Faults:
The transmission is very un-smooth, when attempting to decelerate. This creates a feeling of tightness, and the car begins to lock up so to speak. Also the speakers in the 4-cylinder ES are absolute peices of garbage, not to mention the actual stereo unit itself. The suspension is very cheap, and speed bumps have to ridden over at a very moderate speed, in order to avoid hearing that scraping sound against the undercarriage.
General Comments:
I don't want to go on for days and days about this car, but to be concise, it's a piece of crap. Yes, they may be a little bit cheaper than the Accord or Camry (which I'm no fan of either), but the Galants are built with inferior levels of quality and are a pain in the rear end.
Also, the seats are very uncomfortable, the brakes feel over-grabby and cheap, and the engine no thrill either. If you go out and buy a Galant, after reading this review, and the same thing happens to you... then you can't be mad at anybody, but yourself!!!
After all, these people make TV's; when it's hard enough for them to make 1 damn car with above average reliability.
30th Nov 2006, 13:07
I think your bad comments about this car are either exaggerated, not true or due to poor maintenance.
Mitsubishi has been making cars for about 40 years now. Yes, they also make TV's. But that has nothing to do.
I have experienced Mitsubishi quality first hand, and in cars of friends and family. And they are nothing like your review states. Especially the Galant, I didn't buy one just because they don't make them with manual transmission. But overall it is an excellent car like the other reviews confirm.
Clearly you treat your car as a 4-wheeler and don't give any maintenance whatsoever, or you must be a Chevy or Ford salesman.