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MetroMPG · 06-02-2021, 03:36 PM

Also!

I confirmed the stabilizer bar end links are the source of the front end clunk/rattles.

Also!

I confirmed this car is WAY more fun to throw into a curve than the Mirage. I mean, I already knew that in theory, but got a chance to put it into practice last evening on a couple of my favourite back road S bends.

Mitsu could have saved itself a lot of grief by tuning the Mirage's suspension and steering more like the Fit's for North America and Europe.

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