Just wondering what problems you all might have had with your Lancers so far? I've had the no start problem...still have it on occasion. The biggest ptoblem I have is the **** trunk leaks and the dealer sucks so it's up to me to fix. I can't seem to find it though, need to get a small person to lay in trunk so I can close it and hit it with water anyone else have problems?

I just spent over an hour calling dealerships for quotes and the best one i got for a black GTS automatic is $18,500 with everything or almost everything(sun roof, sound system, and gps).

How much did u guys spend on yours? Just wanna know if its a good deal before I buy the car this saturday. I'm in southern cali if that helps.

Hey guys, created this to see all your lancer's mods. Post some pics so I can get more ideas.

I've made some subtle changes to mine (non of which will make the car faster), still waiting to get the RRM intake, and a set of winter tires and umm.. maybe some tint.

mods:

1. 6000k HID Kit for low beams.
2. Clear license plate covers
3. White interior lights.
4. White License plate lights
5. Ralliart Sticker

d4mn, I almost got a heart attack yesterday.
My last car was a Civic with one way insurance $500/year.
Yesterday I walk in to Allstate and a Polish lady kills me with a $1560/year on a lancer full coverage. I almost jumped out of the chair.
I had to go and have couple afterwards to cool off.
I never new insurance rates for mitsus are that high.
What are you paying guys?

My Fellow Lancer Modding Enthusiasts...

So I paid out of my own pocket to get the 5,000 PAGES!

If anyone wants to know anything about the 2008 GTS / ES / DE Lancer, believe me its in this book.

So if anyone is interested I will host the .pdf files & post the links for the download (its 161MB) FOR FREE...

Let me know.

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hey when is the new ralliart coming out and how much will they cost? im jw b/c i am thinking it would be smart to trade in my ES model for a ralliart when they come in

Ok, so I've been a member of the forums for a few months now. Joined so I could do some homework on the new lancer. I have since test drove 7 cars and have decided that the new lancer beats them all. I have settled on getting the '09 Lancer GTS (yes with the 2.4 liter engine) in a manual transmission. Since I have been lurking the forums, I have noticed that there are some issues with the new lancer. I know this and accept this, so please don't rant here. I will list the problems I have come across and then ask a couple of questions.

Known problems: 1. Paint seems to chip very easily; 2. Trunk may be hard to close, and in using extra force it rubs the rear bumper.; 3. The relays with the CVT tranny go bad; 4. Sometimes the trunk leaks

I think those are all of the ones I found on here. Feel free to add to this list and keep me aware. Now for the question.

Does anyone know if these issues have been addressed for the '09 model year? The issue I'm worried most about is the paint. If it hasn't been addressed, what suggestions could you give for making the paint last a little longer, especially from road debris?
The trunk issues don't bother me so much, and if it leaks, I'll just fix it myself. I shouldn't have the tranny issue since I plan on getting the manual anyway.


Any and all help is appreciated, and as I said before, please don't rant about an issue in this thread, I'm here for info. Thanks.

I was wondering if anyone has, or is about to go into arbitration about the paint on the sides of their car getting "sandblasted" while driving. Any details you can share?

Dealership argued with Mitsu for 2 days over the cost to repaint the sides of my car but they refused to pay for it. Mitsubishi is taking the stance that it's caused by "road conditions".

Dealership told me they would repaint the skirts and touch up the doors for $125 but that it wouldn't do any good unless I put mudflaps on at the same time.

They claim that they can reverse the rear mud flaps that Mitsu sells so that they fit the front (I think that is BS) and that the set of four installed would be $140. Basically what their telling me is that if I want to have and keep paint on the sides of my car I'll have to cough up $265.

Oh yeah, and if a panel rusts out because I don't have this "maintenance" done then the corrosion warranty is worthless.

The streets and highways where I live would be considered average at the very least and above average when compared to other cities. We don't get a lot of snow, all of the roads are paved and there's no desset or beach nearby.

My question to Mitsubishi is "exactly what kind of road conditions was this car designed for?" If it can't take average road conditions without serious damage to the finish then that tells me there is a problem with their design.

I'm thinking arbitration right now but if there's enough of us with this problem then perhaps a class action law suit would get their attention.

Sorry....PO'd and ranting.

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EMC 3000GT

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2008 Lancer

Model codes:
CY4AS****2M – U.S. (Fed-spec exhaust)
CY4AS****3M – Canada
CY4AS****7M – PZEV (see below)

DE
Curb weight - 2922 lbs. MT, 2999 lbs. CVT
Steel wheel - 16"
Front swaybar - 20mm
Rear swaybar - none
Front brake diameter - 10.9 inches (276mm)
Rear brakes - drum

ES
Curb weight - 2944 lbs. MT, 3021 lbs. CVT
Aluminum wheel - 16"
Front swaybar - 20mm
Rear swaybar - 18mm
Front brake diameter - 10.9 inches (276mm)
Rear brake diameter - 10.3 (262mm)

GTS
Curb weight - 3032 lbs. MT, 3109 lbs. CVT
Aluminum wheel - 18"
Front swaybar - 21mm
Rear swaybar - 20mm
Front brake diameter - 11.6 inches (294mm)
Rear brake diameter - 11.9 inches (302mm)

All trim levels
4B11 MIVEC motor, 2.0 liters of displacement, 16 valves
Actual displacement - 122 cu in., 1998 cc
Bore/Stroke - 86mm/86mm
Compression ratio - 10:1
Redline - 6500rpm for MT and CVT in D, 6000rpm for CVT cars in manual mode

Motor oil - 5w20 (4.2 quarts/4 liters)

120A alternator

Steering is Rack-and-pinion, Hydraulic Power Assist
Ratio is 15.15
Turn radius is 32.8 ft (10 meters)
3.16 turns lock to lock for steering wheel

Emissions variation

Federal specification - 152hp @6k, 146tq @ 4250
PZEV (Partial Zero Emissions Vehicle) - 143hp @ 6k, 143tq @4250

PZEV cars have an extra catalytic converter to improve emissions standards. There is also an extra O2 sensor. These cars are sold in a number of U.S. states, notably California and New Jersey.

Cars that have PZEV will have a chassis code on the passenger side door plate(b pillar). If you have a 2M or a 3M in the code then you have non- PZEV. If you have a 7M in the chassis code then you do have PZEV.

Bulb guide

Front turn signal – WY21W
Headlight, high beam – 9005/HB3
Headlight, low beam – 9006/HB4
Fog light – H11
Front sidemarker/parking light – WY5W
Side turn signal – W5W

License plate – W5W
Back up light – 7440
Tail light – W5W
Tail/stop light – 7443
Rear turn signal – 7440
Rear side marker – W5W

Trunk light – 5W
Front dome light/reading light – 8W
Rear dome light – 8W

During full acceleration the steering may pull to one side, has this ever happened to anyone of you with your 2008 Lancer?

I want to hear from people with more experience driving this car since I'm new with cars motors and performance, and before taking the car to the dealer for an inspection.

Bye

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http://www.mitsubishi-forums.com/t30499-in...id-warranty.htm

http://www.mitsubishi-forums.com/t32224-warrenty-voids.htm

All new posts about warranty will be deleted!

Hey guys, since I'm a tuner I love going online and seeing what stores are offering for the '08 Lancer, I haven't found much but here is what I've found, if you have any other stores let us know!

http://www.ptuning.com
http://www.mitsubishiparts.net
http://www.roadracemotorsports.com
http://www.speedcorps.com

The last one i found because of a guy that works there, any questions regarding speed corps search for a guy name CRYPTO.

happy shopping!

long story short, im 28 and up until now i've never really had much material things in my life so im fortunate now that i make pretty good money and i can buy my self things. so i've never owned a set of rims so im not sure what to go with on this one. i have a white 08 lancer. so should i go with white or black. here's some examples of both:


black rims:


white rims:

Took a few picture the other day. Let me know what you think! Here they are.
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PS. 4x4 I know...waiting on last person for group buy in coils! Someone get in.

Just wanted to post this fyi, incase anyone was interested in these too. I got the following all-weather mats from Ebay. They come with grips on the bottom so they dont slide about. Although they are a custom-fit for the 2008 Lancer anyway, and fit like a glove. Its been nice to see the flooring underneath has remained spotless despite bringing all kinds of mud/slush/snow. Not overly thick or heavy either. So I would definitely recommend them for sure.

http://www.elitegrafx.com/autoupgrade/llru...rcloseuplrg.jpg

http://www.elitegrafx.com/autoupgrade/llru..._closeuplrg.jpg

http://i16.ebayimg.com/03/i/000/b9/ee/eb0a_1.JPG

And a link to the ad itself.

http://cgi.ebay.ca/2008-MITSUBISHI-LANCER-...7QQcmdZViewItem

hey anyone who owns a lancer 08, just wanted to know the fastest you have driven it so far?

hey i have a 08 gts cvt and my girlfriend has a 03 eclipse 2.4, we were on a long flat the other day and we decided to race. she isn't the best driver so we switched each race. what shocked me was that when i drove her car which has cold air intake short shifter cat back, i got a big lead at first but when we got going over 65 to 70 she would catch me and go by with my GTS. i was shocked but happy to see that my car had that. i only have the RRM short ram intake. anyway i am not a crazy driver and i know there are alot of people on here who give others shit when they say how they drive fast or race other cars. well i'm not crazy but you gotta have a little fun every now and then. so don't hate on me cause i did a quarter mile or so going fast a couple times.

Should I really go 7,500 miles on an oil change. I had it changed once already at 7,500 miles. Took it to the Dodge/Mistubishi dealership in my area. Only Dodge techs were there and suggested changing every 3,000 miles. Not sure why my info screen shows every 7,500 miles if they want it changed every 3,000. I mainly drive on state roads, maybe stopping at three red lights on the way to work. So I don't hit much traffic where I would start and stop alot. I keep it around 55-70mph on the way to work also.

Hey guys so whats happened here is that I was replacing my right-side sidemarker light with a new LED. Have done this several times before and something like this has never happened, but in this case while installation, the little plastic piece that encloses the sidemarker bulb popped off the slot and fell forward into the housing. Any suggestions on how to get it back in? Or will I need to buy a whole new housing?

Any help would be appreciated, thanks guys.

I bought the car not even a month, and today someone hit me at the back!!!

http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp269/r...m/DSC002652.jpg

So anyway I was fishing around in my car this weekend and I found a copy of someones drivers licence in my glove compartment and a copy of some kind of vehicle loan agreement so I was thinking WTF?!?!?! I mean seriously you rented my car out before you sold it to me... I'm not really complaining since it runs fine and everything but any thoughts???

Well this weekend i raced one of mikes friends with a tC, posted a video of it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXqmTeQwE0g. Whats funny is he only shows the video of him winning. We did 4 runs. 1st run he pulled ahead a little bit and called that off so i guess he won. 2nd one i tried starting off in 1st from a roll and ended up missing 2nd. 3rd was a 40 mph roll and i ended up winning. 4th was pretty much dead even we had to let off for traffic.

funny thing is is my GTS is basically stock, outside of a V1 RRM SRI

his mods include:

Short shifter
Cold Air Intake
Racing Headers
Full Catback exhaust

and yeah i lol at how he trys to brag, just thought id spread the humor

so i've had my 08 lancer es for about 3 weeks. and im debating weather or not to get an 09 gts? what are the differences in both and would it make any difference than what i have right now? and just curious but the gts comes with projectors or hid? not sure if they're one in the same (sorry im clueless when it comes to hid).

so what do you guys think? or would it be just like having another es just with a .4 bigger engine and hid's and paddle shifters? by the way i would get the cvt gts, im not big on racing or anything like that. im more of a looks kind of person. i just figured with everyone that has an es trying to turn it into a gts (me included) why not just get the real thing???

your thoughts?!?!??!?!