Mitsubishi Carisma 1600 Review

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Mitsubishi Carisma 1600
4.2 stars
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kennyb 1969's Review of Mitsubishi Carisma 1600

10th Nov 2003

Overall Rating

4.5 stars
  • Value for money
    5 stars
  • Practicality
    4.5 stars
  • Performance
    3 stars
  • Reliability
    4.5 stars
Good Points

value for money.....half the price of competitors.comfortable front and rear.mine is a 1.8 and its the quietest ive driven to date!!a friend owns a vectra same age...wot a bucket of bolts...


Bad Points

performance not too special....but adeqate.bit of an older mans car!!u know you have settled down and finally grown up now.interior colours errrrrr!mines blue blue and more blue..but it was best of a bad lot...the wife likes it...anything 4 an easy ride eh!!!!


General Comments

On the whole....i like my Mitsubishi Carisma 1600..i read critics reviews and cringed !!!!Admitadely..it could be called boring but i checked out some of its competition and to be honest they are realy a bit dated...i think mines different...4 centuries people have mistaken boring with different..apparently they suffer realy bad roll on the bends!!!what rubbish...my last car was a gti and suffered worse on the bends than this one does...so get lost to the uniform conformists....give the sub a break !!!!!i bet you are not too good lookin either eh??????

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  • VinceThree on 30th Jul 2009

    Hi, Kennyb!

    I just got my 1996 Carisma 1.6 auto on the 6th June 09. I agree with you that this is a much maligned car. I might appear a bit boring myself if I venture to say that the appearance appeals to me. Maybe it has something to do with the "Flame Red" colour. However, although the ride is a bit bouncy, (I have previously owned a number of Citroens with special suspension) - I don't get the impression of it falling into potholes with a great bump. The steering lock is great. The power steering is great (although the owner's handbook does warn you not to hold on a hard lock for more 10 seconds for fear of damaging the pump, but the Pajero was the same on this point.) It is a comfortable car, and it is amazingly economical. I have to admit, that it does have a tendency of not liking fast driving on bends, but I take bends slowly anyway. I find it helps if you approach bends smoothly, and then accelerate into the curve - as rally drivers would do. Other than that, I think it is quite a nice drive, and I've had other cars, better known and respected makes and models, which were worse drives than the Carisma. I tend to change cars frequently, but I'm planning on keeping this one as long as possible. I was a professional driver "to trade" (so to speak), so I've not taken to this one lightly. Any one know of a dedicated Carisma club that is still taking members! One mentioned by Honest John is not.)