Not good news on mitsu future
Feb 1, 2009, 08:28 PM
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Meh. Regardless of whether or not Mitsu stays in the car business, car still won't be worth jack **** by the time I'm done with it. As for Evos, they don't hold value as it is, and the value will drop if they pull out of the US. At best, it'll become a sought after car for poor weekend warriors. Kind of like the old DSMs, where you pretty much have to buy them in pairs, one for parts, and one to drive. Regardless, though, this feels like another "the sky is falling!" flashback from 2004-2005. Even if things did really get that bad, I can't imagine any car maker just up and disappearing, abandoning everything they built up. Makes more sense to sell off the brand.
Huh? The majority of the public is well aware that RWD sucks in bad weather, which is why most cars are FWD now, easier for the average driver to control. Also, plenty of cars are still made in Japan. Remeber, Mitsu is merely the 6th largest Japanese car maker. All the major Japanese car companies still have manufacturing facilities in Japan.
If mitsu leaves there goes my cars. Mitsu is the only car company from japan that is still made there. Everything I buy is japan-korean only. The eclipse is a good car, but everyone wants rwd, not fwd. But most people doesnt know that RWD is **** in the rain and snow.. I will not drive an RWD period, even if it has traction control. Most people in america knows about mustangs and camaro, because they r americas. Go out and ask any asian out there about mustangs or camaros, they will tell u somethings like pieces of crap..
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Feb 1, 2009, 08:37 PM
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Car makers up and disappear all the time. Ever heard of OLDSMOBILE?, just one of the more recent. Major GM nameplate that was around for 100 years.
Feb 1, 2009, 08:48 PM
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So tell me which ones r japan made cars, I wanna to know.. If u try acura the only car is RL, Honda is the S2000, Toyota is landcruiser, Lexus is Is250/350, ES350, GS , GX, LS, NISSAN is 350Z and GT-R, Infinti is G35 coupe/ Sedan, M, maybe FX, SUZUKI SX4, Grand Vitara, anything else...
Feb 1, 2009, 09:14 PM
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So tell me which ones r japan made cars, I wanna to know.. If u try acura the only car is RL, Honda is the S2000, Toyota is landcruiser, Lexus is Is250/350, ES350, GS , GX, LS, NISSAN is 350Z and GT-R, Infinti is G35 coupe/ Sedan, M, maybe FX, SUZUKI SX4, Grand Vitara, anything else...
Feb 1, 2009, 09:39 PM
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i think if the evo was in another movie that wasnt in Fast and the Furious franchise it would propel the status of the evo as a collector car in the future, because thats one of the reasons why american muscle cars became so well known to the average person IMO
Feb 1, 2009, 10:08 PM
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A Mits. dealership that I bought my evo from 4 yrs. back just closed. Drove by and they were storing their Evo Xs in the building. The rest of the lot was empty. Sure hope Mits. doesn't dissapear.
Feb 1, 2009, 10:29 PM
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This isn't the first time there were talks of this from Mitsu.
http://www.autoblog.com/2006/06/01/m...o-bail-on-u-s/
yea I got plenty of lolzercise 
watching that commercial
http://www.autoblog.com/2006/06/01/m...o-bail-on-u-s/
watching that commercial
Feb 2, 2009, 10:25 AM
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So tell me which ones r japan made cars, I wanna to know.. If u try acura the only car is RL, Honda is the S2000, Toyota is landcruiser, Lexus is Is250/350, ES350, GS , GX, LS, NISSAN is 350Z and GT-R, Infinti is G35 coupe/ Sedan, M, maybe FX, SUZUKI SX4, Grand Vitara, anything else...