Mitsubishi L200 - Any good?

ISCO · Sep 21, 2021

Kiwi Pete said:
Are they admitting it's a known issue?

In NZ they definitely aren't admitting it, even though heaps gave trouble the standard line applies: "that's the first one we've heard of, doing that"

and they are common as mushrooms down here being much cheaper than most utes (other than Great Walls and Ssangyongs).

Possibly as many in our area as Hiluxes, which is saying a lot, most are trading them for autos or other brands (see paragraph 2)

Well, when I say a known issue I mean when I looked at the online forums and from talking to our mechanic it is well known. Never approached Mitsubishi as, although developed within 5 year warranty, we were well.over the milage allowed.

dave mountain · Sep 21, 2021

Ja56smith said:
I'm after some advice
I'm looking to buy a pickup I like the mitsubishi l200 but can't find anything on Google about them apart from the new ones 2015 onwards
Would anyone recommend buying a 2010 with 140,000 miles on the clock and if so what to look for
I own a 2ton caravan so it needs to tow that I do alot of mileage a year nearly 40.000 so need something that's going to last and not cost a fortune, I don't want a navara, heard bad stories, and my dad had a company Hilux 3.0 said it was the worst when it was cold the tappets rattled like they where going to pop out the engine
Any advice would be great

if you want something to do big miles by a car, if you want something cheap to do a bit of towing buy a pickup, if you want do both (not the cheap part) with near faultless reliability, (and really cuff through some diesel), buy a landcruiser 100/200 series.

JeepJeep · Sep 21, 2021

Mitsi do a repair kit for the 3rd Gear issue so they know about it. Involves wear and or the detent. New 3rd gear and forks and couple of other bits.

Stock · Sep 21, 2021

I test drove one of them once and when handing the keys to the sales rep (a young buck) I asked him if he ever drove a series 3 Land Rover; he replied no why......................
I replied that the L200 had the same ride characteristics as one and left the garage......................................................

neilo · Sep 21, 2021

ISCO said:
Well, when I say a known issue I mean when I looked at the online forums and from talking to our mechanic it is well known. Never approached Mitsubishi as, although developed within 5 year warranty, we were well.over the milage allowed.

It’s definitely a ‘known issue’, which is sorted under warranty without question, should it develop in time.
Depending on your relationship with your local dealer, it might be worth mentioning it anyway, otherwise you’ll be looking at a £7-800 bill to sort it at some stage. Dealer/Mitsubishi may help with it still, so worth asking?

balerman · Sep 22, 2021

Stock said:
I test drove one of them once and when handing the keys to the sales rep (a young buck) I asked him if he ever drove a series 3 Land Rover; he replied no why......................
I replied that the L200 had the same ride characteristics as one and left the garage......................................................

Must have been a long time ago cos they drive like a car nowadays…

Robt · Sep 22, 2021

balerman said:
Must have been a long time ago cos they drive like a car nowadays…

I agree, the ones i have driven all drive very well. I have driven 2012 L200 , 2014 ,2016 and 2019. All very car like and smooth (this is compared to amarok and Hilux and ranger)

Jimfandango · Jan 28, 2022

I'm probably going to bite the bullet and get a 5 series this week. Will I regret not getting the warrior/barbarian spec? There appears to be around a £2-3k difference and I would rather keep my money in my pocket if I'm just paying for mood lighting and Apple car play. I know you get the reverse camera but is there anything else worth having?

dave mountain · Jan 28, 2022

Jimfandango said:
I'm probably going to bite the bullet and get a 5 series this week. Will I regret not getting the warrior/barbarian spec? There appears to be around a £2-3k difference and I would rather keep my money in my pocket if I'm just paying for mood lighting and Apple car play. I know you get the reverse camera but is there anything else worth having?

check the engine, warrior and above come with a more powerful version of the same engine, at least they used to

Jimfandango · Jan 28, 2022

dave mountain said:
check the engine, warrior and above come with a more powerful version of the same engine, at least they used to

I believe that, mechanically, it's all the same.

Jimfandango · Jan 28, 2022

Jimfandango said:
I believe that, mechanically, it's all the same.

Happy to be proved wrong. I know the 18 plate and after is 3.5t towing capacity. But that's all modela

Jimdog1 · Jan 28, 2022

Jimfandango said:
Happy to be proved wrong. I know the 18 plate and after is 3.5t towing capacity. But that's all modela

I have a 19 plate. 3 tonne towing on 2 axles, 3.5 tonnes on 3 axles.

dave mountain · Jan 28, 2022

Jimfandango said:
I believe that, mechanically, it's all the same.

Yes mechanically the same but different map on the engine, used to be that 4life etc were 150hp ish and warrior etc were 180hp ish, not sure if that's changed. They are a nice drive but there are still head gasket issues

Lakesdigger · Jan 28, 2022

Jimdog1 said:
I have a 19 plate. 3 tonne towing on 2 axles, 3.5 tonnes on 3 axles.

Always found that baffling tbh if correctly loaded I don't know what bearing the number of axles has on towing capacity.

neilo · Jan 28, 2022

dave mountain said:
Yes mechanically the same but different map on the engine, used to be that 4life etc were 150hp ish and warrior etc were 180hp ish, not sure if that's changed. They are a nice drive but there are still head gasket issues

I don't know if it's still the case, but on older models the difference was quite literally a plug-in chip box which was mounted up behind the glove box. I have one from a Barbarian still sat in my old 54 plate Warrior if anyone wants one. That's the Warrior with the hole in the engine block, but it had been on for about10 years by then.

neilo · Jan 28, 2022

Jimfandango said:
I'm probably going to bite the bullet and get a 5 series this week. Will I regret not getting the warrior/barbarian spec? There appears to be around a £2-3k difference and I would rather keep my money in my pocket if I'm just paying for mood lighting and Apple car play. I know you get the reverse camera but is there anything else worth having?

If you look round, you can probably find one that had loads of optional extras added on by the guy that bought the new car smell and ran it in for you in the first place. Mine had a top spec Mitzi audio/sat nav system fitted, which must have cost him a fortune.

dave mountain · Jan 28, 2022

neilo said:
If you look round, you can probably find one that had loads of optional extras added on by the guy that bought the new car smell and ran it in for you in the first place. Mine had a top spec Mitzi audio/sat nav system fitted, which must have cost him a fortune.

Trouble is, 3 year old pickups are costing more than brand new ones in most cases at the moment

haybob · Jan 28, 2022

Not sure on current models but a few years back the Worrier spec had the rear camera . That was my main reason for that model and very pleased.

balerman · Jan 28, 2022

I have an 18 plate warrior,bought at 18 moths old.Delighted with it,those extras are nice to have,barbarian spec is really just the interior lighting on top I think.For farm work I would go with the warrior,leather seats are much more durable than cloth,the camera is very useful and the car play works well as a live Satnav.Handsfree kit is still crap tho.

haybob · Jan 28, 2022

I'm tempted to chuck my second Sunday car for another Worrier

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