2009 Mitsubishi Lancer User Reviews

The Car Is A Good Buy For A First Car And Feels Good For Beginning And More Experienced Drivers — This is a second review of my car. I have owned the car since 7/5/08 and have put in some time really getting to know my car. In the first 2 years, for the most part I have only driven the car every weekday from my home to class which is 56.2 miles round trip and some days make the trip twice. Even though I have been putting my vehicle through all of this work, it has held up quite nicely and still feels like the first day I got it. As I've started to make some longer trips(NJ to Massachusetts or NJ to DC), I've felt some problems with some things about the car which I will mention later on in the review. Overall the car is a great car. It's acceleration depends really on the driver and how they shift. When I do get a little aggressive, the car doesn't really get a good amount of power till past 3000 rpm in every gear but I'm still able to get good speed if I shift well. Braking is very good and the brake pads are still holding up for me quite well. The car handles quite nicely. Around tight turns I feel like I have the control of a much smaller/shorter vehicle sometimes and even when turning at higher speeds the car seems to handle fine. The car's build is overall good. There are rattles from the doors either because of the windows or from the plastic covers over the speakers. The window rattles don't do any damage to the vehicle or window itself but once it did come off of the tracks. Warranty covered this for me. After almost 2 and half years, I still love the look of the car. The aggressive shark style front of the car looks nice even for the ES compared to the GTS, Ralliart, or Evo. And it still has a professional look to the car even though it still has an aggressive look to the entire car. The interior looks nice overall. Everything is neatly arranged and has a clean look. My only complaints are that the arm rest is slightly too short and the seats get somewhat uncomfortable like the lack of lumbar support and the edge of the seat starts to dig into the back of your legs after sitting for an extended period. Gas mileage is ok. Again it really depends on the driver. If you drive aggressively, most likely you will see average MPG under 22/30. On my more conservative drives, I have been able to get 26/41. I've never had to replace any parts yet. Driving the car is a good experience. It reacts well to roads, handles nicely, fun for spirited driving and rewarding for conservative driving, and only money I've HAD to put into the car is just for oil changes. The rattles get slightly annoying but doesn't affect my experience a lot.

Primary Use: Commuting to work

Nice Bang For The Buck — This is a very nice car for the money and for those who know me you know that I love cars and get to play with them all day at work. I was sick and tired of messing with used cars seeing how I have 2 used cars right know and it seems they both need some work so I just said screw it and bought something new. For the car being as primitive as it is there are many things I liked about that I didn't like in the Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla, or the Nissan Sentra. I think my favorite thing about the car is how it looks. It has the nose of a shark which strangely enough looks like a street racer or something and that fact that it is stick and has plenty of power when you wanna get out of the way. It rides like a big car, and is quiet on most road surfaces. If any of you are considering buying one and can't drive a stick to look else where because the CVT transmission that they put in these for the automatics robs this otherwise fantastic motor of all of its power. I have had one little problem in the few months I've had at 4000 miles the driver seat was replaced for a squeaking noise when I shifted my weight in it. The DE didn't come with A/C or power locks but for another 1200 bucks u get the A/C installed and who needs power locks? What a great car it has 7100 miles on it and I'm looking forward to seeing what the future holds.

This Car Is A Lot Of Fun And Very Versatile If You Can Live With Its Issues. — This car is definitely a performer. Nice amount of power. The car is a bit heavy due to the all wheel drive so that does go against it but its still great fun. When I originally bought the car, there was a screw missing in the window assembly that made it click loudly when rolling the window up or down but this was fixed quickly under warranty. The paint isn't the best either, it seems to chip and scratch very easily but this seems to be common to new cars with environmentally friendly paint. The exterior of this car is amazing. It is what really attracted me to it. In some ways I think it looks better then the Evolution. The interior is very sporty too although I could live without the very fake looking faux carbon fiber trim. Its not an eyesore but it looks almost nothing like carbon fiber and that bothers me. The newer model Lancers also have a slightly nicer gauge cluster, the 2009 gauges look a bit dated. One of the worst parts about this car is the gas mileage. Expect an average of about 20mpg. Its not bad, but definitely not up to modern standards. It doesn't help that it only has a 12 gallon tank either. Because this car is a turbo AWD car with an advanced twin- clutch transmission... its maintenance schedule is a bit more frequent then most other cars but its not too bad.

Primary Use: Commuting to work

Great Car, If You Owned The Older Lancer Definately Upgrade To This One. — I owned a 2003 lancer ES and was satisfied with that car. I had to replace it though, trans. went out. So i test drove the DE version of the new one and loved it. I bought the 5 speed manual. I wanted a car that i could mod. so i bought the bone stock. No a/c or anything. The only thing i have is the Keyless Entry. It has way more power than the older lancer (120bhp). The new lancers with the 2.0 engines have 152bhp. Handling is great for an economy class car, and it looks great, the sound system is the best for it's class i would say (MP3 ready radio, tells you the name of the songs your listening to) Great gas mileage (EPA messed up on it),I get 26.4 city 37.2 hwy. (If you get manual and drive it the right way it will get great gas mileage). Just a warning if you drive this car hard it will get awful gas mileage, I got 9.7 city. Overall great improvement from older model. MUST BUY. P.S. car looks cool, head turner. I always get complemented.

Primary Use: Commuting to work

Love This Car, Way Cuter Than The Common Mazda 3 — I LOVE my new Lancer. I'm not going to lie, it needs more power, but for the price & with the warranty, there's nothing better :) Sooo fun on curves and corners. Handles like a dream. I <3 my little red lancer

Primary Use: Commuting to work