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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)
Both of these articles have the same explanation...
Bigger cars get better insurance rates
Smaller, Cheaper Cars Are More Expensive to Insure
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 52.2 mpg (US) ... 22.2 km/L ... 4.5 L/100 km ... 62.6 mpg (Imp)
Insurance is higher because your chance of being injured in a crash with such a small car is higher. Personal injury is paid out by ins. company here.
Will weld for beer.
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View my fuel log 2014 Mirage SE 1.2 automatic: 45.3 mpg (US) ... 19.3 km/L ... 5.2 L/100 km ... 54.5 mpg (Imp)
Hmm...maybe it's just cheap for me because of other factors.
That's interesting. I have yet to pull the trigger on a Mirage, but when my Toyota Yaris got totaled and I got a Fiat, my insurance actually came down a little. The Fiat is a smaller car than the Yaris.
Edit: Oh, wait, I know why. The Fiat has side airbags and knee airbags and a lot of safety features that the Yaris didn't have.
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View my fuel log 2017 Mirage SE 1.2 manual: 45.4 mpg (US) ... 19.3 km/L ... 5.2 L/100 km ... 54.5 mpg (Imp)
Sorry, I misread your one post. I thought you meant under $35k.
Like I've mentioned other threads, if I were looking for a small cheap car I'd get a Mirage in a heartbeat. I service 37 of them and they have been proven reliable. 181000miles on the one car. I was pretty skeptical at first but I'm impressed with how well they're holding up.
I guess I'm lucky, my insurance seems to stay the same regardless of what I drive. It only varies between vehicles if I put collision or fire and theft.
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View my fuel log 2014 Mirage SE wussie cvt edition. 1.2 automatic: 37.7 mpg (US) ... 16.0 km/L ... 6.2 L/100 km ... 45.3 mpg (Imp)
I mentioned the road trip, my wife has a new Forester. She can keep the EV and I could take off in her car that 1 time a year that we might not go somewhere together. Which would be odd.
In terms of the reasons. It is varied. I like just plugging in out in the garage, next day having 80 miles to use that will take me a week or 2 at least. I might actually use it more knowing it costs me 5 cents a miles. Nice to use more sustainable energy, too. We will likely add Solar and it will make driving nearly free most of the year, or $10 a month otherwise.
No tune up, no oil change, no gas, free fuel from the sun or very cheap from the grid that used about 40% renewables on our opted plan.
Then there is the vulnerability of higher fuel costs years down the road. It will be less a concern. My family can opt to just always use the EV and spend a lot less when fuel is $4 or more a gallon.
Cost of nearly new used EV car at 6 grand is much better than 10-11 grand for the new Mirage. It will still cost less, even with the battery cost someday. Not to mention, the batteries will eventually come down in price and there will also be low mileage $700 example from wrecked cars to have installed. Like many recent Hybrid owners are discovering.
I just know from my past car that 10 + year of 2000 miles a year use was not super kind. Lots of belts, fluids, seals, etc that went bad. Just "getting" a car is under the scope as a "Should I even bother"? Mine car is getting sorted as we speak, btw. It might be good enough and I will drop the EV, Mirage, etc from the possibility list. But, I am considering something for when the 2nd kid comes if we find it handy. But, really.. anything would work with so little use. The Mirage is still a possibility, I will review end of year inventory. If the SE for about what you paid is an option, or less, I likely would get it and sell my car. The local dealers want $11,600. Not happening. $10,000? Let's Talk.
Last edited by djkenny; 08-02-2017 at 04:19 PM.