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Yes, I did mention that several times in the video if I'm not mistaking. I much prefer the hatchback, you can fold the seats in it. (:

Thanks! I don't like fancy things, for the most part. On my channel, DigitalJon, I review every day computers. ;p

Thanks! How do you like it? Do you have the hatchback?

@extralock1045 so far I really like it. I had been eyeing the Mirage for a while. When i heard 2024 is the last year model I pulled the trigger to get one while I can, new off the lot. I like the idea of a simple, basic, everything you need and nothing you don't vehicle. Something cheap to own and maintain and is reliable, with quality features for a low price. I own the G4 sedan. I like how the sedan looks better than the hatchback.

Yes, 100% normal. The CVT actually does shift! It has 2 gears in it, plus a torque converter. The torque converter is like a clutch, it's locked up between 0-10 MPH roughly, then the RPM drops. I heard if it's very cold outside, it can stay locked for longer, and the RPM will be higher for longer. The car is in 1st gear between 10-30 MPH roughly, then it "shifts" to 2nd, which it uses for higher speeds. 1St is more torque, 2nd is for better MPG. The RPM stays the same between gears, but you might see the RPM bounce slightly, or feel the car not speed up for a moment. If you come to almost a stop but don't stop, then step on the gas, it can make a clunk sound, and jerk, that is also normal. Change the CVT fluid every 25,000 to 30,000 miles, 25,000 miles in the mountains/city, 30,000 miles on the interstate in 90F or below weather. Change the paper filter every fluid change, it's also called the cartridge filter, and every other change, so 60,000 miles, drop the pan, replace the pan filter, and clean the magnets.

What MPG are you getting?

@Driving around town and being easy on the pedal 38 mpg and on the highway I’ve seen 53 mpg. I really appreciate the info about the car. I bought it used with all the service records, but there was no record of CVT fluid change and the car is at 58k now so I ordered fluid and both filters. Hoping there’s no harm to the CVT being that it’s 30k overdue. Love the channel and keep the videos coming. 👍💯

@@dieselwrench3621 You will be fine at 58,000. I would not do that again. But it's okay. Change it at 58,000, then change it at ~ 75,000, so that's 25,000 miles, just the paper filter and a drain and fill, then at 100,000 I'd do the whole service again. Then after that stick to 30,000. Why change it so often right then? Just to make sure it's not all gunked up. But you can likely get away with 30,000.

@ You have been extremely helpful and I can’t thank you enough. Subscribed 👍

What do you want me to review? I've done videos saying how to do maintenance on it and what not. CVT, it is one of the only geared CVT's which is neat. It is not very strong in cars like the Nissan Versa, Nissan Sentra, but this car it's better in, as it's much less powerful, and weighs about 1,000 LB less. Change the CVT fluid and filters every 30,000 miles. The engine is aluminum, and had plastic valve cover, the engines are quite solid, not much goes wrong with them. The engine is port injected, so it doesn't get much carbon build up, this engine does not have a turbo, so you don't need to worry about that either. The CVT does not have a full on cooler, just a heat exchanger, it will go above 200F if you really push the car hard, the best bet is to stick to 75 MPH maximum, or 3,000 RPM maximum for a long period of time. Tires, 165/65/r14, they do decent, they have a decent amount of grip, but because the suspension is a bit basic, it's a big high as well, and doesn't have a rear sway bar, it has lots of body roll, but it won't flip over, it will understeer before flipping. The car can feel pushed to it's limits a lot easier than most new cars, but most cars I end up pushing till the tires screech, this car I don't get turning hard enough often. The car weighs 2,084 LB, weighs less than a Mazda Miata, and has a smaller turning circle than a Miata too. Best things to do for maintenance: CVT: Change fluid every 30,000 miles, change the cartridge paper filter when you do the service. Every other change, so 60,000 miles, drop the pan, clean the magnets, and change the pan screen filter. Engine: Every 4,000 to 5,000 miles, change the engine oil, and replace the OEM filter with a new OEM filter. If you drive the car very hard, or drive city, change it every 3,500 miles. Or if you don't get to 4,000-5,000 miles quick, just change it every 3 months. Serpentine belt: It can start to squeak, you must manually tighten it every... Well.. When ever it starts to squeak, or every ~30,000 miles, tighten it. Rotate tires: Every roughly oil change, or every ~5,000-10,000 miles. Keep the intervolves the same. The radiator fluid, brake fluid, I'm not sure how often exactly to change those. Radiator maybe every 50,000 miles, brakes, I'm not sure. If you have more questions, feel free to ask.

The hot screen, bad backup camera, (new problem) sensors behind rear view mirror started to smoke, it bricked it's self twice, and as far as I'm aware, the sand paper like plastic is still there on the XLT. The most annoying things to me as the not daily driver of the truck, but the person who sometimes drives it, is the fact it tells you that you are buckled in.. Why do I need to know that? And it has a few messages before the main screen, then you have to press a button lots of times to get it in eco mode. Why are the mirrors fully manual?! Even my car, the 2024 Mitsubishi Mirage, much more basic car, has electric mirrors. I understand manual ones, like a lever on the interior of the truck.. Nope, it doesn't even have that.

Hi!

I've never seen a Mirage ever do a 0-60 in 8 seconds. Is she merging downhill? Below sea level, so with a slight gain in power due to a bit more oxygen, my 0-60 is 11.8 seconds. (: 39 MPG is pretty low. Do you drive a lot of city? Or do you drive very fast on the freeway? 55,000 Miles! Awesome! Have you serviced the CVT yet? It needs to be done every 30,000 miles. Don't wait.

@extralock1045 Right at sea level, live on the coast in Florida. We do highway driving exclusively and it's all straight lines. The speed limit is 45-55 depending on area but everyone goes 65-80. It's always serviced at the dealership every 5k miles. I told her next time she brings it in to specifically ask for transmission service so hopefully they'll do it. I really don't want to lose the Mirage because we both really like it especially since Mitsubishi is discontinuing it.

@@extralock1045 mine accelerates quite faster to although mine is the sedan version if that does any difference I usually drive roughly 80mph on highway and it doesnt take that long to get their either

@@CookiezOrMilk Mine has a 11.8 second 0-60 when I tested it at sea level. Why bother going 80? It drinks a lot more fuel. 65 Is much more efficient, but still quite fast. How does the car handle 80 by the way? Does it get blown around a lot?

@@extralock1045 honestly no it doesnt really move much nor care about fastest ive gone is 105 the mass pike average speed where i am is 80-90 depending weather and usually requires close to 100 if not over to use the passing lane to pass

Hello! I live in Lake Elsinore, California. The crash test, yes, it is the worst performing new car, but it is much safer than older cars. 1 Thing to note, there are 3 types of frontal crashes, full overlap, the whole front hits a wall, that's the easiest one. Moderate overlap, 50% of the front hits a wall, that's mediumly hard. Then the hardest is the small overlap test, 25% of the front hits the wall. The small overlap test, the Mirage doesn't even fail, it gets 2/4 stars, that is the hardest test out of all of them. The rest are 5/5. Here is the Mirage, and some older cars, but still modern enough to be on the road, for context: 2022 Mitsubishi Mirage, IIHS: www.iihs.org/ratings/vehicle/mitsubishi/mirage-4-door-hatchback/2022 2003 Pontiac Montana, www.iihs.org/ratings/vehicle/pontiac/trans-sport-montana-minivan/2003 1999 Ford F150, www.iihs.org/ratings/vehicle/ford/f-150-extended-cab-pickup/1999 2005 Chevy Astrovan, www.iihs.org/ratings/vehicle/chevrolet/astro-minivan/2005 The 2005 Hyundai Sonata didn't fail the moderate overlap test, but it struggled, I'm sure the small overlap test would be a big fail. www.iihs.org/ratings/vehicle/Hyundai/sonata-4-door-sedan/2005 Even things as new as the 2016 Nissan Quest, a huge minivan, can fail horribly with the small overlap test, with 59 CM, 23 inches of intrusion into the footwell area. www.iihs.org/ratings/vehicle/nissan/quest-minivan/2016 Is the Mirage safe compared to new cars? Nope! But for someone who is driving an older car and wants something new, there is a good chance it's safer than their old car.

Yup! I saw a few videos on it, and decided there isn't much to loose.

Most of that I don't eat, it's mostly my dad stuff, my fridge was tiny, his fridge is packed. The minifridge is usually the backup fridge when he buys too much. But I unloaded his fridge to put it in the small one to show what it can hold. (:

Yes! It does... Kind of. I sent you a screenshot of what it says. (:

I think so! I am not going 55 tops, I am going all the way up to 69 MPH! ;o

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Most don't use it, I'm surprised, as it saves a bit of fuel.

That's a long time! Thank you for watching so long! 🍪🍪🍪🍪

Oh! That is a good thought there! It isn't supposed to be the lane you drive in, unless passing. But if it's quite literally painful to drive anywhere else, I get it! (:

As long as it has 3+ wheels, it's a good enough car! ;p

That is good advice! I am surprised the sign said that... I say that but I've almost ran out of gas... Many times!

@ 😮 I fuel up at a half tank around town. If we are on a trip, I let it get down to a quarter tank. But we have many more gas stations closer together than out West.

@@lynnstillwell2 We have a bunch of gas stations here too! ;o

Walmart, McDonalds, Taco Bell, Aldi, Ralphs which is Kroger, Raising Crain's, Wendy's, Dell Taco, Probably a ton more that I can't think of! ;o

@ I've never heard of Raising Crains. I know there are some things in the Atlanta area that aren't out here where I am. I forgot that Ralph's is Kroger. We have many Krogers. I don't see Del Taco any more. The ones I knew were bought by Taco Bell. I'm guessing y'all have things like Pizza Hut, Domino's, SubWay, KFC... My favorite is Chick-fil-A, but I don't know if they have made it to your area. I like Cracker Barrel.

@@lynnstillwell2 We have all of the ones you mentioned too! ;p

@@lynnstillwell2 We don't have Waffle House, or waterburger, (whataburger?)

@ We have a Waffle House on every corner! Not really, but lots. We are getting more WhataBurgers, but only recently.

Hello! I don't recognize those towns. I started on Ball, Road, by Disneyland, California, in Anaheim, California, took I-5 to Carlsbad, then took the 78 to Escondido, then took the I-15 to Lake Elsinore.

Yes, I put foil in there to reduce the mess I make! (:

90 Is really fast! 55 Is best. But these can still get absurdly good MPG at absurdly fast speeds. I heard going 70-75 the car gets about ~43 MPG.

Thanks!

They did in deed let me which was pretty awesome! What trim level is yours? What MPG are you getting? Please make sure to maintain your car as well! (:

@extralock1045 I have the ES. And last I checked I was getting 45mpg.

I fully agree! Even in the rural areas, I-10 east of Fort Stockton for example, 55 still seems best!

Awesome! Will you service the transmission at 30,000? How often do you change the oil? I notice the ABS module with the brake hoses on the firewall rattles a lot. If you tap the ABS module, on the passenger side of the car, it's full of metal hoses, you might hear rattles from the driver side. I found what was rattling, and got a zip tie and put a tad bit of pressure on what rattled, by zipping it to a wire harness. It worked, I think.. I need to drive it more to see!

Is the fish sandwich good? I've never had it!

@ It's okay. I like it better than their burgers.

I highly agree, this car can go plenty fast. But people I talk to in person don't think it can go the speed limit, and MANY, MANY people online say it can't and is a road hazard and dangerously slow... It isn't. It does just fine. I think it's an unnecessary video too, being it goes down the road just fine at 55, but it's alright, I made the video anyway. (:

That is awesome! Yes, I fully agree! Engine braking is very important! 1 Thing to note, sometimes it is still not enough. A road near me is a 26% grade, the engine braking even in "1st" in CVT terms, the car is at 6,000 RPM at 50+ MPH down the hill while riding the brakes. Not good! In a manual I wonder if it would over-rev the engine?

@ We were taught that one could over-rev the engine, damaging it. Shifting down in a manual transmission car must be done within certain speeds for each gear. I would shift down slowly, watching the tachometer to make sure I wasn't red-lining it.

@@lynnstillwell2 That's a good idea!

That is quite fast! Do you change the CVT oil every 30,000 miles?

You are doing quite good for life time MPG! 47.75 Is a solid number! Last time I went to Texas, I was in the Ford Maverick, and I did feel the need to speed up around El Paso, the speed limit was 80 MPH, the big semi's in the right lane where slamming on the brakes down to 60 not able to pass because the left lane was a wall of closely following cars going 80+. I sped up to 65, then 70, and they still where mad it seemed. Next time, I'm taking the side roads, 55 max. (: If I where you, I would have stayed behind the trailer getting near 70 MPG at 50 MPH.. I am not sure though. I can't work out which is better, 50, or 55 MPH. I only have 1 tank at 50, 1 tank at 55, and the 55 tank according to math was better, the 50 tank according to the car was better, by a lot, it was 70 MPG instead of the car saying 62 or so at 55. So that is still an ongoing project! (:

@@extralock1045 Yeah, the car's estimates definitely can be quite off from actual, same with my Honda Fit. I usually settle in behind someone going slightly slower than me, as I usually am going faster than what I want to go, just due to the super fast flow of heavy traffic in most places I go. I have driven in Orange Country many times, as I have a friend that lives there, and I stay with him when I'm doing the theme parks in the area or going to shows with him. I made that particular pass because I was running (not late but) on-time, so I didn't want to give up a couple minutes in that case, as I was doing 65. But I bring that up just as proof that the Mirage definitely has adequate passing power, despite what the nay-sayers say. Watch out on the side roads in Texas. Most of those have a speed limit of 70-75, even with just the 1 lane per direction, and most people who drive the side roads are on there because they want to go faster than what they were able to do on the interstate. They get furious with me for not doing over 100.

@@OklahomaCoasterFan Holy! People on the side roads want to go 100!? I actually live part time in Orange County! How did you like it here? I find in California, 55 MPH is perfectly good. (: My mom has a pass for Knotts Berry Farm, and goes there nearly daily.

@@extralock1045 I have loved every visit I've had to Orange County. Knott's is a great park! I love the coasters & the theming & atmosphere, and school days didn't have long lines for me. Magic Mountain is another one of my favorites, but I do have to drive through LA to get there. I like that people aren't driving 100+, but a big reason why is because of the extra traffic. But that does allow me to drive more the speed that I actually prefer to do. The side roads in Texas do have some people that want to go ridiculously fast, but even the more reasonable drivers are still doing 10 over the 70-75mph speed limit on back roads. Oklahoma drivers are a little more reasonable, but still fast. Speed limits keep getting raised throughout this part of the country.

​@@OklahomaCoasterFan The sad part, even if the speed limit is raised to 100 MPH, people will still go 15 over. Why not drive the speed you want? I try to, and for the most part it seems fine. On the 2 lane roads, instead of going slightly slower than the speed of cars, if you go very far below, the person behind won't need to speed up to pass, they can just pass, at least if there are no on coming cars, I hope there isn't. Rural Nevada, up near Ely, and Austin, was very rural. I stuck to 53, to 55 MPH. The cars I did see went pretty fast, but likely due to the lack of cell service and other people around, they kept the speed more reasonable. (:

Thanks! I get comments often asking me to drive the speed limit in a video. I despise driving the speed limit because it uses more fuel and I don't like going that fast but for this one time on Christmas I made a video for you guys going faster. :-) Also 27 miles per gallon in a humongous SUV is pretty good. I don't quite understand why someone would get such a large SUV in the first place. Something like a station wagon would be better. Or a Subaru impreza. They get significantly better gas mileage. And are safer to others like bikers and people on foot. If they SUV hits somebody it's a lot worse than if a car hits somebody.

The main question is, does America really need small cars? I say, Yes! But the sales don't reflect it, sadly. Like, the Honda Fit, it is in my opinion the best overall small hatchback, seats fold flat, you can also fold them up so you can roll a bike into the back seat area upright, very good space on the inside, people say the Mirage needs more power, well, the Fit had more power too, and even a 130 HP 6 speed manual option.. And it still didn't sell good... Even with the Honda badge with absurd reliability and MPG! /;

You have a good point about the Versa. My worries with the Versa is the reliability, being it's a cheap car, it has cheap parts, and all those extra features which are cheap parts means more to break. Also the fact the CVT is the exact same between the cars, the less heavy less powerful Mitsubishi puts less stress on that very expensive part. MPG also, it gets 50+ MPG. The turning circle is tighter than a Mazda Miata. I recommend the hatchback over the sedan though, as the hatchback you can fit an absurd amount in it. The bottom trim level Mirage is $18,110, out the door after tax it was $19,951. So let's say $20,000. My mom bought the bottom trim Ford Maverick XL Hybrid, it was $27,000 out the door. That's a whole $7,000 more, for a worse turning circle, it's broke down 2 times, and broke 4 times so far, in 1/4 the miles the Mitsubishi has been around. It gets worse MPG too. It doesn't even have electric mirrors. The thing is, every car, you look at the price, and go "well, that one is only X amount more, I might as well get that one instead". And end up looking at cars like 3x the price of the one you started off looking at. The SE Mirage does come with quite a few of the features the SR Versa has though, it has auto high beams, auto wipers, remote start, push button start, leather seats which are heated, alloy wheels, lane keep monitoring, front crash mitigation too, but it also keeps it simple, it's a true, honest car. The Ford Maverick shows messages on the gauge cluster for quite a while once you turn the car on, if I want to see 1 screen, like tire pressure while pumping the tires up, it will cover the whole screen telling me the door is open, so I have to press "OK", to get rid of the screen, but then you close, and reopen the door, and that warning comes back. What really makes me annoyed is the fact it TELLS you when YOU buckled in! If you're buckled in, you know it! You don't need to tell me that I am! Yes, sure, tell me when I am not buckled in, I fully understand... But if I'm buckled in, don't cover the whole fricking dash telling me that! LOL. Maybe I just don't like all the tech, lots of people do. I drove the Ford 7,000 miles total, it was alright. It didn't get blown around as easy, only got 46 MPG on the highway at 60 MPH, VS the 60 MPG I get in the Mitsubishi at 55 MPH. It was more quiet, which I didn't care for, it turns out I need sound to make the drive more fun rather than feel like I'm playing a video game with the sound off. It just feels odd.

Another thing, according to some websites, the Mitsubishi Mirage is rated just as reliable as the Toyota Corolla, scoring a 4.5/5 on the Repair Pal website. And adding the fact it has a 100,000 mile warranty, it makes it even better. So: Less annoying features, turns easier, better MPG, more engaging ride, more reliable(?), cheaper, maybe easier to work on(?) it looks like it at least. Plus a slightly cheaper price tag. But it does miss some features the Versa has, but they aren't things you need either.

I do highly agree! People call me dangerous and a road hazard and annoying and a road rage inducer, ETC, for going 55, even 65 people get mad.. When I do the limit, people seem to get mad too it seems. 55 Is the best for MPG by far. (:

Nope. That was in the Ford maverick. But the video driving to Northern Nevada was in the Mitsubishi mirage.

Here is a 2500 Mile Road Trip in the Mitsubishi Mirage going to Northern nevada. ruclips.net/video/m8yfkZYa43k/видео.htmlsi=S1r_gaBuqUmMr5aO

@ Hey, thanks 👍

Test driving is good. I have no idea where the low power worries come from. I've drove it 35,000 miles, and very rarely floor it. I stay around 2,500 RPM when merging on the freeway, and 2,000 or less in town.

I drove it up and down mountains, all the way up to 10,500 feet above sea level. It did a great job! It's much faster than a semi truck. Just don't pull out right in front of fast moving cars. Wait till it's safe to turn onto a road, and that's all you need. Merging on the freeway is fine, it can go 70 MPH at only 2,300 RPM if you wanted to go that fast.

Thanks! 😊

Yup!

Mirage has already been discontinued, otherwise there would be a 2025 Mirage on the showroom. As for new entry level model, I really doubt it. Cheap entry level models make little profit for carmakers so they don't like to make it. Mitsubishi will be releasing new electric vehicles over the next 10 years but they will be much more expensive than a Mirage

@@johnkonde1975 I really hope there is an $18,000 electric car, maybe making 80 or 100 HP, right around there, with a solid ~180 miles of range, like the Bolt, but maybe smaller.

Dot forget a Corolla

I also recommend looking into a Toyota Yaris or Toyota echo. They are quite small as well and awesome. Why do you choose to drive something so large? At least in my mind it's kind of a waste in terms of money and also it can't fit in as many places. I live in Anaheim california. But I guess I have some sort of speech impediment of some sort I was in speech therapy for many years. I am a lot easier to understand now. :-)

@@extralock1045I love your accent. No problem understanding at all. I guess I never really considered it an accent, just a manner of speaking. 🙂

@@mattcatlover333 absolutely 👍🏾

@@extralock1045 oh wow! Thank you for sharing something so personal!

Yes! English is confusing! lol

@extralock1045 yes it really is, truly the hardest language to learn!

@@lone-wolf1248 I don't think it's the hardest. I think mainly it's just me struggling to word things together. Aren't there any languages much harder? Mandarin maybe

@extralock1045 well people from other countries always say our language is harder, so idk, i wouldn't know! LOL, I can barely speak too!

I've been considering getting that car, but I have a big mountain to climb over too, I'm surprised the cop didn't pull you over for going too slow! I guess it makes sense to go slow so the engine doesn't overheat, but either way it's working hard I would think.... Idk, sad that of course America always wants to get rid of items that are true good quality, everything is throw-away now, it's all about money!

Thank you! I tried to give as many details about the car as I can possibly give. I learned something new today when I reviewed a hatchback SE trim level. Apparently the center mirror on The roof actually can be automatic. I didn't know that. All the mirrors were manual dimming.

Thanks! I don't see many people showing what the SE trim level is. So I'm making sure to show what it is.

Thanks!

PS Rockauto sells them dirt cheap.

My car since about 2015 has had a horrible idle, it seems to idle too low, and it shakes the whole car violently, it makes my nose itch and I sneeze from it.. But it only happens in drive at a stop light. If I'm in park or neutral, it's nice and smooth. It's weird. Thanks for letting me know! ;p

Awesome!