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    3 Years of Ownership Dott and Dolores

    Dolores- 2017 ES Hatch 5 speed. Wine Red.
    Mileage: 36k Lifetime MPG 46
    1 Recall
    No warranty issues, No unexpected repairs.
    Tires - July 2018, No alignment issues.
    Front Brakes and rotors- October 2019.
    New Windshield due to construction zone work - September 2019.

    Dott- 2017 ES Hatch CVT. Wine Red
    Mileage 26k, Lifetime MPG 42
    1 Recall
    1 Warranty unexpected issue:
    Coolant seeping out of CVT cooler repaired under warranty- November 2019.
    Front pads, rotors, and new tires- November 2019. No alignment issues.

    Condition: Inside, outside, underside- Excellent! Wax bi-monthly average.
    Keep underside of both clean and painted, repainted both sets of rims twice.
    Purchased matching paint for a few small stone chips.
    Replaced factory wheel covers with aftermarket.
    Replaced cabin and air filter and all wipers.

    Future: Spring 2020
    Replacing floor Mats.
    Replacing batteries.
    CVT Fluid change.
    Considering changing headlights.



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    Awesome, your two little cars are performing just as expected which means nothing unexpected.

    LED headlights have come down so much in price and the night visibility you gain is incredible and if your're older you need all the help you can get with lighting. LED headlights are first thing I recommend to upgrade.
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    How'd you spot the coolant leaking out of the CVT cooler? Dripping underneath car?

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    Is there any specific LED headlight you recommend? Thanks... I assume they are plug in ready too?

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    CVT cooler I first smelled the sweet smell right in front of the car as soon as I smelled the antifreeze I checked the tank it was down it was right at sunset so I parked and put cardboard under the car and ran it one hour no drips. The next day I started checking everything no visible leaks all the hoses, cap, and radiator were fine. No smell in the car, no heating issues, I have one of those LED flash lights and down near the CVT fluid stick there was a tiny bit of antifreeze there's a metal connector with rubber that somehow loosened or simply wasn't tight enough to begin with. I could tell what it was but arranged to have the car look at under warranty and it was exactly what I guessed the clamp was in excellent condition it just loosened they checked everything tightened the clamp and really tested the car let it idle over one hour, drove it etc. Since no issues. I have photos on my phone and will try to get one on here in the next week or so.

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    I had the same thing with one of our work cars. I saw coolant at the cooler and thought it was the cooler itself at first. Sent car to the dealer as I figured it shoulda been covered under warranty. IIRC they replaced the clamp and charged us for it. https://mirageforum.com/forum/showth...bad-hose-clamp

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    Quote Originally Posted by DottandDolores View Post
    Is there any specific LED headlight you recommend? Thanks... I assume they are plug in ready too?
    Check your local laws. MOST areas, LEDs and HIDs are both illegal in a state dard halogen housing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nickels View Post
    Check your local laws. MOST areas, LEDs and HIDs are both illegal in a state dard halogen housing.
    That's interesting information.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fummins View Post
    I had the same thing with one of our work cars. I saw coolant at the cooler and thought it was the cooler itself at first. Sent car to the dealer as I figured it shoulda been covered under warranty. IIRC they replaced the clamp and charged us for it. https://mirageforum.com/forum/showth...bad-hose-clamp
    Shoulda been covered by that TSB?

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    Quote Originally Posted by DottandDolores View Post
    Is there any specific LED headlight you recommend? Thanks... I assume they are plug in ready too?
    I chose these because they are fanless, cooled by the large heat sinks. https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

    this is Amazon Canada but Amazon US likely has them and cheaper too.


    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!

        __________________________________________

        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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