Mitsubishi launch 8 year warranty

colm_mcm

Mitsubishi Ireland have launched an extended 8 year 150k warranty!


Pity the lineup is so odd


http://www.mitsubishi-motors.ie/contentv3/index.cfm?fuseaction=page&pageID=24307&parentID=22077

BobBobBobBob

They don't have a great line up of vehicles to choose from.

colm_mcm

That's true, although I wouldn't mind a lancer mivec diesel. It's a bit old fashioned at this stage but still a nice car.

R.O.R

Value for money wise, there is probably little that comes close to the Lancer Diesel. High spec, cheap price and a stonking 150ps diesel engine. Let down by the interior finish, but still a decent buy - as long as you are keeping it for a while.

Similar could be said for the ASX. Looks brilliant from the front & back (side not so great), pretty good to drive with the same engine as the Lancer, but a bit under par on the interior.

I know there is at least one addition to the dealer network coming, combined with an 8 year warranty, they might start to gain some market share, but they could do with a much better line up of vehicles.

Mar4ix

I believe , has to be serviced in Mitsubishi garages ... i think everyone know how much cost to do basic car service in dealers premises.

godtabh

Mar4ix wrote: »

I believe , has to be serviced in Mitsubishi garages ... i think everyone know how much cost to do basic car service in dealers premises.

Might be easier to stomach with an 8 year warranty

furtzy

Had a 2010 Outlander. It was a good car but badly let down by appalling paint qualiy and flimsy interior plastics. Put me off ever buying a Mitsubishi again. Good warranty offer though

bazz26

They have a very jaded range of cars, the Colt has been around since 2004 (as far back as 2002 in Japan). The Lancer was an outdated design when it was launched 6 years ago (even the diesel engine cannot save it imo). The ASX is an improvement but uses alot of outdated Lancer switchgear. The Outlander is just a facelift of an already facelifted model and the Pajaro is just too expensive if they even bother to sell it here anymore. That and the small dealer network doesn't help their cause here. The sad thing is that back in early 1990s Mitsubishi were a top 5 seller in Ireland.

GavMan

The old man had Lancers and a Galant up until he switched to Renault.

They could do with a revamped Colt, Lancer, Something in the executive class market, Maybe a crossover type car and knock 20k off the Pajaro

road_high

bazz26 wrote: »

They have a very jaded range of cars, the Colt has been around since 2004 (as far back as 2002 in Japan). The Lancer was an outdated design when it was launched 6 years ago (even the diesel engine cannot save it imo). The ASX is an improvement but uses alot of outdated Lancer switchgear. The Outlander is just a facelift of an already facelifted model and the Pajaro is just too expensive if they even bother to sell it here anymore. That and the small dealer network doesn't help their cause here. The sad thing is that back in early 1990s Mitsubishi were a top 5 seller in Ireland.

Nail on head here. They dropped the ball, ironically their protege Hyundai have taken over from Mistubishi really.
They were seen as "upmarket" 15-20 years ago. The Galant and Colt were on a par with the Civic and Accord.

New Mirage (Colt) on it's way but is rather downmarket ala the newer Micra. Concentrating on markets in Thailand etc where standards are lower.

rman2727

The new outlander looks very good, 7 seats and pretty good economy for a 4wd with cheap tax. Seems they might have started to get things back on track.

naughtysmurf

Slightly old news but just seen this evening that Mitsubishi are now giving an eight year warrranty across their range
http://www.rte.ie/lifestyle/motors/news/2013/0116/362996-eight-year-warranty/

Along with Kia (7), Renault (5) plus others also offering 5 year warranties do you think the likes of Audi & BMW, so called premium brands will now have to follow, or will they resist?

Their 3 year warranties now seem fairly pathetic in comparison & how do sales people answer the question, why can't you stand over your brand for the same length of time as others?

colm_mcm

Old news alright

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naughtysmurf wrote: »

Slightly old news but just seen this evening that Mitsubishi are now giving an eight year warrranty across their range
http://www.rte.ie/lifestyle/motors/news/2013/0116/362996-eight-year-warranty/

Along with Kia (7), Renault (5) plus others also offering 5 year warranties do you think the likes of Audi & BMW, so called premium brands will now have to follow, or will they resist?
Their 3 year warranties now seem fairly pathetic in comparison & how do sales people answer the question, why can't you stand over your brand for the same length of time as others?

Nah they'd go broke within a year if they did LOL

naughtysmurf

colm_mcm wrote: »

Old news alright

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Fair enough, done a quick search and didn't see anything

colm_mcm

Kinda shows you much people think of mitsubishi nowadays. If it was pretty much any other brand everyone would be talking about it,


What's the craic with the vauxhall lifetime warranty, any sign of opel following suit?

MuppetCheck

No, they've gone to 5 years 100k km and that's it.

colm_mcm

MuppetCheck wrote: »

No, they've gone to 5 years 100k km and that's it.

At least the 5 year warranty transfers to the second owner.

naughtysmurf

Back in the day a mate of mine had a Lancer, great car, good looks, kept it in great nic,

Think these long / extended warranties could have a major impact on car sales for the average punter, for those who are able to pony up for new Audi / BMW maybe not so much but will be interesting to see what response they come up with, if any.

bazz26

Poor range of cars that are outclassed by nearly all their rivals, non existant marketing campaign, few and far between dealer franchise that seems to pass around very frequently. For the majority of people they might as well have withdrawn from the market altogether.

Just look at the new replacement for the Colt, it looks like it was specifically designed for the Asian market about 5 years ago. Not many people will choose it over the likes of a Rio or i20 not to mind favorites like the Fiesta and Polo, irrespective of the lenght of the warranty. Like Subaru and Alfa Romeo I'd hate to be trying to put food on the table from selling this brand these days.

colm_mcm

You'd have to wonder what they're on alright.


The replacement for the colt is called the mirage in Japan, indeed the colt has been called the mirage in Japan for as long as I remember.

Mitsubishi uk launch the new mirage. Mitsubishi Ireland launch the space star (same car)

Space star was a mini Mpv from 13 years ago. Why did they revive that name? Its not even a good name.

Ill bet its a throwback to wanting to distance their cars from the jap imports, which too used to be popular but nobody's buying anymore either now.

bazz26

Yeah, Mitsubishi are the equivilant of Nokia at present. Mitsubishi might be better trying to sell their MIVEC diesel engines to other manufacturers and start making some money in order to begin producing competitive cars again.

pete4130

I think the image is just an Irish market thing. In Australia Mitsubishi sell in huge numbers. From Mirage to Lancer, old Magnas, Outlander & Pajeros.

It is a small/limited variety of cars but they sell really well here. Priced keenly and good to drive. I've driven the Mother in Laws Lancer saloon 2.0 and its great.
Different market I suppose here. Lots of sales made up by 4x4's for Mitsubishi. They are very popular on the road. Lots of older V6 Magna's on the road.

colm_mcm

Isn't it the case in Australia that the likes of kia and Hyundai are taking the new car sales from Hyundai and most of the Mitsubishis are JDM imports?

bazz26

pete4130 wrote: »

I think the image is just an Irish market thing. In Australia Mitsubishi sell in huge numbers. From Mirage to Lancer, old Magnas, Outlander & Pajeros.

It is a small/limited variety of cars but they sell really well here. Priced keenly and good to drive. I've driven the Mother in Laws Lancer saloon 2.0 and its great.
Different market I suppose here. Lots of sales made up by 4x4's for Mitsubishi. They are very popular on the road. Lots of older V6 Magna's on the road.

I think the point is that Mitsubishi used to enjoy a very healthy market share here back in the 1990s which I would say was one of their best markets in Europe as a whole. Since then it has just dwindled away to nothing as the models they offer here are just not competitive. What they do still sell here has a very 1990s feel to them imo.

charlieharper

It's a great deal for a great car but like the 1st reply said they've a poor and outdated line-up. The only one that looks appealing is either the Lancer or Outlander new gen models.

Photoshop

Drove the Lancer diesel last year, good to drive and with 150bhp it wasn't much slower than the Octavia Vrs diesel I drive on the same day.

Salesman offered me 1.5k on list price for the evo type kit, alloys, bonnet scoop, sidepanels, spoiler etc, was a great deal if I had the cash.

22k for below and 8 year warranty.

Engine is great too, 1.8 diesel, 150bhp, variable valve timing, double overhead cam engine.

Ded_Zebra

It's crazy how much they have dropped off the map. In the 90's and 00's every second family had a Spacewagon and second generation Pajeros were everywhere, at the same time Mitsubishi were very competitive in the WRC.
I just don't know what happened

seanmacc

I wonder would the 8 year warranty cover the battery in the electric car?

If I was ever to buy one, they're looking for 24k Euro in the price list I'd be worried that constant tricle charging would have the battery in a heap by the 3rd year.

Leonard Hofstadter

I reckon most of the people who used to buy Mitsubishis now buy Hyundai and Kia instead.

I too remember the days when people bought Space Wagons, Carismas and Galants in their droves. It's hard to boil down exactly when Mitsubishi started having their fall from grace, but the fact that the Galant was 2.0 only towards the end of its time didn't help, the Carisma was too small to compete in the Avensis/Mondeo category even though that's where it was priced, the fact that the Lancer wasn't sold for years also really hurt them.

Mitsubishi reliability was never a patch on other Japanese manufacturers either. You were getting European levels of reliability but Japanese levels of blandness and sheer boredom every time you looked at and sat in one.

September1

seanmacc wrote: »

If I was ever to buy one, they're looking for 24k Euro in the price list I'd be worried that constant tricle charging would have the battery in a heap by the 3rd year.

Batteries like trickle charging more than any other faster kind, so if anything that would extend its life.

Stallingrad

Great warranty from Mitsubishi, pity their range is so lousy. 2 year warranties really are a joke at this stage.

Nissan doctor

Stallingrad wrote: »

Great warranty from Mitsubishi, pity their range is so lousy. 2 year warranties really are a joke at this stage.

Its not really, read the T's & C's. Most parts are not covered for the full 8 years/150k, some only up to 80k, some up to 100k. Its only a normal 3 year warranty provided my Mitsubishi, the rest is an extended warranty from the Irish distributor who can impose any conditions they like.

You must have your car checked by Mitsubishi every year and if your a month or a few KMS late with one of your services the warranty is invalid.

colm_mcm

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