero ramdam mo yung pagkakaiba.

  6. #6
    kung vr-inline 4, mahal sa 200K na...konti lang diffrence sa consumption ng vr-v6(parehong 2.0 sila) plus manual kunin mo wag matic, mas sulit sa power and "pinas luxury"

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    #7
    make sure well maintained, baka magulat ka sa added na gastos after you bought it. ex. timing belts - dalawa yan kaya mas mahal ang palit, sparkplugs lang mejo pahirapan ang pag replace.

    pero sa comfort, oks yan.

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    #8
    ano po ba yung fc ng mga 90s galant? nasa 4km/l ba? ano dapat ang budget kung bibili ako...specially yung 98+/shark/bmw-look-alike? ang pogi e hehehe

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    #9
    Quote Originally Posted by birdnipol View Post
    ano po ba yung fc ng mga 90s galant? nasa 4km/l ba? ano dapat ang budget kung bibili ako...specially yung 98+/shark/bmw-look-alike? ang pogi e hehehe
    bro ako din interested sa kotse nato.

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    alam ko pag pating galant, 98+ from 250-350 handa ka.

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    #11
    ano naman po ang fc? baka kasi sobrang takaw.
    kung tipong 6-7km/l e pwede na hehehe

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    #12
    last june bumili ako ng gallant vr4 3 months lang binenta ko na nagoyo lang ako nung nagbenta sakin..gwapo ung kotse sabi nga sakin sasakyan ko nalang ana mali ko lang di ko napacheck ung makina ilalim lang pinatingnan ko since kilala ko ung nagbenta nagtiwala naman ako buy and sell ng car kc business nya d ko akalain pati ako tataluhin..2 weeks palang skin ung gallant pinagawa ko na agad ung computer service box 8,000 inabot dyan sa banawe..sobrang lakas pa sa gas at mas tagas ung langis..after 2 months sumabog ung parang hose sa makina kya simula nun bumubuga na ng sobrang kapal na puting usok..175,000 bili ko sa car nung binibenta ko 125,000 nlang binibili kc aabot daw sa 30,000 pagawa nun..finally binenta ko na tlaga ung car sobrang sumasakit lang ulo ko wla kc ako alam tlga sa mga maintenance ng kotse kya ngaun natuto na ko dapat tlaga kung bibili ka pacheck mong mabuti ung makina wag ka mabulag sa kagwapuhan nung kotse..badtrip nga ako kc almost hundred thousand nalugi sakin..d ko na 2loy alam sino pagkakatiwalaan kong magbebenta sakin ng car kc plano ko uli bumili

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    #13
    Quote Originally Posted by AXEL888 View Post
    last june bumili ako ng gallant vr4 3 months lang binenta ko na nagoyo lang ako nung nagbenta sakin..gwapo ung kotse sabi nga sakin sasakyan ko nalang ana mali ko lang di ko napacheck ung makina ilalim lang pinatingnan ko since kilala ko ung nagbenta nagtiwala naman ako buy and sell ng car kc business nya d ko akalain pati ako tataluhin..2 weeks palang skin ung gallant pinagawa ko na agad ung computer service box 8,000 inabot dyan sa banawe..sobrang lakas pa sa gas at mas tagas ung langis..after 2 months sumabog ung parang hose sa makina kya simula nun bumubuga na ng sobrang kapal na puting usok..175,000 bili ko sa car nung binibenta ko 125,000 nlang binibili kc aabot daw sa 30,000 pagawa nun..finally binenta ko na tlaga ung car sobrang sumasakit lang ulo ko wla kc ako alam tlga sa mga maintenance ng kotse kya ngaun natuto na ko dapat tlaga kung bibili ka pacheck mong mabuti ung makina wag ka mabulag sa kagwapuhan nung kotse..badtrip nga ako kc almost hundred thousand nalugi sakin..d ko na 2loy alam sino pagkakatiwalaan kong magbebenta sakin ng car kc plano ko uli bumili

    ouch! at least learn from the experience.

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    #14
    may inalok saken last month 99 galant 1.8L automatic 220K lang sayang ala ako budget

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    #15
    Quote Originally Posted by smalltimer View Post
    may inalok saken last month 99 galant 1.8L automatic 220K lang sayang ala ako budget
    wala naman 1.8L na 99 Galant eh... atleast locally.

    marami kaseng kung mag ads ng galant pag 4cyl nilalagay eh VR4 eh Super Saloon lang naman with skirts ang kotse nila or minsan VR nga kotse nila.

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    #16
    sa pagkaalam ko vr4 4wd na naka turbo parang lolo ng mga evo

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    #17
    Quote Originally Posted by smalltimer View Post
    may inalok saken last month 99 galant 1.8L automatic 220K lang sayang ala ako budget
    dubai na galant siguro yan...

    mods, please rename the thread's title para hindi misleading.

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