My last car was a 1996 Ford Aspire, and the Fiesta would be the natural progression. I was VERY tempted to go for it, since I liked the idea of a turbo for high elevations. But, the Mirage is lighter with a lower drag coefficient, and gets better fuel economy. I decided to go with the Mirage since it was a better blank canvas. Tuning the suspension how I want it to be is proving to be a challenge, but I do enjoy the Mirage. It's definitely unique.
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View my fuel log 2014 Mirage DE 1.2 manual: 49.2 mpg (US) ... 20.9 km/L ... 4.8 L/100 km ... 59.1 mpg (Imp)