I had a '93 ES as my first car. We bought it with about 70,000 miles and by the time I crashed it it had about 90,000 miles. Mine was at the mechanic every 6 months. The plastic would crack and window motors would go out. The car required 91 octane but even with that, my heads would tick. But my biggest problem was the heater core. Mine was cracked and was spewing coolant onto the windshield. They are very difficult to work on and there's hardly any finger room if you're going to work in the engine bay. Also parts are rare to come by. Mitsubishi doesn't provide many/any parts anymore.