Q: I saw a couple Mitusbishi vehicles in the mall the other day and i have to admit that I know nothing about them. The prices are really good though. I saw an eclipse spyder and an Suv called an outlander. Anybody own a mitsubishi or know anybody that does? What do you think about them?
A: i'am a mechanic i been a mechanic since i was 15 now i'am 24 , i do 10 cars a day . when i see a mitsubishi in our parking lot , first thing before i open the hood is a bet the customer or my boss and either others employees it's a pulley . my uncle bought a brand new mitsubishi for his son and the pulley came off right in the first year . my dad bought also had a 1987 truck i remember the timing chain us eto come out liek every 20,000 miles , but in my experience all the 1985-2007 have pulley problems as i also did some reasearch 1987-1993 had seat belt tensioner problems 1991-1997 trucks have rear end problems 2000-2007 have cheap oil drain plugs if u want a real reliable car get a a ford mustang , they are really cheap for what ur getiing in that mustang , if ur looking for a luxury car get a toyota avalon , for a pick up truck get a ford f150 or dodge ram 1500 but make sure it's a v8 if ur buying a truck. even if u find one with 120,000 miles they still run goods espacially now is the best times to buy a truck cause of gas prices are going up and no one is willing t buy a guzzlers , that's why trucks are pile up at the dealer. if ur looking for a small good gas saver car toyota yaris , chevy aveo, kia rio, hyundai accent,(dont get full with hybird and smart cars ) they are just wasting ur money , they are labor costly and not much mpg from the listed above . if ur looking for a stylish car and on a budget mazda 3 ,are greatand actually good hp . my last suggestion is dont get Gm or chevy try to go for ford or dodge, chrysler, jeep , good suv are jeep compass or patriot they are really great and not pricey and they are front wheels drive . hope u take my advise 90% of the car that come to our shop are made by GM so stay away from that brand . please dont waste ur money on just maintance do the priority , lots of peoples spend their money on something else SPARK PLUGS : change them at 80,000 miles and up cause lots of peoples change them earlie and it's like wasting ur money OIL CHANGE : cant go cheap on that , the more you change the oil the better even if u can change it at 1200 miles that would be great i'll say go for it . synteti oil and etc dont make them full u out they just wear ur seals . always drain uroil all the way and for the oil filter change it every 2 oil change. AIR FILTER : CHANGE IT EVERY 3 OILS CHANGE FUEL FILTER :they are good till 12,000 miles not less not more then that period TRANS FLUID : this is the only thing u dont want to mess with a lot if it's atomatic , change it every 60,000-80,000 miles but make sure it's machine flush . ANTIFREESE OR COOLANT : change it every 5 years (rust , dirt , corrossion dont happen that easy and it cant ,cause radiator run at 180 at least so dont belive in rust till 5 years ) flushing the radiator too much is not good and always use the green antifreeze even if your car say red or pink or all european or yellow . (red , pink yellow are not goods cause they will wear ur gaskets out). make sure u put pure water not tap cause it would make corrossion . REAR END :OR FRONT END : are goods till 40000 miles