Mod Friendly and Mod Proactive Dealerships in the GTA
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I noticed that you have HKS filters as one of the mods that Scarborough Mitsubishi is ok with. I had a code P1241 (Torque overload) come up today and they blamed my HKS hybrid drop in filter for the code, stating that water got to the MAF through the filter, which is BS. I had fork out almost $300 to clean everything out and put an OEM filter, as well as the very poor customer service that I received. The techs and service seen the filter last time I was in for an oil change and didn't mention anything or have a problem with it, now a code pops up and the blame it on the drop in filter, lol...When I asked them today if they thought it was an issue, I would have gladly changed it back to an OEM but never said anything, the service guy denied it, unbelievable.
How that much water can get into that intake and cause that is impossible, I have had short ram and cold air intakes on many other vehicles and never had any issues. Honestly not going back to Scarborough Mitsu for service and really thinking about selling the car, just really fed up.
I would really consider going into the dealership with mods when there are problems because they will turn their backs to avoid anything coming out of their pockets. Quoted from front desk boy "if its not an OEM replacement, including bolts, Head office will not cover as well as down to the dealership.
How that much water can get into that intake and cause that is impossible, I have had short ram and cold air intakes on many other vehicles and never had any issues. Honestly not going back to Scarborough Mitsu for service and really thinking about selling the car, just really fed up.
I would really consider going into the dealership with mods when there are problems because they will turn their backs to avoid anything coming out of their pockets. Quoted from front desk boy "if its not an OEM replacement, including bolts, Head office will not cover as well as down to the dealership.
Its been my dream to have dealerships become more proactive with the products they sell and for the most part the Gold Alliance was to have dealership be into the aftermarket side of things because thats the stuff people want, that and a dealership that knows what their doing when it comes to these mods.
Some Dealerships across have put themselves forward as mod friend and mod proactive dealerships. What I have noticed is a lot of the dealerships out west are super gang busters about mods and premium service.
Pending a further updates, the list will formally be posted here what the dealership is, what their status is, and what brands they freely promote.
Dealership
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Erin Mills Mitsubishi ----- Mod Friendly: YES
Discount for TLC Members with Decal - 10%
Brakes - DBA - Hawk - StopTech - EBC
Suspension - Tein - HSD - Eibach - Progress - H&R
Intake / Intercooler - Injen - AEM - K&N - Greddy - HKS - Mishimoto - Forge - Koyo
Exhaust - Magnaflow - Greddy - HKS
Fluids - Filters - Redline - Royal Purple - Mobil 1 - Castrol - Greddy Oil - KN Filters
Wheels Tenzo - Enkei - MOMO
Transmission -Clutch Masters - Exedy
Body / Internal / External - Seibon - Sparco
Lighting - HID / LITECH
Other Brands - Sprintbooster - COBB
Dealership Service Contact
Josephine R.
(905) 828-8488
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Maple Mitsubishi ----- Mod Friendly: YES - But Ask
Discount for TLC Members with Decal - 10%
Brakes - DBA - Hawk - StopTech
Suspension - HSD
Intake / Intercooler - Injen - AEM - K&N - Greddy - HKS - Mishimoto - Forge - Koyo
Exhaust - Magnaflow - Greddy - HKS
Fluids - Filters - Mobil 1
Wheels Tenzo - Enkei - MOMO
Transmission -Clutch Masters - Exedy
Body / Internal / External - Seibon
Lighting
Other Brands - Sprintbooster - COBB Tuning
Dealership Service Contact
Parts (905) 417-8886
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Scarborough Mitsubishi ----- Mod Friendly: YES - But ask
Discount for TLC Members with Decal - 10%
Brakes - DBA - Hawk - StopTech - EBC
Suspension - Tein - HSD - Eibach - Progress - H&R
Intake / Intercooler - Injen - AEM - K&N - Greddy - HKS - Mishimoto - Forge - Koyo
Exhaust - Magnaflow - Greddy - HKS
Fluids - Filters - Redline - Royal Purple - Mobil 1 - Castrol - Greddy Oil - KN Filters
Wheels Tenzo
Transmission -Clutch Masters - Exedy
Body / Internal / External - Seibon - Sparco
Lighting
Other Brands - Sprintbooster
Dealership Service Contact
Parts (416) 701-9472
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Dixie Mitsubishi ----- Mod Friendly: Ask
Discount for TLC Members with Decal - TBA
Brakes - DBA - Hawk - StopTech - EBC
Suspension
Intake / Intercooler - Injen - AEM - K&N - Greddy - HKS - Mishimoto - Forge - Koyo
Exhaust - Magnaflow - Greddy - HKS
Fluids - Filters
Wheels Tenzo
Transmission
Body / Internal / External
Lighting - HID / LITECH
Other Brands
Dealership Service Contact
Parts (905) 282-9998
Some Dealerships across have put themselves forward as mod friend and mod proactive dealerships. What I have noticed is a lot of the dealerships out west are super gang busters about mods and premium service.
Pending a further updates, the list will formally be posted here what the dealership is, what their status is, and what brands they freely promote.
Dealership
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Erin Mills Mitsubishi ----- Mod Friendly: YES
Discount for TLC Members with Decal - 10%
Brakes - DBA - Hawk - StopTech - EBC
Suspension - Tein - HSD - Eibach - Progress - H&R
Intake / Intercooler - Injen - AEM - K&N - Greddy - HKS - Mishimoto - Forge - Koyo
Exhaust - Magnaflow - Greddy - HKS
Fluids - Filters - Redline - Royal Purple - Mobil 1 - Castrol - Greddy Oil - KN Filters
Wheels Tenzo - Enkei - MOMO
Transmission -Clutch Masters - Exedy
Body / Internal / External - Seibon - Sparco
Lighting - HID / LITECH
Other Brands - Sprintbooster - COBB
Dealership Service Contact
Josephine R.
(905) 828-8488
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Maple Mitsubishi ----- Mod Friendly: YES - But Ask
Discount for TLC Members with Decal - 10%
Brakes - DBA - Hawk - StopTech
Suspension - HSD
Intake / Intercooler - Injen - AEM - K&N - Greddy - HKS - Mishimoto - Forge - Koyo
Exhaust - Magnaflow - Greddy - HKS
Fluids - Filters - Mobil 1
Wheels Tenzo - Enkei - MOMO
Transmission -Clutch Masters - Exedy
Body / Internal / External - Seibon
Lighting
Other Brands - Sprintbooster - COBB Tuning
Dealership Service Contact
Parts (905) 417-8886
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Scarborough Mitsubishi ----- Mod Friendly: YES - But ask
Discount for TLC Members with Decal - 10%
Brakes - DBA - Hawk - StopTech - EBC
Suspension - Tein - HSD - Eibach - Progress - H&R
Intake / Intercooler - Injen - AEM - K&N - Greddy - HKS - Mishimoto - Forge - Koyo
Exhaust - Magnaflow - Greddy - HKS
Fluids - Filters - Redline - Royal Purple - Mobil 1 - Castrol - Greddy Oil - KN Filters
Wheels Tenzo
Transmission -Clutch Masters - Exedy
Body / Internal / External - Seibon - Sparco
Lighting
Other Brands - Sprintbooster
Dealership Service Contact
Parts (416) 701-9472
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Dixie Mitsubishi ----- Mod Friendly: Ask
Discount for TLC Members with Decal - TBA
Brakes - DBA - Hawk - StopTech - EBC
Suspension
Intake / Intercooler - Injen - AEM - K&N - Greddy - HKS - Mishimoto - Forge - Koyo
Exhaust - Magnaflow - Greddy - HKS
Fluids - Filters
Wheels Tenzo
Transmission
Body / Internal / External
Lighting - HID / LITECH
Other Brands
Dealership Service Contact
Parts (905) 282-9998
I noticed that you have HKS filters as one of the mods that Scarborough Mitsubishi is ok with. I had a code P1241 (Torque overload) come up today and they blamed my HKS hybrid drop in filter for the code, stating that water got to the MAF through the filter, which is BS. I had fork out almost $300 to clean everything out and put an OEM filter, as well as the very poor customer service that I received. The techs and service seen the filter last time I was in for an oil change and didn't mention anything or have a problem with it, now a code pops up and the blame it on the drop in filter, lol...When I asked them today if they thought it was an issue, I would have gladly changed it back to an OEM but never said anything, the service guy denied it, unbelievable.
How that much water can get into that intake and cause that is impossible, I have had short ram and cold air intakes on many other vehicles and never had any issues. Honestly not going back to Scarborough Mitsu for service and really thinking about selling the car, just really fed up.
I would really consider going into the dealership with mods when there are problems because they will turn their backs to avoid anything coming out of their pockets. Quoted from front desk boy "if its not an OEM replacement, including bolts, Head office will not cover as well as down to the dealership.
How that much water can get into that intake and cause that is impossible, I have had short ram and cold air intakes on many other vehicles and never had any issues. Honestly not going back to Scarborough Mitsu for service and really thinking about selling the car, just really fed up.
I would really consider going into the dealership with mods when there are problems because they will turn their backs to avoid anything coming out of their pockets. Quoted from front desk boy "if its not an OEM replacement, including bolts, Head office will not cover as well as down to the dealership.
. I just took it to my awesome mitsu dealer in Montreal and they cleared it for me on the spot for FREE! So thank you scarborough mitsu for stealing my $114 and NOT doing the service I paid you for. 
The only truly mod friendly mitsu dealerships exist only here in Quebec.
EDIT: Oh yea I loved how the head service guy tried to patronize me like I'm a dumb kid with an expensive car after I declined with ordering the srs sensor. "Take your time, this is a serious issue. Its your safety that could be in danger." What a dumbass.
Last edited by deeman101; Mar 20, 2011 at 08:54 PM.
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From: Markham, Ontario, Canada
I live up in Markham. Wondering if it is MOD friendly or not. Wondering if you guys have heard anything bad about them or anything. If I need to I can always take a quick Trip up to maple to deal with things.
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From: Markham, Ontario, Canada
Has anyone used Markham Mitsu here? I think Ill try it for the first bit, who knows they might have improved. If they are as bad as you are saying then ill just make a little journey over to maple. Works well for me in either case. Markham Mitsu is like 5 min from my house. Maple Mitsubishi is like 5 min from my family's restaurant.
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From: At the apex
Dixie appears to be receptive to mods to a certain degree.
They sell a small amount of aftermarket items in their parts department and I didn't get any flack for my upgraded brake and suspension setup.
They sell a small amount of aftermarket items in their parts department and I didn't get any flack for my upgraded brake and suspension setup.
Last edited by TrailBrake; Nov 1, 2011 at 05:28 AM.
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From: Canada
This needs to be updated. Erin mills is NOT mod friendly. They flagged my car for having a highflow cat and reported me to Mitsu so i no longer have a warranty. I would NEVER bring my car there.
I went to Dixie and got a completely different experience. My timing chain stretched and Erin mills said i was denied because of my cat. I went in and talked to Dixie and asked about mods. He said to me what does your cat have to do with the Chain? Unless the mod could directly affect the part that broke then they dont care. They may ask you to remove the part then test again.
Dixie was pretty nice to deal with and were straigh up. Erin Mills were complete DB's and lied to me like i was some noob. They told me i had a check engine light for over reving my car. I have a 2008 Evo...there is NO check engine light for that till 2010. LIARS! I called them out on it then they back pedaled.
I hope this thread can save one of you the grief and $1500 i am going through.
I went to Dixie and got a completely different experience. My timing chain stretched and Erin mills said i was denied because of my cat. I went in and talked to Dixie and asked about mods. He said to me what does your cat have to do with the Chain? Unless the mod could directly affect the part that broke then they dont care. They may ask you to remove the part then test again.
Dixie was pretty nice to deal with and were straigh up. Erin Mills were complete DB's and lied to me like i was some noob. They told me i had a check engine light for over reving my car. I have a 2008 Evo...there is NO check engine light for that till 2010. LIARS! I called them out on it then they back pedaled.
I hope this thread can save one of you the grief and $1500 i am going through.
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From: At the apex
This needs to be updated. Erin mills is NOT mod friendly. They flagged my car for having a highflow cat and reported me to Mitsu so i no longer have a warranty. I would NEVER bring my car there.
I went to Dixie and got a completely different experience. My timing chain stretched and Erin mills said i was denied because of my cat. I went in and talked to Dixie and asked about mods. He said to me what does your cat have to do with the Chain? Unless the mod could directly affect the part that broke then they dont care. They may ask you to remove the part then test again.
Dixie was pretty nice to deal with and were straigh up. Erin Mills were complete DB's and lied to me like i was some noob. They told me i had a check engine light for over reving my car. I have a 2008 Evo...there is NO check engine light for that till 2010. LIARS! I called them out on it then they back pedaled.
I hope this thread can save one of you the grief and $1500 i am going through.
I went to Dixie and got a completely different experience. My timing chain stretched and Erin mills said i was denied because of my cat. I went in and talked to Dixie and asked about mods. He said to me what does your cat have to do with the Chain? Unless the mod could directly affect the part that broke then they dont care. They may ask you to remove the part then test again.
Dixie was pretty nice to deal with and were straigh up. Erin Mills were complete DB's and lied to me like i was some noob. They told me i had a check engine light for over reving my car. I have a 2008 Evo...there is NO check engine light for that till 2010. LIARS! I called them out on it then they back pedaled.
I hope this thread can save one of you the grief and $1500 i am going through.
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From: Canada
Another safe place to take your car is Autopark superstore in Burlington. They used to be Burlington Mitsubishi but have gone private. They still have the same technicians from when they were a Mitsu dealer so they really know these cars. They were the ones that informed me that the 2008 Mitsus do not have an over rev code.
For regular maintenance stuff you can go there but unfortunately for anything warranty related you will have to go to the dealer. If you call speak with Jordan, he really seems to know his ****.
For regular maintenance stuff you can go there but unfortunately for anything warranty related you will have to go to the dealer. If you call speak with Jordan, he really seems to know his ****.