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New 09 Lancer GTS owner from Columbus, OH

Discussion in 'New Member Check In!' started by soldier7duece, Feb 15, 2009.

  1. soldier7duece

    soldier7duece Member

    Hello everyone, I just traded my 02 Acura RSX Type-S (I still love that car) toward my new Lancer. I hope to use the experience and knowledge you guys post on this site in the care and maintenence of my new baby. I do have one question, usually when new cars come out if something goes wrong for one person usually it happens to a lot of cars. Are there and common defects that have happened to a good number of cars I should at least watch out for? Not nessecarily recalls but just little things a lot of people have had to take to the dealer to get fixed? Thanks again, great to be on board!
     
    soldier7duece, Feb 15, 2009
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  2. dao.style

    dao.style Well-Known Member

    alot of people have paint issues, paint chip, and just it scratches easy. Welcome to the mitsu community!
     
    dao.style, Feb 15, 2009
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  3. spiderman671

    spiderman671 Guest

    Welcome!
    I would have stayed with the '02 Acura RSX... lol
     
    spiderman671, Feb 15, 2009
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  4. LuvMyLancer

    LuvMyLancer Well-Known Member

    ^^ Ditto LOL

    Welcome to LT!! Pictures are mandatory and you must add at least 3 mods to it. :lol:

    Only real issues are the paint, the stock tires are pretty much impossible to use in snow, annnd I think that's it really.
     
    LuvMyLancer, Feb 15, 2009
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  5. The Beav

    The Beav Well-Known Member

    i have seen that a few people had probs with their car pulling to the left... i have noticed it with mine... it's not that bad tho
    welcome to LT bud! happy modding!
     
    The Beav, Feb 15, 2009
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  6. GiveMeEvo

    GiveMeEvo Active Member

    Over all no real problems with these cars and welcome
     
    GiveMeEvo, Feb 15, 2009
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  7. skullpr

    skullpr Well-Known Member

    mine also pulls left very slightly, but i think its cause i havent taken the car for alignment after installing lowering springs....another fault i read in this thread is that around 20k miles it starts leaking oil through the crankshaft pully...welcome to LT!!
     
    skullpr, Feb 15, 2009
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  8. soldier7duece

    soldier7duece Member

    Thanks for the heads up and warm welcome. Yeah, I still miss my RSX but it was pushin 100k and my trade value would have seriously dropped once It hit that. One good thing is there is a shop here in Columbus Ohio that specializes in lancers and evo's. My first mods will be window tinting and a possible SRI. I'll keep a close eye on my paint and the alignment. Only complaint I have so far is the cheapy feeling interior but I guess I was spoiled by Acura on that one. Thanks again.
     
    soldier7duece, Feb 16, 2009
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  9. olvhec

    olvhec Well-Known Member

    Welcome, one more thing to add to the list, I dont know if its an issue with the 09s but my window tint is severely scratched. It happens over time and really only depends how often you open and close your windows. Moleskin is offered on a couple of sites including ebay, this should fix the issue, and some tinting places will carry moleskin as well.
     
    olvhec, Feb 16, 2009
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  10. skullpr

    skullpr Well-Known Member

    well mines a 09 as well but the scratches on my tint are because of the upper rubber instead of the bottom one where the moleskin is applied to...
     
    skullpr, Feb 16, 2009
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  11. olvhec

    olvhec Well-Known Member

    What do you mean by upper rubber instead of bottom one? Are you talking about the top of the window where the window closes?
     
    olvhec, Feb 16, 2009
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  12. soldier7duece

    soldier7duece Member

    Cool, I'll check into the moleskin before tinting. Skullpr, I love the look of your front bumper. I really want to do something similar. Did you paint it black or use Vinyl? And where did you get the chrome edging?
     
    soldier7duece, Feb 16, 2009
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  13. skullpr

    skullpr Well-Known Member

    yes thats exactly what i was referring to...

    i went with vinyl overlay...got the chrome trim from pepboys...its 1/4 inch thick...
     
    skullpr, Feb 16, 2009
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  14. olvhec

    olvhec Well-Known Member

    Hmm, dont really know if mine scratches from that, when I open my windows I always open them all the way down, so I havent paid attention if they are scratched differently at top. I guess I will find out when I get me car retinted hopefully soon. I found a place here in Houston that will tint it for $75 and give a lifetime warranty.
     
    olvhec, Feb 16, 2009
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  15. skullpr

    skullpr Well-Known Member

    reason i say this is that my tints only have the edge scratched up...other than the top edge its all good...
     
    skullpr, Feb 16, 2009
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  16. illdietrying

    illdietrying Well-Known Member

    welcome to LT
     
    illdietrying, Feb 16, 2009
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  17. y2ray7697

    y2ray7697 Well-Known Member

    Welcome aboard! Only problem I've had is the pulling to the left and the paint...I have sections of paint around the windows chipping off. Looks a lot like my dad's truck, which is 13 YEARS OLD!
     
    y2ray7697, Feb 16, 2009
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