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    Red face New Mirage Owner from Florida

    Another happy new owner! 2017 Mirage SE CVT Infrared

    Over a span of 55 years, I have owned all kinds of vehicles: From the iconic 1964 VW Beetle and 1990 VW Wesfalia Camper; the weird 1966 DAF33 2 cylinder air-cooled with the first ever CVT (Variomatic); 1976 Ford F150 truck; a couple of Mazda's 1973, 1977; 1981 Chrysler LeBaron; 1985 Isuzu PuP; 1989 Chevy Prizm; 1992 Daihatsu (3 Cylinders!); 1995 GEO Metro (3 Cylinders!); 2002 VW Golf TDI; 2005 VW Rabbit (Golf); 2004 Dodge Ram 2500 and a 2013 Jeep Patriot.

    After experiencing all those other vehicles, I have to say that I love my Mirage and look forward to learning more about it on this forum!



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    Welcome to the site and congrats on the new Mirage!
    Custom Mirage products: Cruise control kit, Glove box light, MAF sensor housing, Rear sway bar, Upper grill block

    Current project: DIY Nitrous oxide setup for ~$100

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        click to view fuel log View my fuel log 2015 Mirage DE 1.2 manual: 47.2 mpg (US) ... 20.1 km/L ... 5.0 L/100 km ... 56.7 mpg (Imp)


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    Welcome to the forum DAF33.

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        click to view fuel log View my fuel log 2015 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 49.6 mpg (US) ... 21.1 km/L ... 4.7 L/100 km ... 59.5 mpg (Imp)


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    Welcome to the Forum!

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    Welcome! You'll be pleased with the fuel costs and reliability if nothing else.

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    Welcom, DAF33.

    Quite the fleet you've had. Have you seen this thread?

    Thread: What's the slowest car you've ever owned and ever driven!

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        click to view fuel log View my fuel log 2014 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 63.2 mpg (US) ... 26.9 km/L ... 3.7 L/100 km ... 75.9 mpg (Imp)


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    Thank you MetroMPG! Yes, you can say that. I guess my slowest one was the DAF33 with its 2 cylinder 746cc flat twin. Now as I think back, I never felt it was underpowered at all even going uphill with a full load of passengers (4). What really impressed me about the DAF was the Variomatic automatic transmission, the first ever CVT!!



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