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D.D. Palmer - 28 Jun 2004 09:13 GMT

A friend has a 1997 Diamante LS for sale with 66000 miles. I know the
history of this car and he has had zero problems with it.

What is the track record for this vehicle at this mileage going forward? I
can buy it for wholesale price...is it a worthwhile purchase?

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Bob Walker - 29 Jun 2004 08:35 GMT

> A friend has a 1997 Diamante LS for sale with 66000 miles. I know the
> history of this car and he has had zero problems with it.
>
> What is the track record for this vehicle at this mileage going forward? I
> can buy it for wholesale price...is it a worthwhile purchase?

I think that they are fantastic vehicles and I couldn't advise you better
than to snap it up immediately. Once you start driving it you'll see how
fine it really is; from it's comfort to it's handling. For a full size sedan
it's one of the ultimate sleepers with an effortless top speed of almost 135
mph (personal experience in a 1992 ES). 66,000 miles for a 7 year old car
with a clean history and in probable good physical condition makes this one
a gem. If it's under $6,000.00 it's a steal.

Bob Walker

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Thomas - 03 Jul 2004 12:57 GMT

I have a 1997 Magna here in Australia which is similar to the Diamante.

The only problem I have had with it was a slight electrical problem with the
headlights. It's now fixed and working fine. My car has 222,000 KM.

> > A friend has a 1997 Diamante LS for sale with 66000 miles. I know the
> > history of this car and he has had zero problems with it.
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> Bob Walker

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D.D. Palmer - 04 Jul 2004 12:45 GMT

How much will a timing belt cost me? Also, at 66000 miles, what other work
(tranny flush?) should be done? I read about a heater core problem that is
common....should I be concerned?

> I have a 1997 Magna here in Australia which is similar to the Diamante.
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Nobody U. Know - 04 Jul 2004 15:05 GMT

Alldata says 3.6 hrs of labor. Belt is 80 bucks. You should probably do
tensioner and water pump too. The labor for that is the same as the timing
belt (you have to take off the timing belt to get to the waterpump). The
pump isn't cheap, ~$130. I'd say about 500-600 for the whole thing.

If you don't go to the dealer (i.e. save some money), buy the tensioner tool
for them. Most shops don't have it and will just grenade your engine in a
month or so. That's because they will ghetto rig a tensioner tool and do it
wrong. The tool is only 20 bucks and you can get it here:

http://3sxperformance.com/tools.asp

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> How much will a timing belt cost me? Also, at 66000 miles, what other work
> (tranny flush?) should be done? I read about a heater core problem that is
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Thomas - 06 Jul 2004 12:56 GMT

I'm not sure what a timing belt would cost there. I had my 180,000 KM
service done on 04/04/2003 which included a timing belt. I've just checked
on my invoice and they did the following:

Engine Flush
Oil Filter
Oil (Pennzoil)
Coolant/anti freeze
Brake Fluid
3 X Spark Plugs (non platinum type)
Timing Belt ($140.00)
Fuel Filter
Total: $601.25 (Australian)

They didn't seem keen on replacing the water pump until it needed it.

Since this service I have also had the transmission flushed and the
fluid/filter changed.

I don't go to the Mitsubishi dealer, I go to a privately owned garage.

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