dspace9 (06-15-2020)
l don't like beating a dead horse but have you met any brand snobs and almost gotten into physical altercations for it? Ex: My Co-worker Toyota-snob was annoying me at work and the next day l wore my Mitsubishi Hoodie...he then starts freaking out how l better take it off, to stop buying crappy cars and get a Toyota before l get punched...people need to calm down man, it's just a car...A to B transportation....lf my Mirage doesn't last me more than 5 years, sure-l'll buy a Scion/Toyota TC used...then after that l'd probably buy a Kia Rio Has anyone had serious problems dealing with brand snobs...if he keeps this up l'm going to HR...or move to another department...l tried ignoring him, but he keeps talking to me every chance he gets.
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage ES 1.2 automatic: 40.5 mpg (US) ... 17.2 km/L ... 5.8 L/100 km ... 48.6 mpg (Imp)
MirageRally (06-15-2020)
Fummins (06-15-2020),MirageRally (06-15-2020)
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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)
MirageRally (06-15-2020)
Yeah, if he persists l will go to HR...l get it, he wants me to buy a reliable car that l won't have to repair...guess what...all cars break eventually and being a DIY mechanic, you can make any car last as long as you need it to....l feel bad for him, he'll never get to experience any other cars that could change his mind, Oh well....he's 49 years old but l'll tell you he acts like he's 90...or 12...l'm only 24 and l hope l don't grow up to be like that....some people just need to be avoided. Like Dspace9 said that the more gizmos a car has-the more stuff breaks...absolutely true...l still like Kia after all the engine recalls but maybe next car l will buy a Scion TC....l won't buy all Kia nor would l berate a Nissan owner if his CVT trans failed...no, l would help him repair it if l could and if not, let him make his own decision on which car he wants
dspace9 (06-15-2020)
I even read it in Consumer Reports, that the Mirage has above-average reliability. By keeping it simple.
Toyota's are good quality no denying it.. but they've had their recalls too. Look at those Lexus' that run so quiet, old people suffocate in their homes from cars left on by accident.
And everything breaks. That's why I Krown rust-controlled my 2014 Mirage since brand new, and now still looks new, and drives perfect. Try to preserve my Mirage this way, even though the stuff stinks.
Anyway, also does their Toyota get 4.3 L/ 100 km's fuel economy, (55 mpgs) @ 50 miles an hour? I doubt it..
*Edit sorry my friend has had a 2015 Civic manual, and now a 2018 Civic auto, and he gets max 5.9 to 6.5 L / 100 km's. Good, not great fuel economy.
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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)
MirageRally (06-15-2020)
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View my fuel log 2014 Mirage SE wussie cvt edition. 1.2 automatic: 37.7 mpg (US) ... 16.0 km/L ... 6.2 L/100 km ... 45.3 mpg (Imp)
MirageRally (06-15-2020)
Haha, no-but he acts like it...he told a friend to buy a Toyota Prius with 150,000 miles on it and said "it'll never break". lt blew my mind...l know at a certain interval the battery packs need to be replaced as well as any hybrid systems....he should leave my work and go do PR for Toyota. Like Scotty kilmer who says "buy a Toyota, they never break" then in another video he says "well that Toyota has a lot of miles on it and it should be sold rather than repaired...he contradicts himself as well as my Co-worker...he also loves Ford....and Says to buy their products...ugh this guy...l'm going to wear my earbuds to work so l won't have to listen to him...l feel like l've aged 10 years just talking to him LOL...he has the "l'm right, you're wrong" mentality as well as being incredibly stubborn and condescending.
They can be reliable, I won't deny that. It's your money. Sounds like the guy has issues and should work in a junkyard. I worked with enough weirdo's and crack heads for my liking. Got in a fight with one of them twice. Both times in front of customers..... I broke his nose the first time. Second time he sucker punched me and I think mine broke lol Good times. He got fired the after round two. Other guys tipp towed around the guy trying not to piss him off....
With that said, one of my uncles posted on facecrack over the weekend that his Tacoma now has 930,000kms(577,000miles) on it and still going.
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View my fuel log 2014 Mirage SE wussie cvt edition. 1.2 automatic: 37.7 mpg (US) ... 16.0 km/L ... 6.2 L/100 km ... 45.3 mpg (Imp)
dspace9 (06-15-2020)