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Old 01-17-2019, 03:19 PM   #5 (permalink)
Daox
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CM400E - '81 Honda CM400E
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90 day: 64.33 mpg (US)

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I reliability is really actually VERY good. Darin and I also run MirageForum.com, and the guys there have very very few issues with the car. Some CVTs are having issues, but they're higher mileage. We have a few people with close to and above 200k miles on their Mirages, and a fleet maintenance guy from Canada whose company uses them for parts delivery cars. So, we have a pretty good spread of vehicles to look at. I'm surprised myself that Mitsu put out a quality little vehicle for such a good price.

As for how long I'll keep it... eh that really depends a lot. Mostly on what my eyes find on craigslist. However, there aren't a ton of newer vehicles that appeal to me. Most of the stuff I'd like is getting older. I also put so few miles on the car that it doesn't matter much. I think I put a whopping 6k miles on the Mirage this year. That is likely to go down even more as I'm starting to work from home more (yay!).

Perhaps the better question is when is Darin going to get a Mirage?
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