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    Here's what 2018 Mirages are selling for at auction (USA)

    Here's a snapshot of prices for 2018 Mirage ES CVT's at dealer auctions.

    Date Price (USD) Odo (mi)
    Condition, Exterior Color, Type, Region
    10/16/2019 $8,200 9,916 4 Orange Lease Southeast Central Florida
    10/16/2019 $8,100 7,482 4.3 Silver Lease Southwest San Antonio
    10/15/2019 $8,500 9,176 3.7 Silver Lease Northeast Baltimore-Washington
    10/15/2019 $8,600 18,146 3.9 Gray Lease Southeast Orlando
    10/10/2019 $7,000 12,009 4.4 Orange Lease West Coast Southern California
    10/9/2019 $7,600 34,502 4 White Lease Southeast New Orleans
    10/9/2019 $8,250 21,439 3.7 Red Lease Southwest San Antonio
    10/8/2019 $5,000 50,400 2.7 Silver Lease Southwest Dallas
    10/8/2019 $6,900 14,588 3.5 Silver Lease Southeast Georgia
    10/4/2019 $6,500 29,170 2.8 Red Regular Southwest Dallas
    10/3/2019 $5,200 23,373 2.8 Red Lease Southwest El Paso
    10/2/2019 $8,500 17,950 4.4 Orange Lease Southwest San Antonio
    10/2/2019 $9,200 13,646 4.3 Black Lease Southwest San Antonio
    10/2/2019 $7,400 13,406 3.7 Brown Lease Southwest New Mexico
    10/1/2019 $7,600 8,329 3.2 White Lease Southeast Statesville
    10/1/2019 $2,300 13,937 1.3 Gray Lease Southeast Nashville
    10/1/2019 $7,200 14,114 3 Gray Lease Midwest Ohio
    9/26/2019 $5,000 9,976 2 Red Lease Southeast Tampa
    9/25/2019 $7,000 12,700 2.7 Gray Lease Southwest San Antonio
    9/25/2019 $8,000 3,939 2.8 Burgundy Lease Southwest San Antonio
    9/25/2019 $8,500 13,217 4.2 Orange Lease Southwest San Antonio
    9/25/2019 $7,800 20,593 3.5 Gray Lease Northeast New Jersey
    9/24/2019 $6,700 29,748 3.7 Gray Lease Midwest Arena Illinois
    9/24/2019 $5,000 26,843 3.5 Blue Regular Southeast Atlanta
    9/24/2019 $8,600 14,793 3.5 Black Lease Southwest Dallas
    9/24/2019 $7,800 18,327 4.5 Black Lease Southeast Georgia
    9/18/2019 $6,000 34,443 3.5 Red Lease Southwest San Antonio
    9/18/2019 $5,900 24,876 1.4 Gray Lease Southwest San Antonio
    9/17/2019 $8,800 17,525 4.3 Blue Lease Northeast Baltimore-Washington

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    "Condition" appears to be a 1-5 scale. (Look at the $2300 paid for a 1.3 in Nashville!)

    "Type": Most appear to be lease returns? I wonder if these are rental cars being turned in? If so, I didn't realize Mitsu LEASED them.

    This info was posted in a comment by a guy who goes by the name "28-Cars-Later" on The Truth About Cars website. He regularly posts this kind of used car auction info and appears to work in the car business.

    It came up in comments under the article Ace of Base: 2019 Mitsubishi Mirage


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    Without pictures this data isn't that useful. I'd really like to see what the 1.3 Nashville one looked like.

    I was told Enterprise started leasing and stopped buying about 2 years ago. It was too much of a headache dealing with the unwashed masses when Enterprise decided it was time for a car to leave. There were some great values if you were patient. I recall 2014 SE loaded Mirages going in 2015 for $6500 with about 24-40kms on them.
    Zero, 2014 ES Plus 5MT, written off but not forgotten.
    Zero II, 2014 SE, 5MT, climate She's HOME now!
    Shelby AKA "Cute", 2017 ES 5MT, A/C.

    Mirage owners look at the world differently than everyone else, but in a better way
    We're driving the Beetle of the 21st century, the greatest small car now available!

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        click to view fuel log View my fuel log 2017 Mirage ES PLus 1.2 manual: 39.0 mpg (US) ... 16.6 km/L ... 6.0 L/100 km ... 46.8 mpg (Imp)


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    Average price & mileage, excluding that $2300 oddball ...

    $7316 and 18737 miles.

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    I think it is worth it to get a used one just so you only have to pay sales tax on what you paid! How stupid it is sales tax on a new car is based on the MSRP and Mitsubishi has the friggen highest MSRP compared to what they sell for. This is an extra $600 savings right there.

    Also it doesn't make sense how a dealer trade is subtracts from sales tax but not if I sell my car myself. Tell me the dealers didn't lobby for all this garbage. I can't wait for dealers to be a thing of the past.

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    You could buy a Tesla online! But they're electric.

    Without pictures this data isn't that useful.
    I'd have to think it'd be a pretty clear scoring system. It's in the auction's interest to make sure the score is accurate for online bidders.

    Also, there must be photos in the system the guy pulled these numbers from, but he just did a text copy/dump in the comments of the related article inorder to make a point. He does it fairly often.

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        click to view fuel log View my fuel log 2014 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 63.2 mpg (US) ... 26.9 km/L ... 3.7 L/100 km ... 75.9 mpg (Imp)


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    Oh, I'm sure those familiar with the auction can make a mental picture of the difference between a 3.5 and a 4.0 car. We, however, have no such frame of reference.
    Zero, 2014 ES Plus 5MT, written off but not forgotten.
    Zero II, 2014 SE, 5MT, climate She's HOME now!
    Shelby AKA "Cute", 2017 ES 5MT, A/C.

    Mirage owners look at the world differently than everyone else, but in a better way
    We're driving the Beetle of the 21st century, the greatest small car now available!

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        click to view fuel log View my fuel log 2017 Mirage ES PLus 1.2 manual: 39.0 mpg (US) ... 16.6 km/L ... 6.0 L/100 km ... 46.8 mpg (Imp)


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    Hmmm...I'd rather pay $10K for a new Mirage (with a 10 year warranty intact) than to save a couple of grand on a lease turn-in. And I'm sure most/all of those are CVTs.

    If so, I didn't realize Mitsu LEASED them.
    Lease a new Mirage for $109/month for 36 months (with $3695 down) or $209/month for 48 months with $0 down!

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    This is $7k for a CVT. Not Bad when this is easily $11-13k+ new and saves $600 in tax. Looks like an easy $5000-6000 savings. That is almost the price of the car just in savings. This is gambling the CVT will die between 50k-100k for $5000 when you can buy a new CVT cheaper. Maybe not a good deal if you want a manual but those lease deals are an even worse deal...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mirageman38 View Post
    This is $7k for a CVT. Not Bad when this is easily $11-13k+ new and saves $600 in tax. Looks like an easy $5000-6000 savings. That is almost the price of the car just in savings. This is gambling the CVT will die between 50k-100k for $5000 when you can buy a new CVT cheaper. Maybe not a good deal if you want a manual but those lease deals are an even worse deal...
    When I bought my 2017 Mirage ES manual brand new (with no trade-in), I paid $511.45 in Wisconsin sales (5.5%) tax .

    When I realized that I could buy a new Mirage so cheap, I gave up looking @ used Yaris, Fit, Mazda 2 options. Let's say I bought a used car for $6,000. My sales tax would be $330. Buying a brand new Mirage cost me an extra $181.45 in sales tax.

    I wouldn't spend a lot of money on an economy car. Adding standard features each year to the base Mirage has not made this car more appealing to me. I'd paid extra for a manual transmission. Thankfully a standard transmission still means a 5-speed manual for the Mirage, which is $1,200 MSRP cheaper, too.
    Last edited by Mark; 10-26-2019 at 03:23 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mirageman38 View Post
    I think it is worth it to get a used one just so you only have to pay sales tax on what you paid! How stupid it is sales tax on a new car is based on the MSRP and Mitsubishi has the friggen highest MSRP compared to what they sell for. This is an extra $600 savings right there. .
    Where in the world do you have to pay sales tax based on the MSRP? That is crazy. I'm inclined to think maybe the dealer conned you on that. Here in WV sales tax is based on the price paid for the car minus any trade in.



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