Very Surprised

[silverstreak]

I took my lady, her daughter and another friend for a night out Friday. It was the first time that I had anyone besides myself in the car, and I was expecting it to be very pokey with a full load. I kid you not, there was no noticeable lack of acceleration that I could feel. I was impressed to say the least.

[Donut]

congratulations to your family, it means they are all in great shape.

When my Mirage is fully loaded for lunch car pooling, I have to shift later to get into speed, so I definitively feel the additional load.

[kalifornia]

so what you're saying is the mirage is a chick magnet?

[IchabodCrane]

Uhh... yeah !?
Tofu eating, hemp wearing, bike riding, planet saving eco nerdy chicks of course.

[Minihaha]

so what you're saying is the mirage is a chick magnet?

yeah, I have to beat 'em off mine... wait that didn't come out right...

[aydu]

We have the plasma purple Mirage. We get a lot of looks and smiles from other drivers when the see the car.

Got a "thumbs up" from a Mitsubishi MIEV owner the other day. Not sure if they were pleased at seeing another small Mitsubishi vehicle, or felt that we were helping to save the planet with a fuel efficient vehicle. Either way, having a car that puts a smile on faces of people that see it is a good thing.

[cinder]

They do look better when on the road while in motion . Nice change from all the regular cars .

[Ares]

Did you notice anything about the suspension?

[kerc]

Drove this past weekend from San Antonio to New Braunfels. First long-ish trip we take in the car (me, wife, two kids ages 17 and 10). Car drove nicely on the highway, 75-80 mph, 40 mpg, very stable, excellent ride.

This little machine keeps impressing me.

[Ares]

Approximate your total load weight?

I had 3 adults and 1 midget in my car, totalling 700lbs (more or less). Freeway speeds were definitely achievable. Bottomed out on the dips - as expected. No rubbing on my 14x6.5 on 185-60-14.