New Mitsubishi Lancer

Munstermissy

Some help or ideas on above car. Was looking at a 12 Focus but would get a 13 Lancer for less money. Any ideas on resale value of Lancer?

Thanks for your thoughts.

Matthewjohn

They wouldn't hold their value as well as a focus but they are good value and they come with an 8 year warranty.

colm_mcm

Munstermissy wrote: »

Some help or ideas on above car. Was looking at a 12 Focus but would get a 13 Lancer for less money. Any ideas on resale value of Lancer?

Thanks for your thoughts.

I went lancer shopping a few weeks back. Lancers aren't known for great resale but given that you can get a new diesel for 22k they're cheaper than a lot of their rivals. Certainly the 09-10 ones werent much cheaper than corollas etc.

Id buy one anyway. The 8 year warranty will be a great thing to have

colm_mcm

The focus doesn't have a good resale value, the lancer will most certainly hold its money better as the place isn't flooded with them

Munstermissy

I test drove one yesterday and liked how it drove. Currently driving an 11 Fiesta, it's a grand car but would prefer a bigger car.

Bigus

Lancer is seriously powerful @ 150 bhp

Cantona's Collars

Have one myself,great car to drive.

After a few years,the resale value is comparable to other similar cars.

Munstermissy

Only took it for a short spin but handled really well. Plenty of poke in it. Coming of the roundabout, no need to drop down gear unlike my Fiesta. Bluetooth, AC, alloys, etc included in the price.

Sales man asking for 10 grand with my own which currently has 31000kms on it. Is that a decent exchange??

Female here so other than liking the colour of the car, I am not fussed what I drive, lol, but I don't want to be stiffed on the price.

Rafa1977

Munstermissy wrote: »

Some help or ideas on above car. Was looking at a 12 Focus but would get a 13 Lancer for less money. Any ideas on resale value of Lancer?

Thanks for your thoughts.

Can only speak about my own one, which is 2000 that I got in 2005 and still have, never had any major issue apart from obvious wearnd tear like break pads, tyres, etc. Very reliable car.

Matthewjohn

Munstermissy wrote: »

Only took it for a short spin but handled really well. Plenty of poke in it. Coming of the roundabout, no need to drop down gear unlike my Fiesta. Bluetooth, AC, alloys, etc included in the price.

Sales man asking for 10 grand with my own which currently has 31000kms on it. Is that a decent exchange??

Female here so other than liking the colour of the car, I am not fussed what I drive, lol, but I don't want to be stiffed on the price.

How old is it and which engine in the fiesta?

Bigus

It wouldn't take long to price that car deal in all the Mitsubishi dealers in Ireland to see where to get the best deal. There's only a few of them

Munstermissy

Matthewjohn wrote: »

How old is it and which engine in the fiesta?

11 Fiesta and it's a 1.2 I think, again female here, I just get in and drive cars, no idea of specs, lol..

The lancer is priced at 22450 and salesman wants 10 with my own. Having looked at Ford, they are only giving me 11-11500euro

dollybird2

I had a lancer 1.5 petrol until recently and loved it. Great handling, very reliable, the bluetooth is brilliant and there is great space. My lancer was crashed into by another motorist, pretty bad crash but the car handled it brilliantly and i walked away unscathed. It was an 08 with 130k on the clock and my insurance company valued it at 8k. I had purchased it two years previously for 10k at 3 years old if that's any help.

Currently have a focus which is diesel and although it's so much more economical I miss the extras in the lancer, such as the bluetooth, the space and the driving pleasure.

bazz26

Surely there must be a new model Lancer coming soon? The current model is nearly 6 years old. Then again if they do what they did with the Colt's replacement then you might be better off with the current model.

Cantona's Collars

bazz26 wrote: »

Surely there must be a new model Lancer coming soon? The current model is nearly 6 years old. Then again if they do what they did with the Colt's replacement then you might be better off with the current model.

It was released on general sale in 08 so it's 6 years old next year,as I said a great car but for financial reasons I'll be holding onto it & won't be tempted by any new model.It's so reliable that it takes very little to keep it runnning 100%

GavMan

Fiesta should be easy enough to shift privately. I doubt he's giving you 12k trade for your Fiesta seeing as they are list on Carzone for 12K. He's probably discounting the Lancer (in his head, not on paper). It's probably a 10 10 split between the 2.

If you could sell your fiesta privately for 11K, you could probably discount the Lancer to 20k (or maybe lower if you play a few dealers off each other). Save yourself a grand anyway...

ba_barabus

New model is due to be shown in 2014 at the Tokyo show with deliveries starting in late 2014 or early 2015.

While some would say the looks are questionable, I like them, the interior fit and finish is lacking. The diesel is a cracker though. It would have to be heavily discounted for me to spend my own money on one.

Henry Ford III

I drove an 08 or 09? 1.5l petrol Lancer for a week recently.

It was ok, reliable obvioulsy and light on fuel, but felt cheaply built with panels you could press in with a thumb. It was unrefined if pushed, and didn't handle very well either.

A pretty average car tbh.

JohnBoy26

Henry Ford III wrote: »

I drove an 08 or 09? 1.5l petrol Lancer for a week recently.

It was ok, reliable obvioulsy and light on fuel, but felt cheaply built with panels you could press in with a thumb. It was unrefined if pushed, and didn't handle very well either.

A pretty average car tbh.

An accurate review of a mitsubishi imo. They are very cheaply built.

ba_barabus

Henry Ford III wrote: »

I drove an 08 or 09? 1.5l petrol Lancer for a week recently.

It was ok, reliable obvioulsy and light on fuel, but felt cheaply built with panels you could press in with a thumb. It was unrefined if pushed, and didn't handle very well either.

A pretty average car tbh.

IIRC there was a minor facelift last year when the diesel was launched which addressed some of those criticisms especially as regards the interior fit and finish.

Still lacks well behind class leaders though.

Although you could look at it this way, high spec 150bhp diesel saloon with aggressive looks and sharp handling, a left field choice that's also reliable, includes an 8 year warranty and it's all yours for 22k.

Looks a lot better that way

Munstermissy

ba_barabus wrote: »

IIRC there was a minor facelift last year when the diesel was launched which addressed some of those criticisms especially as regards the interior fit and finish.

Still lacks well behind class leaders though.

Although you could look at it this way, high spec 150bhp diesel saloon with aggressive looks and sharp handling, a left field choice that's also reliable, includes an 8 year warranty and it's all yours for 22k.

Looks a lot better that way

That is basically what I need to hear. I want bang for my buck.... I'm really not into cars and just want to see if it was reliable and gets me from A to B.

colm_mcm

If I was spending 22k on a new car it'd be one of those. (With the fake evo bits they do for a grand)

Munstermissy

colm_mcm wrote: »

If I was spending 22k on a new car it'd be one of those. (With the fake evo bits they do for a grand)

For the clueless here, what's and evo?

colm_mcm

Munstermissy wrote: »

For the clueless here, what's and evo?

Evo is the lancer evolution. (Rally car)

ba_barabus

colm_mcm wrote: »

If I was spending 22k on a new car it'd be one of those. (With the fake evo bits they do for a grand)

I'd have to agree. Mazda 3 is nice but the steering isn't confidence inspiring

colm_mcm

OP there is a special edition out there too with satnav and stuff, colville hunt have one in red, saw it there a few weeks ago so its there a while.
Def get a cost to change price, tey say there's €3k of extras on it.

Munstermissy

Going to have a look now Com, cheers.

colm_mcm

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Mitsubishi/Lancer/Sam-Dies/31713589446527690/advert?channel=CARS

road_high

I do think these are a bit of an underated hero too. Are they really any more plasticky than say a Corrolla saloon? They look horrendous... the Lancer looks 100 times better, are reliable and well specced. I'd seriously consider one myself if was shopping at that price range, car type and budget. The diesel sounds like a cracker as well.
Especially with the potential discounts, warranty and extras thrown in.

Munstermissy

Thanks alot folks for all your input. Think I am converted.

JohnBoy26

road_high wrote: »

I do think these are a bit of an underated hero too. Are they really any more plasticky than say a Corrolla saloon? They look horrendous... the Lancer looks 100 times better, are reliable and well specced. I'd seriously consider one myself if was shopping at that price range, car type and budget. The diesel sounds like a cracker as well.
Especially with the potential discounts, warranty and extras thrown in.

It's not only down to cheap plastics. They use cheap components in their cars too in my experience and aren't as well screwed together as a Toyota. Certainly Toyota's of late are nothing to right home about in the quality department either, but they are still a good bit better than Mitsubishi imo.

R.O.R

If the interior was better, it would be a cracking car, as it's spacious (for the price) and has a high level of standard equipment, and the diesel engine is a stonker.

We had a 1.5 on fleet for 4 years. Did 166,000km and the only time it ever broke down was due to an issue with the keys. Driver was delighted with it, and the only reason he didn't go for another one was because he had a higher allowance this time around.

If I was planning on keeping a car for long while, I'd certainly go for the Lancer over a Focus / Astra, and to hell with the resale value. If I was only planning on keeping it for 2-3 years, then the resale would worry me. Know a dealer who took one as a trade in - priced it very reasonably for sale, but it sat around for a long time without being sold.

Joe 90

colm_mcm wrote: »

Evo is the lancer evolution. (Rally car)

And this one is for sale in the North.

colm_mcm

Different body.

ba_barabus

colm_mcm wrote: »

Different body.

Different EVERYTHING almost........apart form the badge obviously.

Aren't they just called EVO now?

ba_barabus

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

They use cheap components in their cars too in my experience

Could you elaborate please?

It's not something I've ever heard said about them but I'd just be interested to hear what you know.

JohnBoy26

ba_barabus wrote: »

Could you elaborate please?

It's not something I've ever heard said about them but I'd just be interested to hear what you know.

Many of their models are reliable in fairness, but Ball joints, track rod ends etc and other components wear out twice as quick in them compared to other Jap cars, and im not talking about cheap spurious parts either, genuine parts is what im talking about. They just get rough much quicker and at half the mileage than other jap cars like honda and toyota in my experience,

shamrock55

Im looking to change my car in the new year and want something reliable and that looks good, ive been looking alot lately at honda civics and mazda 3s, i will keep this next car for 5 or 6 years and i think a lancer could be well up there on my list, also i just spotted this which is a massive plus for buying a mitsubishi lancer i think

http://www.reliabilityindex.com/reliability/search/233

Y2KBOS86

shamrock55 wrote: »

Im looking to change my car in the new year and want something reliable and that looks good, ive been looking alot lately at honda civics and mazda 3s, i will keep this next car for 5 or 6 years and i think a lancer could be well up there on my list, also i just spotted this which is a massive plus for buying a mitsubishi lancer i think

http://www.reliabilityindex.com/reliability/search/233

8 year warranty too.

150bhp 1.8DID is a fab engine as well, loads of power, economy and reliable

JohnBoy26

shamrock55 wrote: »

Im looking to change my car in the new year and want something reliable and that looks good, ive been looking alot lately at honda civics and mazda 3s, i will keep this next car for 5 or 6 years and i think a lancer could be well up there on my list, also i just spotted this which is a massive plus for buying a mitsubishi lancer i think

http://www.reliabilityindex.com/reliability/search/233

all the cars you mention above are newer and nicer than the lancer Imo.

goz83

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

all the cars you mention above are newer and nicer than the lancer Imo.

No. Lancer is way better. I'd like an Evo :cool:

shamrock55

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

all the cars you mention above are newer and nicer than the lancer Imo.

I dunno, tbh i love the look of the lancer, even more then the civic or mazda, they are nice cars though, im not too fussed if the lancer has been around awhile, i think the lancers looks have and will age well its still better looking to me then a lot of newer models out there, also the fact you dont see too many around, i quiet like that, im sick of looking at the same old drizzle:D

JohnBoy26

shamrock55 wrote: »

I dunno, tbh i love the look of the lancer, even more then the civic or mazda, they are nice cars though, im not too fussed if the lancer has been around awhile, i think the lancers looks have and will age well its still better looking to me then a lot of newer models out there, also the fact you dont see too many around, i quiet like that, im sick of looking at the same old drizzle:D

The likes of the new Mazda 3 is hardly "drizzle" though, it's a great looking car, far nicer looking than a lancer imo.

I would rate all the other cars you mention higher in the build quality department too.

JohnBoy26

goz83 wrote: »

No. Lancer is way better. I'd like an Evo :cool:

Way better than what? The lancer is nearly 7 years old now. Nearly all the mainstream brands have far newer cars out now that outclass it, even back then many did.

An evo isn't relevant to this unless the op is actually planning on buying one? From reading their post I don't think they are though.

shamrock55

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

Way better than what? The lancer is nearly 7 years old now. Nearly all the mainstream brands have far newer cars out now that outclass it, even back then many did.

An evo isn't relevant to this unless the op is actually planning on buying one? From reading their post I don't think they are though.

Unfortunately im not, if i had the money and no kids i would in a heartbeat:D

EazyD

My brother is abroad for the year and left his Lancer here. Owned since 2011 used and not a single problem has ever surfaced, good to drive too.