Ownership Cost for 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution MR
Estimated: $51904 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$4421
$2122
$1857
$1680
$1503
$11583
Insurance
$1837
$1902
$1968
$2037
$2108
$9852
Fuel
$2000
$2060
$2132
$2217
$2317
$10726
Maintenance
$2763
$2435
$1452
$1838
$2291
$10779
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$1692
$1692
$1692
$1692
$1692
$2507
Total Ownership Costs
$13690
$9850
$8952
$9346
$10066
$51904
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Sedan/Saloon
Displacement CC: 2000.0
Displacement CI: 122.04748818946
Displacement L: 2.0
Doors: 4
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: MITSUBISHI
Manufacturer: MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION (MMC)
Manufacturer Id: 1052
Model: Lancer
Model Year: 2008
Other Engine Info: DOHC TC/IC MIVEC
Plant City: MIZUSHIMA
Plant Country: Japan
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: PREMIUM
TPMS: Direct
Trim: EVOLUTION
Valve Train Design: Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2003
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
FAILURE OF 5TH GEAR. MITSUBISHI HAS A CURRENT TSB RELEASED ON THIS FAILURE AND DENIED REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. THE WARRANTY CLAIM WAS DENIED DUE TO THE FACT THAT AN AFTERMARKET CLUTCH, OF HIGHER QUALITY WAS INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE AFTER FAILURE OF MANUFACTURER INSTALLED CLUTCH. *JB
2008
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL
MITSUBISHI MOTORS OF AMERICA HAS A AWD ECU SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR VEHICLES SPECIFICALLY DRIVEN IN COLD CONDITIONS. DEALERSHIPS AND MITSUBISHI CORPORATE HAVE DENIED MY CLAIM TO OBTAIN THIS SOFTWARE BECAUSE MY CAR WAS SOLD IN CALIFORNIA AND THEY HAVE SAID IT IS NOT ELIGIBLE. I TAKE MY VEHICLE EVERY YEAR UP IN THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAIN RANGE WHERE TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS ARE SIMILAR TO ANY OF THE NORTHERN STATES WITHIN THE SERVICE BULLETIN. THE MITSUBISHI SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER IS SC-09-002 ALSO AVAILABLE HERE ON GOOGLE DOCS TO READ ( HTTP://DOCS.GOOGLE.COM/FILEVIEW?ID=0BZNIGP9LGBK8NTU5OTRINJGTZTJHMC00MJY0LWI2NMMTOWZHZJU1NZFKNDCZ&HL=EN) IT STATES THAT "THIS REPROGRAMMING PROCEDURE WILL MODIFY THE ALL-WHEEL-CONTROL (AWC) ECU SOFTWARE TO ACCURATELY MATCH THE OPERATIONS CHECK OF THE AYC/ACD MOTOR WITH CURRENT AMBIENT CONDITIONS. EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER CAUSES INCREASED EXCESSIVE LOAD ON THE MOTOR, WHICH COULD RESULT IN DAMAGE TO THE MOTOR. THIS BULLETIN DESCRIBES PROCEDURES TO REPROGRAM THE AWC ECU WITH NEW SOFTWARE PARAMETERS TO PREVENT THIS CONDITION." THE SAFETY CONCERN IS THAT IF I'M USING MY AWD VEHICLE IN COLD CONDITIONS AND THE CRITICAL AWD COMPONENTS FAIL DUE TO DRIVING IN COLD CONDITIONS AS STATED IN THE SERVICE BULLETIN AND CAUSE ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT OR EVEN HURTING OTHERS WHICH CAN BE PREVENTED WITH A 20 MINUTE SOFTWARE UPDATE THAT IS AVAILABLE NOW. *TR