Yep I was also an owner of a Volvo 244 , stick a turret on it & it became a T-34. Mitsu Gallant a very good , but very underated car In UK –shame really because like the Volvo it was pretty bullet proof.
Delta test drive went ok …Fit , finish & build quality excellent . All engine models have 6 speed gearbox ( Not sure what the Auto option is ) . Doors close with an expensive THUNK !! not a bash , crash , rattle like so many mainstream cars today. Steering adjusts for reach & rake & rear seats slide back & fore allowing legroom/luggage adjustments . Gear box one of the smoothest , slickest changes I have ever experienced ( & I have spent many years off & on in the motor trade ). Ride smooth , comfortable with good roadholding & grip , there is a little tyre roar & road noise. The Delta looks better in the metal than in pics. I test drove the mid range SE witha 1.6 diesel M-jet engine . . I quite likes the idea of the S range , most of the kit of the higher range model , but with the 1.4 T-Jet engine ( Turbo & supercharger combined) 120 BHP ….50 MPG …0—62 in 9.5 secs. Best part oil change / service every 2 years or 21.000 miles …..A choice between equivilent Golf , Astra . Focus , et al . it would win with quite an edge …However !!!!! it just depends on how depreciation/reliability pans out ??
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