Originally Posted by
Mrfixit
I've had my little 2018 Mirage ES for about a year and a half, and I still love it.
There are some cars that we buy and that feeling wears off pretty quickly. Buyers remorse, or just the realization that you bought junk. Well, this car hasn't failed to impress me yet! I get mid 40's mileage-wise, and it's far more comfortable than my old Toyota Echo. I've done a few factory upgrades and one aftermarket one to make it a little more my own, but to be honest even if I'd left it bone stock it would still be a great car.
I wish it got a fair shake as far as reviews go. There really isn't any other small car that comes close when it comes to milage, comfort, and price, not to mention reliablilty reports. I keep hearing that Mitsubishi is having issues here in the states with slow sales and I'd hate to think that someday these little cars may no longer be avalible here. My wife really really wants a yellow 2021 like the ones they have been showing on YouTube. While I like the 2018's front end better, she thinks those 2021's look cool.
Anyway I just wanted to stop by and say that as an owner I can't say enough good things about these little cars!
I've had just the opposite of buyer's remorse. I'm just over a year and 30,000 miles with my G4 CVT. I bought it because it was cheap, good MPG, and decent features. Now, a year later I can't believe what an amazing little car it is. I have genuine fun driving this car, and part of the fun is the CVT-actively using the Ds mode. While the power numbers are modest, I never ever ever feel like I've wasted money on power I can't or won't use-especially legally. I do delivery for Amazon. The absolute worse mileage I've gotten is upper 20's-and that's like 3 hours of constantly being on, idling, AC on full, and a lot of hills. But by the time I drive home, I'm back in the mid 30's. And otherwise, I'm always in the 40-50 mpg range. The car has always started, always reliable. I honestly am so pleased I bought this car!!!!
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View my fuel log 2018 Mirage G4 ES 1.2 automatic: 32.5 mpg (US) ... 13.8 km/L ... 7.2 L/100 km ... 39.0 mpg (Imp)