That was in reply to 7milesout saying he wouldn't buy a tesla cause consumer reports says they suck. Consumer reports' opinion along with most other car reviewers is pretty meaningless to me.
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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)
To be accurate, I said THAT WAS ANOTHER REASON I wouldn't buy a Tata. But I agree with what's being said here about CR. Originally, CR had intended to inform potential consumers regarding what are better buys versus poorer buys. I can't see how a person could go wrong with a Mirage because the value is large and the dependability is better than average. It has 2 major disadvantages, both of which are a result of the vehicle's intrinsic value. 1. It is very small, and 2. it is very slow.
The bigger the vehicle, the more expensive it will be, from the material alone. The faster it is, the more expensive the engine will be. So the #1 and #2 stated are inherently 2 factors that keep the cost low.
When I was at Hyundai-Kia, I found it completely mysterious how when we would have J.D. Power folk around a lot, and H-K would be spending GOBS of money to J.D. Power for this that and the other, suddenly the Initial Quality values would take a big positive jump. It was just amazing how those Initial Quality numbers would jump, even though the plant was cranking out the same junk it did previous to the new ratings ... hmmmmm. Funny how that happens.
Consumer Reports has likely gone down that same path.
The only way one could go wrong with buying a Mirage is if they could only have 1 vehicle, for a family of 7, and intended to use it to tow their camper to family weekends at the drag strip, while racing the Sportsman ET class with their Mirage. In that case, the Mirage was a poor choice.
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View my fuel log 2020 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 42.4 mpg (US) ... 18.0 km/L ... 5.6 L/100 km ... 50.9 mpg (Imp)
Fummins (11-20-2020)
JD Power & Associates has been used to push GM products for years. Thus, I have never valued their opinion on anything. I used to value Consumer Reports, but that was decades ago.
As long as it is kept at an affordable price point, a Mirage does some things extremely well. It's not going to tow your camper to the your campsite, but the vehicle that will do that won't get 40-50 mpg either.
I didn't consider the fact that EV vehicles probably have some kind of database and map function to route to charging stations. So the hunt may not be much of a hunt, more of just a milestone maybe.
Maybe EV vehicles should come with a pole sticking up in the air and with a curved conductor on top. And then all streets and interstates can have those electrified wire meshes added. Kind of like old school bumper cars, the way they worked.
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View my fuel log 2020 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 42.4 mpg (US) ... 18.0 km/L ... 5.6 L/100 km ... 50.9 mpg (Imp)
That's be handy. I remember seeing buses around the city here with poles going up to power lines. Turns out they were trolley buses that were used here from 1939-2009.
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No need for crazy long range batteries if most major roads are setup to power cars? Sounds like a good idea but there gotta be a reason or thousand why I've never heard of it.
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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)
Starting to sound like a big slot car track idea.
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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)
That might be less intrusive. Pitter patter, make it happpen.
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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)