Originally Posted by
Wil B
UPDATE: NEW ENGINE FOR 2018 MIRAGE 75,000 MILES
Well I picked up my car today with the new engine installed. It only took 3+ months to get here. I'm happy they got this done, they had told me to expect the engine around the middle of July! I feel I was treated fairly by the dealer (Max Madsen - Aurora, IL) and Mitsubishi. The last 4-5 weeks I've been driving 2020 Passat rental car paid for by Mitsubishi so things have been rather painless. I'm still dismayed about the engine failure, but the end result is good and I hope to get 100-200k more out of this car!
Note: When driving borrowed cars from my friends, or the rental Passat, I forgot just how much fun the Mirage is to drive! Even with 75k miles, the ride is good, the steering tight, and I like the experience much more than the $30-40,000 sedans I was driving. Even the controls are simpler and much more intuitive than the big cars. It all reminds me of the reasons I bought the Mirage in the first place.