Oops, I did it again! Bought another cheap, 3-cylinder Mirage. Mods in progress...

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Originally Posted by MetroMPG

The base model is lighter, has fewer gadgets, wind-up front windows, no AC (in Canada).

Reminded me of the days when most Argentinian subcompact cars usually had manual windows when fitted with AC, even though power windows were more sought after on cars without AC.

[MetroMPG]

^ That makes sense, actually.



The Canadian base model (no AC) is even slightly more strange and/or logical: it has power REAR windows, but hand-crank front windows.

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Originally Posted by MetroMPG

The Canadian base model (no AC) is even slightly more strange and/or logical: it has power REAR windows, but hand-crank front windows.

The opposite of what I usually see in Brazilian cars nowadays.

[samwichse]

Originally Posted by MetroMPG

^ That makes sense, actually.



The Canadian base model (no AC) is even slightly more strange and/or logical: it has power REAR windows, but hand-crank front windows.

Now that I think about it, it's probably because the power windows have a lockout for the driver. I bet it's a child safety regulation.

[MetroMPG]

Not a regulation, but that's a good reason I hadn't considered!

[Fat Charlie]

If you want all the windows open, you can. That's reason enough.

[mpg_numbers_guy]

I have been out of the loop for a while! Saw this thread and I was like, whaaat? MetroMPG's starting to hoard Mirages? before I realized that you had sold the silver one.

[MetroMPG]

It's just a matter of time, I'm afraid.

[Fat Charlie]

At least you're in a self-help group for it.

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Originally Posted by samwichse

Now that I think about it, it's probably because the power windows have a lockout for the driver. I bet it's a child safety regulation.

Had it been for childproofing, I guess hand-crank windows would have been explicitly banned. On a sidenote, when some cars which used to feature power windows on the 4 doors started to feature it only on the front doors, this became a matter of concern for parents who resorted to it as a child safety measure.