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Congratulations on the new ride Old Mechanic.It has been a 12 1/2 months since I purchased my Mirage and still love it.The mileage when I first bought the car was around 50 mpg and that was somewhat flat driving thru the country and a short trek on the interstate to work.This was for a few months and then I had a job change and it is in a different direction with all interstate and the driving is not as slow as the old trip.These days if I do not drive 75mph or faster I will get run over,so the mileage has dropped with the increasing rpm`s to 43-45mpg.

This is the site I joined when I first bought my new Mirage and created a thread about it a yr ago......I need to stay in touch more as it appears these little cars are gaining interest so I can learn more tricks for better mileage from you guys.

There was a post in this thread somewhere about the cabin noise..I must say after owning 3 Geo Metro`s this car is much tighter and quieter than any of those mentioned Geo`s.Just turned 20k miles on her a couple days ago and still tight and quiet.

I went with the ES model just because I wanted cruise control and just happens with that package comes the Aluminum alloy wheels and blue tooth.The connection for my Ipod is pretty neat also.Options that come with these cars is a pretty good bang for the buck imo.

Congrats again Old Mechanic.

EDIT:....This thread has pumped me up to give lil blue a washing...LOL..