I'm looking at a couple of used Outlander Sports and found a 2017 SEL (31k miles) and a 2018 SE (36k miles) for about the same price. Assuming they were both in the same condition which way would you go?

 

First of all, what price range are they asking? It might be more advantageous to buy a leftover new 2019. This is a little bit of a drive but this Mitsubishi dealer doesn't do gimmicks or load a bunch of discounts that you won't qualify for.

White Bear Mitsubishi

I paid $15740.00 out the door for my brand new 2019 ES 2.0 5 speed manual transmission from Leskovar Mitsubishi here in the Pacific NW. It is only FWD but I live on the Oregon Coast and don't need AWD. White Bear Mitsubishi has the same pricing structure. Volume sales, great prices, no games. They also have a couple of 5 speed manuals left in inventory that is priced just below $17k. Food for thought.

 

Both are listed around $15.5k...

I definitely need AWD here in northern Illinois (and heated seats ;^) I just wish you could get AWD and a manual transmission...

 

Me too, but I gotta tell you it's a bunch of fun to drive with the 5 speed.

 

Well, I decided on the 2017 OS SEL 2.4 AWC. Picked it up over the weekend. Bonus, it already had a class III hitch receiver installed. Just need to get roof rack cross bars for the factory rails. I'm open to suggestions but will probably end up with the Mitsubishi branded set.

My only problem with this one is the lack of an aux audio input. Anyone have any clever solutions for this?

 

You don't have Bluetooth to stream audio?

 

The car has Bluetooth, but the device I want to connect does not ;^)

 

does it have USB? if so, put music on a USB flash drive or old iPod, and leave it in the armrest.
another way is to get a Bluetooth transmitter to connect to your "Bluetoothless" device.

... or buy a new headunit.