Ya eh right on cheap plastic car. No doubt. One thing though is I feel confident my Mirage has a high-quality engine. I can just tell. My Mirage makes 0 noise idling, where I hear my friends with 2013 Escapes that have such a rough idle and belts. It's just maybe I baby my Mirage and take care of my car, and/or the overall quality of the mechanics. Look at the fuel economy, saves you money plus the good fuel economy shows the engineering.
If the Mirage's i3 engine was a 6 cylinder, it'd be a 2.4 L 6 so that's crazy tiny pistons etc.
I was this close to buying a new Lancer, so I'm glad I went Mirage - though I want a bigger car and keep my Mirage for the summer.
Last edited by dspace9; 02-15-2020 at 07:15 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)