Mitsubishi Carisma Equippe 1600cc Review

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moonglum101's Review of Mitsubishi Carisma Equippe 1600cc

26th Jun 2005

Overall Rating

2.5 stars
  • Value for money
    3 stars
  • Length of ownership
    2 years
  • Performance
    2.5 stars
  • Reliability
    3.5 stars
  • Year Manufactured
    2001
  • Doors
    5
  • Practicality
    3.5 stars
Good Points

Robust, spacious.


Bad Points

Too many to mention.


General Comments

I have the Carisma Equippe 1600cc. I have read several reviews on this site about the Carisma 1600 and many of them get to the point about the Carisma. It is not an exciting car but it is mostly reliable and certainly has a safe/robust feel to it.

Recently another car failed to stop in time and went into the back of my car at a low speed. The damage was minimal and easy enough to repair at a cost of around £70.00. So I have confidence in the safety of the car.

It seats 5 people comfortably and has plenty of boot space.

I would have to disagree with the economy of the car proclaimed in the other reviews. Motorway driving can get 40 to 45 mpg, but otherwise the best it gets around town is about 37 mpg. This of course could be down to the model that I have.

The ride is not smooth. The gear changing is poor because of the clutch - it would seem to need replacing and yet hasn't done nearly enough mileage to merit the cost. I have driven enough other cars to be confident that my bad experience of this car is not due to my driving ability.

The power steering had a problem where it would fail intermittently, which is not what you want on a heavy car. However, it did not fail consistently enough to isolate the problem although it eventually went away.

The engine has developed a noise which might be a lazy tappet but it just wreaks of a poor build mechanically. Especially as this particular sound can't be fixed easily without spending a fair amount of money.

Need I say more? Go for another reliable car.

One time when my car was in at the dealer for some work I had a courtesy car from them, I think it was called a Space Star, and that was just as bad a drive. It makes me wonder how I didn't realise how bad the car was when I took it for a test drive.

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