We bought a mistubishi mirage in 2001, it was a 2000 and had just come off a lease.  It was still under factory warranty until the end of 2003.  Without fail, every time something broke and we took it to the dealership to get fixed, we were told "that wasn't covered".  The fan belt snapped when the car only had 17,000 miles on it.  The bumper came loose in the back and had to be replaced.  The exhaust pipe came free of the bracket that holds it on and was dragging on the ground, and had to be replaced.  And the best/worst of them all, the hinge on the passenger front door seized the first...