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Still a great car after all these year (and miles)
Bruce B, 06/04/2017
updated 06/08/2020
2005 Mitsubishi Lancer O-Z Rally 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 4A)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
Most reviewers here only had a few thousand miles on their Lancers when they wrote them. I'm a little different: Bought my '05 O-Z Rally used in 2012 with nearly 160,000 miles on it. Knew very little about Mits cars and sort of held my breath because, well, it had 160K miles on it. Six years and 82,000 more miles later, I've never breathed easier with a car. Just passed 242K and it still runs great. Not as powerful as a Ralliart, apparently, but I DID hit 108 MPH shortly after buying it and could've gone faster. Gets about 31 MPG on highways, 25 MPG in town. Engine's a little noisy, but not bad for a 4-banger. Good stereo system, better after I put a Pioneer deck in. Lots of interior room, especially in front, with comfy seats. I've never had a real problem with it and it's a nice LOOKING car on top of that. Considering how I was sort of rolling the dice when I bought it, I'm not sure I've ever had a better, more reliable car (and believe me, I've had quite a few). I received a decent inheritance last year and thought about finally being able to buy either a Karmann Ghia or Honda CRX si, which I'd wanted for years, but why replace something that isn't broken? Put some money into this one instead.
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Great car, bad company
s1n15ter1, 03/21/2010
2005 Mitsubishi Lancer O-Z Rally 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
Bought this car new for myself, drove the wheels off and enjoyed this car completely. It had a 10 year 100k mile warranty that was rather reassuring but when the motor blew, Mitsubishi refused to honor the warranty. I will never again purchase anything Mitsubishi and I advise all to heed this caveat.
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Buyer beware
BURNTLANCER, 04/01/2009
2005 Mitsubishi Lancer ES 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
6 of 7 people found this review helpful
I purchased this lancer b/c of fuel economy and style, Mits is a good name (so I thought) & 6 year 60,000 bumper to bumper helped. 6 weeks ago on a normal day with the car only running maybe 5 min as I made a left turn the car just shuts off. Next thing I know the engine is on fire - fire department comes & puts the fire out. Car is still under warranty so I call Mits -- they deny claim with out even looking at the car. They do not stand behind their cars nor do they honor the warranty. I would not buy any car from this company.
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leftysrule22, 04/09/2012
2005 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 5M)
7 of 9 people found this review helpful
I've owned my Ralliart since January of 2005. I am about to cross the 90k mile marker, and I can honestly say every single mile has been a blast. You wont find a comparable 2005 of any make that can touch the value of this car. Other comparable cars have higher peak hp numbers (only slightly higher too), but cant match the ralliart torque. What other 2005 under $20k can do a standing burnout without bouncing off the rev limiter? What other car comes from the FACTORY with an upper suspension brace?
Great, Fun to Drive & Reliable Ralliart
bambamp3, 06/17/2009
2005 Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 5M)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
I purchased this car used, as I had a limited budget. The dealer was selling it below kbb value and the carfax was clean, so I wanted to see why. I test-drove it and didn't want to let it go. Everything was clean inside, and was in excellent working condition. The car is very strong, you won't even notice that you're doing 70-80 already unless you look at the speedometer. The shifter is sweet! Short throw and a perfect match to the engine. I also liked the exhaust note. The former owner of the car customized the sound system of the car, so that was an added bonus too. I am planning on keeping this car until it's at least 10 years old already. I am totally happy with this car!