1995 Mitsubishi Mirage
Summary:
I hate it
Faults:
I bought this Mirage in 2001 with 141,000 miles on it from a dealer I was told I could trust. I was going to buy a 1991 Acura Legend with 180K on it for a higher price than the Mirage that day, but this dealer talked me into the Mitsubishi. I had a Dodge Colt once, built by Mitsubishi, and it was a great car, so I let him talk me into it.
He sold me an extended warranty on the car for 2 years or 20,000 miles, and said he would have any part of the drive train replaced if it went bad within the warranty period.
The car must have been beaten, because I drove it from Missouri to California, and the tranny went out on it when I got there. I told him I was going to Cali with it, and he said if it gave a problem, he would pay to have it fixed. Well, $1400 for a transmission, and he couldn't cover it. He accepted my first call with the complaint, and said he'd look into having it fixed, then he refused all my other calls.. I had to abandon the car because I didn't have the 1400 to fix it. I sued him and got my warranty money back, but that was only $300. I don't know if it was beaten or not, but I only know it left me stranded 2100 miles from home, and I will never buy a Mitsubishi product again.
I wish I had bought the Acura instead.
General Comments:
This car was very slow in taking off. It was your basic vehicle with no cruise in it. Not good for long drives.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No
Review Date: 27th February, 2012
26th Dec 2004, 01:59
I too owned a mirage as my first car. And, just like you, I also got into a major accident with it. I was driving down a gravel road, and came over a hill to find another car in the middle of this gravel, two lane at best, road. So like any human, I swerved, and stomped the brakes. The car slid, did a 180, slid backwards off a rather large ditch, and hit the rear end with a telephone pole.
The amazing thing was, it was still on, and running. I was amazed at how it didn't roll even when 2 of the tires were airborne over the ditch. And then on top of it all, I drove it away from the pole to keep the pole from falling on it. The whole trunk was in the backseat, and it still drove with no problem :) I destroyed the pole. It snapped at about 6 feet above the ground. The pole moved in the ground about a foot. I was only doing about 40-45. The only reason they totaled that car, was because of the single frame design that would cost several hundred dollars to fix.
An amazing car. With a simple no-cat exhaust system, cold-air intake, and small modifications to the timing, this car pushed 150hp. Easily beating anything I ever met off the line and to the next stoplight.
And like every other mirage owner, I would give almost anything to have it back.