Comments on: 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer VR review

By: Deco

Deco — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:44:46 +0000

My 08 VRs radio broke as well. Been weeks since I told the dealer. Apparently they ordered the new unit, but haven’t talked to me anymore for ages.

By: Lester Hallam

Lester Hallam — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:36:56 +0000

I am the owner of a Mitsubshi Lancer VR 2007 and am very dissapointed in it ,we took delivery of it 12 months ago and have had nothing but trouble .I shall define the trouble we are having,it is not so much with the vehicle,which has had some major defects but with the dealers and getting them to honour the warranty that is still in place.I have had to threaten these Mitsubshi Franchises with the MTAQ and the Dept of Fair Trade as well as the small claims tribunal to get legitimate faults fixed under warranty.I Have waited noe,7 weeks for faulty radio to be fixed,still with no result.I have called the Mitsubshi “help” line and have very rudely been told that this is not their problem,but that it is the problem of the Franchisee (ie Dealer).
Frankly I have had enough and though I am a disabled pensioner I still have rights under the laws of this country.
I have now doubt this email will be ignored as were the rest but I will keep going untill Mitsubshi honour the warranty that they have given on my vehicle.
Regards
Lester Hallam

By: jimmyboy

jimmyboy — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 06:19:10 +0000

lol dude that just means that you don’t have any money to spend…so u try to make out your “2000 pulsar” is awsome hahaha lmao

By: Kazza

Kazza — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 04:41:35 +0000

I purchased a VRX 09 model Lancer in November 08. I am very happy with the car’s looks and performance. I looked at Mazda, Holden and Honda and the Lancer had the best for $$ value and warranty.The only negative is the interior plastic on the doors and door handle trims, they have marked. My daughter has a 2007 ES Lancer which has the same problem with the door handles and trims.

By: Phil

Phil — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 01:26:09 +0000

I own an 07 VR CVT and love it. Even though there is less power than the 2.4 CH Lancer I owned before, the handling, comfort and overall ‘solidness’ of the CJ more than make up for it. Not to mention the remarkable fuel economy – even with an auto!

In reply to issues regarding the CVT being slow off the line, this is true – but workable. Two ways to get around it, firstly if you have the need to take off in a hurry, say picking a tight gap in traffic, put the car into manual mode. The CJ takes off significantly faster in ’1′ than in ‘D’. I think because the CVT must take time to change ratios down when you stick the boot in in ‘D’.

Alternatively, if you can engage the ‘clutch’ and enter an intersection or roundabout with a bit of a roll, and THEN put the boot in, the car should rev up a lot quicker and take off faster. I think this might be because when you accelerate hard from a complete stop, the car feels like it’s riding a clutch in a tall gear up to about 30km/h, but if you are already ‘in gear’, this doesn’t occur.

Hope that helps. I’ve done 45k now, so I know all the quirks!

By: Luke

Luke — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:48:58 +0000

@ Kris – 2L has a Timing chain… you beauty

By: Michael

Michael — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 02:41:39 +0000

I have had my VR for a week now. One small item that annoys me is how the average fuel comsumption and average speed resets itself after every 4 hours.

I would like to reset them myself (eg after filling up the tank at the end of a week). Does anyone know how to manually reset these?

By: kris

kris — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 09:13:21 +0000

Does the new two litre engine have belt or chain cam drive ??
kris

By: Justin

Justin — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 01:05:33 +0000

I bought a silver manual VRX 1 week before the end of the financial year, $25,500 drive away.
Great car, bit bouncy if pushed too hard, but very comfortable. I-pod connection needed though, Sat-Nav would be great with the hard drive..

By: Anthony

Anthony — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 01:02:08 +0000

Hi there team!

I’m going to step up from my shitbox 93 Lancer into a 2008 (or 09?) Lancer VRX very soon!

I’ve heard all sorts of tales of a 2.4L being introduced any second now – and I think it will hopefully address a bit of power issues that people talk about (I will get the CVT) .. Hopefully they pull their fingers out and include the SAT NAV as an option for VRX. I know they can do it.. it was in the olympic models!! GRRRRR…

Anyway I hope everyone is still lovin’ their CJs?