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Old 01-05-2021, 10:36 AM   #24 (permalink)
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Location: 1000 Islands, Ontario, Canada
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Blackfly - '98 Geo Metro
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Last 3: 70.09 mpg (US)

MPGiata - '90 Mazda Miata
90 day: 54.46 mpg (US)

Even Fancier Metro - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage top spec
90 day: 70.75 mpg (US)

Appliance car Mirage - '14 Mitsubishi Mirage ES (base)
90 day: 62.14 mpg (US)
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Originally Posted by wjohn View Post
Mirages I've seen are under 100K and don't mention any major repairs but there just aren't many of them here. For me, I really only care about the manual trans anyhow.

I rarely see them too. The nearest dealership is 100 km / 60 mi. away. There's one or two other Mirages in this little city of 20k people. One is owned by a little old lady who relocated from where the dealership is. Interestingly, her first Mirage was written off in a collision, and she immediately bought another one.



I've yet to try a manual Spark, but would jump at the chance. GM sells them new in Canada for $10k plus delivery & taxes for a manual transmission, wind-up windows, and no A/C. From what I've read, reviewers find them more refined than the Mirage and (now discontinued) Micra.
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