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Love my silver bullet
KECIA TODD , 04/05/2018
updated 10/13/2020
2018 Mitsubishi Mirage SE 4dr Hatchback (1.2L 3cyl CVT)
48 of 48 people found this review helpful
2nd **UPDATE))** I have owned my car for almost 3yrs now and I still love it. Great on gas and ample room inside. Hard plastic inside is starting to show some wear (but not much). ** UPDATE ** I have had my car for 10 months. I now get up to 58mpg on calm days and driving on the highway at 65mph. Everything else is the same. Bad camera and lack of nooks to place items. Other then that it is wonderful. I purchased my Mitsubishi Mirage in December 2017. I have already put 3600 miles on the car driving back-and-forth to the grandkids house. It has enough horsepower to keep up with other cars on the road and to pass when necessary. The interior of the car has ample space in the front seat and even seems larger then some full-size cars. I can park in tight parking spots and turn on a dime. I only have two issues with this car, one is there are no little pockets to put things in and the back up camera is not as clear as it should be. All in all I love this car and I think it’s fun to drive. If you’re looking for a small car with excellent gas mileage (41 highway 39 city) this car is for you.
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Best Value for an Excellent Car
Jake, 02/19/2018
updated 09/16/2024
2018 Mitsubishi Mirage ES 4dr Hatchback (1.2L 3cyl 5M)
50 of 52 people found this review helpful
Bought a 2018 Mirage ES 5 speed in November of 2017 for $9988 plus tax/license. For that price, and after 87,500 miles, I consider it to have been one of my best small cars for these reasons: The 3 cylinder engine has been around for decades and is both refined, reliable and powerful for its size. The car accelerates somewhat slowly( like a 250/350cc motorcycle) but keeps up with legal traffic and can hold 65mph on the highway if needed with two adults at 3400 rpm, which is about half throttle. (Engine red line is 6,500rpm.) Highway driving is not its strong point however. The interior is comfortable and handling is nimble and secure at normal speeds and interior noise is low to moderate. The car has bluetooth/USB and touchscreen controls, although I mostly use the manual controls and listen to the radio using the steering wheel mounted buttons. It has power locks/windows and numerous airbags, and even a backup camera, which seems a little unnecessary to me. Cold weather, carrying extra weight, stop and go driving and air conditioning in summer will lower the mileage by 2-3 mpg, but in year round driving in a hilly part of the nation I have averaged 47 mpg. The car can get over 50 mpg if it's flat or I'm more careful. My wife had a 2012 Prius C and the Mirage has a similar 'feel' and fuel efficiency- after 7 years it still feels tight and solid. My complaints are that the manual transmission feels 'notchy' at first and takes about 3,000 miles to break in smoothly. That said, the gear ratios are perfectly spaced for the engine and allow the car to cruise most roads at under 3,000 rpm. The windows tend to fog up in winter unless the fan is on. I replaced the original Dunlop tires (which wore out at 25,000 miles) with cheap Federal tires ( $40 each, which wore out after 24,000 miles) and put on Kumho tires for $59 each.The Kumhos perform the best of the 3 brands so far. I just replaced the Kumhos again last week; figure on getting no more than 25,000 miles out of tires on this car-fortunately they are cheap. The car developed a muffler/heat shield rattle in the 1st and 6th years that had to be repaired, a minor fix. At 35,000 miles I replaced the front brakes and rotors because they had rusted excessively and would not pass state inspection. There is a lot of winter salt on the roads around here so that may have contributed to the rust. They were replaced again at 78,000 miles. I have changed the synthetic oil every 6,000-7,000 miles and changed the air filters at 30,000 and 60,000 and 85,000 miles. The windshield wipers twice so far. At 51,000 miles I changed the manual transmission oil with Redline brand, which is equal or superior to OEM. Everything else is original and still feels solid. UPDATE 9-12-2023: The engine began burning a quart of oil every 3,000 miles this summer-Not a big deal since everything still drives normally, but I rarely took this car over 3,500 rpm so it was not abused. Online forums have mentioned this occurrence and those owners have obtained 150,000 plus miles, so I'll have to check it regularly and see what happens. Update 2024- Oil consumption has remained low and minor. A Mirage is not the smoothest, fastest, quietest, fanciest, best handling car on the road but it is Not supposed to be. It just does everything a car should do to get from point A to B. At $16,000-18,000 for a new one these days, I would not buy one, rather I would add a few more thousand for something else. But for a well maintained used Mirage with low mileage under $10,000, it would make a reliable daily driver. In conclusion, as of September 2024, after almost 7 years, I would recommend this vehicle with the above qualifications to anyone who is looking for a basic, solid all around vehicle. I'm going to drive it until it falls apart or isn't worth fixing. As a mechanic friend once said " It's a throwaway vehicle" but a good one until that day comes.
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My cute little "MITSY"
Bonnie, 06/04/2019
2018 Mitsubishi Mirage ES 4dr Hatchback (1.2L 3cyl 5M)
12 of 12 people found this review helpful
The gas mileage is CRAZY GOOD!!! It handles so smooth on the road. If you drive fast as I do, it will surprise you. Don't underestimate it's ability to keep up with other large cars on the road. I purchased a base model thinking that it would not have the bells and whistles but once again I was wrong. But It just looks so good sitting in the parking lot. I am so happy..my birthday gift to myself.
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Love my car!
ChityRach, 06/27/2019
updated 06/29/2020
2018 Mitsubishi Mirage ES 4dr Hatchback (1.2L 3cyl 5M)
8 of 11 people found this review helpful
I bought a 2015 was rear ended and pushed under a school bus. I was so impressed and thankful for the way it handled the impact that I bought a 2018. She is a town car and doesn't love the highway but it's all I need for day to day life. Update: 2020 still love it!
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slow roller skate
RBO, 09/03/2021
2018 Mitsubishi Mirage SE 4dr Hatchback (1.2L 3cyl CVT)
6 of 12 people found this review helpful
cute little car for a circus, it is larger than i thought inside (kinda)it has ABSOLUTLY NO POWER!!! looking at this for my daughter i would consider this dangerous car for her on the highway .acceleration is none. Cant get out of its own way and that due to a "3 cylinder " engine. Sacrificed safety for gas mileage..
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Long trip agony
M Marshall, 06/14/2020
2018 Mitsubishi Mirage SE 4dr Hatchback (1.2L 3cyl CVT)
9 of 21 people found this review helpful
Rented this car for two weeks. It was the worse car driving experience I've ever had. The car felt unstaple, going around curves I had to really hold the steering wheel tight for control. Cracks in the road would sometimes cause the to skirt to one side. Going up hill, it would make it but it growled all the way, you knew it was stranding. On long distance trips, say 77 miles, by the time you reached your destination, I would be drained. It is not a pleasant driving car.
Best value, highest gas mileage
tcwoman, 03/10/2022
updated 09/19/2023
2018 Mitsubishi Mirage ES 4dr Hatchback (1.2L 3cyl CVT)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
Bought my 2018 Mirage ES Hatchback in July of that year. Even with the automatic transmission acceleration was a bit sluggish to begin with but loosened up nicely probably at 3k miles and again around 10k miles. It's always gotten all the fuel economy they predicted and then some! Love the Bluetooth and just the simplicity and utility of having a car like this.
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Great city car
Fredy, 03/15/2022
2018 Mitsubishi Mirage ES 4dr Hatchback (1.2L 3cyl 5M)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Fuel efficient and very reliable with the 5 speed manuel this is a point a to point b car this car is not for EXTRA kind of people
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