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Our first car, great choice!
Chelsea S, 01/14/2016
2004 Mitsubishi Lancer ES 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
21 of 21 people found this review helpful
This was my first car and i believe we made an amazing choice. It's very reliable, especially for being 12 years old.. cant even tell! Its comfy inside. I love how the cup holders dont interfere with gear shift. This car is amazing on gas... amazing!! Gas is about 2.13/gallon. $5 gets us close to a half tank.. amazing. We keep up on oil change. I'm sure the timing belt will need replaced (we are at 109k) We change the oil every 3-4k and shes always running like new! We recently had our first big snow. It had no issue turning on even at 5 degree weather. I will stick with Mitsubishi for all future purchases. I feel blessed to own this car!
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A VERY FUN CAR!
mp010101, 10/01/2014
2004 Mitsubishi Lancer ES 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 4A)
10 of 10 people found this review helpful
I have now put over 136,000 miles on this car. I drive the hell out of this car and treat it like a work truck, engine is great and one of the best 2.4's that was built during this time. I have kept up with my regular maintenance items (oil changes, brakes, transmission flushes, etc...) and the car has been great. Good acceleration and a responsive gas pedal compared to other cars. I know people with much newer cars in this category (Nissan versa's corollas etc ) and this car is way more fun to drive. Looks like after a 136K miles i will have to change the catalytic converter. My goal is to try to get this car to 200k if it holds up.
2004 Lancer ES Experience
MK_MA, 04/05/2004
2004 Mitsubishi Lancer ES 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 4A)
8 of 8 people found this review helpful
Economical. Good ride for compact. More features than Honda Civic. Nice looking. A bit on the noisy side. especially engine with noisey valve tappit. However, still breaking in with only 600 miles on odometer. Interior nice except poor simulated woodgrain dash appears scratched. Very smooth shifting automatic. Nice radio/CD.
The best Sport Compact 4 door yet
Ralliart7, 03/28/2004
2004 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 5M)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
My 2004 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart is frankly the best bang-for-your-buck in the sport compact market. For $15,600 (standard equiptment), there is simply no other car in its class(Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec V, Honda Civic Si, Ford Focus SVT) that had the quality, performance, value, fun to drive factor, overall. Plus, it runs on regular gas, a savings of about 20 cents a gallon at every fillup.
One of the best cheap Imports to get
pchiobro, 11/18/2013
2004 Mitsubishi Lancer ES 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 4A)
5 of 6 people found this review helpful
I am currently in high school and this is my first car. I've had it for over a year and with that have driven the hell out of the car. It is an amazing car and can take a beating. I have taken my friends in it across the state many times and it's about to see it's 7th Chicago winter. I'm sure for it's time it was the best "economy car" to have but as the years have past, time hasn't been to gentle with it. You can get a car with better MPG as well as more hp for about the same price but you definitely shouldn't over look this mid 2000's Lancer. It of course has the best body style and is the best gen Lancer Mitsubishi has made. They messed up the newest Lancer/Evo X.