Test drove a 2015 Mirage (update: bought it ... 5-speed manual)

[Fat Charlie]

Originally Posted by bentring

I totally understand how some people feel about new cars and payments, because I've always said I would never pay for the depreciation of a car, but over the last couple of decades playing the used car lottery has gotten less and less appealing vs the peace of mind and not having to pretend to be an oak tree mechanic.

It's only depreciation if you're buying it to sell it. I bought it to use it, and every dollar is "spent" on it, not "invested" in it. What's depreciation? It'll be "worth" a few hundred when it's nearly dead and the place I'm buying its replacement from pretends I'm "trading" it in.

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So far, it looks like low to mid 50s average for mpg when driven locally in warm weather with the congestion issues we try to avoid but invariably fail at avoiding. Two rides today. When I arrived home the first time, it was at 59.9. Second time on a warm engine I reached arby's at 58 coming back home I hit 61.4, highest I saw today was close to 65.

On a new car with 230 total miles.

regards
mech

[Miller88]

Originally Posted by Old Mechanic

TO ANY ONE INTERESTED IN A MIRAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just drive one, or rent one and take it on a trip, even if it is not the transmission you want. Auto Rag reporters are not advocates of ecomodding or driving efficiently. They make more money convincing you that a $135,000 BMW I whatever it is is a good hybrid to buy. May be for less than 1% of the population. If you gave me one I'd sell it. I'd take a rental fleet of 10 Mirages.

mech

Tried that. Ended up with a Jetta with multiple blown lights and a thumpy tire and got 29MPG for the trip.

[MetroMPG]

Originally Posted by Old Mechanic

I reached arby's

I think that's probably my favourite fast food joint. We don't have one in my little city. Probably a good thing.

PS: nice work on the MPG. I'm of the opinion that Mitsu was slightly conservative in their ratings. (They're only prohibited from overstating them.) They knew with the way they would be marketing the car ("most efficient non-hybrid" etc.) that a lot of owners would be watching the MPG displays like hawks, and didn't want a repeat of the recent Hyundai/Ford debacles.

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Short fill today, 147.4 miles, 2.752 gallons, 53.56 mpg. Even ran the AC to see what effect it would have, looked like about 10%.

Now I'm POed that I even recorded the first fill, since it killed my average. Oh well, I still love this car.

My fuel log started at 15 miles on a new car.

regards
mech

[Arragonis]

My Aygo (George) had 16 miles on it when I got it - 6 months old, showroom dolly. My fuel log was 16 miles short of his total miles when I traded him.

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Production date 7-14 here.

regards
mech

[Arragonis]

Originally Posted by Old Mechanic

Production date 7-14 here.

So 10 months ?

What is your daily drive profile like - city, lights etc. ?

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retired, no real routine, just try to avoid the rush hour traffic. I was surprised they had older cars in inventory since they sold 16k in the US last year after projecting 7k. The recent drop in gas prices probably affected sales and Mitsu offered cash back so I took it.

regards
mech

[dirtydave]

what's faster? the sentra or the mirage?