must be one of the last

[ANTHONY]

on ebay.........http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MITSUBISHI-GALANT-2-5-V6-TWIN-TURBO-VR4-4X4-EVO-2003_W0QQitemZ250052232353QQihZ015QQcategoryZ18230 QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem and its a manual.......................................
nice quote..For more details of the VR-4 in general you must check out CLUBVR4.com

[Kieran]

Hmmm.... The 'MOT for life' comment is interesting. As is the fact he's nabbed our quick-spec list.

Whilst it may have been in the UK from new, it's not one of the 'Official' Ralliart cars either. They were all tiptronic Type-S cars. That's a Type-V.

The seller is also selling it as having AYC - the Type-V doesn't.

This line also interests me...

"ALL OF THE CARS SERVICE HISTORY CAN BE OBTAINED FROM RALLIART"

Having found this out with my GLS, Mitsubishi Motors won't print off records for you - because they have the previous owner's details on there.

[g6acb]

For more details of the VR-4 in general you must check out CLUBVR4.com



..... where you can find out it was traded in a month or two back for 8k......

http://www.clubvr4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19843

[Axeboy]

Yup..

Recognised that one straight away.

[Spirit]

Having found this out with my GLS, Mitsubishi Motors won't print off records for you - because they have the previous owner's details on there.

I can vouch for that, when I bought Simon's he had to ring the dealer to give authority to print it off and post to me

[BraindG]

looks like a good un aswell, recaros, and manual to start with :afro:

[Rambaud]

I assume the cambelt service is due?

If so, then ~ £9000, although not a bargain, seems reasonable value?

[bernmc]

Hi Mate sorry only now getting back to you been very busy day. I have just phoned mitsubishi direct and spoke to a specialist to confirm and they reassure me 100% (by number plate search) that this car has AYC. It is not a V or S type it is a legnum. I asked them about the AYC display and they tell me for this particular model there is no display present on dash but the car definitely has AYC!!! This is a genuine 2.5 V6 VR4 TWIN TURBO 4x4 RALLIART car....sorry for any confusion!

...sounds like bollox to me...

[bradc]

sounds like mitsi have no idea themselves. I haven't seen a facelift without wheel arches that has AYC. I would be interested to see if it has an AYC fuse in the engine bay. I also think the drivers side rear guard will be void of an AYC pump.

[Kieran]

...sounds like bollox to me...

Is that his reply?! GRRRRR!/Grrr

[lboots]

i was offered this car 3 weeks ago for 8.5k from a fellow pre-owned vehicle specialist

[MGV6]

its saying registered in March 2003 but didn't VR4's in the UK discontinue in 2002?

[MGV6]

I can vouch for that, when I bought Simon's he had to ring the dealer to give authority to print it off and post to me

Normally they wouldn't be allowed to do this as under the data protection act they wouldn't be able to release information relating to other people.

[ritch_w]

its saying registered in March 2003 but didn't VR4's in the UK discontinue in 2002?
being a Type-V its probably not an official Ralliart import, probably one of the last inependant imports before the rules changed though

[Paul Beazer]

Saloon Legnum, NOPE
AYC but no display, WRONG.
Obviously he sits on his elbow and leans on his @rse!

[Nick Mann]

Saloon Legnum, NOPE
AYC but no display, WRONG.
Obviously he sits on his elbow and leans on his @rse!

Easy to criticise the vendor, but if he really has been told that by a 'Mitsubishi Specialist' (quite believable, IMHO) then how is he to know any different?

Just all sit back, relax and smile, whilst remembering that these cars are so unknown that only a few people truly understand them!!

[Roadrunner]

its saying registered in March 2003 but didn't VR4's in the UK discontinue in 2002?
Just means it sat in a Mitsi showroom for months (or even more than a year) before it was sold. The car's age dates from when it was first registered, not from when it was made. Not surprising really, because Mitsi sold the manuals (no AYC, no arches, narrower wheels & tyres, no leather on steering wheel or handbrake) for £30,995 when you could have the tiptronic with all the better bits for only £1,000 more. IIRC, of the 200 official Ralliart cars, only 4 were manuals, the rest were auto/tips.

[ANTHONY]

Easy to criticise the vendor,

Just all sit back, relax and smile, whilst remembering that these cars are so unknown that only a few people truly understand them!!also he was good enough to give this site a plug and all you'v done is knock him

[Axeboy]

He should sort out his info before he sells it though.

Really.

This MOT for life thing is odd.

As is the AYC question.

And he should get the service history for the new buyer if its that easy.



Just things id do before selling a car that price, last thing id want is a buyer coming back finding out things dont add up.


Nice car mind, i wouldnt mind it.

[Kieran]

also he was good enough to give this site a plug and all you'v done is knock him

That's true - we have... But, speaking personally here, it REALLY winds me up to see things mis-represented and when people have a completely unrealistic or factually incorrect view, I will say something about it. I think it's only right.

The other thing, given the tone of the advert and the wording in particular, I am deeply suspicious that the vendor knows that the advert is inaccurate.

But I do take your point that he/she could be completely naive and therefore not deserve our derision.

[ANTHONY]

REALLY winds me up to see things mis-represented and when people have a completely unrealistic or factually incorrect view, I will say something about it. I think it's only right. hehehe thats unlike you k /notworthy

[MGV6]

I just got this response from the seller today:

Hi

Very sorry i havent got back to you, been very busy with work. I was not aware that this model was a V or S type i have phoned both mitsubishi and ralliart and they both inform me that it is no type. This car was the last to be converted and as a result many ralliart extras were fitted! I have been told that this model is a hybrid between the S and V type!!!
Hope i have answered your question, if you have any other queries then do not hesitate to ask!

regards

andy

--------------------------

Bull****?????? /pan

[chris g]

And another reply from vendor:

"A MISTAKE WAS MADE WHILE SETTING UP THIS LISTING SO PLEASE TAKE NOTE: THIS CAR HAS YAW CONTROL BUT NOT ACTIVE YAW CONTROL (AYC)! ALSO I DO APOLOGISE FOR SAYING IT WAS A LEGNUM...WHEN I PHONED MITSUBISHI DEALER THEY WERE GOING THROUGH VARIOUS MODELS AND TOTALLY GOT MY WIRES CROSSED!

THIS CAR IS THE VERY LAST GALLANT THAT RALLIART CONVERTED! ALOT OF VR4S ARE ON A 02 PLATE BUT THIS CAR IS ONE OF THE VERY FEW ON A 03 PLATE!
IT IS FITTED WITH AN ELECTRIC SUNROOF WHICH IS VERY RARE. IT WAS £1200-£1500 TO HAVE THIS AS AN EXTRA! (NOT NORMALLY FOUND ON VR4S!)
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY RARE CAR AS IT WAS CONVERTED BY RALLIART UK. IT WAS SOLD NEW WITH FULL WARRANTIES FROM MITSUBISHI AND WAS BUILT TO UK SPECIFICATION!

NOT ALL VR4S ARE IMPORTED. THIS IS ONE OF A SMALL FEW THAT WERE BUILT FOR MITSUBISHI TO UK SPECIFICATION!!
THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN REGISTERED IN ANY OTHER COUNTRY WHICH MAKES IT EXTREMELY RARE (THIS CAN BE PROVED!!!)
THIS CAR WAS SOLD NEW FROM MITSUBISHI DIRECT - IT WAS CONVERTED BY RALLIART UK AND WAS ONE OF THE LAST EVER CONVERTED!!!
MOT FOR LIFE: THIS CAR COMES COMPLETE WITH AN MOT CERTIFICATE WHICH ENABLES YOU TO HAVE A FREE MOT TEST AT MITSUBISHI BRISTOL!!!

I was not aware that this model was a V or S type i have phoned both mitsubishi and ralliart and they have both inform me that it is no type. This car was the last to be converted and as a result many ralliart extras were fitted! I have been told that this model is a hybrid between the S and V type!!!

This is a genuine car and ideally needs to be seen in person to understand its full potential, you are more than welcome to view the car at any time!!!!!

Hope i have answered your questions, if you have any other queries then do not hesitate to ask!

regards
andy"

[bradc]

He probably means it has an LSD on it.