bright red Mirage?

[Wallythacker]

today I did a double take.
while on the errand to take pics of the charging forest I saw, across the lot a bright red Mirage.

I had to stare at it for a good 30 seconds because it would simply not register that it existed. It was at the intersection of the charging forest plaza.

I could not tell, obviously, if it were factory or aftermarket but it was a Mirage with LED tails, that I could determine but I did not get a look at the front so no idea what year it was. But, WOW, bright red really does suit the Mirage. It's not a deep bright red like a Fire Engine but more a lighter bright red. It's up there with the Blueberry for sheer lust factor.

[Cobrajet]

today I did a double take.
while on the errand to take pics of the charging forest I saw, across the lot a bright red Mirage.

I had to stare at it for a good 30 seconds because it would simply not register that it existed. It was at the intersection of the charging forest plaza.

I could not tell, obviously, if it were factory or aftermarket but it was a Mirage with LED tails, that I could determine but I did not get a look at the front so no idea what year it was. But, WOW, bright red really does suit the Mirage. It's not a deep bright red like a Fire Engine but more a lighter bright red. It's up there with the Blueberry for sheer lust factor.

Probably a vinyl wrap or something. The only red that came from the factory on these cars is InfraRed which is kind of a cherry red metallic...unless you want to count the Wine Red which really isn't red. I always thought a bright, non- metallic lipstick red would look great on these cars. Think GM's appropriately named 'Bright Red' as seen on '90s Camaros and Firebirds.

[Mark]

Probably a vinyl wrap or something. The only red that came from the factory on these cars is InfraRed which is kind of a cherry red metallic...unless you want to count the Wine Red which really isn't red. I always thought a bright, non- metallic lipstick red would look great on these cars. Think GM's appropriately named 'Bright Red' as seen on '90s Camaros and Firebirds.

The Mirage would look better with a bright red color. Personally, I don't like the Mirage yellow either. A bright yellow would look much better in my opinion. The purple Mirage looks pink to me. All these colors would look cool on the Mirage, but I don't like their shade of those colors at all.

The blue has always been sharp. I liked the green & orange colors of the past. It's hard to mess up black, white, gray, & silver.

[7milesout]

I usually like silver. For some reason, I'm not digging it as much with the Mirage. But the gray color looks good. I liked the green and orange colors too. I like the new yeller color. I'd like to get my winders tinted. I think it would go well with my black wheels. But tinted winders would cost me ~$250. And I'm trying to keep this car as inexpensive as possible.

[Eggman]

I'd like to get my winders tinted. I think it would go well with my black wheels. But tinted winders would cost me ~$250. And I'm trying to keep this car as inexpensive as possible.

I'm not so sure about that - down there in the sunny South it makes sense (to me) as one way to keep the car cooler. Imagine all the moooolah you'll save not running your air conditioner as much.

[7milesout]

I barely run my A/C as it is. I like the winders down. Mainly the 2 left winders while moving. Good air movement, no ear buffeting.

[Wallythacker]

So I'm not nuts, There never was a red Mirage. Mine is the wine red (ya, right) and my 14 is charcoal. I would love to have a green, or blue. I saw a blue 2017 at the body shop I was at this AM. It was a client car in for work, but they would not say what. It had been detailed and looked new. Wow. Bet they could get $15k for it.

Now, as a ham who might be talking to buddy 12,000 miles away it is mandatory for all windows up, a/c on and fan at 2. Otherwise I may never hear his faint signal. Let me state it again, the climate control cars heat and cool much faster than the manual. The CC has an EIGHT speed fan. In direct head to head tests my 14 cools twice as fast and heats 50% faster. And it has a plugged heater core.

The Mirage has a tiny interior volume. It should heat/cool rapidly like the CC version does. The manual sucks in comparison,
Ok, so you have simple. Guess what I have? A cooler or warmer car on demand.

[Mitsumir]

Red Metallic offer on some euro website:

apparently it's a factory paint since it's sold as brand new with 1km on odometer)

[7milesout]

OrganicFoxes 2017 model was this same color red. It looked quite good!