Mitsubishi Carisma Hatchback 1.8 GDI Equippe 5d Auto (2000/W) Owner Review
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Economy
Value
Absolutely dire, major problems from beginning to end and value plummeted like a stone.
Costs
Dire, new fuel pump, air bag sensor.... I could go on but I won't.
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On the road
Driving
Comfortable to drive, did quite a few long journeys with no problems.
Performance
Fine when it went, but that wasn't often.
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Living with it
Reliability
Worst car I have ever owned. Usual GDI engine mess requiring constant attention.
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Wish I had bought what I went out to buy - A Nissan or a VW or a Skoda. I now own an Almera and it hasn't put a foot wrong, learnt the hard way.
Comfort
Found the car comfortable, even on long journeys.
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Security and Service
Security
Er, nobody would nick one.
Service
Vincents Yeovil - Rubbish. Like wading through treacle dealing with this lot.
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Problems and Ownership
Problems
Engine
Where do I start? Throttle body cleaned upteen times, replaced. Fuel pump replaced, airbag sensor changed, O2 sensor changed and finally I gave up when told it needed basically an engine rebuild/decoke.
Other
DON'T BUY ONE, EVER! Even Mitsubishi have discontinued production having raved about how wonderful their GDI engine is. Pity they didn't think to recall all of these awful cars and replace the engines having duped the public into buying them.
Ownership
Did you buy the car new?
Used
Would you buy the same model again?
No
Did you buy from the same manufacturer again?
No