Hi from Brisbane, Australia new ES Sport

[Dumpchook]

Hi all,

Purchased my first brand new car today, a MY14 (2013 build) Mitsubishi Mirage ES Sport, got it with metallic paint (blue), chrome accents on the front (dealer pre installed) and floor mats for $12,280AU drive away. It has 16km on the clock, 5 yr warranty, 4 years capped price servicing, I hope to take possession of it Friday.



I bought the mirage as I needed, reliabilty, safety, fuel economy and air conditioning!

my previous car was a 1986 Toyota corolla seca which I have owned for the last 2 years, it has been a good vehicle but it is fast falling apart as it nears 30yrs old.

my username for anyone interested is a colloquial Australian slang for the Australian White Ibis, a native bird which inhabits our wetlands and our waste transfer stations (where I work).

looking forward to contributing to the global mirage community!

Cheers.

[grsupercity]

I do like that color. Congrads on the car! Hope you enjoy it

[Daox]

Welcome to the site Dumpchook, and congrats on the new Mirage! Keep us update on how things go.

[MetroMPG]

Did you go for the CVT or the manual? Welcome to the forum.

[Dumpchook]

Did you go for the CVT or the manual? Welcome to the forum.

Got the manual, its not a bad little car to drive, I think it would almost be impossible to stall, was able to go perform a left turn at traffic lights in 3rd in the one I test drove (maintaining momentum)

[Mistah JT]

Got the manual, its not a bad little car to drive, I think it would almost be impossible to stall, was able to go perform a left turn at traffic lights in 3rd in the one I test drove (maintaining momentum)

Actually the opposite, very easy to stall. Clutch is very loght, and the friction point where it bites is very small.

[MetroMPG]

I found the clutch action/friction point fine in the Mirage I drove. No stalling. To get out for my test drive, I threaded it backwards through the dealer parking lot at idle, no throttle, just playing the friction point.

[Mistah JT]

Everyone who has test drove mine stalled it once and said how light the clutch was.
I'm use to mine now, but I am relearning manual after 2 years of driving auto.

I love that blue colour, I was deciding between white and the blue. White won as easier to keep clean.

[MetroMPG]

Well, I guess if you look at the cars I'm used to driving -- both 1.0L -- maybe it makes sense that I didn't find the Mirage's clutch weird.

[Dumpchook]

Well, I guess if you look at the cars I'm used to driving -- both 1.0L -- maybe it makes sense that I didn't find the Mirage's clutch weird.

I'll probably notice the light clutch a bit more when I jump into it after work after driving the work pickups all day, which are manual diesels