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Old Jul 4, 2005 | 07:08 PM
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well apparently lemon laws in MA only apply if you're within the first 15K miles of the car.. and i'm at like 15,853 or something like that currently.. so... so much for that idea. But i'm definitely gonna be pissed if the car craps out again after this time.
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Old Jul 5, 2005 | 09:46 AM
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That sucks man. I hope all goes well and they can pinpoint the problem for you when you go into the dealership today.
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Old Jul 8, 2005 | 04:11 PM
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alright so i got the car back two days ago.. and the problem was the fuel management pin portion of the harness that runs to the computer was defective, so the replaced that.. and they also told me my inner tie rod needed to be replaced (which was the cause for the clunking), but they're not fully sure if it's the inner tie rod alone, so they're going to fix that, and if it still have problems replace the entire steering rack. (all under warranty)

Well that's the good news... but a while back i got into an accident with 10 feet of chainlink fence, and 3 of those metal fence posts. yea well i never got that fixed because it was all cosmetic damage. So today my friend pulled out of the driveway and backed straight into my driverside (damaged side) door and smashed that one in... But we're chill about it being that we're friends and all so no worries. I'm calling his insurance soon, and i'm gonna bring it back down to my body shop and have them quote it. Well the good news is since they're fixing my door my dad decided what he wanted to hook me up with for a graduation present. And he's going ahead and fixing the rest of the damage from the fence accident...

I'll take some photo's of the car now, but since it's raining its under a car cover i took from my old car... Looks like my car's going to the body shop, then straight to mitsu for more repairs... I mean hell.. my car is in the shop 24/7 now...
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Old Jul 8, 2005 | 05:40 PM
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Just wondering... where was your RA made? VIN decoder thingy

Mine was made in Japan, but I'm wondering if some of those more problematic RAs were made elsewhere.

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Old Jul 8, 2005 | 05:45 PM
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Aren't all RA's made in Japan just different areas of Japan?
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Old Jul 8, 2005 | 05:55 PM
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No, in 2004 they were made at 4 plants in 3 countries:

1) Nagoya & Mizushima (Japan)
2) Normal, Ohio (USA)
3) Tonsley Park (Australia)


In 2005, they're made at 3 plants in 2 countries:

1) Nagoya & Mizushima (Japan)
2) Normal, Ohio (USA)
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Old Jul 8, 2005 | 07:28 PM
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So how come we don't go around calling our car the J6? It's a honda thing I guess. "Johnny Six Ralliart Edition"
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Old Jul 8, 2005 | 09:15 PM
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hahahaha, i'll run my VIN sometime this weekend when i get my registration out of my car...Damn... i have the lancer shop authority short shifter kit waiting to be installed, my rrm SRI intake waiting to be reinstalled, a pair of silver star headlights, yellow euro-designs fog light bulbs, and a couple other things... All this is finally here and waiting to be installed; when my car cannot be worked on. hm... i think when it's done from the body shop and the dealer i'm gonna toss a rear dash sticker saying "Back from the dead"... haha
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Old Jul 20, 2005 | 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by tuffguy
Just wondering... where was your RA made? VIN decoder thingy

Mine was made in Japan, but I'm wondering if some of those more problematic RAs were made elsewhere.
THIS IS GREAT! I just ran my vin and am so glad to find it was was built in Japan...
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Old Jul 20, 2005 | 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by tuffguy
No, in 2004 they were made at 4 plants in 3 countries:

1) Nagoya & Mizushima (Japan)
2) Normal, Ohio (USA)
3) Tonsley Park (Australia)


In 2005, they're made at 3 plants in 2 countries:

1) Nagoya & Mizushima (Japan)
2) Normal, Ohio (USA)

I think this is incorrect. I would like to see a picture of any window sticker of any Lancer (Evo, ES, LS, Sportback, Ralliart, or OZ) made anywhere else but Japan.

Normal only produces Galants, Eclipse and Endeavors.
Australia only produced Diamantes.
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Old Jul 20, 2005 | 05:10 PM
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Originally Posted by GPTourer
I think this is incorrect. I would like to see a picture of any window sticker of any Lancer (Evo, ES, LS, Sportback, Ralliart, or OZ) made anywhere else but Japan.

Normal only produces Galants, Eclipse and Endeavors.
Australia only produced Diamantes.
It's from Mitsu's site. They should know where they produce their own cars.
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Old Jul 20, 2005 | 06:35 PM
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Yay, JayPan here! lol
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Old Nov 19, 2005 | 02:41 AM
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Yeah it makes me sad seeing RA's loosen value so fast. Amazing cars, just not all that well known. Ra's havent been around since civics and cars like that. in 5 years there won't civcs everywhere, there will be ra's everywhere... just give it time
I hope not, I love the fact that mine is the only RA I've seen in the NO area.
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Old Nov 19, 2005 | 05:12 AM
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Originally Posted by tuffguy
It's from Mitsu's site. They should know where they produce their own cars.
They do, but you are interpreting their site wrong.
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Old Nov 19, 2005 | 10:28 AM
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my car was made by god.
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