Antisocial Weird Member Member 1,347 Member For: 22y 4m 16d Location: ACT Posted 25/11/05 11:29 AM Share Posted 25/11/05 11:29 AM I think the AWD has died with the Magna, it is certianly not part of the current 380 lineup. And when Bain mentions FWDs being better through the twisty bits, he may be thinking of small hot hatches, and not big fat sedans. As these are cops when driven enthusiastically .........with torque steer, or wheel spin and smoke as the inside wheel lifts off coming out of a corner. If you turn the traction control off in a 180kW XR6 it becomes more 'fun' if you do the same thing in a 170kW Maxima it becomes almost undriveable as it smokes up and changes lanes just by accelerating briskly. My first new car was an 1997 GLS Pajero and it made the BA seem built like a swiss watch....and the worse part was Mitsubishi 'we found nothing wrong with your car sir' service.Whats the point of a 5/10 year warranty when the blokes looking after you are liars and fools? Dags gif is ok I guess... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/21513-the-380-hero-or-zero/page/5/#findComment-319019 Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRBloke Donating Members 1,219 Member For: 21y 11m 24d Posted 25/11/05 11:31 AM Share Posted 25/11/05 11:31 AM Just had a mate who works for Mitsubishi get a brand new 380 VRX in black as his personal car.. The car looks pretty decent when compared with the Honda Accord Euro and the Nissan Maxima. I dont think it has been targeted towards those of us who buy Fords and Holdens. Those who buy Toyotas , Nissans and Hondas may get more interested in it.. Would I buy one? If I had to buy a second big six and didnt want another Falcon then maybe, but it would have to be alot cheaper then RRP. As for price, they are soo outpriced in the market, specially compared to the Magna prices we have seen for the last 18 months. A VRX on the road is about 4 - 5 grand more then a base XR6.. And you get free side airbags... Im not going wish mitsubishi well on this one though, they had the bucks to develop it yet they were more worried about upgrading the factory to do things like 1 piece side panels etc which consumers dont give a sh*t about, if the VRX was the base model and retailed for the high 30's I reckon they would sell a sh*tload of them, but the ES is a pile of junk that looksl ike the Old model with a fat ass... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/21513-the-380-hero-or-zero/page/5/#findComment-319021 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guests Posted 25/11/05 11:59 AM Share Posted 25/11/05 11:59 AM Bloody ugly is all I can say,juat like the AU,build a decent looking car and it will sellvik...how many care how it works,but just how it looks Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/21513-the-380-hero-or-zero/page/5/#findComment-319031 Share on other sites More sharing options...
F6 UTE - Track Bound EVO III - Member 3,367 Member For: 20y 6m 4d Gender: Male Location: Strapped in and holding on Posted 25/11/05 01:51 PM Share Posted 25/11/05 01:51 PM vik...how many care how it works,but just how it looks<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Obviously your very concerned on how it works Vik..F6 UTE............ Ponders events passed.. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/21513-the-380-hero-or-zero/page/5/#findComment-319053 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagabond Bored Member Administrator 35,722 Member For: 22y 7m 5d Gender: Male Location: Dé·jà vu Posted 25/11/05 03:23 PM Share Posted 25/11/05 03:23 PM Arent they pashen's wheels on the yellow GT... as in a chop of his pic...Saw one on the way to work today.....on the back of a flatbed (Delivery)....There definately a nice lookin piece of kit just dont have the street cred or performance to match, maybe for Uncle Cyral but not this bloke.Post just so Red doesnt have to scroll up.... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/21513-the-380-hero-or-zero/page/5/#findComment-319070 Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldraven The guy from that other colony Member 157 Member For: 19y 7m 15d Gender: Male Location: Goshen, Guysborough Co., Nova Scotia, Canada Posted 25/11/05 04:48 PM Share Posted 25/11/05 04:48 PM I think it's just another Galant, so zero. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/21513-the-380-hero-or-zero/page/5/#findComment-319075 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redhawk ....Time to lay this fairytale aside...... Donating Members 2,657 Member For: 22y 3m 9d Gender: Male Location: In the Ferry on the River Styx, not getting out just yet! Posted 26/11/05 01:44 AM Share Posted 26/11/05 01:44 AM Thanks Dags....... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/21513-the-380-hero-or-zero/page/5/#findComment-319166 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guests Posted 26/11/05 01:49 AM Share Posted 26/11/05 01:49 AM Well you honour, All I can say about the release of the '380' and it being the last saving grace for Mitsubishi Australia is 'you can't polish a turd' I honestly do hope that they manage to sell enough to keep them in the fight, as I think they are bound to hit the nail on the head and release a cracker of a vehicle, but I do have to agree with a lot of the comments made here on the site, that Mistsubishi will need to enter a V8 into their line up to compete. Gee, does Mitsubishi even have a V8 in their overseas lineup? Theres no substitute for cubic inches...except for forced induction Darren Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/21513-the-380-hero-or-zero/page/5/#findComment-319167 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BALLBREAKER Member 427 Member For: 20y Gender: Male Posted 26/11/05 01:15 PM Share Posted 26/11/05 01:15 PM I think the AWD has died with the Magna, it is certianly not part of the current 380 lineup. And when Bain mentions FWDs being better through the twisty bits, he may be thinking of small hot hatches, and not big fat sedans. As these are cops when driven enthusiastically .........with torque steer, or wheel spin and smoke as the inside wheel lifts off coming out of a corner. If you turn the traction control off in a 180kW XR6 it becomes more 'fun' if you do the same thing in a 170kW Maxima it becomes almost undriveable as it smokes up and changes lanes just by accelerating briskly. My first new car was an 1997 GLS Pajero and it made the BA seem built like a swiss watch....and the worse part was Mitsubishi 'we found nothing wrong with your car sir' service.Whats the point of a 5/10 year warranty when the blokes looking after you are liars and fools? Dags gif is ok I guess...<{POST_SNAPBACK}>A swiss watch goes tick tock a ba goes clank clank yeh. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/21513-the-380-hero-or-zero/page/5/#findComment-319304 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobrav8 Member 1,969 Member For: 20y 2m 27d Gender: Male Location: New Zealand Posted 27/11/05 09:32 PM Share Posted 27/11/05 09:32 PM A few comments:1. I have a friend who is an auto-electrician - he says he wouldnt be in business any more if it wasnt for auto-electricians<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Sorry? So let me get this right here:You have a friend, who is a auto electrician.And he wouldnt be in business if it wasnt for auto electricians?Id say that's a fairly general answer, he wouldnt be in business if there were no auto electricians. Just like me. I wouldnt eat bread if there were no bakers......<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Ok - that wasnt quite right was it - I mean the auto electrician wouldnt have a job if it wasn't for Mitsubishis - sorry about that. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/21513-the-380-hero-or-zero/page/5/#findComment-319588 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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