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Old 03-23-2016, 10:25 AM   #11 (permalink)
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A coworker just bought a CVT Mirage over the weekend with a good bit chopped off the sticker price, I guess this is why. It's funny that for about the same price I paid for my '05 Prius with 85k miles almost 3 years ago, you can buy a new car that gets pretty close to the same MPG (Prius is a bigger car, so at least I have that).

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Old 03-23-2016, 10:32 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Old 03-23-2016, 02:04 PM   #13 (permalink)
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I'm not sure. He just got to the unit from training (military) and didn't have a car (at least not here). He mentioned having a Passat in the past that was a maintenance nightmare. He was just looking for a cheap car to get from A to B. I believe his is a base model with the only option being the CVT.
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So mindblown that the same company that made the PAP series AK47 rifles made Yugo automobiles.
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Further mindblown, that Zastava Automobile became Fiat. Fiat is the new Yugo.
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See them on Cars for $7777 in Chicago, most of us can't get the last $500 rebate so $8277-8500, I really should go get one. But an Outlander Sport looks like a pretty good buy and the extra size will make moving just graduated and almost college bound kids around the next few years easier, but 2x the money, 2 mirages could fit as much stuff.
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Old 04-20-2016, 11:05 AM   #17 (permalink)
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I hope tons are sold so that the used car pool in a few years is well stocked.
Looks like you may get your wish.

They sold more Mirages last month in the US than any other since its launch!

  • 1793 = average monthly sales for all of 2015
  • 4113 = Mirages sold in March
Surprise: the rebate continues this month on 2015's.

The revised 2017 model has already started trickling into dealerships in the States and Canada.
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Old 04-20-2016, 12:14 PM   #18 (permalink)
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You may get your wish sooner rather than later:
Mitsubishi admits falsifying fuel mileage test data

Their faking mileage tests is going to hurt demand among regular people. More for us!
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Old 04-20-2016, 12:33 PM   #19 (permalink)
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I don't think the Mirage's EPA ratings will be affected.

But the average person probably won't make that distinction. The takeaway will be: Mitsubishi's fuel economy ratings are fake.
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Old 04-20-2016, 02:04 PM   #20 (permalink)
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That's going to hurt them, especially on models where gas mileage is the selling point. Not here, where the EPA rating is simply a benchmark to frame real numbers against. Oddly, none of the stories I saw mentioned specific models- or which Nissan models were affected. They could very well be JDM platforms, but the Mitsubishi name is going to take a hit- and that's a great time to be looking to buy one.

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