Now that the $800 beater Fit is up for sale, I had some time to go through the new Mirage with a fine tooth comb.
It needed:
ALL FOUR front parking/side marker lights. What are the odds they'd all burn out - bad batch of bulbs, maybe?
Stopping on a dime! Replaced the rear shoes.
The front brakes needed work too: they were VERY crusty from the car sitting unused for extended periods during COVID. I took everything apart, cleaned & greased the caliper sliders and hit the rotors with an aggressive wire wheel on the grinder.
Annnnnnnnnnd... it passed inspection this morning!
Not bad: 1800 + rear brakes + 4 bulbs = roadworthy performance car.