VIC / MickyG / New (Sad) VIC Lancer VR Owner
Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2013 2:49 pm
Hi All! I'm a recent owner of a 2008 Lancer VR that I purchased not more than a month ago. I live in Melbourne and drive from the SE suburbs to Melbourne every day. I've got a wife and 2 kids (5 year old and 19 month old). My car is where I spend at least an hour and a half each day.
I spent a long time researching the best value for money in a newer vehicle and couldn't look past the Lancer. The look of the CJs have always been something I've liked and I was quite surprised to find they were within my budget when it came time to replace my '94 Ford Telstar TX5. It was a comfortable car that had decent performance and handling and never really did anything wrong while I owned it.
In the short time I've owned the Lancer, it's been a big step up in almost every possible way (the TX5 felt a bit quicker and you never really get over the sound of a nice alloy V6).
In fact, I felt so confident in how it handled and drove that I booted it around a few turns just last week (the 13th of June) and thought it would do a lot more than my TX5 ever did in terms of cornering and handling. Unfortunately the roads were wet and I lost traction on the way out of the turn, sending me right into the curb! I managed to break the front suspension and fold the wheel up under the passenger's side guard. The panels seem to have escaped any impact damage and it looked like all the carnage was confined to the wheels on the passenger's side.
It's at the repairer now and I miss it greatly! The damage was a bit over $4k and the repairer tells me pretty much everything attached to that front wheel is being replaced, along with the front bumper and guard (I guess it was bent more than I thought?).
Let this be a lesson to you, kids (:P) - when it's wet, all the traction control, ESC, EBD, ABS, and other electronic safety gadgets mean nothing if your wheels aren't rolling anymore!
I'll post up some pics as soon as I get a chance.
I spent a long time researching the best value for money in a newer vehicle and couldn't look past the Lancer. The look of the CJs have always been something I've liked and I was quite surprised to find they were within my budget when it came time to replace my '94 Ford Telstar TX5. It was a comfortable car that had decent performance and handling and never really did anything wrong while I owned it.
In the short time I've owned the Lancer, it's been a big step up in almost every possible way (the TX5 felt a bit quicker and you never really get over the sound of a nice alloy V6).
In fact, I felt so confident in how it handled and drove that I booted it around a few turns just last week (the 13th of June) and thought it would do a lot more than my TX5 ever did in terms of cornering and handling. Unfortunately the roads were wet and I lost traction on the way out of the turn, sending me right into the curb! I managed to break the front suspension and fold the wheel up under the passenger's side guard. The panels seem to have escaped any impact damage and it looked like all the carnage was confined to the wheels on the passenger's side.
It's at the repairer now and I miss it greatly! The damage was a bit over $4k and the repairer tells me pretty much everything attached to that front wheel is being replaced, along with the front bumper and guard (I guess it was bent more than I thought?).
Let this be a lesson to you, kids (:P) - when it's wet, all the traction control, ESC, EBD, ABS, and other electronic safety gadgets mean nothing if your wheels aren't rolling anymore!
I'll post up some pics as soon as I get a chance.
