Comments on: 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer Review

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 05:46:55 +0000

I wish they lower the tailights and raise the license plate on the Lancer sedan to fill in that gap, it would look heaps better.

By: Nat

Nat — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 13:13:04 +0000

Anyone who says a Mazda 3 is better than a lancer is an idiot because I have an sp25 work car and a 2010 vrx personal car and I can tell u the vrx is superior in nearly everyway the auto does feel a little sluggish but it’s actually not you just have to look at the speedo and see how quickly you are accelerating it doesn’t have to rev it’s guts out like the Mazda it’s faster but doesn’t feel like it. The mazdas handling and driving characteristics are inferior. You feel squashed inside and the interior is no better made than the lancer. I’m sick of hearing people saying mazdas are so good they are over priced and over rated and the current lancer is very under rated.
And don’t get me started on the golf my girlfriend has a 2011 tsi and it has more problems than Iraq.
You shouldn’t judge a car on interior crap.

By: Jim

Jim — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 04:50:15 +0000

I did test drive it and mentioned it was sluggish in comparison to the Mazda but the guy said to tap the paddles on the steering wheel. I did and there was more power as you could rev it out more which I thought was cool. However I haven’t used the paddles much since as they are pretty annoying, I tend to use the activematic but like I mentioned the fuel gets burned even quicker.
I just got wrapped up in the look of the car and the 18″ rims which is stupid, I know.
Another thing that I don’t like in this car is the computer. It never really knows how far the car can travel it is up and down like a yo yo. The digital fuel level is never right either, they should just have made it an analogue gauge.
Even the cloth on the seats in this car are cheap and show wear very quickly.
I just don’t think this is a very well built car.

By: nickdl

nickdl — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 14:05:11 +0000

Wow, sounds like you bought your car without test driving it, or even looking at it for that matter. It’s very important to take a car for a good test drive where you can see how it behaves in as many conditions as possible. It is, after all, the second biggest or biggest asset that most people own.

By: Richo

Richo — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 14:03:30 +0000

Jim – no offence mate, but you seem like an incredible whinger!

I had a current Lancer which I recently sold, but I didn’t experience any of the problems you have! I seem to find the power window button, maybe I’m just not unco! And the analogue dial instead of a display? What you can’t work it out? Its pretty simple… you just seem to be trying to find reasons for having a sook.

But above all else, these are all things you could have easily identified on a proper test drive! As if you’d buy a car for 18′s and not bother doing a proper test drive!! So your own fault… Just get over it!

By: Jim

Jim — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 11:04:03 +0000

I traded my 2005 Mazda SP23 Sedan for a brand new 2009 Mitsubishi VRX Sportback and have to say that I made a mistake. Firstly the fuel consumption is horrible in this car and I absolutely hate the automatic transmission in it as it is very sluggish so use the activematic but that burns the fuel too.
There is a cheapness about the interior of the VRX as well. he plastic is very cheap looking inside and there are a lot of things like the analogue climate control that annoy me, there should be an LCD display for that.
The arm rest on the drivers side is way too low and the automatic window buttons are too far forward and you always find yourself opening the back windows when you want the front windows open.
The road noise is exceptionally loud inside the car. You can literally hear wind coming from the side mirrors. The seatbelts in the front don’t recoil properly as the clip gets caught between the seat and the side of the vehicle.
The blinkers quite frequently don’t clip off when you go around a corner and you find yourself driving with your blinkers still on.
All in all I wish I got another Mazda as they are finished better and wish I didn’t get so excited about 18″ rims on the Mitsubishi. The Mitsubishi’s are very cheaply made and I wouldn’t recommend them to anyone.

By: Phil

Phil — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 07:53:40 +0000

That is completely wrong. I average about 9.5L/100km in my VRX, still above the official rating but still well below any falcon or commodore. Sensible driving reduces fuel consumption in any car, you can’t compare sensible driving in a falcon to “media” driving in the VRX

By: harry

harry — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:47:36 +0000

Hi Guys! How is it in fuel the VRX model 2009?

By: Demonaz

Demonaz — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:26:33 +0000

Mk6 Golfs are pretty bland and ugly compared to the Lancer IMO, and probably not as reliable in the long term. Not to mention much higher running costs and parts costs down the track.

By: Paul Cullen

Paul Cullen — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 02:37:36 +0000

32k for an auto lancer is way too pricey.

Volkswagen golf 118 tsi comfortline i just picked up with 7 speed DSG and Pearlescent paint for 32K drive away.

Equal performance out of a 1.4ltr super & turbo charged engine and fuel consumption way lower only 6.5l/100km.

Way better styling, handling, comfort with larger boot capacity and same internal space.

Why would anyone buy a mitsubishi lancer when you can get european car styling for the same price?

I dont like Mitsubishi’s and in fact just sold my 2001 TF magna VRX which i loved