Originally Posted by
bolo
This is troubling to me because I was hoping to get a Mirage that would last me well into the future. My Geo Metro was 15 years old when it died and while it had some rust, it was by no means rusted out.
I don't see a Mirage rusting out any faster than a Metro. I haven't seen more than a few tiny rust spots on the hood from rock chip. And some superficial rust on the bottom of the trailing axle where the paint chipped off. These cars are holding up pretty good in my opinion despite having thin paint. But like DottandDolores said, the wheel wells do collect a lot of junk. Mainly the front lower part of the rear wheel wells.
If buying used get a carfax or similar report to avoid buying something that came from a place that uses tons of salt or calcium chloride on the roads.
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View my fuel log 2014 Mirage SE wussie cvt edition. 1.2 automatic: 37.7 mpg (US) ... 16.0 km/L ... 6.2 L/100 km ... 45.3 mpg (Imp)