also was dismayed the japs couldnt have the intestinal fortitude to go the face lift this year , instead pulling the plug on the factory.

i say go to hell on the resale as these cars will still be candidates for restoration, long after the toyota competitor are recycled.

I have been fortunate to have driven a good slice, of motoring history in australia from The Monaro 350 to Rover SD1 to Mitsubishi’s AWD magna.

this vehicle is the ” Sleeper Collector” we all wish we bought in the low times then resold in the high nostalgia demand.

If you consider yourself a Connosuier of Cars you cant disagree.

as for the 380 i think its nice looking except that mitsubishi has a very ugly front the way it slopes and have not yet driving it which was why i was looking at comments.

ps roderiga you are a pathetic loser who should just find a gutter to die in. if you manage to have friends let them no from me they need serious help.

Andrew M – here are some other facts.

The leaked Australian Quality Survey revealed that Holden failed in everysingle category and couldn’t even match average whereas Toyota scored above average or dominate in everysingle category while Holden and Ford had the honours of taking out some wooden spoon awards.

JD Powers analysis of WA Motorist revealed Toyota in the top 3 while Holden and Ford much further down the list while the RAC National survey also concluded Toyota in the top three while actually describing the American duo as below benchmark.

Despite some recent problems with Toyota, they still managed to rank all three of their companies that sell in America within the top 6 position of the recent Consumer Choice survey. That’s right – Toyota alone fulfilled half of the top 6 positions while Ford were much further down the pecking order of 13th,14th and 15th repectively.

Even better, despite Buick at 10th, all of GM’s affiliate ranked from mid to end of field. PATHETIC !!

That said, while Toyota is returning record profits year after year, Ford is selling of it’s subsidires just so they can access some cash while GM just came through with the goods and reported a massive $40 billion loss in 1/4 period alone.

They are also some RAW FACTS for you clowns to ponder.

Oh yeah – Falcon and Commodore sales are at the lowest they ever have been for many, many years. Only a few years Holden sold anywere between 8000 – 9000 units per month but now it is nearly half that.

The fact is, Toyota is a company of varied and diverse substance but if you take the Commodore out of Holden and what do you have as remains… virtually nothing at all but a few crummy Daewoo’s. NOT MUCH SUBSTANCE IN THAT !!

Oh and Rodrego and me, you are tossers with every comment you make. You are full of Biased sh!t. I am going back to a more pressing issue now. -politics

the rest in commy outselling camry and aurion combined and the list of toyotas latest problems is fact.

i know he can be a massive tool sometimes but 3/4 of what he said is true

get over yourself!!!! why did you have to come here and ruin a mitsu post? i was here commenting that the 380 is the most underrated vehicle to grace our roads which you somehow interperit as people crapping on about ford and holden…. WTF are you on?

not one person on here is saying fords nor holdens crap on mitsus or toyotas. you are dillusional!!!

so does higher sales mean a certain car or company is the best choice??? NO

for eg Coke is a massive seller worldwide does that mean it is the best refreshment you can buy? NO

i also feel footy and meatpies has said some biased stuff around the traps but right here right now what he says is exactlly right (in terms of commodore sales and poor quality lately from toyota). oh but i doubt GM will reign at the top of sales in OZ again (well anytime soon anyway).

OCTOBER SALES 2007…

Holden + Ford = Less the Toyota.

OOH WHAT A FEELING…

Obviously people like flat footy are becoming a minority within the Australian public.

Your vote counts for nothing.

A younger lad i work with (Marcus) brought himself a Boss 290 about 10 months ago and believe-you-me… he is one very unhappy chappy because of all the constant failings associated with the car.

The current problem he is battling out with Ford with no success to date is why the ESP system will not allow him to travel inexcess of 100km’h no matter wether it is engaged or not.

Unhappy Marcus spent $69 000 on his Boss 290 and now believes what an absolute waste of fuck’n money it has been. For that sort of outlay – he expected much, much more relibility and dependability then what he has been greeted with.

You talk about torque steer associated with the TRD Aurion but you fail to recognise the fact that Commodores and Falcons are piss poor quality cars that have been renouned for thier troublesome nature for many generations.

I would much prefer to have to grapple with the steering wheel of the TRD Aurion then fight the brake-fade nature of HSV’s or having to negotiate with Holden and Ford the constant delamors often experianced with such poorly engineered cars.

The fact is fella – people see cars from differant angles then just those narrow views you hold.

When Toyota killed Holden last year by a wholloping 66 000 vehicles we heard the same shit from the same clowns as we still do today yet despite 2 months remaining in this year alone – the might of Toyota has stretched thier lead to 71 000 beyond that pathetic Daewoo Brand and on target of approx 85 000 of which will equate to an additional 20 000 vehicles more then last years slaughtering of second place clown – Holden.

THE FACT IS JERK-OFF… Toyota sells Toyota’s whereas Holden is nothing more then just a pathetic Daewoo company.

GM has once again become the biggest selling company in the U.S and that will soon flow on to Australia with some of the bad publicity occuring to them lately with the Aurium turbo and the RAV4 V6 plus the lack of ESC on Corolla for at least another year.

oh and why are you bring holden and ford into it??
i just scrolled up to check and no one has brought holden nor ford into it so why do you say comments are from holden and ford fans??

how is the TRD balanced? the reviews say it is a handfull to keep on the road due to torque steer…….

yes toyota offer a performance large car but they dont offer the AWD like mitsu do they??
mitsu dont have booster which is needed and toyota dont have the 4 paws driving like needed.

i dont see how you saw bias to holden or ford in my comments

get over YOURSELF!!!!!!!!

Despite some wacky comments that the TRD Aurion is overdone, i am personally all for the complete presentation of the vehicle particularly in black.

Obviously some die hard freaky Holden and Ford clowns will pass negative comments as they would but for the rest of the population… of which is far greater then the combined allegance of Holden and Ford combined of which couldn’t even total Toyota’s sole effort last month – how embarrassing and heart-wrenching that must have been for idots like Andrew M. to accept

The fact is, the TRD Aurion is undoubtedly a very inspiring car for many whereas just about any 380 variant fails to even be recognised.

OCTOBER SALES 2007…

Holden + Ford = less then Toyota.

How f*ck’n embarrassing that must have been for the American duo to be slaughtered beyond recognition by the might of the humble ‘T’

Freaky Andrew M states that the VRX looks good but as far as i am concerned as with most of the Australian population – it is bloody bland and boring as bat sh*t.

Get over yourself Andrew – you are a wanker.

The fact is Wanker Andrew… Mitsubishi ‘DOES NOT’ offer a performance 380 whereas Toyota does so no matter how much you star glaze – REALITY DOESN’T CHANGE !!

they definately make you second glance yet are not overdone like the TRD effort. it looks tight and sleek whereas the FPV’s and HSV’s look tough and mean.

what im trying to say is it looks distinct but not try hard like the TRD