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Still love it after 10 years
niftybergin, 05/03/2014
2004 Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback LS 4dr Wagon (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
I just turned over 155,000 miles in my Sportback, bought new in 2004. Have to say that I still love this car! I've kept up with the annual maintenance, use fully synthetic oil and high-test gas, and it runs great. Smooth and quiet. One major repair -- the A/C -- in all this time. Everything else has just been regular maintenance. Love that it has good pick-up when I need it to and that it's got enough power to handle mountainous roads. Even after 10 years and 155K miles, I still get 25 MPG city / 31 MPG hwy.
Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback
miran, 04/30/2005
2004 Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback LS 4dr Wagon (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I can't say enough about this vehicle. I like everything about it and the price is right, now I have two, I bought one for my daughter, I traded in a Fordd Focus Wagon. There is no comparison, I wish they were continuing to make the Sportback but I guess they didn't go over and they discontinued the model. Get one while you can, they are getting hard to find.
A fine vehicle
Ping, 12/29/2007
2004 Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback Ralliart 4dr Wagon (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I just finished driving it hauling a 1500 lbs 5 by 8 moving trailer from Florida to California in 4 1/2 days. The longest day was acroos Texas, 750 miles day. No problem what so ever!! If you can be really gentle on the gas pedal like myself, 24mpg with that kind of load is possible. On the hills it struggles a bit. The sweet spot for the rpm is arond 2200 to 2600. I found that at the 4th gear this would give you 50~63 mph and really efficient. 32~35mpg on the high way is possible if you do this constantly. I had the car for more than 3 years now. Admitted, it is not a luxury car, but it's practical and you can almost say it's fun to drive.
Storage and performance
Don Andretti, 02/08/2009
2004 Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback LS 4dr Wagon (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I bought this new. The seats are great, the head rests sit perfect so I can leave my head on the head rest while driving. The roof rack is great to hold cargo box. Suspension is stiff enough that the cargo loaded down for camping is forgotten about. I normal drive with a tool box in back and corners and pulls like a sport coupe. I bought this to keep up with my Datsun 280ZX that I still drive. The Sportback will out straight line and corner the Z but will not give you the precise feedback of the Z saying that about a wagon that gets the same MPG as My Z is amazing I now have 66k miles on the Wagon. MPG 29 hy "towing a HondaTRX450R" 26 hy PS this replaced my Dodge D-50 SP 5 sp
Good Commuter Car
Sam, 09/11/2005
2004 Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback Ralliart 4dr Wagon (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
This is the first small car I've owned in many years. Seating and ride comfort good for this size car. Unbelievable power from a non-turbo 4 cyl. Fit finish etc seem top notch, have only put 200 miles on it, so haven't checked the gas milage, I'm hoping for better than I've read in other reviews on this site, I drive mostly highway and without a lead foot, I guess we'll see.