2021 purchase with high mileage

[Dirk Diggler]

nope, snagged this '21 with 35k miles on Saturday. I looked at the transmission fluid, and it looks a healthy translucent green to me.... probably hasn't been changed, but I don't know because service history doesn't show it

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How much?

[Dirk Diggler]

She already bought a Mirage Dirk.

Oops!

[gardengurl71]

How much?

14k

I have another vehicle, not quite as good on gas, that I drive a couple days a week... I don't drive the Mirage aggressively.... I don't force acceleration, it fusses enough... hopefully I'll get a lot of miles out of it

[Dirk Diggler]

14k

I have another vehicle, not quite as good on gas, that I drive a couple days a week... I don't drive the Mirage aggressively.... I don't force acceleration, it fusses enough... hopefully I'll get a lot of miles out of it

You made a great choice and remember, as the subsequent owner, you're still entitled to the remaining powertrain warranty, so you're covered for another 25k miles under that. Also if you ever need a quick boost to merge onto the freeway and the on ramp is short, simply switch it to Ds or sport mode, and switch off the AC for a few seconds, you'll notice a difference. 98% of the time though, this won't be necessary. The "L" selection on your gear selector is for engine braking and going up extremely steep hills too.

[gardengurl71]

You made a great choice and remember, as the subsequent owner, you're still entitled to the remaining powertrain warranty, so you're covered for another 25k miles under that. Also if you ever need a quick boost to merge onto the freeway and the on ramp is short, simply switch it to Ds or sport mode, and switch off the AC for a few seconds, you'll notice a difference. 98% of the time though, this won't be necessary. The "L" selection on your gear selector is for engine braking and going up extremely steep hills too.

thank you for sharing that with me! I had read in the manual about the Ds mode

what exactly is engine braking, what is it doing

[Dirk Diggler]

thank you for sharing that with me! I had read in the manual about the Ds mode

what exactly is engine braking, what is it doing

It helps with going down and going up with steep hills. And I mean extreme hills not the 99% of hills that "D" will handle just fine.

[rohoGames]

nope, snagged this '21 with 35k miles on Saturday. I looked at the transmission fluid, and it looks a healthy translucent green to me.... probably hasn't been changed, but I don't know because service history doesn't show it

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You did great, at 14k you definitely did better than anything I'm seeing on cars. com that matches the rough mileage and year. I'm sure you'll love the car. Basically new at that mileage!

[gardengurl71]

You did great, at 14k you definitely did better than anything I'm seeing on cars. com that matches the rough mileage and year. I'm sure you'll love the car. Basically new at that mileage!

yea, I hope to get many miles from it !

[Mark]

yea, I hope to get many miles from it !

You sound like my type of car shopper! I think you did extremely well into today's car market. On a personal level, I wouldn't recommend buying any new vehicle (regardless of brand or model). The new car discounts just aren't there to justify it. If you can save $5000-6,000 by buying a slightly used Mirage/G4, I would go that route myself. Compared to something like a Ford F-150, that amount of money off a Mirage/G4 is a substantial savings.

Despite what some lame car critics may say, these cars are developing quite the reputation (reliable & economical). When you find one that also feels affordable, a Mirage/G4 is hard to beat!

If you take care of it, your new purchase could be like this one -

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a3...irage-414-000/

Even though the article is discussing an older model, your Mirage has the same basic powertrain (maybe even slightly improved).

Congrats on your purchase! I hope you enjoy it, & continue to share that joy with us!

[gardengurl71]

You sound like my type of car shopper! I think you did extremely well into today's car market. On a personal level, I wouldn't recommend buying any new vehicle (regardless of brand or model). The new car discounts just aren't there to justify it. If you can save $5000-6,000 by buying a slightly used Mirage/G4, I would go that route myself. Compared to something like a Ford F-150, that amount of money off a Mirage/G4 is a substantial savings.

Despite what some lame car critics may say, these cars are developing quite the reputation (reliable & economical). When you find one that also feels affordable, a Mirage/G4 is hard to beat!

If you take care of it, your new purchase could be like this one -

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a3...irage-414-000/

Even though the article is discussing an older model, your Mirage has the same basic powertrain (maybe even slightly improved).

Congrats on your purchase! I hope you enjoy it, & continue to share that joy with us!

hey thank you ! even tho I got set up with an outrageous interest rate, I think I got a good price on it considering the year and mileage. I plan to refinance it in a few months tho... and I do not like buying brand new anymore, doesn't make any sense to