Firestar_3x said:
Hey fella,
what sort of costs did you inccour during ownership, from what i've read you loved the car and it was trouble free?
I've got several ideas in my head as to what i want, mainly it must deal with situations that the MX can't
HI m8
It was a great car!
When I bought it had something like 48-51k can't remember exactly. It was a 1998, Full Mitsubishi Service History, Standard except for nice powerflow exhaust(stock look but nice rasp) and was it perfect mechanically condition. I paid £10,750 about 2.5 years ago. Was a good deal at the time.
During my ownership cost of ownership was practically zero, I serviced it as in changing oil every 3000 miles, though the service book suggest every 6000 but I just like changing oil, hehe.
When it got to about 63,000 I was getting clunking, especially when selecting reverse, from looking things up supposedly the propshaft mounts need changing. It was indeed these, approx £350 from Mitsubishi for genuine parts, I got the Mitsubishi genuine parts for £120 via one of the club specialist. Fitting was £50, and cost wise that was it, very reliable car.
In ownership of mine I fitted K&N CAI, DE-CAT Pipe, Forge Re-Circ Valve and EK2 downpipe. Not got a clue what power/torque they added but it felt like a damn lot, certainly more than the 20BHP you'd expect from those parts. The sound and acceleration/rush from the turbos was pretty damn amazing. Also with it been a twin turbo and the mods I made turbo lag was pretty much not there.
I G Metered mine stock and I got 5.1s 0-60 on a G meter with not the best launch. With the mods I did and a proper launch it would manage 4.5s, damn impressive for such a heavy car. Handling well it won't reward you like the MX-5 as the car drives itself, if you push too hard it just understeers, if the rear-end does come out then the 4WS corrects it etc. etc. However I never borred of driving the car, was always a thrill and the biggest plus point was that with the roads the way they are now I could mash the pedal everywhere I went, 4WD really is awsome in the wet/cold weather as you just go very quickly in the direction you point.
Things to watch out for are:-
Only get a UK car (more power - bigger turbos and much cheaper insurance) - If your 25-30, NCB you will insure one for around £400-£700
Gotta have full service history and preferably enthusiest owned
Check steering rack for leaks (big job and expensive to replace)
When cambelt service was done make sure water pump etc. was done too
If car has been lowered or suspension toyed with walk away, it normally wrecks tyre wear, especially on the front
Generally if they are looked after they can see over 100k on the clock without major issues but an abused example will empty your wallet.
I sold mine after owning it for 2 years for £7500 and took a BMW 525i SE, so approx 9k, so depreciation wise I did well.
There are some superb 1996-1999 examples around for under 10k and even some real nice ones for as little as 7k. Supercar looks, great grip, huge power, cheap insurance and good reliability for little money. In a straight line even a new M3 will be pushed to keep up with one, especially past a ton as the aero-dynamics of the 3000GT are a very strong point. They will cruise at 160mph quite happily and get there quickly.
Other one to look out for is the GTO-MR, weighs about 200-300kg less, similar power just a lot quicker and better handling. They have things like A/C, 4WS, Sunroof removed etc.
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