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Thread: Mirage/Space Star owners: what other car(s) did you seriously consider?

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    When car shopping, all I see is price. I considered:

    Fiesta Sedan
    Accent
    Rio
    and even a used AWD Suzuki SX4, because AWD.

    Mitsu was 2nd in line when I went shopping (after Ford) and they wanted to sell a car bad so I bit.

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    We've always been satisfied Mitsubishi customers. But probably the closest I came to considering after the Mirage was a Hyundai Accent -- for about five minutes.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bogeyman View Post
    We've always been satisfied Mitsubishi customers. But probably the closest I came to considering after the Mirage was a Hyundai Accent -- for about five minutes.
    I think we Filipinos have a bad taste with Hyundai/Kia.

    When I've had a first hand experience with the reliability of the new Hyundai/Kia engines, all skepticism was thrown out the door.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ares View Post
    I think we Filipinos have a bad taste with Hyundai/Kia.

    When I've had a first hand experience with the reliability of the new Hyundai/Kia engines, all skepticism was thrown out the door.
    I don't actually doubt the reliability of a Hyundai; heck, my wife is hankering for a Tucson shortly after we got the Mirage. Tucson units roaming around Metro Manila streets are, in fact, dime a dozen.

    My only issue was that the Mirage gives me so much more for the money compared to the more expensive Accent; 20-30% more over a top-of-the-line Mirage's sticker price gets me an Accent sedan with a belt-driven engine, lower ride height, steel wheels and no GPS. Er, I think I'll pass.
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    Also, the accent does not have as good MPG as the mirage!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ares View Post
    Also, the accent does not have as good MPG as the mirage!
    If we're talking about the Accent CRDi sedan (which I also considered), then it does have the Mirage beat in terms of consumption. But then I nixed it, because budget constraints.


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