Mitsubishi is dead to me.
this post was submitted on 12 Oct 2024
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Consider this beehive kicked: The Eclipse was crap long before they tried to bloat it into a crossover SUV. Mitsubishi killed it by continuing to sell the things knowing damn well they had faulty sumps and oil pumps, so they'd constantly starve of oil and then explode. My sister's Eclipse was the only car I've ever witnessed to melt its own radiator. I think that pointless hump in the hood was actually to have a space to contain all your cams and valves when they left the chat at highway speed.
And then, back in the day it was Mitsubishi and not Kia who were so desperate for sales that their dealerships were instructed to finance any moron at punitive interest no matter the risk and put them in a brand new base Eclipse or, occasionally, a Galant. Bad credit? No credit? No eyesight? No pulse? No problem!
So the early 2000's equivalent of "Big Altima Energy" was you inevitably found that any unexploded Eclipse driven by anyone who wasn't a tuner was instead being piloted by somebody who had no business whatsoever operating a motor vehicle. Sure, that was really a problem with the drivers and not the car, but it means that do this day every time you see one you still let out that disgruntled sigh and give it an extra couple of car lengths of room.
I await with interest my imminent crucifixion by angry Eclipse owners, now. Go on, give it to me. I am invincible!
I lived through the 90s and can confirm that the Mitsubishi Gallant was the Altima of its day
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Ford: "Hold my beer!"
And Puma is such a sporty sounding name too. And it ends up as yet another bland crossover.
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Station wagons should have stayed dead.
station wagons are all we ever needed and more than we ever deserved.
pickup trucks with a bigger cab than bed should die and stay dead though. a van with stow away seats is infinitely more useful and the stuff you haul stays dry, no need for separately purchased tonneu cover or that dumbfuck accessory that adds a roof level to the cab and windows for why even. Our old caravan had a handy folding liner for dirty shit that fit in the back when all seats were up too. Bench down and it could fit a standard pallet up to a reasonable height as long as the weight isn't over what the rear suspension could handle.
Transmission was utter shit and seemingly still is in current gen which suck for addititonal reasons.
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Why? I don't think I've ever seen someone hate on station wagons.
Volvo: "Am I a joke to you?"
They never died. Look at the M5 Touring, the E63 Estate and the RS6 Avant for starters.
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I loved my Sapporo.
I'd love for the Galant to make a comeback. Such an underrated car.
Same 4G63 as the Talon/Laser/Eclipse and AWD... Family race car.
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I’ll never forgive them for killing off the Lancer. I love my Lancer, would love to upgrade, but nope.
I'll never forgive Mitsubishi for MY SHINS!
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