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Old 05-09-2015, 09:58 AM   #29 (permalink)
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I just wish they'd made it steer and handle better out of the box. That would have avoided a lot of criticism the car has had from the typical auto reviewers, and it wouldn't have hurt MPG.
I'm not a typical auto reviewer, but my immediate impression was that the Mirage was pulled out of the oven a little too early. It just needs a bit of suspension refinement. I went looking for aftermarket springs right after driving it. At the time (shortly after the Mirage was released), there were no aftermarket springs on the market. Just saw RS-R springs on eBay.

I'd love to do an MPG-boosted SEMA build with the Mirage …

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