Used 1996 Mitsubishi Galant Consumer Reviews
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Not a Toyota, Nissan or Honda, But
Gerardo Torres, 09/28/2002
1995 Mitsubishi Galant S 4dr Sedan
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Good handling, but the automatic transmission and motor are not as reliable as a Toyota, Honda or Nissan. If I sell it I will definitely buy one of this other japanese cars.
When it goes, it doesn't linger
ifkristen, 03/19/2003
1995 Mitsubishi Galant S 4dr Sedan
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I bought my 1995 Galant with 68K on it just about 2 years ago. I put 40K on it to date. I found it very comfortable compared to my Tercel, and the engine, even linked to an automatic, was acceptable. As the miles wore on, things wore out: the engine and tranny are suddenly developing some severe problems, the trunk leaks, the moonroof motor burned out, the fuel door latch doesn't work, the power locks don't work, the power windows are badly aligned and struggle to move along their track. On the plus side, the car has been rear-ended twice by BIG SUVs. I wouldn't buy another Mitsu, though.
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ahn, 04/24/2002
1996 Mitsubishi Galant S 4dr Sedan
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With the 5 speed manual the car is very responsive. Can be a little uncomfortable on long hauls. For whatever reason we get water in the trunk when it rains and we are driving, not when it is just sitting, the seal is in good shape and I made adjustments to the lid but to no avail. The gas pedal can be uncomfortable, cruise control really helps in that aspect, we had one installed. The car performs better with higher octane gas, and in turn it gets better fuel mileage.
dissapointed
john gigalardi, 07/18/2002
1995 Mitsubishi Galant S 4dr Sedan
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I was deciding between this model and the Nissan Altima and, even though I had a Nissan Sentra (which had been a perfect car -operationally) I read the reviews (some of them here) and bought the Galant. To my disappointment it was a lemon and Goldstien service sucked! The transmission was replaced along with two wheel bearing and all four brakes. Now the AC is gone and the new transmission is slipping and it's only got 53,000.00 miles on it give me a brake!
Blue Smoke
Ready to Sell, 01/06/2003
1995 Mitsubishi Galant S 4dr Sedan
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I bought the car used with 46k miles and it's been very reliable. Having the timing belt changed could be a bit expensive at $450 each recommended service change. Warning! Somewhere around the 96K, I started seeing blue smoke coming from the tailpipe. The dealership told me it was the valves and it would cost $3000 to repair. A friend told me it was common problem with most late model Mitsubishi vehicles. And to take notice on my way home, I took notice and it appeares that all the late models I saw did smoke.