2009 Mitsubishi Galant Ralliart

Pros

handles great and fast

Cons

not great fuel economy with the ralliart.

Purchased As New

this car is fast but it should have a cold air intake and a 6 speed transmission so you can get better gas milage on the highway
drives like a compact car but fits 4 adults very comfortably.

Pros

Fast & Furious, Comfortable, Fun to Drive, Good Appearance

Cons

Low city milage, blind sight points

Purchased As New

Fun family car, fast, good hwy millage, very bad city millage, bad blind spots, doesn't have much steering turn, nice appearance, nice interiors, good sound system, overall I'm happy with it,

Pros

Great Value

Cons

Rather Large steering radius

Purchased As New

I drive about 35,000 miles a year - traveling 8 states in the upper-Midwest. I was looking for reliability, comfort and good value. I wanted some sporty performance and the power to take the kind of heavy road travel I would require of a car. After shopping around I selected the Mitsubishi Galant Ralliart bought new 2007. I currently have 75,125 miles on the car and it runs with the best of them. I still enjoy driving the Ralliart and have been satisfied with the outstanding service I get from my dealer. I service the car as called for by the owner?s manual and I am on my second set of tires. I went with a softer tire and it improved the ride. If all goes well I plan on driving this car for at least two more years - 150,000. My experience with the Ralliart is that it handles excellent at all speeds. It is a bit more powerful than I really need but the power is there if I ever need it and I have used it merging onto Interstate highways. It is a comfortable car however it only has power seats on the passenger side of the car. Plenty of storage room in the car, trunk, center council and glove box. Easy to use instrument panel and navigation system and great satellite radio and sound system. Nice oversized wheels.

The only time the car has let me down is when the ignition key lost recognition of the car and I could not start the car?this happened twice and the second dealer found a lose wire in the steering column, since then no problems with the car. Areas of the car I would improve if I could?
1. The steering radius is not tight enough ? it takes way too much space to turn the car in a circle or to make a U-turn.
2. The driving ?for me- would be more comfortable with a telescoping steering wheel. Wheel adjusts up and down but not in and out.
3. The satellite system is easy to operate however the maps have to be loaded to a CD changer in the trunk and are two to three years behind new construction and are very costly to up-date....read morehide

Pros

Good quality build, beautiful styling, strong engine, quiet and comfortable cabin

Cons

Toyota and Honda are not the best in quality, even if resale is a concern!

Bought the Mitsubishi Galant after weighing-in the variables like, styling, quality, performance, reliability, warranty, comfort, price and resale value. Mitsubishi accounted more values and considerations in all aspects of my criteria because its lower by two thousand dollars for the top of the line, styling is prettier with symmetrical shape, quality is Japan reinforce (not Chinese based manufacturing), bigger engine with sportronic transmission, longer basic warranty equals savings in the long term of ownership, reliability translates to good quality made transmissions that works effortless, comfortable and quiet cabin that affords the driver relaxation. Resale is only good if the product is almost perfect and ownership is satisfied in its return as a customer for a particular brand which Mitsubishi will pay good trade-in values for their cars....read morehide