I have a 2018 Mirage with almost 60k miles and it drives like a charm. I put Royal Purple synthetic oil and also put some injector cleaner every 3k miles. Love it. Good video!
Thank you. I've owed a 2015 Mirage since 2018. One more payment and it's all paid off! I love it. It has CVT, I often get over 50 mpg. And the only trouble I've had is replacing the alternator and battery. Everything in it works. It has 105k miles. Your video makes me happy, because I look forward to a few more years with my car. And no car payments. Lol. I plan to get another Mirage when I trade this one in.
Mine just turned 10 years and still working great. Just replaced the brakepads tires, clutch cable and other usual cheap wear and tear parts. As long as it's maintained, you ain't gonna worry so much
Thanks for Your honest video Johnny,I recently purchased a 2024 mirage G4 and really like the car alot.I drive 100 miles to and from work and the car is getting 52 to 55 miles per gallon.I service the mirage myself with 5w20 synthetic oil and 8 Oz of Marvel Mystery Oil.I also add 8oz in the gas 1 time every month.The mirage is a awesome little car.
That freaky (a compliment!) key lime green is a TREMENDOUS exterior color that really pierces the retina, sending shock waves to one's brain. Mitsu made a mistake in discontinuing it! Bummer. And I really don't like green in general, but this version of it is a winner! Happy trails, friend! Peace...🙏🏹♐
Yep, I drive a 2015 model (oct. 2014 delivered) 1.2 CVT in northwestern Europe (also salted roads in winter). It has 140.000 km now (85 kmiles?). No rust, no defects no squeals in the interior, no wear visible, nothing. Not even a light bulb broke. I had to replace wiper rubbers five times, 4 tyres twice, CVT fluid once, 1 top off of the AC, 9 interior and engine air filters. a generator belt (squealing) a battery once, alignment twice ( it still drove straight, but after each tyre change my steering wheel seems to be off) and had a small rainwater leakage in the back, some kit solved that. Averaged 52 mpg over its whole life, to now.
hello Johnny, thanks for the video and your post. I am very poor, no real income, no jobs for people my age here in Panama, anyhow I currently have had a 1998 Chevrolet cavalier 2.2 and the car has been nothing but problems on and off since 2012 when I bought it, it has had 3 overhauls in the past 6 years by no good mechanics here, so bad I have had to learned how to repair it myself. anyways someone dear to me wants to help me buy another car but with a budget of 5 to 6 thousand there arent many good choices here, cars are very expensive. i need a reliable and economical vehicle since we live very far from town, on the cavalier it cost me 8 to 10 dollars to go and come back, I cant afford that. I found a 2015 mitsubichi mirage G4 one owner who worked in mitsubishoi bought the car for his wife, done all the maintenance on the car, it looks like brand new. I have researched online and almost everyone says the cars is crap this and that, too slow no power etc and I am hesitant, but now I'm seeing it is not all that true, there are others who say its a good car. thanks for doing this video. God Bless
I have a 2015 Mitsubishi Mirage manual transmission with 107000 miles, its been very reliable, I get better than 50 miles a gallon, and yes it has the original battery. If half the households in this country owned one, gas consumption would drop along with the price we pay at the pump. Dramatically!
I've always had great luck with Mitsubishi products. Maybe not as refined as Toyota's (which I've also owned and had no issues with) but every bit as well built.
I owned 3 Geo Metros in New England. 2 of which I bought new. Fantastic cars. Got 186K and 185K out of the ones I bought new before they rotted to death. Just bought a new Mirage in June. Even better than the Metros.
Keep up the great videos Johnny. You always keep it 💯. Thanks for the honest review of the Mirages. They seem like nice reliable economy cars. Sad to see your Geo rusting. Have you tried fluid film on it? Miss my 94 Metro!
@JohnnyMullet oh no kidding? I thought the Fluid Film was supposed to be awesome for the underbody. I mean I know people don't spray it on the body but, would it help spraying on the inner fenders to slow the rust?
@JohnnyMullet ahh shoot man. That damn salt just ruins the cars here in the rust belt. I live in Wisconsin so I feel your pain. I suppose all you can do is just keep up on washing them and hope for the best.
The place you gotta worry about rust the most is where the control arms bolt in. I had a 20 year old car and the wheel just about caved in while driving because the frame broke and then the control arm wasn’t connected to anything.
Great post thank you for advocating for these awesome cars. I have a 2023 G4. I often shift from drive to Drive Sport to get a faster launch or acceleration. Also if I'm at 20 miles per hour to get to 40 mph faster I may shift from drive to drive sport . I think drive sport also just makes the ride funnier. Is this the right way to use Drive sport? I don't want to strain the engine? Thanks
@@JohnnyMulletHi Johnny, would you recommend me getting a 2020-2022 used mirage manual transmission with low miles (under 30k) or a new mirage with CVT? I thought CVT had some problems?
I had a 2017 SE traded it for a 2021 G4 .Unfortunately i had a accident and totalled it.Yes it was my fault .I miss em both.Wouldve got a third but bought a 2025 Trax.Its ironic. I ve heard the hate on the Mirage now im hearing it on the Trax.Main complaint? The horsepower. Haters bash 3cyl engines.but thats ok.3cyls get the job done.RIP Mirage. Its been great.
This is excellent honestly it’s a shame that mitsubishi is going to discontinue all these great cars(atleast here in germany don’t know bout usa / canada )
They are great! Do not get T-boned in one though. Still more crashworthy than it's appearance would suggest and the airbags do their job well, but 6000 pound pickup truck hitting 2000 pound car....not gonna be good.
Change cvt fluid and filter every 30k and it will go over 200k no problems. 78hp may seem like a drag but it will never tax the belt in one of these even if you rag on it all the time.
There is a channel of a shop that maintains 30 Mirages in Canada, I think for a delivery company and in use all year round, mainly city traffic, all with CVT. Generally the CVT lasts in those terrible conditions around 300.000 km. The engines last 500.000 km there. He just swaps the CVT (no programming needed, apparently) and the engines and they continue to drive. Weak point of the engines are wiring, and they eventually die because of a clacking sound caused by a piston that has too much room in the cylinder.
I had someone who lived in the Rust Belt and he told me he washed his SUV often and he didn’t have any rust issues and this was a 2000 Chevrolet Tahoe ..
@@czaz00 that makes sense because of road salts and such will cling to the car and cause nasty rust, at least in canada. I do a yearly oil spray right before the cold starts creeping in, in july as well that helps a lot.
It’s a pretty simple car, even the CVT looks like doesn’t fail that much (at 78HP it doesn’t get stressed). I have a 2015 and my main problem with it, is that the tiny tin car has an automatic transmission, I’d really prefer a manual.
Hard to break something that makes the same horsepower as a Briggs and Stratton and has the same build quality as a 1986 Hyundai. Typical Shitsubishi JUNK rusting out in under a decade, my Toyota Yaris is 10 years old, lives in the rust belt and is rust free. It pays to buy quality brands.
mirage is an underated car. reliability beast.
Nothing says reliability like being a rust bucket POS before its a decade old LMAO
@@mitch9521 i have mine. and i dnt have any rust issue.
1.2 l 3 cylinder junk mitsubishi engine paired with a junk jatco cvt transmission, hahaha keep smoking Crack
reliabeastlity? 😅
I have a 2018 Mirage with almost 60k miles and it drives like a charm. I put Royal Purple synthetic oil and also put some injector cleaner every 3k miles. Love it. Good video!
Thank you. I've owed a 2015 Mirage since 2018. One more payment and it's all paid off! I love it. It has CVT, I often get over 50 mpg. And the only trouble I've had is replacing the alternator and battery. Everything in it works. It has 105k miles. Your video makes me happy, because I look forward to a few more years with my car. And no car payments. Lol. I plan to get another Mirage when I trade this one in.
Make sure you change those fluids every 2 or 3 years. Brake, Coolant and CVT fluid. The car will last a long time. Change the thermostat.
Mine just turned 10 years and still working great. Just replaced the brakepads tires, clutch cable and other usual cheap wear and tear parts. As long as it's maintained, you ain't gonna worry so much
Thanks for Your honest video Johnny,I recently purchased a 2024 mirage G4 and really like the car alot.I drive 100 miles to and from work and the car is getting 52 to 55 miles per gallon.I service the mirage myself with 5w20 synthetic oil and 8 Oz of Marvel Mystery Oil.I also add 8oz in the gas 1 time every month.The mirage is a awesome little car.
Mystery oil kills your car engine
That freaky (a compliment!) key lime green is a TREMENDOUS exterior color that really pierces the retina, sending shock waves to one's brain. Mitsu made a mistake in discontinuing it! Bummer. And I really don't like green in general, but this version of it is a winner! Happy trails, friend! Peace...🙏🏹♐
Yep, I drive a 2015 model (oct. 2014 delivered) 1.2 CVT in northwestern Europe (also salted roads in winter). It has 140.000 km now (85 kmiles?). No rust, no defects no squeals in the interior, no wear visible, nothing. Not even a light bulb broke. I had to replace wiper rubbers five times, 4 tyres twice, CVT fluid once, 1 top off of the AC, 9 interior and engine air filters. a generator belt (squealing) a battery once, alignment twice ( it still drove straight, but after each tyre change my steering wheel seems to be off) and had a small rainwater leakage in the back, some kit solved that. Averaged 52 mpg over its whole life, to now.
hello Johnny, thanks for the video and your post. I am very poor, no real income, no jobs for people my age here in Panama, anyhow I currently have had a 1998 Chevrolet cavalier 2.2 and the car has been nothing but problems on and off since 2012 when I bought it, it has had 3 overhauls in the past 6 years by no good mechanics here, so bad I have had to learned how to repair it myself. anyways someone dear to me wants to help me buy another car but with a budget of 5 to 6 thousand there arent many good choices here, cars are very expensive. i need a reliable and economical vehicle since we live very far from town, on the cavalier it cost me 8 to 10 dollars to go and come back, I cant afford that. I found a 2015 mitsubichi mirage G4 one owner who worked in mitsubishoi bought the car for his wife, done all the maintenance on the car, it looks like brand new. I have researched online and almost everyone says the cars is crap this and that, too slow no power etc and I am hesitant, but now I'm seeing it is not all that true, there are others who say its a good car. thanks for doing this video. God Bless
Just got a 2024 mirage and absolutly love it!
I have a 2015 Mitsubishi Mirage manual transmission with 107000 miles, its been very reliable, I get better than 50 miles a gallon, and yes it has the original battery. If half the households in this country owned one, gas consumption would drop along with the price we pay at the pump. Dramatically!
Amen
Politicians would raise the taxes in that case.
You are so right. I drive mine every day, even in winter.
Mine is from 2020.
I would buy it again.
Nice greetings from Germany.
11 yrs old and still has the original battery? Deymmmnn!! That's amazing!!
makes me wish I'd left mine alone I replaced it after 5 years as a precaution not a big expense but still
I've always had great luck with Mitsubishi products. Maybe not as refined as Toyota's (which I've also owned and had no issues with) but every bit as well built.
My Lancer had that exact same battery. It lasted 14 years before needing to be replaced. Crazy good.
What brand wheels do you got on your blue 2017? They look good
I am not sure the brand. These wheels were on my Geo Metro years ago and they are universal 4 lug.
Hi planning to buy a mirage sedan, are these car the same specs as those sold in asian market like the Philippines?
Yes. It's a World market car.
I owned 3 Geo Metros in New England. 2 of which I bought new. Fantastic cars. Got 186K and 185K out of the ones I bought new before they rotted to death. Just bought a new Mirage in June. Even better than the Metros.
I love the green car. Thanks I know what I will get when I can't find any more Metros.
Keep up the great videos Johnny. You always keep it 💯. Thanks for the honest review of the Mirages. They seem like nice reliable economy cars. Sad to see your Geo rusting. Have you tried fluid film on it? Miss my 94 Metro!
I been spraying my Geo for years and still can't save it.
@JohnnyMullet oh no kidding? I thought the Fluid Film was supposed to be awesome for the underbody. I mean I know people don't spray it on the body but, would it help spraying on the inner fenders to slow the rust?
@@jakeb7893 2 layers of steel in there.
@JohnnyMullet ahh shoot man. That damn salt just ruins the cars here in the rust belt. I live in Wisconsin so I feel your pain. I suppose all you can do is just keep up on washing them and hope for the best.
the 3cyl looks great with the black wheels!
The place you gotta worry about rust the most is where the control arms bolt in. I had a 20 year old car and the wheel just about caved in while driving because the frame broke and then the control arm wasn’t connected to anything.
Great post thank you for advocating for these awesome cars. I have a 2023 G4. I often shift from drive to Drive Sport to get a faster launch or acceleration. Also if I'm at 20 miles per hour to get to 40 mph faster I may shift from drive to drive sport . I think drive sport also just makes the ride funnier. Is this the right way to use Drive sport? I don't want to strain the engine?
Thanks
I only use sport mode to slow down when coming down a hill and that's about it.
@@JohnnyMulletHi Johnny, would you recommend me getting a 2020-2022 used mirage manual transmission with low miles (under 30k) or a new mirage with CVT? I thought CVT had some problems?
@@greeneking77 CVT is good if you maintain it every 30,000 miles.
@@JohnnyMulletwhat problems would one have cvt maintenance every 60,000 ?
My current lease ends in 11 months and Im scared the Mirage wont be available anymore by that time. :(
If they still sold under $13,000, with manual, I’d consider one.
No WAY that's the original battery! Insane! I need to get me a 5 spd Mirage.
I had a 2017 SE traded it for a 2021 G4 .Unfortunately i had a accident and totalled it.Yes it was my fault .I miss em both.Wouldve got a third but bought a 2025 Trax.Its ironic. I ve heard the hate on the Mirage now im hearing it on the Trax.Main complaint? The horsepower. Haters bash 3cyl engines.but thats ok.3cyls get the job done.RIP Mirage. Its been great.
I'm planning on a purchase soon. Does this car use synthetic oil or traditional?
0W20 synthetic with 7500 mile intervals.
I use synthetic 5W20 and change every 5,000 miles.
This is excellent honestly it’s a shame that mitsubishi is going to discontinue all these great cars(atleast here in germany don’t know bout usa / canada )
don't these have the notoriously bad JatCo CVTs like the Nissans? I don't get it Mr. Mullet...
The transmission is the same, but last longer with the less horsepower. Keep the CVT fluid and filter changed every 30K and they will last.
I can't find the link to the article.
In the description now.
@@JohnnyMullet thank you
Can we talk about that Chevrolet swift being almost 30 years old
They are great! Do not get T-boned in one though. Still more crashworthy than it's appearance would suggest and the airbags do their job well, but 6000 pound pickup truck hitting 2000 pound car....not gonna be good.
Is it as reliable with the CVT?
No problems with mine so far.
Change cvt fluid and filter every 30k and it will go over 200k no problems. 78hp may seem like a drag but it will never tax the belt in one of these even if you rag on it all the time.
There is a channel of a shop that maintains 30 Mirages in Canada, I think for a delivery company and in use all year round, mainly city traffic, all with CVT. Generally the CVT lasts in those terrible conditions around 300.000 km. The engines last 500.000 km there. He just swaps the CVT (no programming needed, apparently) and the engines and they continue to drive. Weak point of the engines are wiring, and they eventually die because of a clacking sound caused by a piston that has too much room in the cylinder.
Critics: The Mitsubishi Mirage is more reliable than any other daily commuter
Me: That heap of junk!😂
10 times better than Hyundai!!!!!!!!
Sense your car's rusting, can it be stopped by doing a new paint job?
Maybe if I grind all the rust away.
I had someone who lived in the Rust Belt and he told me he washed his SUV often and he didn’t have any rust issues and this was a 2000 Chevrolet Tahoe ..
@@czaz00 that makes sense because of road salts and such will cling to the car and cause nasty rust, at least in canada.
I do a yearly oil spray right before the cold starts creeping in, in july as well that helps a lot.
Shame that they didn't make a 2 door
It’s a pretty simple car, even the CVT looks like doesn’t fail that much (at 78HP it doesn’t get stressed).
I have a 2015 and my main problem with it, is that the tiny tin car has an automatic transmission, I’d really prefer a manual.
Hard to break something that makes the same horsepower as a Briggs and Stratton and has the same build quality as a 1986 Hyundai.
Typical Shitsubishi JUNK rusting out in under a decade, my Toyota Yaris is 10 years old, lives in the rust belt and is rust free. It pays to buy quality brands.