Considering Another Mirage

[AtomicPunk]

950hp radial in a 4000lb plane = amazing performance & range, something like 1500 miles loaded with armaments! . Compare it to the Corsair 2800hp double wasp 18 cyl radial in a 8000lb package armed with 8 .50 cal. An overkill maniac shredder of the air. Lightning was no slowpoke either, armed with 20mm cannon and .50s in the nose, not something I want to tangle with. I have read Mustangs were in the Pacific theatre but I dunno what they did or what group flew them. Weren't B-17s also in the Pacific?

Japan had other fighters the equal of the west but as stated, no pilots, no support, supply chain issues. Same as Germany. All wars wind down the same for the losing side.

I think the P51 did some B29 escort towards the end in the PTO. The B17 was there, too. Mitsubishi Trivia: the nicknamed "Betty Bomber" was actually designated as the "G4M".

[Dirk Diggler]

I named it for the same reason and also since the 2017 Mirage I financed with zero credit got me on the road to credit recovery, I got the new car for 0 down and 0 trade and my interest is much,much lower on the new car making the payment cheaper than the old one.

That's awesome Johnny! We paid off our 1st 2x Mirages and definitely shored up our collective score. Mirage price will always be it's best feature, even if it's canceled in the NA market potentially.

[Johnny Mullet]

That's awesome Johnny! We paid off our 1st 2x Mirages and definitely shored up our collective score. Mirage price will always be it's best feature, even if it's canceled in the NA market potentially.

My first Mirage literally saved my butt. I had 0 credit and driving rusted out Geo Metro cars and a rotten 4x4 truck. New years eve 2016/2017 the truck trans went out. I see all my Geo members buying the new Mirage and raving about them. I considered the $400 a month in gas I was dumping in my truck would cover a car payment, but had 2 repos and zero credit. All I needed was a chance.

Mitsubishi got me financed for my very first new car! I paid very high interest, but I knew it's reliability and fuel savings would be worth it. After paying off the 2017 and never late or missing a payment, I was immediately approved for a new car with low interest.

I could have literally bought any new car or truck I wanted, but I am a smart man and already knew what I wanted and got what I wanted in my garage right now.

[defensivetackle88]

Nice silver G4 BE! Congratulations!

[Dirk Diggler]

mustang was more an european theater fighter
it was the hellcat, corsair and lightning that eventually outperformed the zero in the pacific. That, and the japanese were running out of experienced pilots toward the end of the war. Still a brilliant design for what the japanese navy wanted it to do, though.

banzai! Banzai! Banzai!

Tora tora tora!

[Dirk Diggler]

My first Mirage literally saved my butt. I had 0 credit and driving rusted out Geo Metro cars and a rotten 4x4 truck. New years eve 2016/2017 the truck trans went out. I see all my Geo members buying the new Mirage and raving about them. I considered the $400 a month in gas I was dumping in my truck would cover a car payment, but had 2 repos and zero credit. All I needed was a chance.

Mitsubishi got me financed for my very first new car! I paid very high interest, but I knew it's reliability and fuel savings would be worth it. After paying off the 2017 and never late or missing a payment, I was immediately approved for a new car with low interest.

I could have literally bought any new car or truck I wanted, but I am a smart man and already knew what I wanted and got what I wanted in my garage right now.

I was at a point in my early 20s when I couldn't even finance a rickshaw to save my live. Just buying old cars of relatives/friends for a decade.

[Mark]

I was at a point in my early 20s when I couldn't even finance a rickshaw to save my live. Just buying old cars of relatives/friends for a decade.

During our first two years of marriage & before our first daughter was born, we paid off all of our student loans. We bought very affordable vehicles (Plymouth Colt Wagon/Ford Festiva) & paid them off. We also saved 20% of our first house down payment. My wife was a couple years older than me, & she had some money saved up that helped make all this happen, too.

Some may have looked down on someone who drove a $5,300 Pop Yellow Ford Festiva that didn't even come with a radio back then, but I didn't care. My wife quit teaching & stayed home for 8 years to raise our daughters (until my youngest started school). I really think they benefited from that (both graduated co-valedictorians of their graduating class). I somehow taught, coached, and earned two graduate degrees (without doing any loans) during that time. We did that all even though we cut our income in half when she became an at home mom those 8 years. Not having car payments made some of this all easier. We started out with brand new cars, but they were very affordable back then. Cars are not investments! Throw money elsewhere if you can!

I may be stuck in the past, but I think vehicle prices are out of whack today. Quote -

"The average new car sold in November cost $48,681 – a record high. The price was $422 higher than in October and $2,250 higher than one year ago. According to Kelley Blue Book calculations, the average buyer has paid more than the manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) every month since July 2021." Dec 12, 2022

I'm enjoying my $10,000 OTD Mirage more than ever!

[Dirk Diggler]

During our first two years of marriage & before our first daughter was born, we paid off all of our student loans. We bought very affordable vehicles (Plymouth Colt Wagon/Ford Festiva) & paid them off. We also saved 20% of our first house down payment. My wife was a couple years older than me, & she had some money saved up that helped make all this happen, too.

Some may have looked down on someone who drove a $5,300 Pop Yellow Ford Festiva that didn't even come with a radio back then, but I didn't care. My wife quit teaching & stayed home for 8 years to raise our daughters (until my youngest started school). I really think they benefited from that (both graduated co-valedictorians of their graduating class). I somehow taught, coached, and earned two graduate degrees (without doing any loans) during that time. We did that all even though we cut our income in half when she became an at home mom those 8 years. Not having car payments made some of this all easier. We started out with brand new cars, but they were very affordable back then. Cars are not investments! Throw money elsewhere if you can!

I may be stuck in the past, but I think vehicle prices are out of whack today. Quote -

"The average new car sold in November cost $48,681 – a record high. The price was $422 higher than in October and $2,250 higher than one year ago. According to Kelley Blue Book calculations, the average buyer has paid more than the manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) every month since July 2021." Dec 12, 2022

I'm enjoying my $10,000 OTD Mirage more than ever!

You made all the right mi amigo! You've certainly given me sage advice over the years.

[Wallythacker]

I may be stuck in the past, but I think vehicle prices are out of whack today. Quote -

"The average new car sold in November cost $48,681 – a record high. The price was $422 higher than in October and $2,250 higher than one year ago. According to Kelley Blue Book calculations, the average buyer has paid more than the manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) every month since July 2021." Dec 12, 2022

I'm enjoying my $10,000 OTD Mirage more than ever!

No, everything is distorted. The QE money printing machine never stopped, the net effect of that is everything is awash with fiat currency. Money is just like bacteria in geometric growth. We're at/have been tipping point for some time now. I think there's a major correction coming. If the idiots at the Fed try to front run it with even more QE and printing we'll implode hard. The rate rises are a good start. We should see car prices contract, hard, in the next year. Houses are taking a big hit now. Will we correct back to $10,000 OTD Mirages? Maybe. Will we see a return of Mits financing @4.99APR. I think so if they want to keep sales up. We'll see.