My daily driver is a 1999 Mitsubishi Mirage DE coupe, manual, with 237K miles. Built in Japan. I bought it from the original owner in 2015 for $1100. It's been a Florida car since day one, and I've strictly kept up with maintenance including suspension, sensors, and everything else. Still runs amazing, not a speck of metal shavings in the oil, drives great and feels smooth. My next task is replacing the motor mounts since she's vibrating slightly when idling. An amazing little car, and hope to have her another 25 years

Nice talk. Thank you. I am looking for more info on the XTool X100 PADS.

The only thing I do not like is how close the rear seat is to the rear of the car. If you get rearended by a larger vehicle those in that rear seat may be screwed. That is the reason I bought the G4 version.

No Audi seats but I think that car hasn't the range to experience any back or ass pain issues (good for at least 3hrs of driving). Just the power output could be a bit better for my taste. Sure, it's revvy and has some torque, but could use a either a turbocharger or about 0.8L more displacement. W/ 130-150HP it would be the perfect second car. 80HP is still just for girls.

Quart of transmission fuel per 35 gal of fuel. That's my passed down recipe.

Build the damn scan tool into the entertament system. Most cars today have a perfetly useable touch screen with android or apple play that could do this, and by all means, support right to repair.

I paid 10.5K for my 2015 ES ("loaded") in 2016 - and it was brand new, from the dealer. Great car. Should not have sold it. These car reviewers have it all wrong with the Mirage.

In the video you said that you never had a broken float valve. My 2005 S60 with only 108K miles, fuel gage always shows full even when empty. The needle in the cluster drops to zero when off, then maxes out when the car starts. Do you have any instructions or videos or thoughts on throubeshooting that issue?

My 8 year old mirage definitely agrees with you!

My girlfriend bought a 2023 and loves it - we even used it this year for going to Iceland…. Greetings from Germany

Awesome video - way more helpful than a lot of the big name youtube pages. Attempting this soon on an 05’ XC90. I’ve been hearing about checking the VVT o-rings and seals when doing this job… is that worth it in your opinion or better to leave them alone if not causing problems?

sweet corn daddy obama u gonna get squished to death by some big ol daddy driving a monster trucko towing some stuffo

I loved my $18K-$19K 2015 Yaris SE hatch 5-MT hatch. Wish I could have purchased another one new in late 2019 after my 2015 was killed by a distracted driver, but 2018 was the last model year in the USA for it & those were very rare to find even in 2018. Sad that Japanese automakers abandoned the subcompact segment in the USA, but sadly most Americans just didn't buy them (unlike in other global markets).

Im on my second Mirgage. Had a white 2017 ES then traded it in for a 2020 ES in Infrared like yours. Its now at 147500 and only thing ive had to do other than regular maintenance is a driver side front wheelbearing. All highway miles and i even used it with back seats folded down delivering Amazon Flex jobs fulltime for almost a year. Very underated car!

I drove one for years and years after my Sister bought it new. Never any issues. I gave it to my Neighbor who needed a car, and drove it for years. Unbelievable. Parts were becoming a bit of an issue.

I love mine.

We bought a 2020 Mirage in 2022. It's been a great car for shopping and cross country.

$10 now. FJB! Start drilling again lol

My first thought when I saw those stickers was you were using some kind of Dewey decimal system to find your hardware LOL

Is lifted at all? Just picked up a t100

Better off with a Nissan Versa, also discontinued 2025.

they make a version for Synthetic oil now also. not sure how different the formulation is, but it's more expensive.

We had a 2019 Mitsubishi Mirage G4, we bought it in 2020 for a steal because it was a leftover unit. We lost it to a deer accident in the fall of 2022 during rutting season. The buck just darted right across the highway like there were no cars. The car is apparently designed to come apart to absorb the impact, even on the inside, the whole dashboard shifted around due to all the energy it absorbed and we walked away which is the best part. I wouldn't say it's the best or worst car in America, after two years with it I'd have to say, "It is what it is, and it isn't what it isn't" is the best way I can sum it up. If you can tolerate the slow and borderline dangerous acceleration, and you have enough room inside, maybe it's for you. If you have a large family and everyone is over 6 foot tall and you like to go on road trips, and you like quick acceleration this is not the car for you. That being said, my wife and I and our two kids managed a road trip from central NJ to Columbia, SC and we spent a paltry $70 in gas for a total of $140 in gas for the trip, that's with a fully loaded trunk and to be honest the seating wasn't too bad, I've sat in more uncomfortable cars that costed a lot more money. I dont remember how much gas was per gallon but I know it was about 700 miles each way and real world MPG range is 30-40mph depending on city or highway driving, how much weight you have in the car and if you're using A/C or not because A/C will sap at least 10 horses away from the 78 you get. The engine does struggle under load and that eats up a lot of fuel.

Thanks for posting.

My 10 year old Mirage only had the driver window mechanism messed up, had it “fixed” by a local mechanic to save on costs. Only ran 54,000 KM so pretty low mileage even here in the Philippines. One good thing is that the Mirage is a global Mitsu platform, as I have seen Mirages in the US, UK and Australia when I went to those countries.

I bought 2015 Mirage and it still has the original battery working. The Japanese get it how to keep the cost of living affordable. Unlike here in America where we’re on the brink of instability because wealth inequality and greed.🤑👌

People bash this car because they have such high expectations of cars. I'm sorry, last time I checked this car came in under 20k.... they shant expect so much

Does your Mirage have noise (crackle and such) from the dashboard? (but being a young car maybe it's not an issue yet) I have a '09 Lancer, but sometimes it can drive me crazy.

My aunt has a pink manual one with about 350,000km on it, I drove for a week and I was shocked! I was expecting it to be really underpowered and to have a ton of interior noises due to the mileage but I was very wrong. They are great cars, well made, dependable and the power is more than enough for daily driving, it even handles quite well and is fun with a manual.

I was looking for your video on the disappointing Autel scanner

Great work, IMO get a pair of 200mm Hella Ecode (important) headlights, and a relay harness so that the headlights get power directly from battery, no voltage loss going through the headlamp switch. Headlamp switch only controls relay. You will have the best beam pattern, see good at night.

Just before Thanksgiving and i have to wonder...are there any new Mirages left for sale at the dealerships? Also, the warranty is great. But what if there's no dealership in your area. But after seeing a few videos today... like this one... I'd like to own one.

I had a 97 geo. The best car I’ve ever owned. Simple is better

Thank you for sharing important knowledge with us My mechanic try to lost of many for this .

I'm interested in a tool that will reprogram used control modules to a different car, ie. PSCM, ABS, BCM. Which tool can do this?

I love mine, ❤️. 1981, yellow DX, 163,000 miles daily driver. I'm looking for a drivers side door arm rest, mine is falling apart. Other than that shes fancy.

I owned a mirage a hatchback model 2017, i would say it's a good car, a reliable car, with a very fuel efficiency, to sum it all it has a great performance..

Is there no crush washer for the drain plug like there is for the oil?

Time to make a version for combination lights.

That's awesome if this is the modern day Geo Metro. In retrospect I loved that thing, I just always never loved the look. Yet this looks like it solved the looks problem as it has a more timeless modern shape.

I have a Infiniti that was my first big boy purchase car I bought . I don’t wana put to many miles and I want this mirage as a burner I love Mitsubishi they are so underrated when it comes to reliability

What model is the xtool ?

Those were $10k otd with manual trans back in 2018. I don't think it will ever happen again lol

The problem with Mitsubishi is, for a company that brought us the Evo, all of their new cars are really slow. Basically slower versions of Nissan's.

Man! The filter doesnt need to be touched. Doesn't need replaced... IT'S A LIFETIME FILTER!

You add lots of extra features maybe that’s why it’s well maintained, the average person buying this doesn’t give a crap

this is one of those economy cars that's been done right from the beginning. The overall design is more than a decade old now and it shows in the way the doors are made and many other areas. I've had a manual one as a rental for a while in Europe (the 2019 angular facelift). This was probably the cheapest car you could get new in Europe at the time. In Europe they now have the Dacia brand, who kinda boast similar, simplistic, economy, hugely reliable products, albeit in a modern day guise. I didn't think anything of this Mitsubishi at first but it grew onto me very quickly. It was almost refreshing how easy it was to live with and drive and become confident in. And the 3 cyl sound i took quite a bit of entertainment out of. The overall performance was not bad at all given the weight and purpose of the thing. I didn't bother to check the mpg. Months later i was back to the same car rental company who were renewing their fleet and offered me a brand new Hyundai i20 this time, that they were boasting about and taking pride in. I was like "Any chance i could have one of those little white Mitsubishi things again ?" (This is not a "Mirage" in Europe. It goes by a different name i don't remember now.) They went "Seriously? We still have a handful in the back if you prefer that, but these are much better." And i'm like "just bring one over, please, thanks !"

I have a Nissan cvt it not good at keeping in it power band

Awsum honest review, thank you . I’m wondering how it drives in the snow

Autel AP200 best buy for most does mostly everything a avg tech/person wants to do sale 30.00 to retail 80.00. check it out. Just can't do gateway protective cars like most scan tools cannot unless you have a subscription