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Great little car
Marko, 06/30/2018
updated 07/02/2021
2015 Mitsubishi Mirage ES 4dr Hatchback (1.2L 3cyl 5M)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
I have owned a Mirage for more than a year. After owning two lemons (an '06 Dodge Dakota and a '13 Ford Focus) my Mirage has been a great, reliable transport. It has gotten some negative press for being "cheap" or feeling like a 1990s subcompact, but that's its charm! Anyway, it does NOT have 1990s tech inside. It's got Bluetooth, power windows, keyless entry and start, cruise, aux jack, USB jack, A/C, all the stuff you need...It's much-lauded gas mileage is very true: I get high-40s mpg with my manual without trying very hard. (My commute is about 75% highway.) I would highly recommend the manual version (if you can find it)...it's fun to whip the 1,996-pound car around corners, and you can park this little beast anywhere. It FEELS like 1994 when you drive her, and who doesn't want to re-live 1994 in this day and age? It's acceleration is a bit sluggish, but that is to be expected in a 74-hp car. But I regularly pass vehicles on the highway without much trouble, and man are some of those drivers pissed!...I have no criticisms of this car beyond it NOT being a Volkswagen Golf GTI. I would, though, criticize Mitsubishi for trying to move a new Mirage at 15K or more. This little tinpot needs to be at a base-Nissan Versa price point or below. It is the best value for your money. Which brings me to another frequent comment: while inexpensive, this is not a car for poor people. It is a car for subcompact enthusiasts. I am not poor. *UPDATE* I have since turned my Mirage in for a newer Hyundai Accent. The Accent is a very good car, but I do miss the Mirage. There was nothing wrong with it; I just decided to swap a car with 80K miles that blew around on the highway for another with 6K miles that didn't. And that is one of only two criticisms I have for the Mirage: that it's unsteady in inclement weather on long commutes, and it's stick/clutch has an odd feel. (Regular Car Reviews didn't like it either.) I didn't notice the manual feel until I tried other ones, and while I was driving the Mirage, I was used to it and had no complaints. But both are subjective issues with nothing mechanically unsound. As for missing the car, I definitely do. It is a very enjoyable ride around corners and zipping through local streets. The Accent feels stately compared to it. Would I buy a Mirage again? Yes...but only the manual version. If it's an automatic, then yes it probably veers into "poor person's car" territory. A manual puts it into the subcompact hall of fame.
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Perfect Car for the Frugal City Dweller
Eaton, 09/27/2018
2015 Mitsubishi Mirage DE 4dr Hatchback (1.2L 3cyl CVT)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
3 year review:No mechanical issues so far. Great mpg. Turning radius is so tight, if you plan your day right you may never have to use reverse. lol.
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Great little go kart
Mike, 07/09/2020
updated 01/17/2023
2015 Mitsubishi Mirage ES 4dr Hatchback (1.2L 3cyl CVT)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
I kept it for 150k miles until it got totalled from a deer, but it still drove and I wasn't hurt. It's not a fast car, or big, but it's great on gas and wicked reliable. No break downs, just normal maintenance (brakes, tires) we liked it enough to buy another.
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City scooter
Sue L, 07/21/2018
2015 Mitsubishi Mirage DE 4dr Hatchback (1.2L 3cyl CVT)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Nothing fancy . Just good economical transportation. Great in the city. Very easy to turn around and fit into any parking spot.
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Vastly underrated vehicle
Pete_in_Pa, 06/28/2017
updated 06/30/2022
2015 Mitsubishi Mirage ES 4dr Hatchback (1.2L 3cyl CVT)
6 of 8 people found this review helpful
If there were 6 stars, I'd give it 6, although I might wait to see the reliability after 100,000 miles. First, the very few negatives. Ride is a bit rough when going over township installed road bumps designed to slow down traffic, but that's to be expected with small cars. Noise level is not good, both wind and engine. Tire size is very unusual, leading to only 2 manufacturers and lack of discount prices, but that might change as the car becomes more popular in future. Now the good- INCREDIBLE gas mileage, by far the best even when compared with other subcompacts I've owned and currently own, every bit as good as advertised. Attention to detail is excellent; amount of cargo room as good as vehicles that get 2/3 the gas mileage or less. Handling/control very good. Interior room OUTSTANDING, better than mid size cars my company has rented for me when I travel, especially in back seat. Controls in logical places. Easy to service yourself when replacing filters, checking fluid levels, etc, which is not true with many small cars. A/C and heating are powerful. Warrranty is among industry's best- my Nissan Versa has a 36k mile warranty, and after owning it for over 60k miles I know why. If my wife will let me, I will buy a Mirage to replace her Versa when the time comes. Obviously if you have 3 young kids and 2 dogs, this is not a suitable vehicle for you, though I can easily carry 4 people or my wife and our 2 dogs in ours. I have yet to have grocery or other purchases that won't fit easily in this car, including when I buy enough to stock up the basement freezer or when I buy stuff at the home improvement store. When the back seats are folded down, as Robert DeNiro said in that movie, "you could fit two or tree bodies in dere". Great car, really. Update after owning almost 1.5 years: I now have a total of 40k + miles on it, of which I put on about 15k. No major repairs yet. Still love the car. Road noise continues to be worst feature. There are some additional tire brands available in this unique size, though most are made in mainland China. However, there is a company in Taiwan, Federal, that Walmart occasionally carries in this size and that is offered on the internet, that has been making tires for major US companies for half a century and when you can find those tires they are usually under $50. The company seems to only do a run in this size once every few months so the tire isnt always available. For those of you who are history buffs, Mitsubishi made the famous WW2 Japanese Zero fighter plane, one of the finest carrier based fighters of its era. Update June 2020: Now at 58k, not single warranty repair yet, only thing I've done is just replaced battery after 5 years as a precaution (Mitsubishi says original should last 6 yrs, I don't think it's worth the inconvenience if you get stuck in the winter), change oil, transmission fluid and air filters (did myself, dont even need a screwdriver). I will change brake fluid at 60k. Not a single repair so far. Update at 70k: Finally replaced front brakes (I think 1st owner did at 25k). Gas mileage just as good as when I first bought. Not one unexpected repair so far.
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