Originally Posted by
MetroMPG
Seconded: babble away. It's what we do.
What prompted you to trade the Outlander?
I dig the 'tractor engine' vibe too. I read a number of US reviews back when the car first arrived that jokingly said it sounds like half a Porsche 6-cylinder. Not having driven one of those, I cannot confirm!
Anyway, welcome!
I got rid of the Outlander for a number of reasons. Mainly it wasn’t the right car for me. I was in an accident and needed to replace my Caravan. New vans were too expensive and used ones were trashed. I thought it would be cool to have an suv so I started looking at them. I got mine used in October and by Thanksgiving it was wearing on me. 100 fewer horsepower and the same or worse fuel economy as the van. I no longer enjoyed it so I started looking for a replacement. I helped my sister-in-law get herself a Mirage a couple of years ago and remembered liking what the car was and wasn’t. To me it’s a combination of my 1986 Civic SI and my 2010 Yaris. Interesting to drive but a little unrefined. If you manage your expectations for this car it will never let you down.
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View my fuel log 2019 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 43.8 mpg (US) ... 18.6 km/L ... 5.4 L/100 km ... 52.6 mpg (Imp)