Originally Posted by
dspace9
The Mirage will never be a Jeep or a tank, but oiling every year and a half will hopefully keep the car as good and strong as it can be and keep it that way.
Every car takes a beating that you drive winter and summer, so many weather conditions anywhere in Canada.
Agreed. And it seems for the last 20 years or so, most cars have really good engines/transmissions, so it is the body/rust that becomes the weak link. A friend's escort was retired because the shop said it had too much rust to really be safe, despite starting and running very well even after 15 years. I plan to keep mine as long as I can - hopefully my next car will be a mr. fusion powered hover-mobile.
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View my fuel log 2014 Mirage SE 1.2 manual: 45.0 mpg (US) ... 19.1 km/L ... 5.2 L/100 km ... 54.1 mpg (Imp)