Fancy Metro (Mirage #1) :: 2014 Mitsubishi Mirage SE (Garage entry)

[Fummins]

Over the last couple of days, I cleaned the carpets... pulled the front seats out to do it. First serious cleaning in 6 years... dirt & salt crust.

(NOTE! If you pull your seats, don't turn the ignition on, or you'll trigger an airbag fault/warning that a dealer will have to clear.)

Before:




After:

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Bucket of soapy water, a scrub brush and a shop vac.

I've cleaned lots of car carpets this way and I have to say, the mouse fur in the Mirage cleans up relatively easily - there's not much pile there to trap the crud.

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[MetroMPG]

Oh Prescient Fummins.

I listed the car on Kijiji on Sunday out of curiosity... because it will never again be as clean as it is right now. Just testing the COVID-19 waters with an "aspirational" asking price. No actual need to sell it. (I would rather have a base model, though.)

I'm going to be parking the Mirage in a week or 2 anyway. Time to get the Firefly & beater Miata back on the road.

Some of the beauty shots...

[Dodge Aries K]

GREAT SUCCESS!

In all serious, even if it was cheap, I'm sure bringing the car down from Canada into the US would be lots of horrible fees and terribleness.

[MetroMPG]

Thanks! I'm sure it can be done, but I have no idea how.

[Mark]

Thanks! I'm sure it can be done, but I have no idea how.

Your Mirage cleaned up nicely! You did a nice job of cleaning it up! I remember it being a bit neglected when you first got it.

[Top_Fuel]

Here is an article on importing a car from Canada to the US: Importing a vehicle from Canada.

If the vehicle is less than 25 years old, it has to meet all US safety and emission standards. Right off the top of my head, I think that means a Mirage from Canada would have to have a functioning TPMS system before it could be brought into the US.

[Fummins]

I don't believe it's too hard to import into Canada. You do have to enable drl, retrofit an aftermarket kit or jerry rig a wire from ign to headlights from 1990ish and newer. Probably doesn't matter on 25 year old??? My fummins was from the US, the carfax on that one was a mess! It lived in texas and florida, was at auction, odometer rolled back.

[MetroMPG]

My first car was a US-to-Canada import... but that was so long ago I don't think they even had customs/immigration shacks at the border crossings back then. The previous owners imported it.

1964 Pontiac Catalina hardtop sedan with the 389. Bigly yuge.

[Dodge Aries K]

Oh yeah, I forgot about the TPMS crap. Probably be the reason a Mirage couldn't live in the US from Canada. I think that was enacted in 2008 here? I can't remember.

[Fummins]

Not sure if it's law here yet. Our 2019 Mirage doesn't have tpms. I believe head and tail lights on at all times is gonna be mandatory soon in Canuckstan. Gotta idiot proof and protect all the dumbazzes nowadays.