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Eggman
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Humming noise when in reverse.
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Thanks Fummins for pointing this out.
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06-26-2024,
01:05 AM
Eggman
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Original batteries
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Battery is here to stay.
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06-25-2024,
09:51 PM
7milesout
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Original batteries
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Basic - does your blue Loren car feel mo' fastuh than any other Mirage you have, or have had? I mean, in a straight line...
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06-25-2024,
09:50 PM
7milesout
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Amazing Bidness Economy, an MPG Parable...
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Yeah, but my wheels are painted black, and that paint is SLICK. So ... there's that.
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06-25-2024,
09:49 PM
7milesout
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Used Mirage prices on the rise again - up 50+% since last year
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For sale: 2020 Mirage, one owner, oil changed every 500 miles, no top speed runs performed...
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06-25-2024,
09:46 PM
7milesout
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June 2024, Mitsubishi says: We're NOT ending production of the Mirage
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HERE! HERE! I 2nd his motion!
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06-25-2024,
09:36 PM
7milesout
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Random odd or cheap for sale...
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You should buy it!
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06-25-2024,
08:01 PM
MetroMPG
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Amazing Bidness Economy, an MPG Parable...
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I would bet you a Tim Hortons Timbit that they do! Wheel drag is one of the biggest contributors & easiest "fixes" to lower overall aero drag. ...
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06-25-2024,
07:54 PM
MetroMPG
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Original batteries
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2014 original battery was replaced around 2021 @ ~180k km = 112k mi
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06-25-2024,
07:37 PM
MetroMPG
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Used Mirage prices on the rise again - up 50+% since last year
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Buy low, sell high!
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06-25-2024,
07:35 PM
MetroMPG
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June 2024, Mitsubishi says: We're NOT ending production of the Mirage
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^ Ha! --- Fummins: car companies almost never announce model cancellations until they're imminent. When you ask, they say "we aren't...
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06-25-2024,
07:32 PM
MetroMPG
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Attention Mark! 1988 Festiva with 60k miles for $5k
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That's like my '98 Firefly (Metro). No tach, no radio, not even a switch on the passenger door to activate the interior light! (There's a blank in...
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06-24-2024,
09:31 PM
Eggman
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Lubrication
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So if I understand correctly, it is okay to use cheaper engine oils but they usually come at a shorter oil change interval?
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06-24-2024,
08:17 PM
7milesout
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I'm Back! (P0421 CEL Code)
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Nuts!
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06-24-2024,
05:31 PM
7milesout
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Humming noise when in reverse.
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I'm guessing the car is a CVT. Too much revving to actually be reversing with a 5 speed. I hear the blinker blinking too, or maybe the 4-ways. ...
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06-24-2024,
05:27 PM
7milesout
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Attention Mark! 1988 Festiva with 60k miles for $5k
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I'd be more interested in that Festiva, if it weren't all the way out in Kalifornia...
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06-24-2024,
03:37 PM
7milesout
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Lubrication
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I just did an oil change on the Blueberry this weekend. I used: A Purolator PureONE oil filter, Castrol Edge 5W-20 Advanced Full Synthetic...
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06-24-2024,
03:11 PM
MetroMPG
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June 2024, Mitsubishi says: We're NOT ending production of the Mirage
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I've seen a bunch of articles lately (mostly US-centric) that include the Mirage on the list of "Cars that will disappear in 2025". I have to...
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7 replies | 367 view(s)
06-24-2024,
02:43 PM
MetroMPG
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Used Mirage prices on the rise again - up 50+% since last year
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According to a used price study by iSeeCars... https://jalopnik.com/good-luck-buying-a-cheap-used-mitsubishi-mirage-or-che-1848174991 ...
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4 replies | 271 view(s)
06-24-2024,
01:48 PM
MetroMPG
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Attention Mark! 1988 Festiva with 60k miles for $5k
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Stumbled on this article about why an old Fiesta for $5k is still a good buy... ...
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3 replies | 272 view(s)
06-24-2024,
01:37 PM
MetroMPG
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Cheap used Mirages you've seen for sale?
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For Sale / Wanted / Web Finds
2014 5-speed with 133k kms = 83k mi Asking $2750 If it were closer, I'd check it out as a flipski candidate. Looks like a case of someone...
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06-24-2024,
01:29 PM
MetroMPG
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Cheap used Mirages you've seen for sale?
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For Sale / Wanted / Web Finds
I've seen a few advertised over the last 10 years. I think that one makes it 3 for me.
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06-23-2024,
09:24 AM
Eggman
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Humming noise when in reverse.
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Technical Discussion
Hello Baal and welcome to the forum. I always thought gear whine was typically the result of spur or straight cut gears rather than helical gears...
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9 replies | 517 view(s)
06-23-2024,
08:58 AM
Eggman
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Lubrication
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Engines & Transmissions
That's good info. Thanks! :)
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146 replies | 17137 view(s)
06-21-2024,
08:18 PM
7milesout
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Lubrication
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Do us Mericans a favor and, go outside the next chance you get and yell at some kids, and tell them to get off your lawn!
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146 replies | 17137 view(s)
06-21-2024,
01:55 PM
7milesout
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This is where your Mirage is going to rust out. (Body/chassis corrosion)
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Body & Exterior
Maybe that's why they came out with the Ralliart edition! So that those vehicles will never have rust! If you can't see it, it never happened! ...
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06-21-2024,
01:27 PM
7milesout
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Lubrication
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I live in a neighborhood. The kind to which I don't particularly like. It has an HOA. Not a particularly honerous one though. At least not till...
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06-21-2024,
01:10 PM
7milesout
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This is where your Mirage is going to rust out. (Body/chassis corrosion)
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Body & Exterior
You should cut that whole section off. You don't NEED it.
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06-21-2024,
01:08 PM
7milesout
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Original batteries
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General Discussion
I got about 4 or 5 auto battery chargers. Mostly just from over time, and 2 or 3 just because it was something like, "buy this battery, get a choice...
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