2004

Driving my 2004 #Daihatsu #Charade (#Mira) with 3 cylinders & a lumpy idle - what could be causing this? Plus find out how one Charade became two.

[@john9353]

Great little car. Bought one for cheap a while ago and it has been the most reliable car I've owned so far. Barely uses any fuel, reasonably fast (the manual version at least) and quite spacious for a tiny car. That being said, the base model here in Europe didn't even have electronic windows, power steering or a temperature gauge - just a green light when the engine is still cold.

[@marshmower]

I would buy a daihatsu for the quality and the price but they left our market in the early 90's.

[@marshmower]

A daihatsu Trevis was one that definitely looked cute. Did y'all get the Trevis? Mira/Gino I believe. A mini clone

[@marshmower]

In the states, we used to see some of the smaller cars like the Geo Metro and now it's down to the Mitsubishi Mirage three cylinder. Those 3 and 4 cylinder Suzuki engines from the 80's and 90's blow head gaskets but are fixable and you can still find them cruising the mean streets.

[@marshmower]

Dirty IAC valve or a possible tiny vacuum leak. Oh 2004 probably had electric throttles... Dirty throttle butterfly maybe.

[@john9353]

It's actually mechanical, believe it or not! I own a 2007 model (same generation) which was sold here as the Cuore.

[@classicandclunker]

Turned out to be spark leaking from a bad coil