As a Mitsubishi technician that sees both 3000GTs and Stealths on a regular basis for repair...these things are nightmare cars...but the people who own them, love them, and are willing to do anything to keep them on the road...these cars cause some kind of psychosis in their owners...

Lets all be honest here, we miss the manual equalizers..

This didn't age well seeing he just gushed over the 3000gt he's trying to get you to pay money into a raffle for..................

I’m revisiting this on account of the Mitsubishi 3000 review which dropped 5 years later…

Dolby A is was a professional format. Dolby B was the consumer version. The only reason I know this is my first job in the recording industry was aligning Dolby A machines for the engineers before their sessions. I proudly add this to my ever-growing catalog of useless skills.

Who's that amazing cyclist that's going full speed in reverse at 2:19 ? That guy deserves his own video!

Back when I had my Evo X, I ran into a VR4 and a Stealth R/T on separate occasions, and both times the Evo was shamed by the old DSM. Fragile and complicated? Yes. Surprisingly fast? Absolutely.

Here to compare from the 3000GT 2024 video

So.... "don't rev it hard or else the engine might die" and shortly after "I removed this safety feature that reduces the PSI in the engine so you can get more power". Genius...

Cargo shorts, sleeveless tee, and white New Balances? This owner is still living in the 90's and I'm oddly envious. $10 says there's a Puddle of Mudd CD in there somewhere.

Just bought a 1991 Stealth R/T. Best purchase of my life. 1,200$ runs and drives perfectly, 72,700 miles and not a single dent. Only problem is the “peeling paint”

Doug's the kind of guy who prefers Hunt's Ketchup.

Fun fact. 1996 Toyota Supra Turbo was $50,400. That is $80,950.30 in 2018 money.

The little old lady who lived next door to me when I was in high school had an S13 240SX and a Stealth R/T. Never would have known it from looking at her - church lady who had a poodle and covered everything in her house with doilies, but she drove like a demon.

I couldn’t disagree with this video more! I’ve had a 91 Stealth RT TT that I drive every summer and love for the last 6 years. For a 90’s car it’s incredibly fast and I haven’t to spend more than a $1,000 on the vehicle in the last 6 years. I’m a lucky guy and get to drive a lot of very fun vehicles but my Stealth is my favorite because no one knows what it is, it handles better than most cars of today, it looks great inside and out, and it takes me back to a simpler time.

Just the other day I just bought a 92' RT/TT Stealth, Not stock but I absolutely love the car. One thing to mention the biggest things to maintain on these cars (3000GT or Stealth) Is the timing belt. If you do not take care of it and replace it when needed, The car will self destruct. So if you're gonna get one, focus on the matience bits and they'll treat you right.

UGH HALF THE WHEELS AREN'T ON THE RIGHT WAY

He didn't mention the 4ws as apart of the list of stuff that came with the car. Weird cause he was so impressed by the preludes 4ws

crazy how the 95 is the best car ever but the 91 is a shitbox lmao

I've been using a 1992 VR4 as my primary driver for the last four years and it has been a great car. I drive it around 400 miles a week.

This car had an auxiliary port in it! My car from 05 doesn't even have one!!

BUT MUH TWIN TURBOS

who here after the 3000GT "review" scratching their heads

You didn't mention the insane technology for the time when you were listing tech. Rear-wheel steering, two-mode exhaust, active aero (for the Mitsu), and two-mode suspension. For all that, the pricing definitely made sense.

"Dodge.....whats wrong?" "Dodge..." "DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODGE!!!!!"

Dissapointed that its not pink

I own a 1991 3000gt vr4 and i have to say all of the things he said are wrong. From the engine power to the engine's fragility to the having to pull the engine out. I'm sorry but these cars are fast as hell. I'm faster than a 2015 Audi S4 and with little mods can keep up with a stock corvette and still corner like no ones business. I rev the crap out of my car and have yet to have a problem. This car was way over priced and is complicated. But you dont have to pull the engine for any reason and can hold 500all wheel hp on stock internals.

The looks of the Stealth is really underrated

Loved these cars back in the day. Super quick - because back in the 90's these weren't rare and fragile. Nearly bought a VR4 model, but didn't like the rear visibility and overall low cargo space. If I had bought it, pretty sure I would have gotten to experience the inside of a jail cell, because being 20-something means you feel responsible, but only in comparison to your 17 year old self.

Don't forget that the Dodge Stealth/3000GT embarrassed the Ferrari 348 back in the day. Yes the NSX really embarrassed the 348 but this platform was another

The Dodge stealth its an import in disguise

This car is the perfect place to relax, and enjoy a Crystal Pepsi.

there was no mention of the electronic suspension, all wheel steering, electronic wastegate, or active aero. Unless it was only the vr4 that was equipped with it

Took me a while to figure it out, but I'm loving that Metal Gear Solid intro and outro.

I know this is satire, but sorry, those cars were state of the art when they came out. Styled by Dodge's Pacifica design studio, the car was indeed built by Mistu with various shared pieces. Nothing of the time had DOHC, combined with twin intercooled turbos, 4 wheel steering, and AWD with a 6 speed manual. Nothing! And your owner of this car is a complete wuss. Drive it like you stole it! At the time, they ran mid to low 14s in the quarter.. that ain't slow!

Had a 3000gt vr4didn’t need to pull the motor to put on bigger turbos, plenty of aftermarket parts or them, mine made 486 all wheel on the stock bottom end and I took it to the strip all the time for around four years. Other than going through clutches never had a problem. Kind of over playing the reliability thing

Kudos to Roman for doing that Acapella MGS1 Alert theme.

Love the Roman Noir callback. That Fiero video is still one of my favorites of all time.

That's odd, I beat the shit out of mine for 5 years and it never broke. Was that just a first gen? My 2nd Gen '95 never gave me a problem and if the useless back seats were lowered the trunk space was pretty decent. The 21 gallon tank was great for long road trips and the awd was great I the winter.

In the 1991 TV movie " Knight Rider 2000" They built the red K.I.T.T. out of a 1991 Dodge Stealth. This was because Pontiac would not let Universal Studios use the Pontiac Banshee concept car for filming. In the 1994 TV version of Smokey and the Bandit ("Bandit") instead of a Trans Am a black 1994 Dodge Stealth R/T was used.

Nice Mitsubishi

I've been driving and racing these cars for years - Both stock, or heavily modified, I would hardly even come close to calling them fragile - I've never broken any drivetrain parts, or blown any engines on or off the track, let alone had any drive-ability concerns in terms of Reliability..... out of probably 6 of these cars... I think the owner dealt you a bad hand by asking you not to rev it out/drive it spiritedly...(feel free to check out some of the videos of them on m channel. Also it is not a DSM - Please do better research in the future.

A lot of misinformation in this video!

I find it kinda funny, or more so ironic that Mr. Regular praises the ever loveing juice out of a simple Honda Prelude 4WS but fails to mention even a single time that the Stealth R/T was equipped with one aswell. Electronically controlled suspention, electronic sport exhaust, active 4 wheels steering and car alarm with remote control was just a few bits he didn´t mention at all. This car was groundbreaking for its era and time, so yea... it was rightfully expensive. It was better equipped and faster than some Ferraris and most Porsches of that time. Seems like he was biased quite a lot in this review.

No mention of the all wheel steering, active exhaust and active suspension back in 1991????? Or that the 3000gt vr4 had active aero? Most cars today don’t have all that technology. Disappointed. Also they got 320hp for the 1994 model year. Also the 3000gt and stealth are not DSM

A pink version of this was on the cover of the Pink Season album

I had over 172k miles on my 1991 Stealth R/T. A lot of little things broke, but the power train was solid. I did take good care of the car, but I had no problem driving it hard either. Still my favorite car. I hated giving it up.

I daily drive one of these cars and haven't had any issues other than regular maintenance.

So now you've moved on from "cars I have had sex in" to "cars my friends wanted that I explained were not as good as they looked" - excellent trend my friend

That Dodge atlas pamplet is hilarious. But on the defense of the pig, if Helens hand was that close to my crotch I probably would of thought she was coming on to me too.

Damn buddy changed his tune on this csr recently

I drove a stealth for 14 years. Best car i ever had. It ran like it was on fire and never failed. I want it back.

Dodge, a car company whose name is literally telling you to avoid them, and rightly so.

I lusted for one after seeing the Mitsubishi GTO in the Jackie Chan film "Thunderbolt."

I would still take the 3000gt over the Stinger.

One of the sweetest cars of the 90s. A neighbor has a red one, gave never seen it one the road, But the car is mint!

I remember the first time I saw under the hood of an RT Turbo. When I saw the hood bumps were for the strut towers and not the turbos I was heartbroken.

He’s had this car for 17 years? Good lord i commend his dedication lol

Actually engine is fine in stock form. It has weak crank shaft bearings, but when it changed, engine capable of 600 hp and more. There is 1200hp builds. Had this car, there is a lot of problems with them, like weak output shaft and 5 speed gearbox, but engine i would call strong part of it

Feel like my car just got roasted

My neighbor has one of these, his is a 94. I was so tickled to see it and I'm so glad he takes care of the car as well as he does.

looks like your research for this video was reading hater comments on forums.

Ive had my 91 since 2007 with 84k miles and it has never needed more maintaining than my other cars and I do push it to its limits and I keep everything stock including its horribly dated stereo. I love driving it and it handles like a dream, especially consodering how heavy it is.

This car WAS NOT a dsm, it was fast for it's time, it actually is still very quick nowadays, if the owner was too scared to red line it. Maybe he should sell it cause he can't have fun. These engine were real strong n only went out if maintenance was not done right. Remove intake to change spark plugs? Most cars have that same thing n I got news for you, the 6g72 is one of the easiest intakes I have removed. You also failed to mention the electronic suspension, electronic exhaust, 4 wheel steering. Please get your facts right before you do a review.

Marauder in the background. I love Marauder. I WANT MARAUDER

You and your 90s cars sir

I remember 5.0L magazine running an article in the mid 90s where they described the Stealth RT/VR-4 as "baroque" (not broke) and in the same blurb cautioned their readership to "think happy thoughts and avoid them in the rain." If they hooked, they would scoot.

I feel like this configuration is more respected as the 3000GT VR4.

Not a dodge

These are faster than the R32 stock for stock back in the 90s. "Slow"

Here after the 3000GT VR-4 review.

I love the MGS themed intro ✌🏽

You not going to talk about the coolests features ( 4 wheel steering, suspension that can be made harder or softer with a switch, and exhaust that can be made louder or quieter with a switch) I know the 3000gt has these features not 100% sure about the stealth though.

Chrysler back then vs now. Marty: we have to go back. Me: Lee, we need you again

Loving the intro/outro music being an extended stupid pun. :P

the official car of "BOKU WA SEKKUSU DAISUKI!"

90's sports cars looked so nice.

Still easier to keep with than a rotary.

These aren't unreliable or expensive to keep running, they just cram a lot of shit into the engine bay. Similar to a 300ZX

There are many many stereotypes about the reliability of the 3000GT platform that are COMPLETELY wrong. The engine doesn't have to be removed to do exhaust gaskets, or change the turbos, or do vacuum lines (maybe you're thinking of the 300ZX?) In fact, when you compare them with modern cars they're pretty damn easy to work on. If you maintain them, like most other cars, they will last forever and they are NOT fragile. They have a few weak points in the drivetrain when chasing more power but otherwise they are SOLID. Search it on KZfaq, there are many 3000GT's making over 1000hp with a built engine, and many making 500hp+ reliably on stock internals. You can rev to the 7k redline all day and the car will not complain, even 8k is pretty reliable when stock if you just raise the rev limiter. You can throw it into a corner hard and the AWD will keep you planted. Parts are not too hard to find with a few companies and individuals making all the parts you could need. Parts can get pricey but that's because the car is niche and there is not a lot of competition. It seriously drives me crazy on how much misinformation there is out there on these cars EVEN WITH THE PEOPLE THAT OWN THEM!!!

Yo just realized this was filmed down the street from my house lol

JOJI?!

These cars are still gorgeous. Oh, and he forgot the 4-wheel steering!

I almost got one of these in high school, my dad and I were returning from Florida in his C5 Z06 cross country and came across a dealer having a hail damage special. This was just after Katrina and all of their cars had severe price cuts due to the hail. My dad knowing hoe much I loved dodges at the time pulled over and we test drove this exact model in dark green. I loved the car, I though it was incredibly fast for what it was and sure wanted to get it but my dad got cold feet thinking I’d hurt myself with all that power. I had nearly forgotten all about this part of the trip, thanks for taking me down memory lane.

Engines on these were not fragile, the bottom ends hold up 500hp with the 1st gen cast crank, 2nd gen forged crank can handle 1000+, the 1st gen transfer case however was prone to breaking with hard launches, a problem they resolved with the 2nd gen. As with any performance car, following the suggested maintenance is key. Also not a DSM, its USDM, Made in Japan, not Normal Illinois, look it up.

That student film was perfect.

Ugh, it was fun to listen to how each car was great in it's time period, or funny, or obnoxious. Now it seems as though something has changed and EVERYTHING sucks and nothing is good. The reviews used to be much better but have lost their soul. Some of the new reviews, I can tell that you are very hard trying to recapture what it was that made them great. However, something has changed.

also I like how how has the classic "metal strap holding charge pipe in place so it doesn't blow off under boost" but is like "don't drive it hard!" lol

It just also looked good in pink on an album cover, but that was it.

Hey look it’s 2 Wycked

If anyone remembes the television version of "Smokey And The Bandit", simply known as "Bandit", this was "Bandit's" car instead of the Pontiac Trans-Am as in the movie.

For the time this was a very high tech and impressive car. In 1991 the Corvette had roughly 50 more horsepower with close to double the displacement and 2 more cylinders. You had to pay $65K to go to a ZR1 if you wanted to go fast. The quality of materials and durability was way superior with Mitsubishi. The weak point on these cars was the premature failure of valve stem seals and oil burning. Otherwise, they were solid. Parts have been drying up for a long time. This guy did a great job of preserving this one. The factory seats in that condition are stunning.

Peekin ain’t cheating baby. Amen

I literally saw one of these tonight and wondered what RCR would say about this. dog bless

After owning an 09 E60 M5 for 2 years and a 91 Stealth TT for 11.5(still own it currently) I can honestly say that if I had to source a used engine and trans for the Stealth every year it would still be cheaper than the M5 maintenance wise, with that being said it always surprises me when other owners claim their cars are fragile, maybe if they actually maintained them they would have less of an issue with actually driving them. Also in line with the other comments posted here, serious amount of misinformation regarding this platform, starting with the first 5 seconds of the video, I mean at least look at the wiki so you can have close to factual information on the vehicle you are reviewing. I like how the weight gets brought up, which compared to most grand tour cars today isn't that bad, it certainly wasn't great when comparing it to its competition back in the day, but still not as big a deal as people make it out to be considering the competition wasn't exactly miles ahead of it performance wise despite the weight difference. Oh yeah, with a decent exhaust system, it sounds a shit tonne better than the competition, none of that nondescript "import" bassy/fart sound that V6's typically make, its actually quite throaty, even with the cats gutted/downpipe and stock cat back. Fast? Not by today's standards, no, but it certainly held its own in the 90's, my Stealth is BPU which based off the automotive forums and guys who coughed up the coin to dyno the car after installing basically 3 bolt ons(Intake, downpipe, boost controller set to 13-14psi) it makes roughly 400bhp, not great these days but its not like you don't have options for more power at surprisingly affordable prices even today.

Mr Regular always taking the most worrisome and pessimistic approach to reviews

Not a DSM.

I like this vid but I don't think using inflation to compare $ to $ with a modern car is a good comparison like you did with the Kia Stinger. I think that you are underselling how far tech has changed in the almost 30yrs when you do that, not to mention how all tech is far cheaper and more reliable now than it has ever been, like the talk about vacuum lines those would never exist in a modern car let alone one worth $50k. I think showing options that are from the period like mentioning the Toyota's MR2 Turbo or the BMW Z1 makes more sense and for a better comparison.

You can talk crap out of this this car... but Dodge Stealth was best looking car in 90's.. even now when i see one it doesn't look dated and still looks awsome!

I have a '91 and '93 3000GT VR-4. I love those cars. My '93 has 145K on it and runs beautifully, I'm not afraid to lay into it either. The notion of them being fragile isn't the motor or even the trans... it's when you start putting a lot more power into them, you could grenade the transfer cases. People tend to bolt on bigger turbos and such without upgrading other things and destroying the parts that weren't intended to take huge horsepower. If you keep these suckers stock or mild modifications and keep up on regular maintenance, I doubt you'll see many issues (of course, any car that's 20 something years old will have its parts that don't age well, but that's not exclusive to this platform).