Unless you are a stickler for fast cars at the expense of fuel economy, Mitsubishi cars are not advisable even with a 1500cc engines.
The spares are also not that easy to find in the market.

Not sure, apart from a slight difference in fuel consumption seeing as it is a 2.0 and the Toyotas generally have 1.8 and below. Mechanics tell me it comes down to maintenance.

Lets remember that things generally changed into the 2008 model year and one cannot compare parts eg for an older Premio/Allion with a post 2008 one. The later are much more expensive(genuine ones). Mitsus have no Taiwan spares.

Made a call to Rising Sun today. Asked how much a headlight for the model would cost (ex Japan) they said 9500 which I think is similar or cheaper than the post 2008 Premio/Allion.

Its got a MIVEC engine. I read that they dumped GDI's due to fuel compatibility. Mivec is Mitsus version of VVTI.

Rising sun are on Kirinyaga road

Love it's looks.....of course it beats Toyota for enthusiasts with taste on comfort and performance. Parts are available esp Rising Sun wako sawa.....industrial area for body parts,direct imports of small parts eg sensors and you're good to go. No fakes no imitations at friendly prices.

exactly 870k, but you need 130k on top of that if its landing in jan.