mitsubishi mirage

Kadeshh

i'm looking at getting a mirage or something similar (2 door coupe, not hatch) as it is a relativly sporty looking car yet still has a small 1.3 engine. being young and male the insurance on anything larger is a bit of an issue...

anyone have one, any good or anything similar to recommend, preferably japaneese.

thanks

zilog_jones

Can't really think of anything similarly sporty with 1.3 engines, unless you want to go into Glanza territory

Kadeshh

well 1.3 or a 1.6 if i pass my test next month (with a bit of luck)

anything's better than the daihatsu charade i got now...

feylya

Just got myself a 96 Mirage at the beginning of the year. Lovely car (imo. It's my first ). Insurance is €1600 TPFT on a provisional at 23.

Kadeshh

anyone else got an opinion on this car??

Fey!

A friend of mine had one a few years ago, and it was a lovely car to drive.

Unfortunately, his was stolen and wrapped around a pole. Lesson: put in an immobiliser.

Kadeshh

it seems quite hard to find a newer one though, 00 as opposed to 96,97.

i guess those that have them like them and keep them....

_Kaiser_

I had a 98 hatchback Mirage and then a 98 coupe up until last August... mine were 1.3 automatics though.

Great cars. Not a day's bother with either of them. Would definitely recommend them.

tetsuo_83

Im currently driving a Mitsubishi Mirage Asti 1.3, and bought it for the exact same reason you are... cheap insurance, cheap tax, sporty looks, watch out for wheel bearings, exhaust holes, and be aware that the low mileage you see on most jap imports is somewhat false, have a look in the adverts section, theres a few in there... hard car to sell afterwards though, ive been selling mine for the last month. And no this isnt a sales pitch to buy my car....:D

Kadeshh

i would buy that today if i had the money now...
unfortunitly have to wait till i graduate and have a real job:D

gavt18

hi im looking for an air box for my mirage im takin out my k&n filter and wondering were cud i get one of des preferbly in dublin .i live in d.24 thanks

colm_mcm

They kinda have a bit of a knacker image problem....

I'm a huge Mitsubishi fan, but that's how I see the Mirage coupes...

Graham_B18C

colm_mcm wrote: »

They kinda have a bit of a knacker image problem....

I'm a huge Mitsubishi fan, but that's how I see the Mirage coupes...

Ah I don't think they're that bad, mostly the knacker ones are Purple with a Massive Mivec badge on the back and a girl driving it that you wouldn't wanna run into down an ally! I think the regular ones are quite nice, same as a Colt I think and they're great cars.

colm_mcm

My mother nearly bought one back in the day! they're a grand inoffensive colt-with-a-boot but they seem to be exclusively driven by scumbags these days.


no offence to any decent mirage/asti drivers



something like a 323f would be far better IMO

ottostreet

i had two of them. both automatic and were the slowest things on the road. still though, one was rock solid in reliability and was a pleasant, if boring car to drive. the other was in ****e but didnt look it. only found out when the brakes failed on me driving past parkwest. loved the cars in general, and wanted to buy the mivec one, but didnt in the end. if i had to go back, i would, but id buy a manual one.

DaMonk

pretty sure our op has bought and sold a mirage by now, his posts are 2 years ago. The new poster was looking for parts.

colm_mcm

Well spotted DaMonk!

To the OP, just get one out of a Colt, that should do the trick.