mitsu's in the family
2024 Mirage SE
2021 Mirage ES CVT (Sold)
2021 Outlander Sport 2.0 ES CVT (trade in)
2018 Mirage G4 1.2 ES CVT (ex wife's car, crashed)
2017 Mirage G4 1.2 ES CVT Smartphone Link Display Audio (SDA) System(Crashed)
2015 Lancer SE 2.4 AWC (sold)
2014 Mirage DE 1.2 Manual and BT (sold)
2004 Galant DE (mom's sold)
2000 Mirage DE 1.8 Auto (sold)
1988 Cordia L Turbo (trade in)
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View my fuel log 2017 Mirage G4 ES CVT 1.2 automatic: 42.0 mpg (US) ... 17.9 km/L ... 5.6 L/100 km ... 50.4 mpg (Imp)
daleWV (06-27-2018)
Alrighty everyone, I think we all can agree on a few basic facts:
Accidents aren’t fun.
Technically all automobile accidents are preventable. After all if you never drive or ride in a automobile or any other form of transport you’ll never be in a vehicle when a accident occurs.
Accidents are not willful destruction of a vehicle. If it was it wouldn’t be an “accident”.
Thankful no one was seriously injured.
Lament that there is one less of our inexpensive, reliable, kinda quirky little car on the road.
Sh*t happens, let’s all take a breath and be positive.
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage ES 1.2 automatic: 40.5 mpg (US) ... 17.2 km/L ... 5.8 L/100 km ... 48.6 mpg (Imp)
mitsu's in the family
2024 Mirage SE
2021 Mirage ES CVT (Sold)
2021 Outlander Sport 2.0 ES CVT (trade in)
2018 Mirage G4 1.2 ES CVT (ex wife's car, crashed)
2017 Mirage G4 1.2 ES CVT Smartphone Link Display Audio (SDA) System(Crashed)
2015 Lancer SE 2.4 AWC (sold)
2014 Mirage DE 1.2 Manual and BT (sold)
2004 Galant DE (mom's sold)
2000 Mirage DE 1.8 Auto (sold)
1988 Cordia L Turbo (trade in)
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View my fuel log 2017 Mirage G4 ES CVT 1.2 automatic: 42.0 mpg (US) ... 17.9 km/L ... 5.6 L/100 km ... 50.4 mpg (Imp)
Oh no! Bummer about the car - and your arm.
Nope, and good for you.Did I ever said it was someone else's fault?
I really don't think he was gloating -- as a former driving instructor, I 100% get the desire to not waste a valuable learning experience, and to own it. The intention was honourable.
So what's your plan for a replacement vehicle?
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View my fuel log 2014 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 62.4 mpg (US) ... 26.5 km/L ... 3.8 L/100 km ... 74.9 mpg (Imp)
No, I suppose you didn't blame anyone else. You blamed "traffic", and you blamed the car. But, nowhere did you accept your role in it.
I'm not gloating at all. I just feel that we have something to learn from every crash we get into. If we don't take the time to learn from our mistakes, we are doomed to repeat them.Traffic picked up fast, and then stopped faster. Did not have time to avoid it since the car in front of me had stronger brakes and ended up under it.
Crashes suck. I don't want you or anyone else to have another one. That is all.
Simplify and add lightness.
mitsu's in the family
2024 Mirage SE
2021 Mirage ES CVT (Sold)
2021 Outlander Sport 2.0 ES CVT (trade in)
2018 Mirage G4 1.2 ES CVT (ex wife's car, crashed)
2017 Mirage G4 1.2 ES CVT Smartphone Link Display Audio (SDA) System(Crashed)
2015 Lancer SE 2.4 AWC (sold)
2014 Mirage DE 1.2 Manual and BT (sold)
2004 Galant DE (mom's sold)
2000 Mirage DE 1.8 Auto (sold)
1988 Cordia L Turbo (trade in)
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View my fuel log 2017 Mirage G4 ES CVT 1.2 automatic: 42.0 mpg (US) ... 17.9 km/L ... 5.6 L/100 km ... 50.4 mpg (Imp)
Loren if he lives in Florida will see very, very bad driving everyday. We have some of the worst drivers in the entire country here in Florida.
I give more distance in the front than what is considered normal and the main reason why is because of my hypermiling and I want to avoid hitting the brakes as much as I can since losing momentum is such a waste of gasoline.
But yes this is a good reminder that we never know when a fool in front of us will slam on the brakes and i agree with the person that said the brakes on the Mirage are not that good. Just last week i almost rear ended some idiot that merged in front of me with no turn signal and no warning (as if he didnt even see me at all) and in that encounter I felt that the brakes did not respond as quickly as other cars I have driven in the past. Its one of the shortcoming of the Mirage, the brakes. I feel there is a good chance that remusrm if he was in a different car may have been able to brake in time.
But this is an important lesson for all of us to witness with our own eyes what can be the end result. I hope the insurance will cover you and that you are able to prove that the person in front of you slammed on the brakes abruptly. Because in most cases they rule against the driver that collided with the vehicle in front. They will try to paint you as a speeder or an aggressive driver that was riding the tail of the car in front of you. Its difficult to win such cases and is another reminder of the importance of buying a cheap dashcam (under 100 bucks) so that you can prove your innocence in cases such as these.
2015 Mirage DE 5 speed Manual - 30k miles
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage DE 1.2 manual: 44.9 mpg (US) ... 19.1 km/L ... 5.2 L/100 km ... 53.9 mpg (Imp)
After reading this thread a couple of days ago I’ve been thinking about the brakes. Is there any aftermarket brake pads and shoes that are better than the stock that we can upgrade to?