woah i cant belive that my 2004 ralliart with only 40k just came me a headache....had it for a month or so and the radiator is ***ed....and worst part is i have to pay for tow and repair cost...buying used car sucks!!

 

Sorry to hear.

If you do your homework, you should be fine :-)

 

Damn that sucks. Check and see if your insurance pays for tows. Mine has always reimbursed me 100%.

 

a radiator hose went bad on my old focus with only 20k and i bought that car new, just be careful next time you buy a car.

 

This is why AAA is worth the $45/year. Also, why do you have to pay for the repair cost? The car should still be under warranty and it shouldn't matter that you're not the original owner.

 

some had 36,000 coverage....some had more. its hard finding out if thats the case

 

they said i only have 1.5 year of warranty for the engine...and if ur insurance paid for it would ur insurances go up

 

Insurance should only go up from accidents or tickets

 

I got a 98 eclipse and with only 66k on it, after 1 month, I found the radiator had a leak at the bottom where the plastic is. I knew the car had been fixed in the front end at some point, and I guess they didn't worry about the radiator, it was a small hole, so, 350 dollars later, I have a fulidyne performance radiator for less than a new oem one. Get a performance one for the evo, I believe it is exaclty the same, if you have a 5 speed.

 

i baught an 04, used, and im also hitting the big 40 in miles and thankfully the only thing thats going wrong are my rear breaks that still hum really loud when i back up...

 

i bought a 05 used with 45k miles from carmax and i got 5 years 60,000 mile warranty. The 5 years will be up before i hit 105k i bet lol. Carmax is pretty good, i can take to them for warranty work or straight to the mitsu dealer.

 

so u pretty sure my insurance will pay for my tow ticket?

EDIT: so the conclusion of this was instead of replacing the radiator my mitsu dealer gave it to ssum specialized radiators company to repair it. Cost me 250 bucks + tax!

 

He meant insurance would pay for the tow.

 

That depends entirely on your insurance policy.