I absolutely LOVE my Galant. It has been an excellant car, 4 cyl that drives like a 6, or better! I have taken this car to 140 mph many times, and it handles curves NO prob.
The one time when I did have mechanical trouble, it was easy on the budget. First trouble with nearly 98,000 miles on it~ now THAT'S a good car!!
I use mine as a family car, and it has never let us down. The WORST thing for a Mom is to have a car full of kids and car trouble! This has been a great car and well worth it's cost. I bought it new off the showroom floor, didn't want fancy, but got alot of nice options included even in the lowest model. I have family members with other more expensive, so called nicer cars, that do not have these neat little things on there cars.
Mine is a 96, so I can't say anything about the newer models. My brother in law had a 3000GT and a 98 Galant. Loved them both, but had minor tranny problems with the Galant.
I will not part with my car, but may look at Mitsubishi again for another.
Happy driving,
Honeybean