Postby Lancer1993 » Fri Jan 30, 2015 8:41 pm
Paint - I have a MY09 VRX and the paint is not the best, I've only had it a couple of months so have no idea how it has been treated in the last 5 years. Also it seems thin in some parts plus it's annoying they don't paint visible metal in the boot the same color as the car.
Build Quality - the bumpers feel to thin when I wash them. Yes the interior does feel a bit cheap and the sun visors could be better.
Power windows - would be nice if they went up all the way with one flick of the switch, much easier if you pull away from a rive through of parking toll and can let it do it's thing while you concentrate on the driving. Would also be nice if the drivers controls did the same for all the windows, problem a safety thing? Also a separate lock for the doors near the window lock would be nice, bit awkward using the one near the latch.
Power mirrors - Would be nice if the 09' models had auto folding and indicators but I hear they can be added at a price. Just having a manual electric folding would have been nice but no luck.
Cup Holder - should be on the left of the hand brake, cans and normal coffee are fine but large cups like frozen Coke are too tall and make changing gears in a manual a challenge.
Speedo - on the wrong side, I know this has been corrected in later models so will be saving up for a full color display change.
Bootlip - hard to open, no hand grip so you need to use the spoiler to open it, a couple of times I've driven off and looked down to see the warning it is not locked. Feeling like an idiot when you pull over to shut it down fully.
Steering - need reach adjustment for a better driving position, is there any mod to fix this like retro fitting a steering column from a later model?
Sluggish - Can be a little slow at times to get going, especially when caught in a lower gear but I guess thats good in a way when driving in traffic. Just need to drop down a gear or two and get the RPM over 3k.
Gear change - could be better, wonder if a short shift would improve things?
Rear visibility - love the look of the VRX rear wing, until you get inside and it make a massive blind spot in the center of the window, was thinking of going spoiler-less which could fix the boot opening issue without the heavy wing on top. Or get a taller carbon EVO one when I have the money. I must say I do like the convex side mirrors, much better than Nissan who have normal ones and suddenly you can't see as much behind you.
Fuel consumption - could be better, got it under 7lt/100 on a day trip of about 400km mostly hwy driving but around town I'm lucky to see it go below 10 most days. Got better out of my CC coupe, just 1.8Lt but it was pushing around a lot less weight. I could average 8-9 around town and I'm not a slow driver. Guess thats the price you pay for a modern car full of airbags and weighing 30% more with a 2.4Lt engine.
Space saver - in two minds over this, I saw a CJ with a full size spare and you loose 10cm of boot space, maybe Mitsubishi could have used less space for the muffler and more for a proper spare but the reality is how often are you going to use the spare? I'd rather save my cash and use the narrow one to get me out of trouble or call road side service if I need them and have a bigger boot the rest of the time. That said if I had a EVO or RA I'd probably opt for a full size allow spare in the boot.
That's about it for now, over all it's a good car and a great upgrade from the CC coupe, 16 years older.
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Lancer1993 on Fri Jan 30, 2015 9:32 pm, edited 1 time in total.
