Ralliart in Tassie
Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 7:14 am
Hi all ... later this week I hope to be taking delivery of a new red Lancer Ralliart Sportback ... optioned with sunroof, MMCS and Rockford.
Previous car was a Mazda6 MPS, which I've had for 3 years and loved ... however, company policy dictates cars must be changed every 3 years, so the search was on for a replacement ... Mazda no longer manufacture an MPS version of the 6, and the criteria were AWD, similar power to weight ration to the 6, reasonable space and $50k budget.
Contenders were Golf GTI, WRX and EVO (not knowing at that stage the ralliart was on the way) ... loved the EVO, but wasn't sure if I could live with it on a day to day basis ... Golfs and WRX simply too small. When the Mitsubishi dealer rang to say the Ralliart was available, jumped at a chance to test drive ... and you know the rest of the story now.
Will post some pics when it arrives . looking forward to being a part of the Lancer community.
Cheers ....... Dan
Previous car was a Mazda6 MPS, which I've had for 3 years and loved ... however, company policy dictates cars must be changed every 3 years, so the search was on for a replacement ... Mazda no longer manufacture an MPS version of the 6, and the criteria were AWD, similar power to weight ration to the 6, reasonable space and $50k budget.
Contenders were Golf GTI, WRX and EVO (not knowing at that stage the ralliart was on the way) ... loved the EVO, but wasn't sure if I could live with it on a day to day basis ... Golfs and WRX simply too small. When the Mitsubishi dealer rang to say the Ralliart was available, jumped at a chance to test drive ... and you know the rest of the story now.
Will post some pics when it arrives . looking forward to being a part of the Lancer community.
Cheers ....... Dan
