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Today,
02:19 PM
MetroMPG
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Much more reasonably priced car :: 2014 Mitsubishi SE w/Convenience package(adds crui
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Mirage Garage Discussion
I broke the same hardware removing the hitch from Mirage #2 to put on the current one. I don't think the police enforce tint rules in Ontario....
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Today,
02:07 PM
MetroMPG
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Daggone auto-up/down winder...
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General Discussion
I think we should launch a flock of Mirages! Synchronized!
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13 replies | 329 view(s)
Today,
01:59 PM
MetroMPG
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Other Vehicles You Are (Fo' Real) Contemplating...
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This caught my attention: 2011 Leaf with reduced range. $3500. That's the cheapest roadworthy Leaf I've seen around these parts... ...
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Today,
09:32 AM
Eggman
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Other Vehicles You Are (Fo' Real) Contemplating...
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You are right, and I don't disagree with what you are saying. Let me address your two points: energy & materials. There's a big difference in the...
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Today,
08:48 AM
Eggman
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Daggone auto-up/down winder...
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I drove one a couple years after I got Speck. It was very easy to drive, and had plenty of power despite it's size. The dealer selling it wasn't...
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Yesterday,
08:59 PM
Eggman
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Cheap used Mirages you've seen for sale?
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That might be sold, I can't find it.
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Yesterday,
08:54 PM
Eggman
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Daggone auto-up/down winder...
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Then buy an EV lolol.
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Yesterday,
06:00 PM
7milesout
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Much more reasonably priced car :: 2014 Mitsubishi SE w/Convenience package(adds crui
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That's going to have to be one BIIIIIG dehumidifier...
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Yesterday,
05:58 PM
7milesout
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Exhaust Ideas ... again.
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With respect, I think you might have missed my point. Or else I haven't communicated my point very well. The 2nd sentence is more likely. The...
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Yesterday,
04:40 PM
MetroMPG
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Mirages/Space Stars spotted in the wild (pics! Not your own car)
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Caught her! We're tied for most Mirages owned (3 each, in succession). At the current rate, she might beat me!
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Yesterday,
04:38 PM
MetroMPG
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Mirages/Space Stars spotted in the wild (pics! Not your own car)
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My buddy told me that people (OK, guys) who drive old diesel Jettas & Golfs acknowledge each other. I told him I've waved at tons of Mirages and...
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Yesterday,
01:32 PM
7milesout
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Daggone auto-up/down winder...
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Mine just stopped before closing (twice). No backer-downer. 2nd time the auto-up/down continued to work after. First time not. This inconsistency...
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Yesterday,
01:12 PM
7milesout
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Daggone auto-up/down winder...
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It just did a similar thing just now. It stopped about 2 inches before the top. From auto-up. I then auto-downed it (it worked) and auto-upped it...
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Yesterday,
12:42 PM
7milesout
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New Owner - First time driving automatic
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Maybe your veloster engine identifies as a Mirage engine?
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Yesterday,
12:30 PM
7milesout
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Other Vehicles You Are (Fo' Real) Contemplating...
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I agree. M.O.F., I heard or read some scuttlebutt within the last couple days which was talking about ... well, I think it was about the troubles...
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05-06-2024,
10:29 PM
Eggman
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I know hybrids are magical in getting better fuel economy, but at the expense of a more complicated design. That's what I admire most about the...
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05-06-2024,
10:18 PM
Eggman
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managed to revive my old battery
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Technical Discussion
Hey OrganicFoxes, be sure to have your alternator & voltage regulator checked. It sounds like your battery electrolyte boiled away, which is usually...
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05-06-2024,
04:20 PM
7milesout
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Mirages/Space Stars spotted in the wild (pics! Not your own car)
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General Discussion
Was easing on in to work this morning and I saw a red one about the same year as mine. I was rolling up the short side of a line of traffic at a...
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05-06-2024,
04:13 PM
7milesout
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Daggone auto-up/down winder...
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I know that loose bolt problem. My '04 Corolla had it. I fixafied it myself. Just pooooolled off the door trim, pooooot the winders down to where...
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05-06-2024,
04:02 PM
7milesout
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New Owner - First time driving automatic
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Introductions
Oh, Eric's a blamed ole foreigner huh? I didn't notice the marijuana leaf icon. I guess we can let him stay.
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05-06-2024,
02:01 PM
7milesout
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Daggone auto-up/down winder...
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General Discussion
I was driving the mighty heavy haul tow rig yesterday, and it was wet / rainy. I was coming into some rain and started putting up my winders. I...
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13 replies | 329 view(s)
05-06-2024,
01:47 PM
7milesout
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New Owner - First time driving automatic
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Introductions
Eric - You sound like the perfect Mirage owner. You seem to see it for exactly what it is. It is built to be INEXPENSIVE. From my experience with...
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12 replies | 513 view(s)
05-06-2024,
01:29 PM
7milesout
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managed to revive my old battery
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Technical Discussion
OF - The problem *could* be, that adding the water will have thrown of the battery's specific gravity. OK, I'm not going to go look all this up in...
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10 replies | 417 view(s)
05-06-2024,
01:20 PM
7milesout
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Other Vehicles You Are (Fo' Real) Contemplating...
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General Discussion
I'll have to say, the Bolt doesn't interest me at all. However, the Volt to me REMAINS the best electric, electric/gas, hybrid, plug-in hybrid,...
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05-06-2024,
12:58 PM
7milesout
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Road Trip: Central Florida to the Smoky Mountains
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Good write-up Chumbo. The mpg graphs do give the CVT a bit of an mpg advantage at interstate speeds, so I'm not so surprised by your numbers. They...
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2 replies | 202 view(s)
05-06-2024,
12:36 PM
7milesout
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Huh??
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Fuel Economy / Gas Mileage
I estimate that the information display mpg is off optimistically by around 7.5%. Comes out real close when I do the math. To eyeball that, if...
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4 replies | 502 view(s)
05-06-2024,
12:30 PM
7milesout
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Exhaust Ideas ... again.
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Engines & Transmissions
@sunbeam - If you mean the red highlighted item in post #1, that red highlighted item is the resonator. I think generally they're empty inside. ...
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05-06-2024,
12:11 PM
7milesout
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I rejected Pat yesterday...
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:D Hehehehehe :D Ok, now that's funny right there. Perhaps that had something to do with it. To be honest, I hated to drive away, but it felt...
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05-06-2024,
09:16 AM
Eggman
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New Owner - First time driving automatic
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Introductions
Welcome to the forum. The Mirage may be a big drop in power from a turbo Veloster but it should be a big jump in economy both in fuel savings and...
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12 replies | 513 view(s)
05-06-2024,
09:10 AM
Eggman
replied to a thread
managed to revive my old battery
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Technical Discussion
Good job! I think you might be the first to report topping off your battery. Your grandmother sure knows her stuff. :)
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10 replies | 417 view(s)
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Grew up in GA, moved a few different places in the U.S., now in Atlanta metro. 3 sons, 1 Warden.
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