Hey guys, remember when Mitsubishi sold the Diamante

"The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock" (jukesjukesjukes) 04/04/2019 at 21:15 • Filed to: Forgettable cars

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wafflesnfalafel > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 04/04/2019 at 21:21

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more BMW than a BMW when it first came out - you want the one with the original grill, not that that refresh grill

ranwhenparked > wafflesnfalafel 04/04/2019 at 21:31

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Yeah, they really butchered the car with the facelift. I don’t know why so many automakers do that - if the change isn’t going to be an improvement, then don’t make the change. 

BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 04/04/2019 at 21:33

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I would do dirty things to the car exec who decides to bring those seats back. They look so comfy. 

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind 04/04/2019 at 21:42

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But according to most auto makers cars need to be sporty, they so have put in uncomfortable over bolstered seats for car that does not need them that is spectacularly underwhelmingly sporty. 

Honeybunchesofgoats > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 04/04/2019 at 21:47

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Chariotoflove > BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind 04/04/2019 at 21:55

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No bolstering, but I bet you’d get a good nap in one. 

dogisbadob > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 04/04/2019 at 22:04

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Australian luxury mate :p

and 100 more > wafflesnfalafel 04/04/2019 at 22:13

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That’s the previous generation. Here’s the pre-facelift version of the one you posted:

BUT, the older generation was some big Japanese hawtness:

And you could even get a wagon:

Shark-nose, ftmfw!

Under_Score > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 04/04/2019 at 22:26

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A couple years ago, some guy on Twitter got in a terrible t-bone accident in one of these and only had a few scratches. Comedy pages were saying that the Fendi belt he was wearing saved him. 

Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 04/04/2019 at 22:37

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I had a high school friend whose parents had one and you would of thought they bought a goddamn Bentley the way he used to say “D-ah-mon-te.”

The thing died a horrible death when his sister tried to drive it for a couple hours on a highway with she shifted into I think second(she had shifted the auto selector past d into either second or third and ran the damn thing way too high in the rev range for like 120  miles).

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 04/05/2019 at 02:03

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I remember when they were made in Adelaide...the wagons were better. The best one was the AWD turbo version.

There's still quite a few around down here. 

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 04/05/2019 at 07:22

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They even made a VRX version:

pip bip - choose Corrour > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 04/05/2019 at 08:45

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Aussie-built Verada.

OmerCarrothers333 > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 04/05/2019 at 11:13

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I do, my dad worked for a Toyota/Mitsubish/Daihatsu dealership in the early Nineties. He had a 1st gen Eclipse as his first demo vehicle, then a Daihatsu Rocky, both were pretty cool.

MiniGTI - now with XJ6 > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 04/05/2019 at 12:24

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I always thought those looked a little like the Jaguar XJS from behind - not quite the buttresses but somehow the shape of the C-pillar made me think of it. 

PyramidHat > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 04/07/2019 at 23:31

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Seats look comfy....but that face...oof ahh....

PyramidHat > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 04/07/2019 at 23:32

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Bolstered seats that remind when your ass has gotten fatter, I might add...

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 04/08/2019 at 16:46

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https://oppositelock.kinja.com/let-us-not-forget-the-glory-years-at-mitsubishi-1833823582