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Buying 1999 Mitsubishi Galant? - Questions - 9/27/2005 10:38:53 AM   
Dante2004

 

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Okay...so I am a newbie on this board...but not a newbie to boards in general, so I since I may get flammed on this one with a "Do a search...".

Here is the question(s)

Background (long story short)
I am looking for a nice, dependable "2nd car" that I can drive to work (25 miles each way). I currently have a full size 4x4 pickup and the gas money is killing me, but I have to have the truck to pull my boat.

I found a (appears to be in good condition) 1999 galant (4cylinder, auto) that has had some exterior mods, but nothig too extreme. Lip kits, rims, etc. I am still young at heart so I thought this looked pretty cool. The price seemed right based on the NADA price guide and comparable cars (model, year, mileage on autotrader.com and cars.com). But being the skeptic I am, I had to do my research. Through word of mouth some friends have told me that Mitsubishi, particularly the 4 cylinder models, are notorious for tranny problems. Most of my friends who are "into cars" drive Honda's or BMW's, so this could just be a "my brand is better than that brand" mentality... Or maybe it was just with another model...

Are there any notable tranny issues on this model?
Any particular things I should look for when inspecting this car besides the usual (tires, damage, leaks, etc)?

Thank you for all your help!

Jason
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RE: Buying 1999 Mitsubishi Galant? - Questions - 9/27/2005 4:52:10 PM   
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Nothing to notiable when it comes to tranny problems. Only thing is there not the best after you force feed them but nothing a 5 speed swap from a 3G Eclipse can't cure....

Only thing I would check on top of the usualy before buying the car. Brakes....

The 8G is known to have warped rotors but again nothing a little slotted/drilled swap won't fix.

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RE: Buying 1999 Mitsubishi Galant? - Questions - 10/3/2005 3:26:54 PM   
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bought a 95 LS w/88k on it. it now has 170k on it. only thing i did to tranny was change filter & flush it. also did timing belt and water pump at about 120k (pump leaked so did other while i had it opened up). this was a great car 'til my son rear ended someone. it could have been fixt but i got a GREAT deal on a '00 Mirage. kept my wife in better spirits . so now i'm gonna try swappin stereo & cd deck from it into the Mirage. keep it serviced and do the timing + water pump @ 100-110k and this car will go over 200k+.

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RE: Buying 1999 Mitsubishi Galant? - Questions - 10/5/2005 12:00:15 PM   
Dante2004

 

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Well...I went ahead and bought the car last night. It runs really smooth for a car with 115k miles on it. I was pleasantly surprised.

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RE: Buying 1999 Mitsubishi Galant? - Questions - 10/5/2005 8:39:05 PM   
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RE: Buying 1999 Mitsubishi Galant? - Questions - 2/4/2007 5:01:32 PM   
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Auto trannies fail on euro spec at least.


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