My new daily ride
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February 04, 2014 07:14 pm UTC
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Alex Akachinskiy
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introducing my new daily runner the Mitsubishi Outlander 2012 GT with S-AWC. Picked it up few days ago from Mitsu dealer in San Diego. I had my eye on that machine for a long time so finally I found one equipped with features I always wanted. Got it used with 16k miles on it. Has all features on board including factory GPS option, sunroof, leather, v6, HID, heated seats, roof racks, rearview camera, rockford sound with sub, and ton of more stuff. Traded my civic hybrid on Saturday, finished all paperwork and took her home same day. One of the unique features for Outlander GT is legendary S-AWC (super all wheel control) also used in EVO 2007+). Drivetrain can be switched in real time FWD/AWDAuto,AWDLock. So far she runs and holds corners pretty well for an SUV. Does not like bumpy roads a lot. Overall I am very impressed so far.
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Re: My new daily ride
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February 04, 2014 07:42 pm UTC
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Bryan Lawrence
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It has lockers and it doesn't like bumpy roads, where's the fun in that!?
Glad to see you finally got her! She looks good!
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Re: My new daily ride
[Re: Bryan Lawrence]
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February 05, 2014 03:07 pm UTC
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It has lockers and it doesn't like bumpy roads, where's the fun in that!?
Glad to see you finally got her! She looks good! Thanks Bryan! My life is full excitement again. I will be planning an off-road trip soon. Drop the 4B11 in that whore and make it the ultimate EVO SUV! JK, I know its gonna be some time before you start wrenching on her.
Great pick and I love the color. Thanks Terry. First time going black for me LOL. She looks mean and aggressive line an EVO. Never had any feelings for latest Outlander 2014. Now I want to get an EVO MR for my wife Thanks Jason and Mike. Had to look it up on google... The Outlander GT AWD model packs plenty of toy-pulling power with a maximum towing capacity of a full 3,500 lbs. (the 2WD Outlander XLS has a rating of 2,000 lbs.).
Looks like she can tow my DSM Nice! Always likes black for bigger vehicles. Parents just bought a new Dodge Caravan 2010 that can run on e85, in black . Congrats Guillaume! Great van for moving stuff and draining e85 into your DSM
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Re: My new daily ride
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February 05, 2014 03:22 pm UTC
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Re: My new daily ride
[Re: Alex Akachinskiy]
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February 05, 2014 03:44 pm UTC
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Thanks Bryan! My life is full excitement again. I will be planning an off-road trip soon. Nice! Make sure you get some video
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Re: My new daily ride
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February 06, 2014 01:57 am UTC
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We have an older 2007 with the V6. That vehicle will soon become my Winter Beater.
We upsized the Tires as the stockers were to small for my liking. That thing will now go through 1' of snow without hesitation. Just put it on AWD and kick off the ASC for a good ride!!!
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Re: My new daily ride
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February 06, 2014 09:29 pm UTC
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thanks If I lived in California all my cars would be rear wheel drive Looks cool though, have fun with it. It would be nice to have car collection here....maybe someday when I get old and money is not issue I want to get back into rotary engine game someday. Nice! Make sure you get some video sounds good! Already shopping for camera We have an older 2007 with the V6. That vehicle will soon become my Winter Beater. We upsized the Tires as the stockers were to small for my liking. That thing will now go through 1' of snow without hesitation. Just put it on AWD and kick off the ASC for a good ride!!! Ghislain Glad its working well for you Ghislain. V6 is defiantly more fun than V4 CVT. Post some pics of yours fighting through soon
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Re: My new daily ride
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February 20, 2014 12:42 am UTC
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Oh man sorry to hear that Alex. If it makes you feel any better someone did the exact same thing to my wifes Outlander last year. Almost exact same front end damage and it was also a hit and run. I was able to gather pieces of the other black vehicle and found a part # on it which belonged to a 2010 Mazda 3. After documenting everything and taking a lot of pictures, insurance fixed everything for us at no fault to me. A week after the car got hit, I was walking my dog on the other side of the street and seen a girl pull up in her garage in a 2010 Mazda 3. I snuck up to the house and saw the girl checking out the front end of her car in the garage as if it just got freshly painted. I approached her, had a nice conversation with her, made her sh!t some bricks and reported her to the police. Lucky for her nothing happened: stupid lazy Durham regional police didn't seem to care. Anyways the main thing was that it did not make a dent in my insurance, which is all I cared about. I still have pieces of the other girls car, which I might address some other time Keep at the detective work and you'll find the camry. It has to be in your neighbourhood. If you suspect a vehicle report them to the police and your insurance. They have ways to see if the vehicle was recently painted or repaired and can nail them for it.
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Re: My new daily ride
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February 20, 2014 01:17 am UTC
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That's wild Alex, sorry to hear that.
Agreed, hopefully you can find the culprit
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Re: My new daily ride
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February 20, 2014 01:18 am UTC
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Wow that sucks Alex (hope you find who it was) and Reza (Glad you found who it was and confronted them). I hate people who don't have the common decency to admit fault. Finding honest-to-good people isn't a natural occurrence these days.
Absolutely hate this kind of behavior. My sister and her husband both got their cars keyed last year by their neighbor who's in front of their house. They're on the end of the intersection (on top of a T intersection). We know it's him, as this was done on two separate occasions, at the same place (in front of his house, while being parked near the curb of his house). Can't prove it though. Hate them with a passion these people!
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Re: My new daily ride
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February 20, 2014 03:52 pm UTC
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Thats terrible!!
I really hope things get straightened out. Some people are disgusting with the things they do to others.
Im hoping you find the guy who done it. And get him good. Thanks Stephan, i am on it. That's wild Alex, sorry to hear that.
Agreed, hopefully you can find the culprit Yah i hope so. They are around i know Wow that sucks Alex (hope you find who it was) and Reza (Glad you found who it was and confronted them). I hate people who don't have the common decency to admit fault. Finding honest-to-good people isn't a natural occurrence these days.
Absolutely hate this kind of behavior. My sister and her husband both got their cars keyed last year by their neighbor who's in front of their house. They're on the end of the intersection (on top of a T intersection). We know it's him, as this was done on two separate occasions, at the same place (in front of his house, while being parked near the curb of his house). Can't prove it though. Hate them with a passion these people! Your should do what Terry S, did. His house is monitored 24/7 by hidden cameras. He spotted some young kids robbing his SUV on his driveway. Wow this is just disgusting. I'm sorry to hear this news Alex. I feel your pain though.
My first impression looking at the remnants of that tail light was 3 series BMW but I think you nailed it with the Camry.
I truly hope you find the person responsible and they get what they deserve. Big believer in karma. When i first saw it in the morning i could not believe my eyes. I felt i was still sleeping and just needed to wake up. Shitty news Alex. Sorry about the damage. The sad thing is if no one was injured the cops have better things to do. It all and insurance matter now.
The only thing you can do now is get a mask and a louieville slugger find that camry and go to town. Its funny but i found at least 5 different Camry's in the neighbourhood but not yet the right one. I also reported to many property managers. Oh man sorry to hear that Alex. If it makes you feel any better someone did the exact same thing to my wifes Outlander last year. Almost exact same front end damage and it was also a hit and run. I was able to gather pieces of the other black vehicle and found a part # on it which belonged to a 2010 Mazda 3. After documenting everything and taking a lot of pictures, insurance fixed everything for us at no fault to me. A week after the car got hit, I was walking my dog on the other side of the street and seen a girl pull up in her garage in a 2010 Mazda 3. I snuck up to the house and saw the girl checking out the front end of her car in the garage as if it just got freshly painted. I approached her, had a nice conversation with her, made her sh!t some bricks and reported her to the police. Lucky for her nothing happened: stupid lazy Durham regional police didn't seem to care. Anyways the main thing was that it did not make a dent in my insurance, which is all I cared about. I still have pieces of the other girls car, which I might address some other time Keep at the detective work and you'll find the camry. It has to be in your neighbourhood. If you suspect a vehicle report them to the police and your insurance. They have ways to see if the vehicle was recently painted or repaired and can nail them for it. Thanks Reza, glad to hear you got out of it without denting your insurance. Of course it sucks to have accident claim on the record. So last night I continued investigation by slowly cruising my Talon around the neighbourhood looking for crippled Camry hiding away. So far no Camry First thing i did yesterday is I filled "hit and run" report to police and shortly after reported to my insurance To my surprise insurance took it pretty well and this claim is not going as "my fault" on the record thanks to proper "hit and run" police report. The downside is that I will have to pay 500$ deductible if i cant find Camry. Today i am dropping off outlander at the body shop for repairs. Hopefully they will do a good job. I have the right to refuse the car if I am not satisfied with repairs so they better make sure all body panels line up as I have eagle eye on that kind of stuff
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Re: My new daily ride
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February 21, 2014 01:34 am UTC
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LOL Gui that's for sure!! It would take them ten minutes just to uncover the 2g and by then you could probably be downstairs.
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Re: My new daily ride
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February 21, 2014 09:31 pm UTC
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Daaah, that sucks man!
Might be a drunk driver, that damage looks serious for a casual bump and run.
Aiya
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Re: My new daily ride
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February 22, 2014 07:01 am UTC
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Daaah, that sucks man!
Might be a drunk driver, that damage looks serious for a casual bump and run.
Aiya update.... Camry no where to be found. However, my talon is still looking. Got a call from adjuster...Outlander will be ready by March 10th. She needs new front bumper, headlights, hood, radiator, and new AC condenser. I told adjuster to only use OEM parts otherwise they can keep her. Job market in Cali appears to be good. Once my wife finds a job she'll need a daily driver. She may end-up keeping Outlander and I am considering EVO X GSR ...maybe
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Re: My new daily ride
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February 22, 2014 12:48 pm UTC
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Good stuff!! Gas must be cheap in Cali
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Re: My new daily ride
[Re: Alex Akachinskiy]
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February 22, 2014 05:27 pm UTC
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She may end-up keeping Outlander and I am considering EVO X GSR ...maybe Get a new one, you won't regret it. Your right they hold their value unlike other cars. Once the Evo X is no longer made after this year, you'de be happy you bought a 2014
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Re: My new daily ride
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March 22, 2014 05:35 am UTC
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Quick update on the hit and run situation that I posted previously. My Outlander is back on the road and running pretty solid so far. I paid total of 775$ including deductible plus rental cost and got out of it with clean record. Body shop charged my insurance company a total of 9296.61$. Lots of parts were replaced including hood, headlights, bumper, reinforcement bar, radiator, ac condenser, radiator support, and bunch of other small parts. Overall the job was done well. Hood still needs a bit more alignment for my liking but I can take care of things like that better than they can. Paint looks perfect so I can take care of the rest. The only annoying issue so far is with HID projectors. I suspect my passenger headlight is possibly Chinese knock-off or maybe from a different mitsu model (lancer ?). If you look closer than you'll see that the passenger projector adjusted slightly lower and light reflection looks straight and not like the driver side. (my HID projects does not have adjustment screws) Best I could do on this issue so far is that I got my original passenger headlight back from body shop. It only had mounting clip broken off but other than that its mint. I'll be comparing both headlights closely for any possibly clues when time permits. Maybe one day when garage is available again I'll swap my original back. Last weekend I spend sometime to install roof protector and sunroof deflector Here are few pics Overall I am happy to drive her daily again
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Re: My new daily ride
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March 22, 2014 04:24 pm UTC
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Great to see her back on the road Alex. Thanks Terry, she is a bit more fuel thirsty compared to Civic Hybrid but way more fun to drive Weird you dont have an adjuster pretty sure it is law that headlights have to adjustable. I miss explained that part. I do have manual adjustment knob inside the cabin that controls both HIDs but I don't have a way to adjust each bulb individually. (passenger side pointed lower) Alex you should verify that the hid bulb is installed correctly. Well it all started with the bulbs. The day I picked her up I noticed major colour discrepancy between the two. I popped the covers to gain access to HID bulbs and immediately noticed that 4 digit numbers were different. 1706 & 3108 Driver side: Passenger side: So I went back to the shop (they had not clue about those numbers) so they suggested to swap bulbs from my original headlights. With my original bulbs in place the colour temperature appeared to be more or less identical. However, the last unresolved mystery is why reflection profile is not consistent between the two. The driver headlight works exactly like original did but not the passenger one. Again, best I could for this issue is to get my original (lightly damaged) passenger headlight back from the shop. I just did a shot inside of my original passenger projector housing (bulb removed). The "metal barrier" is what appears to be driving that "reflection profile". I don't have a shot of what my current replaced passenger projector housing looks like but my guess it will not be the same. Most likely a straight cut
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