Seeking Advice on Mitsubishi Outlander 24 Aspire for Family and Camping Use

guppyshmuck on 27/02/2025 - 17:57
Last edited 27/02/2025 - 18:07 by 1 other user

Hello all, I'm considering purchasing a Mitsubishi Outlander 24 Aspire 2WD and would love to hear some advice or experiences from anyone who owns one.

I was quoted a price of $47,340, which includes mats, the Outlander Badge, and White Diamond colour. The Outlander seems like a great option for my family, and we plan to use it for occasional camping trips a few times a year. I’ve already test-driven the car and enjoyed the comfort and spaciousness.

I’m looking for a reliable vehicle that’s practical for family use and won’t let me down on those occasional camping adventures. Honestly, I’m not too picky about cars in general; I just want something that gets me from A to B comfortably and reliably.

Has anyone had experience with the Outlander in terms of reliability and performance, especially for long drives or camping trips? Any pros or cons I should be aware of before committing?

Thanks in advance for your insights!

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  • Gdsamp on 27/02/2025 - 19:02
    +3

    includes the Outlander Badge

    huh

    • SBOB on 27/02/2025 - 19:08
      +1

      Got to pay for that outlander text badge on the front of the bonnet. How else would you know it's an outlander

      • guppyshmuck on 27/02/2025 - 19:14

        Haha yeah honestly it looks cool to me, adds nothing really but I like it so why not

        • Ozbar Gain on 28/02/2025 - 00:19
          +1

          Oh you mean the writing on the bonnet or what?

  • aussieplip on 27/02/2025 - 19:34

    My brother has petrol one, he puts bikes on the roof racks and has towed a camper trailer from Victoria up to Coffs Harbour. He has been really happy with it.

    If you get the phev then you get some powerpoints that you can use while you are out and about and obviously more fuel efficient but it is fair bit more money.

    • guppyshmuck on 27/02/2025 - 19:37

      Thanks for the anecdote, I agree the PHEV is more pricey and I'm still not sold on electric, would have to get charger installed etc..

      Sounds like he enjoys it!

      • aussieplip on 27/02/2025 - 19:48
        +1

        Since the battery isn't massive you could probably get away with charging with a standard powerpoint and you always have petrol as backup. But yeah the upfront cost is significant

        • nicktork on 27/02/2025 - 20:47
          +6

          I have the PHEV Exceed, it's awesome.

          It charges overnight on a regular 10A power outlet for about $1.50 and that gives me enough charge for 2 days driving (80kms). If I need to go further there's about 750kms range on petrol when the battery runs out. I've done 10000kms and averaged 0.2L/100kms, I've only filled up once in six months.

          The PHEV has considerably more power than the petrol Outlander and is honestly a lot nicer to drive, crazy acceleration and silent.

          There's a couple of 240V 1500W electrical outlets in the rear/boot that I use when camping, they can boil a kettle or use an induction stove.

          I know it's a lot more expensive but if you are in a position to take a novated lease, the tax savings are pretty compelling. 10 year warranty if you service at Mitsubishi, too.

      • Sunshines bright on 28/02/2025 - 08:39
        +1

        I own a phev, great for short trips as never or seldom use petrol. It comes with a charging cable plugs into house electrical outlets but does only charge slowly.

      • Beef jerky time on 28/02/2025 - 10:01

        We have the PHEV. You can get away with the 10A charger if you charge it nightly. We have a 15A socket, so I bought a ~$170 charger for that that takes the charging time down to 6.5 hours from flat, which works for us with the 8c 12pm-6am tariff. I don't see the need to get a proper charger. Hardly use any petrol with the driving we do - still have half a tank after 1500km.

        With novated lease (if you can get it) it can end up being cheaper than the petrol one too.

        Heaps more powerful too and quick off the line - I'm currently driving a loan model with a petrol engine (ours is in for its first service) and the engine is bleh.

      • Gregors510 on 03/03/2025 - 09:52

        Don't need an extra charger if charging overnight - it comes with a 240V one (as well as a cable to plug into public chargers etc). You can also fast charge but be careful as not all public fast chargers have Chademo certification (even though they have the same plug).

        They are a MUCH nicer car to drive IMO.

        But yes, significantly more expensive. They do have a degradation warranty so you could look at using V2H when that becomes more prevalent.

    • Dr Phil on 28/02/2025 - 14:09
      -1

      Not necessarily more fuel efficient

      Only in the city!

  • Protractor on 27/02/2025 - 19:34
    -1

    Mits are pretty reliable. But>
    Feck, $47K for a 2wd?

    • guppyshmuck on 27/02/2025 - 19:38

      Would you suggest anything else on the market at this price? From what I've seen there's not much with the same tech and comfort, happily proven wrong though

      • Protractor on 27/02/2025 - 19:39

        Not sure, it just came as a shock to me they had jumped so much. Are they FWD or RWD?

        • guppyshmuck on 27/02/2025 - 19:40
          +1

          I believe it's FWD! The car market is insanely expensive at the moment haha

          • Protractor on 27/02/2025 - 20:07

            @guppyshmuck: I'd go a decent (low kms,one owner,good service record, not a tow rig) second hand AWD SUV before that option, but that's just me.

          • brad1-8tsi on 28/02/2025 - 11:23

            @guppyshmuck: GET AWD…

      • Flutterby on 28/02/2025 - 09:44

        Subarus. Rock solid.

        Mitsubishi can't shift petrol outlanders. Pricing should be much sharper.

    • Gregors510 on 03/03/2025 - 09:54

      You can get the base trim in 4WD/AWD - looks like $45K drive away in NSW.

      You could also look at s/h cars that still have the 10 year warranty (it's transferable between owners as long as the rest of the conditions are met).

      https://www.mitsubishi-motors.com.au/vehicles/outlander/rang…

  • CurlCurl on 27/02/2025 - 20:32

    Picked up a one elderly owner 2018 2.4 litre, 7 seater 2WD, 100,000kl with full service record January last year for $20k. Love that car.

  • pacer4000 on 27/02/2025 - 22:36
    +1

    We bought the same car in January this year, just in the Cosmic Blue colour. Paid $43500 with rubber floor mats and pop-up windscreen sunshade, but declined the outlander badge and swapped for a bonnet protector instead.

    Very happy with it so far, longest drive has been less than 2hrs though, and only two of us in the car. No camping yet.

    Lots of space in the boot and a 12v outlet for one of those camping fridges.

    • guppyshmuck on 28/02/2025 - 06:22

      If you don't mind me asking, how'd you get the price down?

      • pacer4000 on 28/02/2025 - 08:29
        +1

        First price the dealer said was 44.5k to 45k, thinking about it now they may have made a mistake because we were originally interested in the LS model, but they didn't backtrack, so we went from there.

      • Flutterby on 28/02/2025 - 09:48

        "how'd you get the price down?"

        Ask and be ready to sign?

        Or start with "my budget is $40k"… Suspect 42k at month end is not unrealistic.

        Otherwise car brokers. As much I think it is a rot, but dealers by not being honest with pricing forced consumers to use a broker.

        • guppyshmuck on 28/02/2025 - 11:18

          Thanks, never bought a car before and salesmen can be slimey lol

          • Flutterby on 28/02/2025 - 13:49

            @guppyshmuck: Not "can" be, they are slimey. I live in Sydney, usually source car from regional dealerships coz pricing is still cheaper after freight.

            One might argue city dealers have higher cost like rents and such, they also have much bigger volume to spread that cost. Most Sydney car dealerships are owned by a very few large dealership group.

            Tbh, if you can afford a hybrid Honda CRV, it's great to drive. Otherwise Subarus are awesome for venturing out. Mitsub PHEV is great, though a petrol outlander is sub par.

  • 29SSK on 28/02/2025 - 07:29
    +1

    I purchased a new one just over 12 months ago, and couldn’t be happier. Trouble free motoring and the radar and other electronics are very impressive.

  • Whatisthatvelvet on 28/02/2025 - 07:44
    +2

    Got the same car a few months ago for wife. Drives well and pretty happy with it.
    A couple things though. If you want to lay the back seats down flat the second row sits up a little so it's not truely flat. Could be annoying if you need to transport something large.
    Also there appears to be an issue with the sensors/cameras throwing up errors on the dash every now and then. Ours does it probably once a month. It's annoying but doesn't appear to be anything more than dirt on them. Check out the FB group and you'll see it happens to others.
    https://www.facebook.com/groups/mitsubishi.outlander.austral…

  • Whatisthatvelvet on 28/02/2025 - 08:03
    +1

    Also get the cheapest NBL club membership you can find to score an extra $1k visa gift card.

    https://www.mitsubishi-motors.com.au/offers/nbl-member-progr…

    This is done post delivery so doesn't form any part of dealer negotiations

    • Flutterby on 28/02/2025 - 09:51

      This is worth it as a deal post.

    • guppyshmuck on 28/02/2025 - 11:14

      Legend!! That'll get some accessories sorted

      Edit: wonder if the NBL has a digital Kayo 12 month membership like AFL? I will have to look into this to maximise this deal

    • Celeron464 on 28/02/2025 - 19:57

      Do you know if a Outlander PHEV bought with Novated lease is eligible? Thx

      • Flutterby on 01/03/2025 - 23:43

        Until end of March

  • joshash on 28/02/2025 - 08:18
    +2

    Why not get a Subaru Outback…

    • guppyshmuck on 28/02/2025 - 11:15

      Honestly I like the outlander more, I think the ride height is better felt like the lord of the road lol

      • joshash on 01/03/2025 - 07:59

        The Outback is a way better car. In too many ways to list.

        • Euphemistic on 01/03/2025 - 08:56
          +1

          Still, its got to be the right car for you. It can take as little as one particular factor to rule out a car.

          Case in point, i ruled out several models based on the back seat comfort despite spme of them being 'better'

  • TheOtherLeft on 28/02/2025 - 09:49

    Note with the PHEV you lose the spare tyre, so you'd have to buy a spare and mount it somewhere.

    We recently went through a similar process and bought a new XTrail AWD 5-seater instead for $49,000. It has slightly more internal storage then the Outlander and we found it easier to drive compared to the Outlander. The steering was lighter and it felt easier to drive, whereas the Outlander felt 'heavier'. The boot space was critical as my wife transports dog crates so needed the slightly increased boot width.

    The third row seats in both is a war crime. The only humans who can sit comfortably in it are midgets.

    Both have 10yr warranty, capped price servicing and free road side assist…if you service with the dealer.

    • guppyshmuck on 28/02/2025 - 11:16

      Yep third row is purely for driving drunk friends home from a party I think. I like to have the option, but the boot space is what entices me

    • Euphemistic on 28/02/2025 - 19:00

      so you'd have to buy a spare and mount it somewhere.

      Do you really need a spare? How often do you travel to areas a long way from a town or phone service? Its been years since i had to use a spare tyre. Had a few slow leaks that havent required changing the tyre, just inflate it and keep going until it gets annoying or you have time to get it fixed.

      The last time i was with someone who had to use a spare tyre we were on rough bush tracks using low range and they got a gash in the sidewall from a rock or stick.

      • TheOtherLeft on 01/03/2025 - 13:01

        The OP wants to go camping, so I'm assuming it means unsealed roads and possibly long distance. FWIW I carry air compressors and tyre plug kits in both our cars and have used them many times even though we have factory spare tyres.

        I've watched as someone put three tyre plugs into a side wall gash and it held. we were 4WDing but I can't remember if he changed it once we hit the bitumen again.

        • Euphemistic on 01/03/2025 - 18:37

          The OP wants to go camping, so I'm assuming it means unsealed roads and possibly long distance.

          Ive been there done that and still really havent needed a spare. Although, its only a matter of bad luck i guess wether ill need one or not.

          I carry air compressors and tyre plug kits in both our cars and have used them many times even though we have factory spare tyres.

          Interesting you are still keen on having a spare despite not needing one. I have a tyre plug kit that will take 4wding, but for general use it stays home - but we have spares.

          It all comes down to individual risk tolerance. I dont think I'd be fussed buying a city car without a spare, or even for travelling major highways.

    • Gregors510 on 03/03/2025 - 09:55

      They do have a flat tyre kit with the goo and a pump but thats only good if you have a tiny hole - if you put a proper hole in it, you're snookered. Depends how remote your definition of camping is.

  • BigBirdy on 28/02/2025 - 11:26

    Keep an eye out for Mitsubishi cashback offers ($2500 a few months ago), consider the AWD if your camping might involve some off-road, and look into the new model Subaru Forester due out sometime this year (it’s been selling in the USA since mid last year so should be plenty of info available).

  • Kidder on 01/03/2025 - 13:40

    Have a look at the X-Trail.
    Same car as an Outlander (you’ll see what I mean).
    Nissan are keen to shift them so you’ll get solid savings.

    • charlierg on 03/03/2025 - 10:01

      New ones seem alright, shame about the transmissions in them.

      • Kidder on 03/03/2025 - 10:33

        Someone will correct me if I’m wrong, but as far as I’m aware, both the Outlander and XTrail run the same Jatco CVT and same 2.5 Nissan (naturally aspirated) engine as they’re clones of each other.
        If you’re that worried, the E-Power doesn’t have a transmission at all….

        • charlierg on 03/03/2025 - 10:42

          Yeah I know. Will be interesting to see how new revisions of that CVT last in new models of both.

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