I have been thinking about a Mitsubishi RVR - a grey import, was wondering if anyone could give me any opinions on these vehicles,as they are a "bit different" and might suit my purpose.
I need something to occaisionally tow a 4 berth caravan, must have auto transmission ( I would fit a fluid cooler to protect the 'box), and would like diesel for economy purposes. I don't have room for a very long vehicle, either at home or work parking, but would like something with a decent towing capacity, and good room inside - does anyoen know kerbweight and towing capacity for these vehicles as I can't find iton the web.
The RVRs seem to be a Spacerunner body-shell, but with a SUV chunky bodykit and 4WD system (is this permanent or selectable ?)
Most advertised seem to be 2.0 turbodiesel with auto trans and 4WD. Is this sluggish as hell or is the 2.0i 16v petrol engine better (but what kind of economy ??)
Are the rear seats removable so it can be turned into a mini-van for moving large objects ?
Lastly can anyone comment on reliability and spares availablility - are servic eparts eg. filters, pads etc. off the shelf ?
Many thanks for the help guys !!!
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Can't help with the details of this vehicle. But my experience of Mitsubishi's in general is that they are extremely reliable. Parts supply for grey imports is generally very good. Even for 11 year old grey imports I've had obscure parts delivered within 2 days. Non-service items (trim, windscreen) can be expensive though.
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The 2.0D diesel engine in RVR is 4D68, rather old engine used in Galants on continent. It's too weak for RVR, fuel economy is around mid 20ies IIRC and the car is really struggling to reach 80mph. Mitsubishi discontinued those in 1996 and used only petrol engines since - 1.8 GDI (same as in UK version of Pinin I think) and 2.4 GDI as well as older, thirstier Turbo'd 2.0 (known from Galant VR4). 1.8 GDI is capable of reaching mid 30ies in terms of fuel consumption, front wheel drive version is slightly better in that department than 4WD version.
As for seats, I don't remember if you can remove them (although I don't see why not), but you can unlock back part of the seat, open them flat and the hatch can be closed with rear seats completely flat creating fairly decent loading area.
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[Nissan 2.2 dCi are NOT Renault engines. Grrr...]
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They are only 4 seaters,but with plenty of legroom.
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