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    Quote Originally Posted by itschad View Post
    Hello good people (and the bad) I'm getting, tomorrow a used 2017 Mirage Juro. I getting shot of the Fiat, Fiat means, in the UK at least [Fix It Again Tomorrow). I searched the tube of you and found people actually slated this car, one one site I left two comments, check below.
    After driving one I found it utterly acceptable, OK, the steering was as bad as that on a Roman Chariot but it drove good.

    What I want to ask here are there any problem areas that need attention, any foibles to note?
    Thanks in advance.

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    Called it "Rust" :-D

    I think he's having Fiat Panda flashbacks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mark View Post
    According to your comments, you went to the dealership to relive the 1990's (poke fun of the Mirage). The result of that of that visit was a Mirage purchase! I find that sort of funny!

    Personally, I don't remember 1990's cars as being bad. They were simple & quite dependable. I felt vehicles make great strides in that decade. For example, I don't miss the carburetor issues of the cars before that time.

    Since we don't have them here & Mitsubishi has merged with Renault/Nissan, I would like your take on Renault vehicles? Do you have an opinion on them in general? Well made cars, not so well made?
    My dear fellow, I'm English (British) and I have never purchased a French car, I had a severe stiffy for a Renault 4 donkey's years ago but the old woman went into one as we had young children then so ended up with a Ford Cortina Mk3. If I won a raffle's top prize and it was a Peugeot (any Peugeot) I'd give it a Linford Christie, (that's a runner, a long quick runner away from it) I don't want a Peugeot, I'd gallantly ask for the booby prize instead. Agincourt and all that, don't like Brie either.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Adam - UK View Post
    Overall, I think UK Mirage has many nice standard features. I remember having this discussion some time back with someone from the UK. At the time, the UK model offered two options. Those options were manual/CVT & cloth/leather seats. Those options may have changed?

    Enjoy your new purchase!
    might have been me[/QUOTE]

    Thanks Adam, as you're UK base too I have to ask do you find this site confusing? I have duplicated several times because on the first attempt it seems to disappear then when I type it all out again I find it's been duplicated.

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    Quote Originally Posted by itschad View Post
    My dear fellow, I'm English (British) and I have never purchased a French car, I had a severe stiffy for a Renault 4 donkey's years ago but the old woman went into one as we had young children then so ended up with a Ford Cortina Mk3. If I won a raffle's top prize and it was a Peugeot (any Peugeot) I'd give it a Linford Christie, (that's a runner, a long quick runner away from it) I don't want a Peugeot, I'd gallantly ask for the booby prize instead. Agincourt and all that, don't like Brie either.
    I thought I would ask, because Mitsubishi has merged with Renault/Nissan. How that impacts Mitsubishi is still very unclear & only speculative?

    I don't have a high regard for Renault myself, but that is purely base on a subjective opinion of them. I don't sense the Renault merger has made Nissan a better company, but once again that is somewhat subjective on my part.

    What little I know of the UK automotive market, I may have compared some of the Suzuki products to the Mirage. Even then, the Mirage may have come out ahead. Our options for small economy cars in the U.S. are very limited. Ford sold over 900,000 F-150 pickup trucks last year. Our market is driven by numbers like that!

    It's nice getting your input on this things. I have a daughter that live in Helsinki. Her husband & her own/drive an older Fiat Punto. It was bought from a relative, & it is shared with her in-laws and sister-in-law. People in general drive small cars there or use public transportation.

    That French/British thing has never disappeared apparently, but we have been warned to not talk politics here!

    Thanks for sharing! Have a great day!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mark View Post
    I thought I would ask, because Mitsubishi has merged with Renault/Nissan. How that impacts Mitsubishi is still very unclear & only speculative?

    I don't have a high regard for Renault myself, but that is purely base on a subjective opinion of them. I don't sense the Renault merger has made Nissan a better company, but once again that is somewhat subjective on my part.

    What little I know of the UK automotive market, I may have compared some of the Suzuki products to the Mirage. Even then, the Mirage may have come out ahead. Our options for small economy cars in the U.S. are very limited. Ford sold over 900,000 F-150 pickup trucks last year. Our market is driven by numbers like that!

    It's nice getting your input on this things. I have a daughter that live in Helsinki. Her husband & her own/drive an older Fiat Punto. It was bought from a relative, & it is shared with her in-laws and sister-in-law. People in general drive small cars there or use public transportation.

    That French/British thing has never disappeared apparently, but we have been warned to not talk politics here!

    Thanks for sharing! Have a great day!
    Oops, me an free speech and all that, I'll curb my thoughts.
    If you know the Nissan Note I was actually looking for one but they have a Renault engine (1.2 litre) which I just don't want hence the Mitzi. I don't like French cars period, never had one, never will. I miss the traditional British cars, Austin, Wolseley, Riley, Hillman et al. Many of which I've had, Mini's, a dream car, like a go kart. Had British motorbikes too, BSA 650, Matchless and an old Ariel 250cc my favourite apart from the Vincent Black Knight, couldn't afford one then let alone now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by itschad View Post
    Oops, me an free speech and all that, I'll curb my thoughts.
    If you know the Nissan Note I was actually looking for one but they have a Renault engine (1.2 litre) which I just don't want hence the Mitzi. I don't like French cars period, never had one, never will. I miss the traditional British cars, Austin, Wolseley, Riley, Hillman et al. Many of which I've had, Mini's, a dream car, like a go kart. Had British motorbikes too, BSA 650, Matchless and an old Ariel 250cc my favourite apart from the Vincent Black Knight, couldn't afford one then let alone now.
    You're good! I was speaking for myself! It's ok to say you don't like French, German, American, or whatever cars. It's a global market, however. Those terms don't mean as much any more. My neighbor has a Mini, and one of my work colleagues has two. Fun car to drive, but I wouldn't own one. They are not easy to work on from what I have heard & expensive to repair here.

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    Quote Originally Posted by itschad View Post
    What I want to ask here are there any problem areas that need attention, any foibles to note?
    And one more thing - don't use cheap OBD-II adapters as they have a track record of screwing up the computer.

    But that's not exactly a manufacturing problem.

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    ( ^ PS: not permanently. Unplug the questionable OBD-II device and the problems go away. )

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    Quote Originally Posted by itschad View Post
    My dear fellow, I'm English (British) and I have never purchased a French car, I had a severe stiffy for a Renault 4 donkey's years ago but the old woman went into one as we had young children then so ended up with a Ford Cortina Mk3. If I won a raffle's top prize and it was a Peugeot (any Peugeot) I'd give it a Linford Christie, (that's a runner, a long quick runner away from it) I don't want a Peugeot, I'd gallantly ask for the booby prize instead. Agincourt and all that, don't like Brie either.
    Agincourt! Those French dandies couldnt handle English longbowmen! Couldnt defeat Nelson at the Nile nor Arthur Wellesley at Waterloo. Queen Anne's war, War of Spanish Succession, French and Indian War, Napoleonic Wars, all defeats for the French. In fact I can scarcely come up with any French victories over Britannia. Theres was the hundred years war, but that took France a hundred years to kick the English out. My point is Renault is subsidized by a country that loses on a consistent basis in everything. Japan only lost one war and win at everything else including manufacturing. Germany, only lost two! I believe the French government owns a large share of Renault, I hardly find that inspiring.



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