Originally Posted By: cookiemonster
My '14 Mirage is great ... I'm averaging 48mpg combined city+highway and the engine does sound like a mini-6'er.
Believe it or not, I'm actually having more fun driving the Mirage than my Mustang or Nissan Z!
There is a veideo on youtube of a guy that cut his resonator off (no muffler). I played that for a few people (it doesn't say what vehicle) and they were guessing different inline 6 engines.
That alone, makes me want to get one! I love inline 6 engines!
Is yours a 5 speed or CVT?
Originally Posted By: IndyIan
Originally Posted By: firemachine69
You guys need to price-compete these in Canada. The only other competition is a cash-only purchase on a Rio/Accent (like most folks actually have $15k sitting around...
)... Maybe the Nissan Micra...The magnitude of savings is substantially more.
The odd time though, small cars do go "on sale". Last week you could get a new Elantra for $11k+tax, no AC though. And Versa's have been down to $10k in the recent past, no AC either I assume. The Cobalt also bowed out at around $10-11k in the last model year.
These cars also don't depreciate much either, no one remembers that in 2011, you paid $10k for a Versa and not $15k, so you might get $7-8k for it with reasonable mileage. $500/year depreciation for a new car with warranty is pretty good!
Up until 2011, you could get a Versa with no AC, Radio for $9990. Or, Nissan said you could. Dealers wouldn't order them. I walked into two different Nissan dealers, cash in hand and was, quite literally, laughed out.
Originally Posted By: JTK
Mmm MMM. BoJangles chicken sho'am good.
Good write-up on the '14 Mirage. Thanks for taking the time. Mitsubishi has made some good stuff over the years, but they've always been the odd-ball. I'd hate to see them leave the market, for nothing more than having another choice available to us.
FWIW, I had a Mitsubishi product back in the early 1990s. A 1989 Dodge Colt 2dr hatchback that I bought used in 1991. Vinyl seats, no power steering, 4spd manual, no air. That was a decent little car! Bought it for $5K with 32K miles on it IIRC.
Thanks! These have been growing on me. I have been very tempted to save up and buy one (cash) in the spring! I won't , though.
Originally Posted By: fdcg27
This car sounds like a more modern Geo Metro, three cylinder engine with best available fuel economy and all.
For someone with a long commute who'd be willing to live with the car, this would be a good choice.
Fuel economy just doesn't get any better at the price this car sells for and it's doubtful that a much more expensive diesel or hybrid would do any better in typical long commute use.
They are a modern Geo Metro for sure. But with a touch of modern. Push button HAVC, remote keyless entry (in the US), AC, decent radio.
$13K and > 40 MPG. No timing belts, batteries. The cost of ownership has to be lower than pretty much anything else on the market!
Oddball tire size. That's a downside.
