Early Mirages could be had in a dark purple. I never saw many like that, but my friend said go for the dark purple and I said no way. Now I wonder if I should have gone with dark purple.
Like an old Dodge mopar purple. I was torn between red, and dark grey. I went with dark grey. Some on the forum have said the dark grey Mirages are hard to keep clean. Very shiny pearl paint, you can see your reflection and your colour of your shirt even on my Mirage, albeit a pretty distorted version lol. My car is the same colour as nickel, and does the same behaviours.
Anyway, dark purple would have stood out, therefore has safety benefits. Not sure about resale. Plain old white is easiest to repair. Anyone buying a new Mirage, do yourself a favour and buy a paint stick or two from the dealer.
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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)