Mitsubishi sales.

'Why are Mitsubishi sales down so much in comparison to the opposition'
Probably cos most people don't want to buy a vehicle from someone who is not likely to be here for much longer.

I believe that ego rather than practical thinking determines most people vehicle purchases.
Toyota and Nissan have done a good job of promoting the ego part and have got away with it.
I was a Toyota man but moved away when they didn't keep up. Now drive a Pajero.

Neil

Axle,
After many years of buying second hand cars, which I may add have served me well and are good value for money, we decieded to buy ourselves a new Pajero DiD Exceed. Beautiful vehicle, pulls the van well and handeles like a car. The only fault that I can growl about is the Sattellite Navigation system. When I bought the car i was told that I could upgrade the system at no cost to me. I, and many others have now had trouble with the system 'freezing' and to slow to update as you are driving along. Many complaints, not only by me but others, ( check out the forum on www.pajeroclub.com.au and look at the responses from MMA ) go unheard. The response is pathetic to say the least. You pay the big dollars for a vehicle and get no positive follow up to solve the problem. Todate, despite many compliants from angry Pajeo owners, MMa has not come forward with a viable solution at all.
To copy a quote from another angry Pajero Exceed owner :-

Just as Mitsubishi has a responsibility to make spare parts available both
under warranty and for purchase - so Mitsubishi also has a responsibility to
make available and supply upgrades for the GPS system supplied with the
Exceed.

Mistubishi used the GPS as a selling point for the Exceed and it was made
clear at point of sale that map upgrades would be available.

After all, who would be silly enough to pay several thousands of dollars if
the gps was not upgradable.

Your own sales brochures show that although it is not just a gps system the
gps plays a large part in the attractiveness of the system .

I expect Mitsubishi to front up on this matter.

Any wonder that sales have fallen if this is the warrenty applied by MMA to solve a problem that has caused so much pain in Pajero owners.

Other than that the Pajero DiD is a fine 4WD. Just wish the warrenty didn.t let them down.

Bill

Hi

It is a pity that Mitsubishi is not doing well. I go out in the scrub with guys in Pajeros and they do well, they go all the places we want to go with no fuss.

I hope they stay around and give Nissan and Toyota some stiff competition. If I was buying another vehicle now I would seriously look at a Pajero td.

Cheers
Phil

sorry to say this but pajeros & tritons do not stand up to the abuse that toyota l/c & nissan patrols do in rural use . parts are sometimes a real pain in the ass in more isolated areas to obtain. nearly all outback towns will have some stock for the humble l/c & to a lesser extent the patrol (eg common water pumps, belts wheel studs & the like ). how many pageros have you seen with 500,000 km on the clock & still going strong on the original eng? not any i bet . i have seen quite a few toyotas & a few nissans do this but never a mitsie. As a mechanic i cringe when somebody says pagero not my favourite vehicle to work on .

Many jobs will go in SA when Mitsi leave. Chrysler and Mitsi have always been behind Holden Ford and Toyota.

As a company car my old man always chose Magnas as they were quiet and smooth. Now ford offers better deals for fleets.

That's where a lot of sales come from, fleet. Those bean counters go for good deals rather than good cars. Mitsi aren't in the position to offer good fleet deals, they simply can't match the stronger companies.

Barnesy

We had a diesel Triton flat-top..Magic rig..Took it camping in the Carnarvons (the other end,away from Injune.More remote.Quiter)..Our manageress was driving it and another lady in a Commondoor SS howled straight thru a give way sign.Got wiped out.Tilt-trayed away.Drove the Triton home with just a slightly bent alum TJM steel bull bar.Had to do a quick 120kph trip Bris (1000kms) to get a computor fixed for our biz..Mitsubishi Triton was magic to drive..Now driving a 4x2 Triton gasoline ute.Took it to Birdsville for Anzac day year before last through Yaraka,Windorah etc..No trouble except bit low on rocky areas..Sat in a new Triton with solid steel flat-top tray (Made in Gracemere,Rocky) on Saturday and will probably saddle up for one of them..Like the quality finish,durability of Mitsubishi (Yes,we have had each of the majors..Were ok) Our experience..Mitsubishi seriously underated.(Thanks to the quality of the TJM bar,when insurance replaced it,I modded it to fit my '94 Rocsta.Perfect!)!MPG:7!