Hello, my name is Manuel and, after two Hondas (CR-Z EF1 and Civic EG5), I'm thinking about buying a Mitsubishi Colt Z30.
I really don't know much about this car, which isn't common here in Spain, so I decided to learn more about it before buying it.
I have seen a lot of messages about the low fuel consumption of this car (not as good as the new 3-cylinder Mirages, obviously), which is nice, but I'm more interested in his dynamic properties, and those seem also quite good, even in the less powered ones (the unit I have been looking is a 1.3 unit).
So i was looking around for a MItsubishi Colt specific forum, and this one was the closest thing I found.
The Colt Z30 is an altogether different car!
The Mirage/SpaceStar after 2012 is more light weight, has a bigger luggage compartment, more room inside, and has a better view for the driver.
The Z30 are quite reliable and cheap to buy used, at around €2500+ A SpaceStar of 2014 might cost starting about €3000 upwards.
Expect a Z30 just as a SpaceStar to last you a long time if you take a little bit of care and occaisionally look underneath and take care of any corrosion you see. A litle bit of care pays off in big savings years later.
The four-door models are more practical, even if you don't need 4 doors. Its easier to get in and out, especially in a narrow garage. There is not much to say about them, no problems really worth mentioning, just simple, low cost to operate and reliable.
I understand what you say, and probably I won't get any good info for the Colt in this forum...
The Mirage/Space Star is a nice daily, but it lacks the sport feeling I look for... the Colt have that feeling, but it's a bit underpowered (I can forgive that), and the Ralliart is way too expensive for me.
just look at this beauty, i really love to import this car someday but my problem is the steering orientation, did they released a LH drive version on colt ralliart?