05-12-2018, 02:02 AM
Markintosh wrote:
Okay...someone is going to tell me how wrong I am, but I spent about 18 months driving a 2015 Mitsubishi Mirage. It cost us $6K with 20K miles. My average MPG was 48, with some fillups being as high as 52 mg. This is all without the shenanigans of hybrid systems.
It's not the best ride or the best acceleration - but the ride was consistent and it was reasonably appointed with power windows, a good AC system and a sound system that was simple, but accepted USB input. Performed decent in snow.
We put 20K on it before selling it. I inherited some money and was able to buy a new Crosstrek (which gets 34 mpg compared to the 27 mpg in our AWD Matrix)
If your Mirage was able to perform reasonably while averaging 48 mpg between 4400 (Reno airport, the lowest altitude I'd assume you'd visit on a regular basis) and 6200 (Lake Tahoe) feet above sea level, that's pretty impressive. The fact that a Lake Tahoe resident says the Mirage "performed decent" in snow should be a ringing endorsement for it's winter weather capabilities in the rest of the country as well.