Faults:

This car looks OK.

I had number 4 big end break up; trashed the crank, smashed the head, to say I was in tears was not far wrong. What do you do a 2004 L200, with a knackered engine, not worth rebuilding yourself, costs too much.

I bit the bullet and forked out two grand for a reconditioned engine; runs OK, but the oil light comes on when ticking over. I've changed the switch and oil twice.

The next stage is the engine builders. I wish I had never set eyes on this car. This car had a oil change every 4k miles.

General Comments:

Big end problems.

Faults:

Wheels corroded after 20000 had them changed under warranty. now cylinder head cracked 3.4 months from new and only 55000 miles.

General Comments:

This vehicle has done no work. not towed or carried any real weight. I am absolutely gutted by the attitude of Mitsubihi coly that they won't admit liability. serviced as per book. never buy one again.

Faults:

The battery packed up after 14 months at 45,000km.

The gasket of the turbo developed a leak at 65,000km. New gasket and setup of the electronic control unit.

Started to heat up with A/C on, when on low revs and high temperature outside, over 35ºC. Thermo-ventilator replaced at 95,000km.

All repairs and changes made by the dealer, under warranty (3 years or 100,000km) at no costs.

General Comments:

This light truck was used on city driving, highway trips, country lanes, dirt tracks and no tracks at all. Nearly 100,000km in two and a half years, in rough conditions and still looks like new.

Oil change and chassis greased every 7,500km.

Filters changed every 15,000km.

Transmission fluid changed every 45,000Km.

New belts at 90,000km.

And that was it. Still the original shock absorbers, brake pads and tyres. And everything working fine.

Must mentioned the tyres, BFGoodrich All-Terrain AT LT265/70 R16, until now I would not believe a set of tyres could do 100,000km.

On the road it is a safe car and quite comfortable, if we keep in mind it weights over 2 tons.

Off the road it is an amazing car. Good ground clearance, good tyres, limited slip differential with the possibility to lock it completely make it embarrass many 4x4 despite the long wheelbase, with over 5,10m of total lenght.

The EasySelect transmission, the 5speed manual gearbox and the automatic front hubs all work smoothly.

Inside the cabin has two great front seats and two small ones on the rear. Leather driving wheel, radio CD with 4 speakers and a top AC auto climatiser made life easy indoors.

This version of the 4cylinder 2.5 TD has a variable geometry turbocharger and an electronic unit which made it more powerful, smooth and economic then its predecessors.

Even so, the 115HP drinks an average of 10 to 11 liters of diesel every 100km. This could go down to 9 if looking for economy or up to 13 on highway at 140/150 km/h.