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Manual transmissions die too (or are killed)
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I have an e-mail alert for Mirages for sale under $4k within 500 km (300 mi.) of here.
The above ad is for a base 2015 with a busted manual transmission. (Also it has 200k km / 120k miles on it and they're asking $2k, which is nuts, but that's another story.)
That's at least the 5th ad I've seen in the last couple of years for a Mirage with that detail mentioned. (Or stating that the manual transmission has already been replaced.) Here was another one - a 2014 for $1700.
https://mirageforum.com/forum/attach...2&d=1602766786
The owner told me the mechanic said it could not be driven far or fast.
And let's not forget Steve's 300k mile Mirage with a troublesome but undiagnosed manual transmission problem that forced him to finally park the car:
https://mirageforum.com/forum/attach...1&d=1552057010
Edit: added Dodge Aries K's BASKETCASE (though its transmission was likely murdered vs. defective):
https://mirageforum.com/forum/attach...5&d=1603792816
Just something to think about. They're apparently not quite as bulletproof as we might like to think.
ANOTHER edit: adding dustyb's grenaded manual:
https://mirageforum.com/forum/attach...3&d=1568989324
Thread: https://mirageforum.com/forum/showth...ll=1#post93810
dustyb adds this caveat:
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"This car has been used and abused. With normal driving and maintenance this should never happen. I didn't do my first trans oil change until about 116K miles"