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I don't understand... why did 48 scare you? Why did.you turn off the gauge?

There's an old saying: you can't manage what you don't measure.

Thank you for your restraint.

Save the sh%tposting for facecrack! :)


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The blinky fuel gauge is doing its thing in my Mirage.... so I'm looking at about a $70 fill! Might wait a few...

Are those airplane tires??

Yeah, it's not that crazy here ($8k for a 20 year old Camry)

But I probably could have squeezed another $500-750 (so, around 4500) if I was willing to put up with more tire-kickers. Even with the...

It's Wally!

Non-rusted Fireflies/Swifts/Metros are like unicorns in this part of the world anymore.

This is a bad sign, considering White Bear makes up approximately half of all U.S. Mirage sales!

Basically, yeah! If you put the Euro 3.550 final drive in place of the everywhere else 4.055 f.d. and stuck with our top gearset it's about a 12.5% gearing change. (wait a minute... does a 12%...

Ha. Should have included that in the disclaimers about another possible MPG downside. :D

The minor occasional rubbing I've heard only happens on the sides of the wheel arch liner - near the 3 & 9 o'clock positions when the front wheels are turned.

I jacked the opposite corner of...

Yeah, my dad had the Camry for 5 years, and I probably could have sold it for close to what he paid for it ($6k) if I'd fixed the fuel leak and got it inspected... instead of being lazy.

A buddy...

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So I did a quick 'n' dirty test last week to compare MPG at the stock tire size vs. 12% larger (circumference) tires at the same, steady speed.


Long story short: I saw a 3.4% increase...

Yes.

Public charging networks are known to be unreliable. That's Tesla's trump card for the time being.

Ford hitched their wagon to one of the public networks, but so many drivers of their...

Let us know if the dash lights up like a Christmas tree! :D

I had that happen with a cheap bluetooth OBD thinger.

Oh... and I've had 3 people message me to say, "I'll buy your FIrefly if the deal doesn't go through."

Buddy was supposed to pick up the Firefly tonight, but his tow vehicle "blew a caliper"... so I have to look at it for a couple more days.

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I sold my dad's old ('05) Camry on the weekend. ...

I saw a "20th anniversary" commercial for Mitsubishi Canada the other day, and they didn't even SHOW the Mirage in the ad. Just their 3 SUVs / crossovers.

You would think so, but everyone else is canning their cheap small hatchbacks in North America.

"You want an entry level car, you will buy our $20,000 crossover or small SUV." Pay for it over 8...

Oh, that's an interesting tidbit!

Thanks.

Bluetooth doesn't work!? Life is so hard!

That's so... creatively dastardly!

Sold!

PPU.

I took a bit less than I think I could have got, but the buyer came across as uncharacteristically decent compared to some of the others who have replied / low-balled. Happy to...

PS: I think you're right. I'd bet on 2024 being the last model year for the Mirage.

How long did they milk the Lancer platform here? I think it was 10 or 12 years.

EDIT: Wiki says 10 years...

Do they really need an entry level car, though?

Almost everybody else is dropping their "economy" cars.

The industry in the US and Canada seems to be counting on people going for 7+ year...

The '17+ suspension is noticeably less cartoonish than the '14/'15.

But it's still no Honda Fit.