Sorry. You were probably thinking only people from the Voice of Holland drive a Mitsubishi ASX.

But no, there are 125 for sale in the Netherlands.

Because Mitsubishi is more than the Outlander PHEV, we wanted to look at the ASX as well.

The ASX was introduced in 2010.

It got a facelift in 2012. That is fast.

This was not repeated.

It did get a facelift for the US market last year, where it's called the Outlander Sport.

In some countries it's sold as the RVR.

The US version got an update, but we won't get it for now.

If I'm correct, there will be a new ASX next year.

The ASX competes with the Tiguan and Qashqai.

Of course, it has many similarities with the Citroen C4 Aircross and the Peugeot 4008.

That one.

The cars look the same. They have different noses and taillights, but they're similar.

You can choose between gasoline and diesel engines.

I said engines, but there is only one gasoline engine; the 1.6 ClearTec.

It has 114 hp.

The diesel engine is the 1.8 DI-D, which has two varieties.

One has 112 hp, the other 115 hp.

Strangely enough, at one point they were sold alongside each other.

ENGINES gasoline, diesel

About 125 are for sale.

Almost all have a gasoline engine.

When shooting this video, 4 cars with a diesel engine are for sale.

One of those has a diesel engine which has never been an option in the Netherlands;

the 2.2 diesel engine was probably imported from Germany or wherever.

We found only 2 automatic transmissions, which is strange.

Those cars were imported as well. The Netherlands only got a manual transmission.

Colors are rare as well.

Over 90% is grey, white, or black.

There are a few blue ones, but that's it.

Prices start a little under 10,000 euros and go up until 24,000 euros.

There are more expensive cars on Marktplaats, but those are new cars.

They have only 15 km (9 miles) on the clock.

These cars were not even used as dealer demo, but somehow ended up on Marktplaats.

Reasons to buy an ASX.

First of all, it is a well composed car.

The engine is not very quick or anything, but the handling isn't bad for such a tall car.

Secondly, hardly anything ever breaks down.

This takes us to the few things to watch out for.

Let's start with the two most important ones.

The first one: when buying a car with Keyless Go, the car may not recognize the key at some point.

You will only be able to leave with the emergency key.

You can slide it out of the normal key.

The instruction booklet tells you how to solve this, so you can drive.

The other one: the diesel engines, especially those with a lot of miles on the clock

(over 300,000 km / 186,000 miles) can have problems with the computer.

There is something wrong with the airflow in the engine.

Hot air is blown in the sump.

The piston rings may get stuck and the heat can damage the cylinder walls and pistons.

When you hear strange sounds from the diesel engine, stop the car.

Let the car cool down and make sure it gets to the dealer for a check-up.

Again, this is a rare problem. It does not happen often.

There is a problem with the particulate filters.

The regeneration of the particulate filters happens every 200 km (124 miles).

When you drive only short distances, something goes wrong in the calculations

and things get clogged, which causes trouble.

You don't buy a car with a diesel engine to drive short distances,

so I think this problem doesn't occur in the Netherlands often,

especially because only 4 cars with a diesel engine are for sale at the moment.

The ASX has another problem.

It's not really a problem, but the target audience of the Mitsubishi ASX are elderly people.

Elderly people have trouble with spacial awareness, so check for parking damages.

A thing to watch out for with the 1.6 gasoline engine: in some cases it has issues starting.

When you want to start it again after 30 minutes of driving, it doesn't always cooperate.

There is a modification, a different camshaft gear, which is installed at the Mitsubishi dealer for free.

Check the car. Park it after a test drive and try to start it again before leaving.

When talking prices, etc.

See if it starts well.

That is all we can tell about the ASX.

A lot are for sale and most do not have a lot of miles on the clock,

so it can be an interesting second-hand car.

We borrowed the ASX we are driving today at Norbert Driessen,

the Mitsubishi dealer in Utrecht.

It has a 1.6 ClearTec gasoline engine.

It is the Intense edition, which means it has roof rails, a rear view camera,

and a glass sunroof which we closed because of the lighting.

It's there; we saw it.

It is a nice edition.

THIS CAR

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