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Old 03-23-2017, 05:39 AM   #19 (permalink)
niky
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Originally Posted by MetroMPG View Post
$3k is unusual for a Mirage (unless it's damaged). I've seen a couple of undamaged ones between $4-5k recently, but even those are outliers with higher than average km.

(NOTE WORTH REPEATING: despite the ratings, the 5MT gets better fuel economy than the higher-rated CVT in the real world in the hands of an attentive driver. No "extreme" techniques required. But add in the techniques and silly numbers are possible.)
$3.6k at auction prices.

4-5k sounds about right for a private sale.

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I use pulse-and-glide and EOC with ours constantly. Odd bump-starting with the super-light clutch, but you get used to it.
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