Should I buy this thing, Part II: 2021 Mitsubishi Mirage LE

[klroger]

I get in, crank, and say it's set at 61°. It is automatically running the A/C and RECIRC because it is at 61 (which is illogical, but whatever). But I want FRESH mode. So instead of pushing the RECIRC button to trip it back to FRESH mode (which is the logical thing to do), I have to bump the temp up to 62 first because it will not allow it to FRESH mode when the temp is set at 61. That is gotta be programmed by an idiot. So I bump it to 62, and then press the RECIRC button to go to fresh. I'm already rolling when I'm doing this so I'm not staring at the LED screen. Then, 30 seconds later I notice, hey I'm getting warm / stuffy. I look down at the auto hvac screen and because I bumped it to 62, it turned off the A/C for some damn reason. So I push the A/C button to turn the sumbich back on. Then I notice, that when I pushed the A/C button to turn the sumbich back on, it flipped it back to RECIRC for some unknown-ass reason. So I have to push the friggin RECIRC button again. All this hassle just because I wanted it set on FRESH.

That's weird, my 2018 doesn't work like that at all. If you push & hold the recirc button until it "beeps" at you, that will over ride the auto recirc feature. Is that something to try??? I can chose fresh or recirc at any temp, even at the lowest (18C 'cus metric)

[ModernistDinosaur]

Guys, I think I found my next car. I had a feeling about that 2019! The dealer took it to Firestone for an alignment check and everything seems cool!

[Eggman]

Pictures!

[Mark]

If I could pick any low mileage Mirage, it would be a 2019 ES manual.

Like mentioned before, it's the only year for the combination of manual transmission, manual climate controls, & factory cruise control. I'll take 7milesout's word on the A/C coolant being better, too.

2017-19 are the only years manual climate controls were found on the ES.
2019+ was the year factory cruise control became standard for all Mirages.

[ModernistDinosaur]

Eggman: I posted a link a few posts back, but this is the one in question.

Mark: thank you for your insights. I'm moving forward with the linked 2019 above! I'm super excited

[Eggman]

Eggman: I posted a link a few posts back, but this is the one in question.

I should clarify: let's see some pictures when you get it home.

[7milesout]

That's weird, my 2018 doesn't work like that at all. If you push & hold the recirc button until it "beeps" at you, that will over ride the auto recirc feature. Is that something to try??? I can chose fresh or recirc at any temp, even at the lowest (18C 'cus metric)

Mine might work the same as this. And I have long beeped that Recirc button. I might not be explaining it correctly too.

Let me explain what happened this morning. I've made a concerted effort to run mine set on 62°, because at 62° nothing (seems to) be forced automatically. At a setting of 61° (which is as low as it will go), it will automatically activate the A/C, and you cannot turn off the A/C at the 61° setting. It also puts it in RECIRC mode at 61° setting, however, I think it can be changed to FRESH mode.

This morning, it was wet out, not raining but wet and probably 100% humidity. I didn't want to keep the windows down because the water on the car will drip in. So I wanted to keep the windows closed. Due to the humidity, I was going to have to run the A/C in FRESH mode or the windows will fog. Upon cranking, it was set at FRESH & 62° (as I'm trying to NOT use 61°), because the last time I drove it, I ran it at 62° with the A/C compressor turned OFF (fan only in FRESH mode, and left 2 windows down). So I cranked up, pushed the A/C button to activate it ... coincidentally upon activating the A/C, the sumbich switched from FRESH, where I had had it, to friggin RECIRC! I didn't ask it to change that, I didn't want it to change that, and there no damn reason for it to have changed it to RECIRC. And that pisses me the F off! It's just plain dumb to program it that way. I have to really watch this sumbich to make it do what I want. And I had to pooooosh the RECIRC button to put it back to FRESH mode. Stupid.

Once getting it set how I wanted it, it worked great, no problems with performance.

[7milesout]

Modernist Dinosaur - If you buy the 2019, I think you'll be tickled with it, and I'll be all gell-assed.

[ModernistDinosaur]

Special delivery around noon today...

Big thanks to everyone that contributed here, helping me to decide. More to come!

Oh—are there any obvious mods and/or performance enhancements that most everyone does (or should do)? Post them below!

[Eggman]

Oh—are there any obvious mods and/or performance enhancements that most everyone does (or should do)? Post them below!

Congratulations on your new car. You should be able to enjoy it as it is without modification, just keep up with maintenance needs.