My honest review of my brand new 2024 Mitsubishi G4 Black edition.

[@Boblee1975]

Totally. I have a 2014 Chevy spark with a five speed at 84hp and i have never had a problem getting on the freeway or avoiding a sticky situation on the road.

[@barbersean760]

I just got this exact car. I love it. It screams minimalism. And that’s what I want out of everything in life.. some people are just never gonna understand what this car means for all of us. It’s a rebellion against “keeping up with the Jones’s“. Anyone who’s embarrassed of being seen driving this car has major insecurities and needs to reconsider how much social acceptance really matters (it doesn’t matter)

[@OklahomaCoasterFan]

So true, it doesn't matter! I have always rebelled against keeping up with the Jones's. Less is more! I love my hatchback Mirage.

[@reneahetrick8142]

Agreed

[@TheVdub87]

They are great cars. I’ve had my 19 Mirage GT no issues and great on gas. The reviewers had it wrong. Mine has CarPlay and heated seats. 10/10 would recommend.

[@Mikey-chulo]

Thank you for this. This helped me in going from not considering this vehicle based on all the negativity about it to most likely going to purchase one this week. You’re very well spoken!

[@rafaelbetancourt3551]

Mitsubishi cars can be very reliable, I own a 2011 Mitsubishi Outlander with 147k and still running strong. Original owner 👍🏼. Congratulations on your new G4!🎉

[@Chumbucketsecret]

As a clown tied to more vehicle loans than I care to bring up, I respect everything about the way you reason & talk. I’m 24 & learned the hard way.

[@ROBSOLUTELY]

People that actually own the Mirage, like you, love the car. They are known to be super reliable. Sure, they aren't fast, yes, the interior has a lot of hard plastic, but it's also easy to clean and comfortable. You will get amazing gas mileage with it too.

[@davidwood7170]

The SE trim line will also get you the LED headlights , which is a godsend at night. these cars are great for someone who does delivery services for a living. They are right up there with the Hybirds.

[@OklahomaCoasterFan]

Wow! In so many ways, you sound exactly like me when talking about this car! A 20-yr old brand new car? Please take my money! This was exactly what I wanted but didn't know still existed until this year. I bought my hatchback Mirage, base model, in February, and I am loving it more and more every day. 5600 miles in. On my recent 2500-mile road trip, I averaged 49.5 mpg, actual. I don't do the Nascar thing on the highways either. I don't understand why everybody is in such a hurry all the time. I don't need to get to my destination 15 minutes ago. Better mileage and your car will last longer if you don't drive like a maniac, and you'll be less stressed and happier while driving. I saw the Mirage reviews from the car enthusiasts when I started researching, but I also saw that actual owners adored it, and that they are actually very reliable. I have heard bad things from owners of the Nissan Versa too, so that was not even an option. One difference with you & me is that I don't like all the "safety" features they're putting into cars, which is why I wanted the base model, but it's cool that Mitsubishi accommodates everyone by having those features on some trims but not on the base. I still have the collision thing though, but it's already done a false alert when approaching an overpass shadow (very common on many cars), so I turn it off. I have removed the back seat-backs, since I don't need the back seats, so my car is now a mini-camper. I also did a couple videos on my Mirage, even though I mostly do theme park/roller coaster videos.

[@extralock1045]

I got a 2024 Mitsubishi Mirage ES, I've put 21,500 miles on it in 10 months. It's a great car! Only complaint I have is a rattle, which I caused. I stripped a bolt.. But overall ignoring my fail, it's an awesome car! The engine noise to me is normal, I don't really notice it. Acceleration is just fine, I don't need sport mode to speed up, I only use it for engine braking, as I regularly go up and down mountains, and sport mode keeps the car at a slower speed going down hill. But don't see a point in using it when speeding up, or driving normally. I'm coming from daily driving a 2004 Cadillac Deville. Sure, the Cadillac has more space where you sit, the trunk is larger, but in the Cadillac you can't fold the seats down to put huge items in. The Cadillac doesn't turn as nicely in small areas, the Cadillac is harder to avoid pot holes. The Cadillac uses a lot more fuel. I average 52 MPG in my Mirage, but only around 25 MPG in the Cadillac. The Cadillac doesn't get blown around, or bumped around, and is much more quiet, I find that boring. Not as engaging. I took the Mirage off-roading today, and it went alright. I did a few miles, I just drove around the pot holes. But the trail got to a point where I didn't feel comfortable, so I turned around. It's a very thin road, 1 lane in total in size, was able to turn it around just fine. The size is perfect!

[@hariranormal5584]

Heyy I watch your Mirage videos also man, love the long ASMR ones :D

[@extralock1045]

@@hariranormal5584 I didn't know I made ASMR videos. Thanks though! (:

[@hariranormal5584]

@@extralock1045 The 4 hour mountain drive is one of them :)

[@extralock1045]

@@hariranormal5584 oh I see! The normal driving and talking videos. I really want to do more of them. Yesterday I actually fixed a broken bolt in the transmission so I am ready to go out on some more drives. I still hear a rattle I'm not sure from where. But that's okay.

[@OrganicFoxes]

Also btw the cvt has 2 filters that need to be replaced and magnets that need to be cleaned every 30k miles. The dealer aint going to do jack, mine did not even replace the paper filter let alone drop the pan for the other filter and clean the magnets. The dealer is going to try to charge you around 600 for it which is super stupid, you can do it yourself for around 100 including shipping costs for the parts. The pan/mesh/pickup/screen filter, whatever you want to call it does not need to be replaced every 30k, more like every other service but the magnets and pan do need to be cleaned every service in my opinion. The magnets will get full and can not hold any more metal shavings and then those shaving will recirculate through the transmission and cause so many problems. This is the same for every belt cvt but I did just want to let you know. Do not listen to people that say cvts are trash, they can last a very long time when maintained properly. I WISH I had someone tell me this when I first got my mirage.

[@jessedurst8547]

@@OrganicFoxes how difficult is it to do this service yourself? I'm not a car guy at all?

[@OrganicFoxes]

@@jessedurst8547 I literally knew nothing about cars when I got the mirage. I have now changed every fluid in the mirage multiple times now. There is a definitely a learning curve when it comes to servicing it for sure. I think it is completely worth it and if you are going to learn how to do it, the mirage is such a great car to learn on. The mirage got me into auto mechanics and after working on many other models of cars it made me realize how lucky I was to learn on the mirage hahahhah. You can save A LOT of money and will feel great knowing you did it yourself as well.

[@extralock1045]

@@jessedurst8547 You can do it pretty quickly, there are videos on it. It took me 4 hours last time, I messed up though and stripped a bolt for the transmission pan filter.. As soon as I can I'll be taking the pan back off and replacing that 1 bolt, the car rattles a lot now and it's bugging me. I bought the new bolt, and new fluid. Hope to get it done somewhat quick.

[@davidwood7170]

Bingo! You either have to bug the crap out of the dealer or DIY.

[@extralock1045]

@@davidwood7170 I have a problem that the dealer can't fix, because they need to replicate it, and it requires cold weather, which the dealer doesn't ever get. The screen doesn't work when it's below about 45F outside.

[@TeamGun]

Brother don't listen to the haters, Mitsubishi is a great company. We've had 8 Mitsubishi, my wife has a 2022 Cross currently and I daily drive a 21 year old Mitsu Eclipse Spyder GT (it's on my channel). The Mirage does exactly what it was intended to do, be a great looking mpg monster and a cheap purchase. Reviewers that just climbed out of last weeks $100k review sure it was easy for them to nitpick the Mirage to death, but this isn't for them. This is for people that want what cars used to be. Beautiful Mirage man, I love seeing them on the road.

[@MistressDay]

Yes, the sports mode, makes the difference.I purchased mine June 13. I love it.

[@extralock1045]

In what way? I drive mine all the time and never use it outside of engine braking down mountains. I find it useless for speeding up, I can just press the pedal a bit more. It doesn't make the 0-60 any faster. But going down long down hills it can save your brakes. It keeps the engine around 2,500-3,000. (Sometimes higher), and you don't need to use the brakes as much.

[@erichowry9356]

I just bought a 2024 mirage and I love it!

[@chrisluedtke7725]

Love this review. I have a 2024 black edition G4 like you. My son bought a black edition hatch back. We went in together. It's my 2nd one. My last one was a 2021 hatchback SE. My coworkers give me shit about it, lol. I totally agree with your point of view.

[@carhoarder602]

Bought mine last year for $2400 2017 140k miles did about $1000 in repairs so far but it’s paid off and it’s mine!

[@christianobrien4465]

Mitsubishi makes great cards they always have I’m 60. I’ve had many going back to the 1980s absolutely fantastic cars always at a great price and that was a great review fair honest.

[@williambeck6364]

I own a 2018 Mirage SE. CVT. 161,000 miles so far. For me it's been a comfy road trip vehicle. Nice ride and LOW REVS at 70-80 due to the CVT. Fuel economy exceeds EPA estimates. I calculate every gas fill-up 39-45 around town and 44-49 on the highway and 2 laners! It is a joy to drive this money saver!

[@AlejandroArchila1]

Great little cars, I did a roadtrip on my Mirage at around 75- 80 mph for almost 4 hours and it drives nice no issues at all coming from someone that also drives an Evo X.

[@GenXtra65]

Thank you for sharing. I hope Mitsubishi appreciates your video. I would not have considered this car until I saw your video.

[@budellibati9250]

I don’t mind the noise, that is very convenient 👍

[@hbeatz]

some hate it some love it , I love sub compacts , drived a lot of swift , metro and firefly back in the days , this is is the modern version of it

[@kinghenry100]

That is a very pretty neighborhood.

[@Almighty_cornholio]

Owned a mirage for almost 3 years..granted mine had the manual and it served its purpose just fine ,only got rid of it because I had a daughter and wanted something bigger and safer

[@GhettoWagon]

I want one of these now... To start a delivery biz ill do like walmart packages

[@davidwood7170]

Exacly!! those cars are great for delivery drivers!! The hatchback will be better suited for hauling packages since it boost more usable cargo space then the G4.

[@GhettoWagon]

@@davidwood7170 its UPS season now. Still no small car..

[@hermanhelfrich1747]

If you want a nissan z , go buy one. This is a mirage vedio😊

[@jessedurst8547]

@@hermanhelfrich1747 what?

[@yamil.343]

I have the Mirage Hatch which also gets bad “reviews”..like who makes them so called “experts”. The car is awesome & affordable & does its job. Yours is nice as well. 😊

[@Random__Alex]

I only dont like the lack of power on steep hills. You also loose power when AC is on. I use this as a family car,trips to netherlands,no problem,very low fuel consumption. I love it. When I boight the car I started watching reviews, people say its the worst car ever, I dont understand why. I am totally fine with cheap cars. It also has Apple carplay, with google maps. I drove a BmW E30 before, Dacia,… haha

[@badbwoyjojo3724]

I was thinking about getting one of these or the new Chevy Trax. I'm kind of leaning to the Trax because it's more modern and safer.

[@Fernie-vv2ei]

Jesse im thinking of getting it cuz tbh is all i can afford lol, you think u can fit 2 car seats on the backseat ?

[@jessedurst8547]

@@Fernie-vv2ei I have two car seats in the back right now. I would get the G4 versus the hatchback. There's more room in the back for your kiddos and it's easier to get in and out of. I was in the exact same boat

[@christiantaylor9873]

The g4 is definitely the best for family because if rear legroom the added armrest in the backseat and with the g4 being heavier its more stable on the road

[@extralock1045]

@@christiantaylor9873 The G4 is better in the back seat, although at the same time the G4 has less cargo room. The hatchback you can fold the seats down to put more cargo in.

[@OrganicFoxes]

My 2017 SE has 108k miles, I got that center console around 40k. IT WILL BREAK ALL THE TIME, please be nice to it hahahahahha. I literally just had to fix mine again right before I watched this video. My friend that has a 2024 decided not to get one after seeing how many times mine broke. Nothing some super glue and or tape can fix though.

[@extralock1045]

I'm tempted to get it, it would be useful, but the price, and the quality of it made me not get it.

[@johnkonde1975]

haha, as soon as you wrote "friend that has a 2024" I knew you were referring to extralock LOL

[@extralock1045]

@@johnkonde1975 yes indeed haha

[@antonpankov4042]

Nice house not for Mitsubishi mirage?

[@jasmachugh4222]

SE also has push button start

[@reneahetrick8142]

I love it

[@Hence_Proved_9]

Just curious, why did you pick this over Nissan Versa?

[@jessedurst8547]

They both have the same CVT transmission... Like literally the exact same one. Except the Versa overpowers that CVT with like 150 horsepower. Even at 78 horsepower, I noticed that the RPMs creep to six from time to time. Additionally, Nissans warranty isn't nearly as good as Mitsubishis. For those reasons alone, it was a no-brainer. Go look on a site called car problems.com and compare the two cars year by year

[@OrganicFoxes]

@@jessedurst8547 Nissans cvt is also built in mexico which has had quality control problems for the longest time, it also doesn't come with a dipstick making it harder to service. I monitor the temps on my mirage, it's constantly in the hot zone in the summer, I cant imagine what it's like on the versa 😬 bullet dodged imo.

[@RosalynAO]

Hell yeah, giving it up for good, cheap, purpuseful transportation

[@KM-kl2wu]

I have the same car its the most reliable car here in ph

[@2011sliverdude]

People want hellcats but it’s expensive and it’s a target for thieves.

[@InsightfulTravelsUSA]

I don’t even use sport on my 2024 I think it’s more of a joke than anything

[@antonpankov4042]

Nissan versa is very reliable car!

[@Get_yotted]

2:04 but this car has the same CVT as the Versa. I mean Nissan owns Mitsubishi, If I was gonna buy crap I would’ve gone for the better piece of junk the Versa.

[@VisualTorrent]

It does have a jatco, but as long as you flush it and don't dog on it, it should be fine. The mirage has 50+ less horses after all.

[@kylemas2005]

Mitsubishi uses their own spec version of the Jatco cvt7. It's proven to have been extremely reliable since 2013 paired with the Mirage. It has a good rep with owners for the most part.

[@jessedurst8547]

This isn't accurate. They may have the same version of CVT but a quick check of literally any car site will show the versa has transmission problems and the mirage does not.

[@Have.An.AmicoDay]

Yes, it has the same CVT... however Mitsubishi programmed it differently than Nissan. Also, since the car only has 78HP, it will never put too much pressure/force on it.. unlike a 150hp Nissan... the main issue with CVT's is the fluid becomes contaminated... the 60k change interval is severely inadequate, I recommend draining and filling the fluid every 15k, and then change the filters every 30k. It only makes logical sense... at 30k those filters are plugged BLACK, just imagine at 60k, or 100k. Do the above, fluids at 15k, filters at 30k and it should last well into the 200k range.

[@hanzgruber8676]

The versa is a 1000 pounds heavier and has 40 more horsepower the problem is not the trans it's that Nissan put to much strain on it

[@tivodvr7276]

Best of luck. Consumer Reports rates this a 39 out of 100. Owner satisfaction is 1 out of 5, car reliability is 50 out of 100. They and most owners hate the car. You could have gotten an amazing deal on a Hyundai Elantra with a TON of better features, better quality build, with fantastic warranty for a couple grand more AND they have super low interest rates now. Again, good luck, but I think you'll regret this purchase within a year or so.

[@jessedurst8547]

You literally prove my point. You site all the car people who rated it low and then tell me if I went over budget I could have had a better car. Tell me, do you know anyone who owns one? Have you talked to one? I haven't met a single person who has one who hates it. This car is legendary in Canada for its reliability and there are plenty of KZbin videos about it. Also I have the highest bracket credit score you can have, my interest rate was fine. Not that it mattered as I will have this paid off in two years.

[@tivodvr7276]

@@jessedurst8547 Mitsubishi is pretty much a dead brand here in the states. I can count the number of Mitsubishi vehicles I've seen in the last 5 years on one hand. They just aren't well made, not well reviewed, not reliable and so not worth dealing with IMO at any price. YMMV. Good luck.

[@tivodvr7276]

@@jessedurst8547 Did you not like my reply?

[@tivodvr7276]

@@jessedurst8547 Oh come on Jesse. Don't be like the Dems and sensor free speech and keep deleting my replies. LOL

[@tivodvr7276]

@@jessedurst8547 Come on man! :-)

[@weed491]

I have a 2022, I will drive it till the day I die, or some idiot hits me!!!!

[@GAderly-fn5ly]

Are they going to sell a 2025 model?

[@jessedurst8547]

Unfortunately not.

[@SlaughterHouseGames]

So much gay in the video bro sell it and buy a mustang

[@jessedurst8547]

@@SlaughterHouseGames I'm going to assume positive intent and say excellent trolling.

[@Robinscrypto]

Wtf is this comment. I can almost guarantee you don’t even own a car 😂

[@SlaughterHouseGames]

@@jessedurst8547 only positive i want you to have fun ina v8 sports car no matter what you choose

[@extralock1045]

@@SlaughterHouseGames I went from a V8 Cadillac Deville, to the Mirage. I much prefer the Mirage.

[@SlaughterHouseGames]

@@extralock1045 see i didnt say go from gay to gayer i said get a v8 sports car