Thank god I am not your friend.

I own one.

Really? A Mitsubishi dealership near me is selling new CVT Mirages for $12,998. Tell me where to get a new Fit for $14,500. The cheapest Fit at my local dealership is $17,694 ($351 off MSRP, yay!).

$4000 for one of these with 4 years and 100,000 miles? You’d be lucky to get $1000.

Thanks, that was my point.

Completely agree with you. Never mind the BMW, the Mirage has almost exactly the same specs as a ‘63 Porsche 356.

And ultimately, depreciation only matters if you are selling it.

No, they are NOT unreliable.

It’s a fucking terrifying nightmare to drive in traffic.

I bought one new in 2014. It cost $14k, gets 40 mpg without trying, comes with nearly everything you want as standard equipment, and never, EVER breaks down.

Fits are barely discounted. The average car is discounted quite a bit. Nobody has ever paid anywhere near MSRP for a Mirage -the dealer near me advertises the upper trim model with an automatic for $9999 regularly. This sort of comparison is disingenuous at best unless they are using actual transaction price (which…

I was wondering this myself. I have never heard a thing to suggest that they are, and while the Mitsubishi CUVs my relatives own are boring as shit, they have also been anvil reliable across about 5-6 of them. Aunt bought one, loved it, so cousins started buying them too.

I’ll go to bat for the Mirage.

I keep hearing unreliable being thrown around. Is it really Unreliable? there’s nothing in it to break down lol also If you’re gonna offer such a long warranty, wouldn’t that be a testament to reliability?

No, nobody is trying to make it cool.

I’ll also plant my flag on Mt. Mirage. There is a case for a simple, honest, reliable car with a warranty. (Side note , I bought my daughter a Spark last year and it is perfect for her needs). I had also looked at a Mirage and wouldn’t be adverse in buying one(only bought the Spark due to an amazing sale)

Can you really find a ‘90s subcompact worth owning for $2k?

You and I both know that’s not an apt comparison.

Because a crappy beat up 90's junker that’s been run low on oil multiple times, has seats drenched in bodily fluids, sacked out suspension, have no ABS, rust or crash damage and will leave you on the side of the road and/or require a garage full of tools?

Get a manual. Throw a set of inexpensive coilovers on it to stiffen up the ride, and keep the small wheels but add 10mm - 20mm or so more width to the tires, and you’ll have a blast on the AutoX circuit.