Couldn't hold out
Hello,
First off, I credit MetroMPG for my buying a Mirage. Excellent article he wrote comparing it to the Metro.
I have reserved an Elio, but I need something reliable now for work and to haul my kids around.
I drove 180 miles to the dealership in Norman, OK to get this car. I bought the car from a part time salesman/college student. Nice guy but I had a bit of a bad taste after negotiating the price. I qualified for $1000 in rebates and I traded an old truck in on it. I was looking to pay $10000 after the rebate and trade-in. They played the haggle game and I ended up paying $11000. Still not bad, but they gave me lowest number on my trade-in. They guy really pushed me to go 5 yrs on financing instead of 4, then implied a 1.9% finance rate that ended up being 2.99%.
Anyway, the car is great!!! The onboard fuel meter said I got 51 mpg on the trip home!
I read several complaints about engine noise and trouble shifting into reverse, I have had no issue with either so far.
on rough pavement, I do have some road noise, but its not intolerable.
After buying my Geo Metro, I said I wish i'd bought one brand new when it came out. So this is the closest I can get.
Now if Mitsu just had an XFI model /drool
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View my fuel log 2014 Mirage DE 1.2 manual: 51.1 mpg (US) ... 21.7 km/L ... 4.6 L/100 km ... 61.4 mpg (Imp)