No way to know insurance without going to go quotes for your specific information. Search the RA general forum for a thread with insurance in the subject line, it'll have just about everyone's insurance premium in it.

 

1)Room is great can fit carseat nicely( i am single dad with 10 mo old)
2)Gotta switch tires stock suks
3)Insurance didnt have listing for ralliart so they priced me at an oz lol,107 a month full cov
4)Can still have cool car an family orented

 

I say the same as everyone else for snow. Get yourself those good winter tires and you're golden. I find it heats up considerably quick too. And still manages to turn over in -45C weather without being plugged in! (only had to do that once though...thank god!)

 

my brother is 35, married with a 5y/o and another kid on the way...he loves the damn thing

 

It's got alot of backseat room, and anchors for carseats and whatnot, so it'd probably be a good choice for a compact family car.

 

Not to be a smart *** but how could they post if they were killed in an accident??

But in all seriousness, the ralliart was a great car, I just couldn't afford the insurance difference and monthly payments.

 

Well, I know our side impact rating isn't the best, but you can get airbags all over the place (driver, passenger and front/side) as well as reinforced doors, crumple zones, that freaky engine drop feature and whatnot, it seems like Mitsu put some thought into safety... maybe not as much as say Volvo, but still not bad.

Of course, the best safely feature is sensible driving.

 

Here's a link talking about the problems with side impact on most major compact cars...

http://www.roadandtravel.com/crashra...sideimpact.htm

Yeah. The Lancer didn't score so hot.

 

i agree with GDS ,i have a 5 month son and his car seat fits back there with no problem but i got a sportback ralliart ...the only difference i think is that my rear seats the back is reclinable. now for the INSURANCE how about he name of that insurance that does not have Ralliarts on the list!!!! LOL

 

He was joking. my goodness.

 

It doesn't sound like they tested with the side airbags

 

i saw the program where they tested the side impact crash. The car was not equipped with side aibags, its was a lancer ES that was tested. With the side airbags it scores a greater rating and it passes the insurance test and does not fail like without the airbags. I think it was 20/20 or dateline

 

Glad I got them then. And here I was b*tching that i had to pay extra for that.

The scary thing is, no side airbags in the wife's car.

 

I am 23 married and a three yearold and my daughter loves the car. she loves it when I burn the tires in it. I think it is a very cool car to have when you have a kid. Oh yeah very good on insurance and actually on automotive news geico and allstate is lowering their insurance by 5% and some others are going to lower to. So that is something to look forward to.

 

05 ralliart for 9k i would check that car its to cheap check carfax report on it but there is no problem with car seat i have 1 year old doughter and she loves to ride in it