Mitsubishi Outlander

[diego]

What are your expeiences with this unit? Is it reliable? How about parts availability. Would you recommend this unit? Thanks for any input as am planning to get one for my wife.

[nugundam93]

i am assuming na 1st gen outlander right?

pros: ample room (i'm a fat 6'1" guy). fulltime AWD. ABS. dual airbags. leather seats. good stock sound system. looks (hehehehehe! shempre!). extra cargo room. simple dash layout (subjective kasi yan eh). extra ground clearance for floods, potholes. solid ride without being too jarry (but then again, i prefer a stiff ride, 33psi eh recommended lang eh 2 bars, or about 29psi).

cons: look for the 2.4L MIVEC one for extra zoom, the non-MIVEC one lacks zoom, although it was funloads enough for BRC :lol:. looks (subjective kasi eh). gas consumption (good boy city drive nets me about 6km/L). simple dash layout (subjective kasi yan eh). some understeer, although you'll only explore that on BRC-type runs.

additional comments (maybe pro/con): whip antenna makes it look like a radio-controlled toy car. roof rails methinks add considerable weight, a penalty when on trackdays.

i'll try to add some more later.

pero ako, i'd recommend it. :D

[mikmik316]

maganda naman talaga yan e kaya lang if you factor in the competition... lumalabas usually na you will be better off buying other cute-utes... pero kung talagang gusto mo maiba sa lahat ng crv at rav4 na nasa kalsada... then this is the way to go!

[nugundam93]

i wouldn't actually go as far as classifying it as a cute ute.

it's halfway between a station wagon and a compact SUV.

parts reliability? good! parts availability? hmmmm. ours is about 15T kms na since last year april, nothing major naman to replace, and i believe adequately stocked naman sa casa. anyway, consumables like sparkplugs, brake pads, oils, dami naman from other sources. :D

[diego]

nugundam93

Are all models equipped with mivec engines na? Thanks

[nugundam93]

we got ours april 2005, and about a few weeks later, i believe may onwards, mivec na sila. you'll see the mivec badge naman sa tailgate to differentiate it, as well as mivec markings when you open the hood.

kinukulit ko nga yung sales rep na kung pwede yung mivec version na lang ibenta, di nakaya ng powers ko eh. hehehehehe. sayang.

[diego]

ok sir thanks . somebody kasi selling a 2005 model and just wanted to know if ok ito compared to a rav4 but so far nothing negative naman . will take look at it when i go to manila next week.

[nugundam93]

ahhh i see. it's best as well to do a testdrive. :D

[Camgen6]

Wait ka na lang at may lalabas na all new Outlander with 3rd row seat (astig din ang dating) . Out na sa Japan at I think ilalabas na rin sa U.S. if its not already out. Maganda din ang reviews ng bagong Outlander...I read in an article that the new Outlander is outselling CRV and RAV4 in Japan. Ito kaya ang comeback ng Mitsubishi?

[oldblue]

The previous Mitsu Outlander is way ahead pala of its competitors like the RAV4, CRV, and Xtrail, in terms of design. ngaun ko lang na-realize ito coz new American SUVs are following the car-like elevated design of the Outlander ...

before kasi hindi tayo maka-relate.

[nugundam93]

i like the new 2nd gen outlander as well, ganda ng loob niya, more goodies compared to the relatively simple interior ng 1st gen (actually, relatively simple compared to the competition pa nga eh. hehehe!)

the front styling's too tame though. pwera na lang if it was the euro version na mas maangas yung dating kasi it closely resembles the dakar pajero evos MPR9 to MPR12.

[niky]

Errh... car-like design? Depends. I've always though the Outlander was a good-looking vehicle... but everytime I look at the corporate nose... (shudder)...

Good thing Nissan did that, thought about it, and got tired of it, long before the new models got here.... but wait, they're still not here.

And the market isn't going in the direction of "car-like". It's split right now. The only "car-like" SUVs / CUVs (in terms of looks) right now are the soon-to-be updated X5 (will look more like an SUV now), the X3 and the Audi Q7. Others are going the MPV route, like the Mazda CX7, or the mini-SUV route, like the new RAV4.