Why I sold the Lancer
Reliability, in our family we had 3 Ex's and 2 141's all Ex developed issues within 1st two years (ABS sensors, cooler fans, lights) 141's nothing for the last 5 years
Besides I got a fantastic deal for the Lancer, would have been a fool to get rid of it at the time.
When you are buying cars with your hard earned money you have to use your brain rather than heart.
By all means go for the Lancer keeping in mind the difficulty in resale.