From: OzOne on
On Tue, 20 Apr 2010 11:44:46 +0800, "Clocky" <notgonn(a)happen.com>
wrote:


>>
>> Funny init...
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>
>Seems you got lucky with your Mitsubishi's and unlucky with the Holden's.
>

Funny init that I got unlucky with both my Holdens and lucky with all
SIX of my Mitsubishis.....though my EVO did have a faulty AYC computer




OzOne of the three twins

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From: The Raven on
"Clocky" <notgonn(a)happen.com> wrote in message
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> 380VRX wrote:
>> when it was released it had 4 wheel disc brakes standard accross the
>> range and they were rated very highly for reliability over holden and
>> ford
>
> Actually they weren't. Those autos were a dog and the engines were
> sluggish fuel guzzlers with timing chain issues... and that's when they
> were new...

The first models had poor transmissions with a Mitsubishi recognised failure
rate of 10% of volume. They specifically discounted transmission
replacements (15% from memory) on all the affected models....which I believe
lasted well into the 90's.

They are heavy on fuel....particularly to the tight asses who buy the
surviving older models.


From: hippo on
OzOne(a)Crackerbox-Palace.com wrote:
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> On Tue, 20 Apr 2010 10:43:41 +0800, "Clocky" <notgonn(a)happen.com>
> wrote:
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> >OzOne(a)Crackerbox-Palace.com wrote:
> >> On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 08:19:26 +0800, "Clocky" <notgonn(a)happen.com>
> >> wrote:
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> >>
> >> Actually they were, when released well ahead of the competition, had
> >> better fuel consumption etc etc....
> >
> >Errr, compared to what other 4 cyl car? It certainly wasn't in the class of
> >the Falcodore in size or power, and it had absolutely nothing over the
Camry
> >it was competing with in the reliability stakes.
> >
> I was talking about the 6
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>
>
>
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> OzOne of the three twins
>
> I welcome you to Crackerbox Palace.
>
>

You're the only one then, ever since the thread got away from the Sprintex
topic. I've been reading about the Magna "when it was released", which was
solely a 4 cylinder until the TR came out with the 3L V6 as well in 89, if
memory serves.

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From: OzOne on
On Tue, 20 Apr 2010 05:13:21 +0000 (UTC),
am9obmhAc2hvYWwubmV0LmF1(a)REGISTERED_USER_usenet.com.au (hippo) wrote:

>OzOne(a)Crackerbox-Palace.com wrote:
>>
>> On Tue, 20 Apr 2010 10:43:41 +0800, "Clocky" <notgonn(a)happen.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >OzOne(a)Crackerbox-Palace.com wrote:
>> >> On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 08:19:26 +0800, "Clocky" <notgonn(a)happen.com>
>> >> wrote:
>>
>> >>
>> >> Actually they were, when released well ahead of the competition, had
>> >> better fuel consumption etc etc....
>> >
>> >Errr, compared to what other 4 cyl car? It certainly wasn't in the class of
>> >the Falcodore in size or power, and it had absolutely nothing over the
>Camry
>> >it was competing with in the reliability stakes.
>> >
>> I was talking about the 6
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> OzOne of the three twins
>>
>> I welcome you to Crackerbox Palace.
>>
>>
>
>You're the only one then, ever since the thread got away from the Sprintex
>topic. I've been reading about the Magna "when it was released", which was
>solely a 4 cylinder until the TR came out with the 3L V6 as well in 89, if
>memory serves.

Yes...I was talking about the 6.




OzOne of the three twins

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From: Noddy on

"Clocky" <notgonn(a)happen.com> wrote in message
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> The Sigma/early Magna fiasco seeded the demise of MMAL... public
> confidence in their cars plummeted and they never recovered.

Absolutely.

> Case in point, my Grandfather had a thing for Chrysler and then
> Mitsubishi, and he bought a Sigma Scorpion new when they came out. First
> the clutch failed and then the gearbox crapped itself and when the engine
> started rattling he got so pissed with it that he traded it in on a
> Pintara (of all things, but which never gave him any trouble) and never
> considered another Mitsubishi again.

Don't blame him.

As you know I used to do a lot of fleet maintenance, and one of my clients
had around 14 early Magna's at one stage. Every single one of them was a
terrible car despite them all being purchased new and dealer serviced until
they were 12 months old. They had so many problems it wasn't funny with the
biggest complaint (that being a non mechanical failure) being fuel
consumption. They simply *ate* fuel like they were going to stop making it
tomorrow, and their consumption was worse that many larger cars.

This particular company off loaded their whole fleet 12 months short of
their lease ending (which apparently was the only time they did so) and
replaced the things with a mixture of Falcons and Nissans and their
maintenance and running costs took a huge nose dive. At their next change
they went with Camry's exclusively and their maintenance costs were down 75%
compared to the days of the Magna's.

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