Cobra, I pm'ed you.
Cobra, I pm'ed you.
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 49.6 mpg (US) ... 21.1 km/L ... 4.7 L/100 km ... 59.5 mpg (Imp)
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 49.6 mpg (US) ... 21.1 km/L ... 4.7 L/100 km ... 59.5 mpg (Imp)
I would have considered 13" rims for possible other snow tire options for a Mirage, but it very easy to see that 14" steel rims just clear the existing brakes/rotors on my 2017 Mirage.
I just happened to mention it, because it's related to the brake set up being slightly different. I can't say that I have compared the actually braking of earlier Mirages to the present ones.
My front discs were replaced after 2 years owning my Mirage. My dealership recommended new brakes. Maybe they did work that wasn't necessary?
My drums on the back are original. They were cleaned up a bit once. I have 127 000 km's on the odometer right now, 2014 Mirage.
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a propos the unrelated topic of 13" tires above, I thought the same thing the other day. I think 13" tires are only 4 bolt, so you got your selection of cool classic rim possibilities for sure. I ordered a TVR parts catalogue the other week, and they have some 13" tire/rim stuff in there among so much else TVR stuff.
Last edited by dspace9; 12-22-2019 at 02:39 PM.
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View my fuel log 2014 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 42.2 mpg (US) ... 17.9 km/L ... 5.6 L/100 km ... 50.7 mpg (Imp)
Mitsu said they changed the pad material as well:
Thread: Official 2017 Mitsubishi Mirage changes, specifications, details, pricing
- brake pad/shoe material changed for better performance
They probably don't keep the old part number around for the 2014/15 cars - just put the new formulation on them.
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View my fuel log 2014 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 62.4 mpg (US) ... 26.5 km/L ... 3.8 L/100 km ... 74.9 mpg (Imp)
That may be the case, but when you go to order new brake pads from someone like Auto Zone the same part numbers comes up for all 2014-2019 Mirages.
Mitsubishi may have put a better quality brake pad on the 2017+ Mirages, but that doesn't mean much after the original brake pads are replaced. A person can still go cheap or more expensive with replacement ones.
I replace my front brake pads every 100k miles whether it is needed or not. Each time I replaced them, there was plenty of meat left and it wasn't necessary. My car currently has something like 282k miles on it, so I suppose I am due for another brake pad replacement in about 18k miles.
inuvik (12-23-2019)