It doesn't matter what you drive,you can still be a car guy.
Kind of, if you are shopping for a brand new vehicle, and you end up in a Mitsubishi, no, you ain’t no car guy. You are a misinformed buyer who is not aware of what the market truly has to offer.
Car guy doesn’t equal fun vehicle, but it does typically mean either getting something interesting or something that is competitive in the segment/budget that you are playing in.
You are welcome to your opinion. I disagree . I think there is a fellow on here who has had an Outlander for many years and it has proven reliable. Dante ? There are many brands to chose from. People buy what they want. Doesn't make them less of a car guy.
I've been a car guy for over 60 years. 
Yep, I do have a 2007 Outlander and yes, if you are a "car guy" or "car person" as Steve suggested, you would know that Mitsubishi was an engineering powerhouse for a long time and made some good vehicles over time. To me, because I know a bit about their place in the automotive history, the brand itself has more capital than some of the more popular brands. However, most of their vehicles have been ugly, cheaply made, less refined, etc despite being reliable, which in the long run did not help them achieve commercial success in NA but the opposite.
After 16 years/240K+ ownership, I can tell anyone with an open mind, that the 2007 Outlander was and still is as reliable as a car can be at this age and mileage. The 3.0L V6+6AT+AWD powertrain (all in-house Mitsu designed and built) was rock solid and still is till this day and so was pretty much everything else. I would not consider or recommend the I4+CVT which was introduced in 2008/09. The engine is no BMW I6 smooth but it never missed a beat and still runs very well. AWD is excellent too for the application, as it's designed when Mitsu was still in the performance powertrain game.
Aside for reliability, what this car did/does really well for me to this date is the interior space and cargo versatility - it has features that others did not have at the time and even today ("stadium" raised rear seats, sliding/reclining rear seats, very low cargo floor and therefore good height behind the rear seats or with seats down, square rear, folding tailgate). For me the main rational to have an SUV is utility and versatility.... Oh...and it also had BT option even in the lower trims, which at the time was one of the hot tech features
and rare if not unique in the class.
Honestly though, after 2007-09 Outlander, I did not like ANY of their products except the Evo. The current Outlander though is a huge improvement on all fronts and absolutely competitive in the segment IMO, but the powertrain (I4+CVT) disqualifies it for me just like most everything else in the segment.
As a "car person", there is nothing in the mainstream compact SUV class that would interest me. The whole segment, except for Mazda perhaps, is so freaking grim these days.... The Outlander is just one of many uninteresting vehicles...
I still have some hope that the upcoming Mazda CX-70 would do it for me....
