Evo X and family (List all the Mitsubishis you've owned)
 

My passion for Mitsubishi's started with the EVO thanks to Microsoft (laughs)... After playing Ralli Sport Challenge for the original Xbox "way back in the day", I decided I had to have one. To make a long story short I've purchased three Lancers (OZ, GTS, GSR); however my fever continued on into Mitsubishi's vehicle line up. I now have three Mitsubishi's parked in my garage and have had zero issues with either of the three (rather than my aero kit). The Mighty Max is now known as the Triton and is only sold over sea's, I figured some of you guys would get a kick out of this... I was wondering how some of you guys got involved with the EVO and if you've owned any other Mitsubishi products rather than the EVO?

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I have owned 2 Evos an 8 and now the 10. Before the evos I had 3 eclipse gsx's and a talon tsi.
I also had an 02 wrx, now my wife has an 04 wrx wagon.
What can I say I love turbo awd cars.

Yeah I can see you have a love for turbos and AWD's! Although all my cars aren't turbo'd they all sport AWD and 4WD lol. I own the EVO, my Mom owns the Endeavor and my Dad rocks the Mighty Max! I honestly don't know who pushed Mitsubishi on them (laughs) MUH HAH HAH HAH!

Had an Evo 9 for about a year, now I own an X. Evos are the only Mitsubishi vehicle I would ever consider buying.

friends of mine have owned: 86 conquest, 95 talon tsi, eclipse gst, and evo 8. i love turbo, i love awd, i knew the evo was for me. mitsubishi as a brand, i have always loved. when i first started getting into cars i thought the eclipse was the coolest car, then the 3000gt vr4 was awesome too. when a friend told me about the evo and how it was coming to the states, i thought it sounded like the coolest car ever.

My first car was a 02 WRX and now I got a Evo X. Than I got a 1991 3000GT SL. The 3000GT was just for goofing off in until I blew the motor. I have plans on getting a new motor and putting a turbo in it. Not sure if I want to keep it after it is running again or sale/trade it.

Indeed, Mitsubishi as a brand has been rather good to me... I don't care what people say, their a reliable form of transportation that knows how to make one heck of a prize fighter (GSX, VR4, Ralliart, EVO and so forth)!

VR4's were amazing rides, the awd and aws was something unheard of back in the day!

I've owned and Evo VIII, a 3000GT, and a Galant all were great cars with no issues.

I had a 1G Eclipse GST, 2G GSX and 3G GT before I bought my Evo X. Right after I bought the EVO, I went and picked my wife up an Outlander. Mitsu love here!

I really got into the Evos after reading about some of the rally tech that was being developed when the 6's were new. I got more into it after spending way too much time at the beginning of college playing the rally maps in gran turismo 3 on the ps2 ;)

I got my first lancer es from my internship during last year and a half of college. It was a used fleet car, but was in decent shape and I got a STEAL on it. Then I upgraded to a ralliart about 1 week after landing my first real job. Also got an eclipse gt for the gf at the same time (her first real job, too). She traded up for an endevour after we got big dogs. And finally I just traded the ralliart for an gsr a few months ago.

So thats 5 mitsus I bought in the last 6 years... and not a single one from the same dealership because they all try to screw you at some point. Now THATS karma :) I'm hoping the one I'm dealing with now is a bit less greedy (so far so good... thank you economic crisis!)

8 Eclipses
4 3000gt VR4's
1 Montero Sport
1 Evo 9
1 Evo X

Yeah I really hope Mitsubishi gets back on track with the next Eclipse, either that or bring back the 3000GT VR4... The newest revision of the Eclipse looks rather sharp but it's hardly a performer!

I had 88 maxima, 01 civic, 03 altima, 05 evo 8mr and now evo x. Never had a probelm with any of the cars i keep them well maintained

4 Evos
1 Montero
1 2G Eclipse

not as much as some people, but to give you an idea...

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How was the Montero? I really like the new style which Mitsubishi only sold for a very limited time (State side).

Ive got an X, and a 93 Montero.

The Montero is smoking a bit, but understandable after 179K miles!

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Nice rides, very nice! My Dad's Mighty Max smokes a little after setting for awhile, more than likely valve seals? 179k isn't bad, I'm sure it has plenty life left. One of the reasons I posted this was due to everyone asking about Mitsubishi's reliability. They don't make flawless vehicles but they're built just as good as toyota or honda. Our Mighty Max has 143k, the body is in super great shape and the 4WD pulls harder than any other 4WD I've been in. Just last night I took the X out and was totally blown away, over a year of ownership and the car still puts a huge smile on my face when going around the twisties and the turnies.

That is what it points to, but to fix that its most likely a head job, and my mechanic says that may stress the bottom end out to much.

It puffs pretty bad when I first gas it to get up to speed, but when I am there it seems ok.

It is funny to smoke out the ladies in the Prius, man, they give me a dirty look going through a cloud of exhaust smoke :)

(HAHA) I bet. Yeah my Dad's only smokes when you first start it up, after that you can get on it and it's smokeless, no water leaking from the muffler or anything weird like that! If you let it set over night and start it in the morning it's usually there but clears up after words. Did they quote you on the repair? What size engine is in your Montero? 3.0 or 3.8 V6?

Im taking it to a guy on thursday. Its the 3.0

I had a gvr4 and 2 evos. I loved that galant it just got too rusty. even the power steering lines rusted away.

I always wanted an eclipse. I thought the eclipse gsx was the hottest car. I eventually got a scion tc. Driving around in MI, I realized I need an awd car. So alas, I am here with an evo x mr!

How did you end up with 8 eclipses??

i had a 2g gst before I bought the evo.

Yeah man the GSX was something else, they simply need to bring that style of Eclipse back. AWD, Turbo charged, Intercooled coupe! It was a hot car for sure. The Galant is a solid car as well, really high reliability rating and the VR4 won car of the year in the early 90's!

1 Montero
2 Galants
hoping to get an evo soon.

1 1998 Montero SR
1 EvoX

had a 99 eclipse rs, 99 eclipse GSX, 2006 evo ix mr, 2008 evo x gsr

nice...

I'm glad to see everyone who's posted as tried Mitsubishi's other vehicles, the EVO is the flagship of their fleet, although they do make great vehicles in general!

95 GS-T Got it when I was 16 as my first car. Riced it out with a body kit an orange paint job and 19"s. Cause of death: Crankwalk

98 GSX Got this one when I was 17, it was super mint and low mileage red on black/tan leather, bought it for 3k from old retired dude sold it for 9000 dollars but only after 1 clutch and 1 transmission later (first awd car lol).

03 EVO VIII Got it @ 19 yrs old already a built 2.4 stroker with an FPGreen for 20k. 3, yes that is correct, 3 transfer cases and 1 clutch later (hardddd launching with 500+wtq) I traded it in for the X.

08 EVO X Got it right before my 20'th bday and put 2 clutches, 23k miles on it and blew the motor up, haven't even had it 9 months yet... ****

Aside from clutches and good ol' crankwalk, mitsubishi's have been good to me. (and yes I can drive! F off lol)

i'm jealous!

My first Mitsubishi was a 2009 RA, bought it about 5 months ago, plan of getting an Evo X...once the RA is paid off.:D

Here's my list of Mits. I've owned:

'95 Galant
'95 GSX
'97 GST
'96 Eclipse RS
'03 Eclipse GT
'04 Evo GSR
'05 Evo MR

Now RR '08 X MR

Hope I stop on my X:p

I had an '03 Lancer OZ, then an 04' RA (for about a month) and not i got the 09 RA. Saving up for an X or XI which ever comes 1st.

Yeah I heard crank walk was pretty bad in the Eclipses, didn't they solve some of those issues when the 2g Eclipse came out? I'm really surprised to see none of us have owned a Mirage yet (which the Lancer replaced)... Good little cars everyone looked over!

I had a total of 3 Mitsu already.

1st. 1995 3000GT VR-4. It was my first car at 18. I had it for about a year. It was heavily modified when i bought it (which is didn't know at the time). Transmission issues occurred and it was a money pit so i sold it.

2nd. 1997 Eclipse GSX. I bought it off a friend with 64k original miles for $2800. Down fault: it was an Auto and it was beat to ****.... and didn't run. I got it to run, sold the extra goodies off of it, drove it around for a couple of months and sold it for profit.

3rd. Evo X. She's been good to me.

In between the Eclipse and the Evo X, i had an 04 STi (pretty fast and fun car) and a Mazda 3 (non-speed) as a daily. All in all, i only got the Evo now and a large payment from negative equity off my STi

I've never been in a VR-4 before, I heard they were pretty fast considering the years they were made... Was it anything like your X? It was pretty advanced I do know that.

P.S. Shame on Mitsubishi for putting auto's in the GSX (j/k). To each their own I suppose.

2003 Eclipse GTS, 2005 Evo VIII, 2008 Eclipse GT, 2008 Evo X. Still have the last two in this list.

88 Daytona Shelby (almost a mitsu) Very fast for it's time
92 1G N/A base model, didn't even have AC
91 1G GST Bushur Stage 3 block and head (sold it after I bought the 08 Evo)
08 Evo GSR

After 20 years of driving, I finally got on the AWD train. Now there's no going back

Lol negative. With the debut of the 2g is when the issue of crankwalk had to be addressed, because it was so rampant.

I currently own an 04 Eclipse GT (silver) and just bought my new EVO X last month.
Both cars were purchased brand new...the Eclipse has over 100,000 miles now and I've had absolutely ZERO problems with it. Then again, I maintain my vehicles well but I'm happy with the brand in general.

I thought I read some where on wikipedia the 1g had more issues with crank walk, my bad!

1997 Eclipse Spyder GST
1991 Eagle Talon TSi AWD
1992 Eagle Talon TSi AWD
1991 Galant Vr4
1990 Mirage Colt 4g63 swap
2003 Evo8

1995 Eagle Talon TSi awd (first car)
1997 Eclipse GSX (still have it)
2008 Evo X (current daily driver/hobby)

^dang i've only owned 2 mitsu's

97 avenger es
03 galant de

This was my first Mitsubishi:
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I think those pictures were taken after 6 months without a wash. Interior was spotless though ;). I beat the **** out of that car and it never let me down.

Gave the ES to the wife at the time in '03 and bought this:
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Which I then traded in on this in '05:
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Had the best of both worlds for a little while:
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Now, just this:
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Evo VIII > Evo IX > Evo X
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All my Mitsus have been very reliable and in Canada the 5 year/10 year warranties are hard to overlook.

1992 Eagle Talon TSi AWD
1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse GST
2004 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart (Wife)
2007 Mitsubishi Outlander XLS 4WD (Wife)
2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X MR

A076 lancer
1991 lancer(colt/mirage)
1988 galant sigma
2006 evo9 mr

97 Eclipse RS (96-98)
99 Eclipse GSX (98-01)
97 3000GT VR4 (01-02)
99 3000GT VR4 (02-09)
04 Lancer RA (04-09 beater)
08 Evo X GSR (09-...)

Oh, 90 Plymouth Laser RS (Turbo FWD DSM) as a beater from 00-04 :)

Mitsu's I have owned, and the order:

'95 Mirage
2000 Eclipse (V6 turbo'd, unsuccessfully)
1990 GST
2003 VIII
2008 X

My discovery of turbos started about a year after I got the 2000 eclipse, around the same time I discovered forums, from there it's been turbo ever since, so far as to trade in the '07 C6 Z51 vette for the X, I couldn't be without a turbo ;)

1989 Dodge Colt 1.5l wioth a 4-speed manual (no OD). Under normal circumstances, this would have been my last mitsu, but I know there is a difference between the throw-away model and the premium ones. The real base cars never last long no matter what the make- but man, the colt was a major steaming pile.

Bought a used '02 Lancer OZ as my first car when I was in high school. Sold it to buy my X after I graduated college.

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96 talon esi
92 dodge stealth rt
97 eclipse gst
91 talon tsi
92 talon tsi
03 evo 8

I have owned 4 :mitsu:

2008 Evo X MR
2003 Evo VIII GSR
2004 Ralliart
2002 OZ Rally

I now have the Evo 8, before this I had an 02 Eclipse RS, and before that I had a 95 Talon...thats close enough to a mitsu lol

74 Dodge Colt GT
86 Galant
92 Galant VR-4
94 Expo SP

96 Eclipse GSX
88 Starion ESI-R
08 Evo X GSR

92 Talon TSi AWD A/T
91 Talon TSi FWD A/T
96 Talon TSi AWD A/T
91 Eclipse GST 5spd.
03 Evo 8 GSR
91 Gallant GSX
08 Evo X GSR/SSS

1) 1996 2g Talon non-turbo (Did an eclipse conversion) ---sold
2) 2003 Lancer OZ Rally (RRM t-25 turbo kit) ---sold
3) 2008 Evo X ---driving ^_^

97 Eclipse RS
98 Eclipse GST
03 Evolution 8

Been thinking about getting a 10, waiting till 2010 model than will decide

You can decide now.... They are virtually the same with some interior upgrades ;)

-04 evo VIII
-94 Mitsu Mighty Max 4 banger (sold long time ago for a real truck)

To be honest i have had subaru's all my life (i'm 23). First the 2.5i, second 04wrx third and last 05 sti. Never had problems with subbies but i own an evo 8 now and had more problems in a year than i had with all three subarus since high school. Might be the fact that i bought the evo used and was probably beaten by the time i got it. So far i've replaced the headgasket, front axles, struts and remachine the head (port and polished while i was at it). That's my story, so to disappoint you all.

I beg to differ on the Mighty Max being a real truck, as my Dad owns the 1 ton version with a 2.6 4g54 power plant. Sure it's not the fastest, but I'd never buy a truck to run laps around a track or drag. As far as the Subaru vs. Mitsubishi reliability goes, I'm sure that's entirely up to the owner of the vehicle! I've seen a 98 Mitsubishi Mirage totally defiled! He bottom the vehicle out and busted the a/c unit while doing so, ripped the seats out, nailed mail boxes with the car, replaced the muffler with coffee cans, painted the dash with spray paint, removed the hood and would literally pull the e brake at 65 mph.

This kid raced time and time again but the Mirage simply would not die, to me that speaks a lot about the vehicle... If I would have done half that to my Mustang, a tow truck would have been my only transportation home!!! Which I would never ever in my wildest dreams beat on a car as this kid had done. Long story short your EVO was probably ragged on and beat down, it's not uncommon to see Endeavors with 300k miles, as well as Mighty Max's and I'm sure my X will join the high millage club with no qualms!

Ahh... I also forgot about the Diamante, which was another decent vehicle that never really caught on! The Galant ranks among the most dependable of all cars in it's class as well! I do believe the VR4 Galant won car of the year back in the mid 90's as well...

Evo IX and Evo X

2004 Lancer ralliart
2008 Evolution X

I wish i could buy back my ralliart for DD , it had really good fuel economy and was not slow!!!

I double that. The EVO is a very good car, almost too good to wear a Mitsu badge. The only other decent vehicle Mitsu makes would be the Ralliart. Unfortunately, making a good vehicle alone is not good enough for most consumers. As for any other kind of vehicle, be it a family sedan, mini van, SUV or Pickup, reliability AND customer service are EXTREMELY important, especially in a country like the US where people spend so much time behind the wheel. Mitsubishi gets a -10 for customer service IMO and they are NOT easy to deal with. There are scores of other brands that do a much better job.

To the OP, the line up definitely looks good and I can see how so many members on this site relate to mitsubishi based on their wonderful sports car line up over the years.

I will agree with you, Mitsubishi could improve their customer service 10 fold! MMNA was great to work with, however their reps aren't as nice!

holy crap all three are clean lol.

i owned an 05 gsr and traded in 3 years later for 08 mr. Although i miss the old evo a lot. :( I may consider buying a used one.

What do you miss about the GSR, the manual opposed to the automatic? And yea, I try to keep the vehicles clean, although each and every one of those cars are DD.

1997 eclipse gs
1999 eclipse gst turbo
1992 eagle talon AWD "project race car"

1992 subaru svx silver
1992 subaru svx peal white "collector car" just sold it
2004 subaru wrx "heavily modified"

2008 evo x

so i guess im half a mitsu guy and half subie guy, i think they both are great companies !

2008 Evo X.

1995 Eclipse GSX

1992 Eagle talon Tsi Awd, Dodge Stealth tt 1994, Evo 8, Evo 9, and I have graduated to an X.
Love them Mitsu's!!!!

First and most likely last... X GSR.

My GG X and my GG IX
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Just the X
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Just the GG IX
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My TB SE IX
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My 06 Eclipse / My 95 GSX / and the GG IX
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I had a 02 Montero XLS and 90 GSX that I sold and got this
09 Benz ML550 for towing the toys to the track :)
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Very, Very Nice Collection!

owned a mitsu montero and a evo 9current evo x

'92 Talon tsi AWD

^^ :lol: too funny!

03 Evo 8 and 08 Evo X. Never really wanted a mitsubishi before the Evo came out.

Ok so here is the progression:

2000 Eclipse

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2003 Evo 8

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2007 Outlander (wifey & dog mobile)

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2008 Evo X (cell phone photo)

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