Mitusubhi Lancer

ShanTheBest · August 31, 2010

Hi All,

What do you think about Mitsubishi Lancer? What about its market? Im thinking of buying 2000 mitsubishi lancer. Please give your valuable opinions.

Thanks,

Shan

Sisira Kumara · August 31, 2010

using a 97 B'new CK2 for about a year, drove about 15000km up to now, currently ODO stands at 70k. so far no issues at all. Comfort and handling is great compared to most popular brands with high re sale value.

have seen advertisements asking for 1 to 1.5 mil based on the condition and YOM

ShanTheBest · September 1, 2010

What about nissan march 2007 model? Anyone has an idea? is it worth to buy?

Sisira Kumara said:
using a 97 B'new CK2 for about a year, drove about 15000km up to now, currently ODO stands at 70k. so far no issues at all. Comfort and handling is great compared to most popular brands with high re sale value.
have seen advertisements asking for 1 to 1.5 mil based on the condition and YOM

Sifaan · September 1, 2010

ShanTheBest said:
What about nissan march 2007 model? Anyone has an idea? is it worth to buy?

there is no inherent feature called "worth to buy"... it all depends on how the cars specs/features/condition/price match your needs and budget...

if you can jump from 2000 Lancer to 2007 March within a day then I think you need to spend a bit more time figuring out what you really want!

ShanTheBest · September 1, 2010

My budget is 1.5M. So I was looking for a car that fitted to that amount. Suddenly one of my friends told me, he can bring down a 2007 Nissan march for that amount. Thats why I asked from you guys. Im not an expert.

Shan

Sifaan said:
there is no inherent feature called "worth to buy"... it all depends on how the cars specs/features/condition/price match your needs and budget...
if you can jump from 2000 Lancer to 2007 March within a day then I think you need to spend a bit more time figuring out what you really want!

Sifaan · September 1, 2010

ShanTheBest said:
My budget is 1.5M. So I was looking for a car that fitted to that amount. Suddenly one of my friends told me, he can bring down a 2007 Nissan march for that amount. Thats why I asked from you guys. Im not an expert.
Shan

Car for < 1.5m is not specific enough for anyone to help you with... how big a car do you need (how big/tall are you and how many people do you expect to carry in it)? do you need a car that's cheap and easy to maintain? what level of engine do you need? manual/auto or don't care? what kind of "prestige" factor do you need? could there be any emergencies in your life that you would need to sell the car within 2 hours?

ShanTheBest · September 2, 2010

Thanks for the reply,

Here is my requirements

I need a car that is cheaper to maintain. and that should be able to carry 4 ppl :-)

1.2/1.3 engine is Ok for me. auto or manual, I dont care

Ye as u say there might be emergencies that i Need to sell the car but not certainly withing 2 hours :-)

Sifaan said:
Car for < 1.5m is not specific enough for anyone to help you with... how big a car do you need (how big/tall are you and how many people do you expect to carry in it)? do you need a car that's cheap and easy to maintain? what level of engine do you need? manual/auto or don't care? what kind of "prestige" factor do you need? could there be any emergencies in your life that you would need to sell the car within 2 hours?

Sifaan · September 2, 2010

ShanTheBest said:
Thanks for the reply,
Here is my requirements

I need a car that is cheaper to maintain. and that should be able to carry 4 ppl :-)

1.2/1.3 engine is Ok for me. auto or manual, I dont care

Ye as u say there might be emergencies that i Need to sell the car but not certainly withing 2 hours :-)

We had a K11, and while you could fit 4 people, you wouldn't want to do it very often (cramped, poor pickup on 1l engine and low ground clearance). K12 has bit more space but I don't have enough experience to compare.

nissans and toyotas tend to be cheap to maintain because there is a lot of used/duplicate parts available. If you would use such parts, they can mean cheap maintenance in the short term (but in the long term I think you're better off to use original parts... and in that case prices are not much different to other brands.)

I think your best option - if you are not in a desperate hurry to buy - is to go check out some vehicles, go on a test ride, etc. sellers will point out features and you can evaluate how useful it is for your needs...

ShanTheBest · September 2, 2010

Thanks.

Anyone has an idea about fuel consumption in March K12?

This is the spec of the vehicle

Year of Manufacture 2007/03, Displacement 1200cc, milage 20788km, Japan rating 4, CD, Power Steering, Cassette/Radio, ABS, AC, Service Book, User Manual.

and price is 1.5M

what do you think?

Thanks for the help

Shan

Sifaan said:
We had a K11, and while you could fit 4 people, you wouldn't want to do it very often (cramped, poor pickup on 1l engine and low ground clearance). K12 has bit more space but I don't have enough experience to compare.
nissans and toyotas tend to be cheap to maintain because there is a lot of used/duplicate parts available. If you would use such parts, they can mean cheap maintenance in the short term (but in the long term I think you're better off to use original parts... and in that case prices are not much different to other brands.)

I think your best option - if you are not in a desperate hurry to buy - is to go check out some vehicles, go on a test ride, etc. sellers will point out features and you can evaluate how useful it is for your needs...

Sifaan · September 2, 2010

ShanTheBest said:
Anyone has an idea about fuel consumption in March K12?

It always boils down to this, doesn't it

How much driving do you plan to do a month anyway?

And remember that small cars / small engines doesn't necessarily mean better fuel economy... that damn K11 never did better than 8-9 in City limits

ShanTheBest · September 2, 2010

Sifaan said:
How much driving do you plan to do a month anyway?

It will be less than 500 Km per month

Sifaan · September 2, 2010

ShanTheBest said:
It will be less than 500 Km per month

then don't worry too much about fuel economy...

jami · September 4, 2010

why dont u try honda civic, and FB15?

SeanD · September 4, 2010

jami said:
why dont u try honda civic, and FB15?

Civics seem way overpriced in the local market. You can pick up this BMW for the same price as a nearly 10 year old civic http://autolanka.com/ad.asp?ID=36247 Or is this just way underpriced?

Edited September 4, 2010 by SeanD