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Used 2003 Mitsubishi Outlander Consumer Reviews

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4.13 out of 5 stars

Some fun eh?

Rustaman, 02/20/2003
2003 Mitsubishi Outlander XLS AWD 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
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First the nits. No Power! Needs a turbo bad! You'll need a calendar to clock 0 to 60 times. The Infinity stereo is horrible. FM reception reaches only about 40 miles. The speakers are just bad. The DC outlet is only powered when the car is on - my cell phone is always dead. Brake and gas pedals kind of close sometimes I hit both with my size 9 feet. The Sportronic trans is just a gimmick. Gas mileage is a disappointing 17mpg in mixed driving. BUT (really big but) this puppy is fun to drive. It handles like a sports car and loves curves. Goes fine in ice and snow too. Even with all the minor annoyances I love driving this car. Now, if it only had a turbo!

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4.25 out of 5 stars

Just got this SUV

JoJoFlyboy, 02/23/2003
2003 Mitsubishi Outlander XLS Fwd 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
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Nice car/SUV, meaning it drives more like a car than the others, Santa Fe, CRV ect. Paid just a bit more than the TMV value on Edmunds for a XLS with "sun and sound" package. Only negative is that you cannot seem to find one, especially in the south with ABS without getting the luxury package also. Mitsu is one of the only companies around that ABS isn't standard or available as a single option. Interior is very nice, except for the gaping hole below the radio for cell phones ect. Ample leg room and headroom, I am 6'3,my head scraped the top on the Santa Fe. Exterior, still not totally convinced on. SUV is for wife and she likes it a great deal.

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4.5 out of 5 stars

New Purchase

Sibs, 12/09/2002
2003 Mitsubishi Outlander LS AWD 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
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Narrowed choices to the Outlander or the Honda CRV. Drove both. Did not like the CRV at all. Good pep, but why anyone would put the hand brake on the dash is beyond me. Didn't like the dash layout at all. The headrest on the backseat of the CRV almost completely blocked your view when backing. Wife and I both have bad backs. The seats in the Outlander are great. We like the dash layout. The Outlander had almost everything we wanted as standard equipment. Salesman was great. Look forward to enjoying the Outlander.

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4.75 out of 5 stars

Great car, but....

Bordell, 02/26/2003
2003 Mitsubishi Outlander XLS Fwd 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
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I bought an Outlander in November 2002. I love the styling, performance, comfort, and braking of the car. Acceleration is good too, not sure where Edmonds and Car and Driver got theirs from but mine is peppy. I have had a problem with the car drifting to the right ever since I got it. It has been back to the dealer 4 times to get corrected but they have not been able to get it right. They tell me that there may be a recall on Outlanders to correct this problem when Mitsubishi gets the fix in a few weeks. Have any other owners had this problem? Let me know. I have had no other problems, I really do like the car.

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5 out of 5 stars

Sleeper In a Busy Market!!

dfrenchbk, 07/03/2003
2003 Mitsubishi Outlander LS Fwd 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
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After alot of research, I had settled on the Honda CRV - but decided to drive the Outlander anyway because of the great finance deals. I never went back to Honda - the Outlander looks great (especially in silver) and drove very well. The seats are excellent, the interior was very well though out and overall the car was just what I wanted for long (500 mile commutes with kids) and driving around town. Also a great vehicle for cyclists - getting a roof rack on the top soon! Overall, a great value compared to the higher priced competitors - check it out.

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