If I had to buy American, I would recommend a Toyota/Camry.
If you wonder about the Ford Escape, you truly are smoking too much a that wacky tobacky.
If I had to buy American, I would recommend a Toyota/Camry.
If you wonder about the Ford Escape, you truly are smoking too much a that wacky tobacky.
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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)
Dirk Diggler (09-28-2023)
No need to go over to the dark side!
I would be buying my new vehicles from Coad Toyota in your new town. Website below -
https://www.coadtoyota.com/
Coad has a Chevy, Ford, & Toyota dealership in your new hometown.
Your nearest Mitsubishi dealership will be over 100 miles, and that is why you will see more brands like GM & Ford. Ford & GM dealerships are everywhere. Mitsubishi not so much!
I wouldn't fret over this. I would discover a good small town mechanic, which may be easier for you to find there. Dealerships are for warranty or recall work, which a Mirage of G4 is going to have very little of.
A good small town mechanic would take care of transmission fluid/filter changes, but an Aamco would be about 90 miles away.
https://www.aamco.com/Auto-Repair-Ce...d/W-Outer-Road
Just glue a Ford emblem on your car. It might make it less reliable and more difficult to work on though.
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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)
Dirk Diggler (09-28-2023),inuvik (09-27-2023)
You might call it price gouging. But I call it supply and DEMAND. People want Toyotas because they're not complete crap like (my opinion) what the Escape is. You get a bunch of people wanting one thing more than another, the one thing is in higher demand and commands a higher price. I don't call that gouging. But to each his own. If the Escape is not complete crap, I'd be surprised. But it does have this symbol thingie on it that stands for low quality ... and it's oval shaped.
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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)
Last edited by defensivetackle99; 09-28-2023 at 04:42 PM.
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View my fuel log 2023 Mirage G4 SE 1.2 automatic: 43.0 mpg (US) ... 18.3 km/L ... 5.5 L/100 km ... 51.6 mpg (Imp)
I see base Corollas listed for about $22,000-24,000.
I think Mirage prices are shameful these days, but that's just me.
If I were willing to pay $20,000 for a sedan, I would be buying a used Toyota Camry. I doubt I would even look at anything else, but I don't like sedans all that much. If I wanted a sedan, however, a Toyota Camry from a private party would be my primary focus.
Given today's car market, I would never recommend buying new to anyone. The average vehicle age on the road has climbed to 12.5 years. If I find myself driving an old vehicle, a Camry would be a great choice.
We have a 2020 Ford Escape Titanium. We like it a lot and have found nothing wrong with it - it starts every time and even pulls our little camper. Like the Mirage, some folks like to bash that which they haven't driven lolol. Try one for yourself if you're interested.
All the domestic vehicles found in Midwest markets might be due to nearby auto factories. It was the first thing I noticed in my travels that there are way more imports down South than back home. I always figured it was due to an affinity to one's means of making a living. It's just my take on the matter.
Last edited by Eggman; 09-29-2023 at 01:23 AM.
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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)
inuvik (09-28-2023)
Does the turbo 3 cylinder in the Escape use the same flawed "wet timing belt" design that is notorious for failing?
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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)