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Kerc, you are my new hero: Jalopnik article on Kerc's defense/review of the Mirage
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kerc! I WANT YOUR AUTOGRAPH! I just saw the Jalopnik post entitled:
Standing Tall, Someone Admits To Owning A 2014 Mitsubishi Mirage
In which the author expresses amazement that a Jalopnik commenter (kerc, the aforementioned) would fearlessly stand up and defend the Mitsubishi Mirage in the Jalopnik story which examines the "sad state" of Mitsubishi's current product line-up.
kerc's take on the Mirage is great, and I don't expect he'll mind that I re-post it here:
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Let me see... I recently got myself a 2014 Mirage. Basic model, 5-speed manual, 74 bhp, 74 lb-ft, weighs less than a ton. I should be suffering, right?
Nope
If I'm in the mood, I can go zipping through traffic, revving the 3-cylinder engine hard (loves to rev), upshifting, downshifting. Handling can get a bit hairy sometimes with the tiny 165/65-14 tires, but that's part of the fun. To go quick, you have to drive, as opposed to just squirting the gas pedal. Pay attention to what you're doing. It requires involvement, in a good way. It's fun.
If I feel like just loafing around, I just drive normally, while driving a 44+ MPG car (I've managed to hit 51) that has excellent safety ratings and a 10/100K warranty. All this with simple technology that I can maintain, not with complicated hybrid sh*t.
Does it look like an angry toaster like the Spark? Nope. And I like that, because in ten years, it won't be looking dated. In a way it already does, but that works in the Mirage's favor.
It's funny when car "editors" want to have light, simple cars, and when they get them, they want all the doodads and sh*t that add weight and complexity. Go figure.
Please PM me your address, so we can send you a pair of Mirage Forum decals and our unending gratitude. :D
Also, I expect there will be some decent conversation to go with those 2 Jalop posts, so I'll be checking in on them again later.