Mitsubishi Gto 3000

[N47HAN]

Travelled to Bangkok ( Rama 9 ) to look at one i seen one the one2car website ( if have time please have a look , its the blue one marked with no price tag , the red one i wanted has been sold allready.

Honest thoughts on these , and yes i know its god dam_n ridiculous money ( the blue one is actually 1,670.000 ) for a car that old

but as i say did just about everything except sign on the dotted line and along came songkran so had chance to second think.

Your honest thoughts chaps !

any similar looking alternatives ?

thx in advance

[jay1980]

http://www.taladrod.com/w20/Search/CarDet3.aspx?cib=406966

lots of cheaper ones on taladrod

hope u find a good one and kudos for looking to get something a bit different

cheers

[seedy]

Is this the same one that was imported to N America called 3000 GT VR4 ?? V6 Twin Turbo 4WD ?? I can not get 12car pages in english, so not sure. If it is the same car, very nice, VERY fast. Be careful.

[N47HAN]

http://www.taladrod.com/w20/Search/CarDet3.aspx?cib=406966

lots of cheaper ones on taladrod

hope u find a good one and kudos for looking to get something a bit different

cheers

Thx for the link ,

there seems to be a few gtos but not many have the additional skirts and full body kits , all seem to around the million mark then jump to 1.5 , 1.7 with the body kits.

Still thanks for the input , thought i was going to be barraged with everyone slagging the cars for the money , so happy so far

[N47HAN]

http://one2car.com/CarInfor/cardetails.asp...00278&row=2

Heres the link

[steelepulse]

Looks like a lot of aftermarket work done on the car. Are you OK with those pimpish gold rims? Have you taken the car to testcar to get things checked out?

[stingray]

http://one2car.com/CarInfor/cardetails.asp...00278&row=2

Heres the link

In US, they sold the same car as a Dodge sealt (if i spell it right). But in US you by a Corvette. Thailand no Corvette, so this would be a alternative. Same as all Luxury and Sport cars in Thailand. Price is very high. In US you would pay apporox 3000 Dollar for one. But we aren't in the US, so there is no choice. 1.6 Mill is a little bit high as i saw them in Pattaya for about 800 to 1.2 Mill for sale. BTW those cars are increasing. Saw many about 10 years ago for 1.3 Mill. They holding their value, similar like Toyota Calicas, Toyota MR2, Nissan SX or Nissan ZX. Make sure the car is in god conditon (nightmare to fix it, but possible). I guess if you buy oneyou are "married" with, not easy to sell again. Edited April 20, 2010 by stingray

[N47HAN]

Looks like a lot of aftermarket work done on the car. Are you OK with those pimpish gold rims? Have you taken the car to testcar to get things checked out?

A little garish I agree but look worse in the Photo

Test car is where ? / They do a full overhaul check ? The cars located Rama 9 in Bangkok

[123ace]

There is nothing garish abouth gold rims on the right car!

Real sports cars are so hard to source here that i would say go for it. Lots of Mitsubishi service centers all over the country so this crucial issue is not a problem.

Do you know if it was a main dealer import or grey? this may impact Mitsu's interest in servicing and importing spare parts.

Don'y worry about the mind numbing premium over US / UK prices. In the local sports segment there is no way of beating the system, and re-sale values for real sports cars hold up very well due to the tax barriers.

Go for it.

[stingray]

There is nothing garish abouth gold rims on the right car!

Real sports cars are so hard to source here that i would say go for it. Lots of Mitsubishi service centers all over the country so this crucial issue is not a problem.

Do you know if it was a main dealer import or grey? this may impact Mitsu's interest in servicing and importing spare parts.

Don'y worry about the mind numbing premium over US / UK prices. In the local sports segment there is no way of beating the system, and re-sale values for real sports cars hold up very well due to the tax barriers.

Go for it.

The good thing: it have at least a V6 engine. But i wouldn't go into a Mitsu deaership for repairs. I don't think those mecanics are qualified. If you living in Pattaya i can recommend a good mecanic for servicing and repairs (just in case). Yes, you can't compare prices overhere with the prices in US. I bought a Olds Cutlass Supreme Coupe overhere (V8), cost me approx. 700'k. Most peaple say always it's to expensive. In US only 6'000 to 8'000 Dollar if it's in excellent condition as mine (500 $ for a junk), but overhere is no way to find special cars for low prices (even a junk would cost already 300'000).

Sometime it isn't worth to search for the cheapest one. You have to consider the condition. So if you like the car and if you can afford it, i would say the same: Buy it. If you are limited on cash i would say no, as i said, it isn't easy to sell again. Another choice is to se a few other ones. I personally like original condition (not to many spoilers and skirts). But everyone have different taste.

BTW, my Olds also have Golden Rims and it looks excellent to the green two tone body.

Edited April 20, 2010 by stingray

[INTJ]

The N/A 3000GTO is quite unimpressive performance wise........it's the twin turbo that is the rocket - many more maintenance and repair issues with the turbo though. This looks like a turbo ?

Nice looking car by the way, but would be nicer in black or red (IMO)

Cheers

Edited April 20, 2010 by INTJ

[WarpSpeed]

Is this the same one that was imported to N America called 3000 GT VR4 ?? V6 Twin Turbo 4WD ?? I can not get 12car pages in english, so not sure. If it is the same car, very nice, VERY fast. Be careful.

Yes this is the same, the Stealth while basically the same is not an exact copy as it was branded by Dodge when they had the Diamond Star cooperation, I was within a whisker of buying one on introduction as I owned 2 of the predecessors models in the form of the Mitsu Eclipse and loved them. Like Stinger says, for Thailand it's a cheap Corvette. For all of their hype on introduction they did not go over very well as some have said they were a bit disappointing in performance and the Diamond Star cooperation that brought them into being, folded shortly thereafter so went any future models.

[philipm]

VR4- nice choice,

esspecially the turbo option, -its the only way to go, as the gto is a heavyyy sport cars!

so minimize fuel economy, best bang for the buck get the turbo varient.

the vr4 is a popular choice for engine swaps into the mitsubishi galant-alot of galants here has a swapped v6 twin turbo running 4wd from the vr4 directly.

consider, the engine/gearbox can be found here without to much hassels, so its assuring if the engine is running sweet, you can always do a new swap.

[steelepulse]

Looks like a lot of aftermarket work done on the car. Are you OK with those pimpish gold rims? Have you taken the car to testcar to get things checked out?

A little garish I agree but look worse in the Photo

Test car is where ? / They do a full overhaul check ? The cars located Rama 9 in Bangkok

http://www.testcar.co.th/english.index.php They have a TV ad and supposedly if you mention TV you get 10% off

http://classifieds.thaivisa.com/automotive...pect-23719.html

[culicine]

Looks like a lot of aftermarket work done on the car. Are you OK with those pimpish gold rims? Have you taken the car to testcar to get things checked out?

A little garish I agree but look worse in the Photo

Test car is where ? / They do a full overhaul check ? The cars located Rama 9 in Bangkok

http://www.testcar.co.th/english.index.php They have a TV ad and supposedly if you mention TV you get 10% off

http://classifieds.thaivisa.com/automotive...pect-23719.html

How do car tents feel about having their cars tested? If they are serious about selling a car and are not covering any known faults they should allow it. It's the customer who pays for the test anyway, and I'm sure the dealer would live to know the true condition of the car they are selling.

[Crash999]

My family had a Mitsubishi 3000 VR4 back in 1992. Was great fun and fast (for the time, anyway).

The one on the website looks to have been heavily modified, which itself isn't unusual for Supras, RX-7s, and the like. I'd be very careful regarding the condition, though, and try to find a specialist who can give you a good assessment about the work that needs to be done before you buy- then you can use this to negotiate your purchase cost.

I bought a Supra and took it to the TRD garage on Srinakarin who did a thorough look-through. Wound up replacing the clutch, rotors, a wheel, shocks, and doing some electrical work- which I negotiated with the seller to deduct their estimate off the selling price. I still wound up having more work done later, but the good news is the depreciation is pretty much done on those types of cars and I wound up selling the Supra for a bit more than I paid for it.

[powderpuff]

Test Car is right here; BEFORE you go over the khlong.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source...mp;t=h&z=17

[stingray]

Test Car is right here; BEFORE you go over the khlong.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source...mp;t=h&z=17

U have to understand that we talk about a 17 year old car. Mostle they are imported at 1993. Some are late registered, therefore a 1996 in the bluee book. But Testcar will find something, because it is not a new car. Can't be perfect and can not expect to get it perfect. Personally what i not really like on the blue one is the interior. Look like someone changed covered new all in lightbrown. U can see at the pics that some places the material start to "bubbeling" (console and rear side pannels), door panels have different color than the rest of the interior. I think for a 1.6 mill car the interior should be original. Can upholstery the seats. But door panels and dashboards are very difficult to make, as you can see they start bubbeling.

The paintwork and the kit looks nice on the pics, but to drive on the loacal roads overhere with all the potholes and speed bumps....? I would say a testdrive says much more.

[N47HAN]

Well TIT !

So we agreed to go ahead and contacted Thanchart Bank ( We use them for all buisiness and personal loans ) .

No Problem we can lend you xxxxxxx , told them only wanted half as I was going to pay half in cash , we fill in paperwork after paperwork 10 copies of this that and the other , after 30 minutes of doing this the rep says ," sorry theres a problem " !

The car is actually registered as Red not Blue so we can't continue

Not that much of a problem I think , ( lol ) just change the document at the relevant office to show the car is now blue.

The owner then says we must pay our deposit before he changes the document ( ? ) Obviously I say no , change the doc ( afterall surely hel_l have to do this anyway in order to sell the car ) then we continue.

After a 10 minute discussion I walk away and ask him to call me when he changes the doc.

Now comes the real roblem !

He does in fact call saying hes changed the doc and can we contact him and Thanachart to proceed .

Great I think ( lol again ! ) , so I contact Thanachart and inform them at which point they explain after they have done further checks they are not wiling to lend the 50% on this car and recommend not to purchase the vehicle !!!!!!!!

Now I guess I should be thankfull that we have found this out now ,hanachart in effect have ownership of the car untill we pay off the 50% they lent.

So i assume there "further checks" have found something a little more serious than only the colour ?

So If anyone sees or knows where i can look for a similar car PLEASE LET ME KNOW .

TIT

[powderpuff]

Better to find out before you buy rather than after.

[powderpuff]

http://one2car.com/CarInfor/cardetails.asp...00278&row=2

Heres the link

In US, they sold the same car as a Dodge sealt (if i spell it right). But in US you by a Corvette. Thailand no Corvette, so this would be a alternative. Same as all Luxury and Sport cars in Thailand. Price is very high. In US you would pay apporox 3000 Dollar for one. But we aren't in the US, so there is no choice. 1.6 Mill is a little bit high as i saw them in Pattaya for about 800 to 1.2 Mill for sale. BTW those cars are increasing. Saw many about 10 years ago for 1.3 Mill. They holding their value, similar like Toyota Calicas, Toyota MR2, Nissan SX or Nissan ZX. Make sure the car is in god conditon (nightmare to fix it, but possible). I guess if you buy oneyou are "married" with, not easy to sell again.

Think it was called the Eagle Talon.

For a baby Corvette an MR2 woulkd take some beating. mid engine like a Fiero in Thailand.

[WarpSpeed]

Yes^ but don't just take the finance companies word for it either, recently we looked into financing a used car too with the company we had a past relationship and good record with and they really have no clue of their own policies and they change them arbitrarily regarding models, age, etc.. in fact I find it curious that they were willing to finance a car of that age and model for more then you were seeking in the first place, it sounds more like the person you were speaking to was misinformed (not your fault but their lack of understanding) and got corrected and that this was a model they had no interest in financing.

Same for the Mitsubishi EVO, most are not interested and feel if you can afford it, the taxes and it's maintenance you can afford to buy it with cash outright. Plus the risks are too high for them liability wise in either loss through accident or theft etc.

Your example is one we ran into several times and without any notice in spite of our specifically calling and asking in advance so as not to be embarrassed nor waste our time.

Ask to see the blue book and take some pictures if you don't read Thai and have some one else read it for you...

[WarpSpeed]

^^ No Powder, the Eagle Talon pre-dated the Stealth and was the Dodge equivalent to the Eclipse I owned..

[Crash999]

^^ No Powder, the Eagle Talon pre-dated the Stealth and was the Dodge equivalent to the Eclipse I owned.

That's correct- the Dodge Stealth was the twin of the Mitsu 3000.

I used to have a Plymouth Laser which was the third of the Talon/Eclipse trio, though only available in front-wheel drive unlike the other the Eagle and Mitsu. Great memories- back then 190hp was a lot!

[rixalex]

Well TIT !

So we agreed to go ahead and contacted Thanchart Bank ( We use them for all buisiness and personal loans ) .

No Problem we can lend you xxxxxxx , told them only wanted half as I was going to pay half in cash , we fill in paperwork after paperwork 10 copies of this that and the other , after 30 minutes of doing this the rep says ," sorry theres a problem " !

The car is actually registered as Red not Blue so we can't continue

Not that much of a problem I think , ( lol ) just change the document at the relevant office to show the car is now blue.

The owner then says we must pay our deposit before he changes the document ( ? ) Obviously I say no , change the doc ( afterall surely hel_l have to do this anyway in order to sell the car ) then we continue.

After a 10 minute discussion I walk away and ask him to call me when he changes the doc.

Now comes the real roblem !

He does in fact call saying hes changed the doc and can we contact him and Thanachart to proceed .

Great I think ( lol again ! ) , so I contact Thanachart and inform them at which point they explain after they have done further checks they are not wiling to lend the 50% on this car and recommend not to purchase the vehicle !!!!!!!!

Now I guess I should be thankfull that we have found this out now ,hanachart in effect have ownership of the car untill we pay off the 50% they lent.

So i assume there "further checks" have found something a little more serious than only the colour ?

So If anyone sees or knows where i can look for a similar car PLEASE LET ME KNOW .

TIT

Lucky escape by the sounds of it.

This is totally down to personal preference, but for me a car that looks as good as the Mtisu 3000 does in its original form, is done no favours by being tarted up and customized - not that drastically anyway. Just makes it look cheap and tacky. Horses for courses i guess.

[stingray]

Well TIT !

So we agreed to go ahead and contacted Thanchart Bank ( We use them for all buisiness and personal loans ) .

No Problem we can lend you xxxxxxx , told them only wanted half as I was going to pay half in cash , we fill in paperwork after paperwork 10 copies of this that and the other , after 30 minutes of doing this the rep says ," sorry theres a problem " !

The car is actually registered as Red not Blue so we can't continue

Not that much of a problem I think , ( lol ) just change the document at the relevant office to show the car is now blue.

The owner then says we must pay our deposit before he changes the document ( ? ) Obviously I say no , change the doc ( afterall surely hel_l have to do this anyway in order to sell the car ) then we continue.

After a 10 minute discussion I walk away and ask him to call me when he changes the doc.

Now comes the real roblem !

He does in fact call saying hes changed the doc and can we contact him and Thanachart to proceed .

Great I think ( lol again ! ) , so I contact Thanachart and inform them at which point they explain after they have done further checks they are not wiling to lend the 50% on this car and recommend not to purchase the vehicle !!!!!!!!

Now I guess I should be thankfull that we have found this out now ,hanachart in effect have ownership of the car untill we pay off the 50% they lent.

So i assume there "further checks" have found something a little more serious than only the colour ?

So If anyone sees or knows where i can look for a similar car PLEASE LET ME KNOW .

TIT

Normally you can't get finance on such a old car. Something with my american cars. Had to pay allways in cash, because they are old. In Europe i can finance any cars, but in LOS not.

[Zstarx]

I'm not sure why you would spend a million Baht on a Mitsubishi, really, they are a long way behind Toyota and Nissan, and just ahead of Suzuki, who mainly make motor bikes

[rixalex]

I'm not sure why you would spend a million Baht on a Mitsubishi, really, they are a long way behind Toyota and Nissan, and just ahead of Suzuki, who mainly make motor bikes

No different from spending a million baht on a Suburu WRX.

[Zstarx]

I'm not sure why you would spend a million Baht on a Mitsubishi, really, they are a long way behind Toyota and Nissan, and just ahead of Suzuki, who mainly make motor bikes

No different from spending a million baht on a Suburu WRX.

Yes true, really, why would you

[rixalex]

I'm not sure why you would spend a million Baht on a Mitsubishi, really, they are a long way behind Toyota and Nissan, and just ahead of Suzuki, who mainly make motor bikes

No different from spending a million baht on a Suburu WRX.

Yes true, really, why would you

Because you are not a grandfather yet and find Toyota Corollas a bit dull?