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    The many reasons you should never buy a Mitsubishi Mirage G4 in 2019 (Thanks Vios XE)

    1. The Vios XE has 4 cylinders versus 3 on the G4
    2. 98HP versus 76HP,
    3. 123nm versus 100nm
    4. EBD is standard on all Vios
    5. Brake Assist is rather important.
    6. It has stability control
    7. It has hill start assist
    8. It has curtain airbags
    9. It has knee airbags for the driver.
    10. Vios is wider by 60mm thats over 2 inches wider!
    11. Vios is longer by almost 200mm
    12. it has a 7inch infotainment
    13. steering mounted audio controls.
    14. excellent resale value

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    Are you now an SA at toyota? Heheheh [emoji111]️

    I do agree that at 750k range, the vios xe just blew every competion out of the water.

    I still believe in the following tiers for sedan:

    Below 600 to 700k - get g4 glx or vios j
    700k to 800k - vios xe (new) or almera (before)
    800k to 900k - city or probably accent diesel (they have not released price yet)


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    would you buy a g4 when you find out the frame twists/flexes?

    disregarding the reasons?
    Last edited by StockEngine; January 19th, 2019 at 08:52 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by StockEngine View Post
    would you buy a g4 when you find out the frame twists/flexes?

    disregarding the reasons?
    Appraently, for "most" buyers, they dont care. Bottom line is cost.
    Let's go back a little bit and apply eon and alto as an example. Those cars aint safe based on ncap. Still many buy these cars.

    As for me, i own a mirage (hb), and know most of its dark secret so i know this is a city car only and that's it.

    Family owns 2 vios 3rd gen and i know and feel that they are def above the mirage.

    Bottom line, price is king. If buyer only has a certain amount of money, they will get what is the most affordable that checks majority of their requirement. Unfortunately, we pinoys are not there yet in terms of safety awareness.




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    Quote Originally Posted by chronicle View Post
    Appraently, for "most" buyers, they dont care. Bottom line is cost.
    Let's go back a little bit and apply eon and alto as an example. Those cars aint safe based on ncap. Still many buy these cars.

    As for me, i own a mirage (hb), and know most of its dark secret so i know this is a city car only and that's it.

    Family owns 2 vios 3rd gen and i know and feel that they are def above the mirage.

    Bottom line, price is king. If buyer only has a certain amount of money, they will get what is the most affordable that checks majority of their requirement. Unfortunately, we pinoys are not there yet in terms of safety awareness.




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    685k vios vs 666k g4



    price is king statement doesnt make sense at all...

    so many cons for the g4...

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    Quote Originally Posted by StockEngine View Post
    685k vios vs 666k g4



    price is king statement doesnt make sense at all...

    so many cons for the g4...
    Bro. Mitsu is known to br very generous on discounts.
    If sticker pice comparo, yes, it is close, but if real world setup, mitsu will give huge discounts.

    So assuming you get a very conservative 40k discount, that is already at least 59k savings on the buyers part.
    At this segment, medyo cut troat ang competition since target audience is those starter or has not have much savings yet.
    60k can be diverted to another urgent need or investment or anything else.

    The new vios doesnt have discount yet cause it is new. But maybe revisiting it sometime later would yield a different conclusion (when discounts are already there).

    Eitherway, im still holding on my segement per segment bang for buck list (it is my opinion anyway and doesnt enforce it to others).


    Oh.. and btw, gas cost pa nga pala. Hehehe.
    Im hoping that the new vios has improved mileage compared to 3rd gen.

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    Quote Originally Posted by StockEngine View Post
    685k vios vs 666k g4



    price is king statement doesnt make sense at all...

    so many cons for the g4...
    Considering the cost of maintaining a vios..its cheaper to operate aG4

    Less oil..less fuel (lighter engine)..no steering fluid

    Panis yang vios mo


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    Quote Originally Posted by StockEngine View Post
    would you buy a g4 when you find out the frame twists/flexes?
    disregarding the reasons?
    sagot ng officemate ko dyan bro, mas safe daw vs MC. ngayon 1x a week nalang daw nanganganib ang buhay niya (coding day) hehehe

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    Quote Originally Posted by chronicle View Post
    Are you now an SA at toyota? Heheheh [emoji111]️

    I do agree that at 750k range, the vios xe just blew every competion out of the water.

    I still believe in the following tiers for sedan:

    Below 600 to 700k - get g4 glx or vios j
    700k to 800k - vios xe (new) or almera (before)
    800k to 900k - city or probably accent diesel (they have not released price yet)


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    Got my 2018 mirage g4 gls *95k discount, Price tag of 769,000 less P95,000, but i like the safety features of vios new gen, until i found out vios xe. * P753k
    Downside my mirage g4 gls doesn't have alarm.
    Needed to shell out some cash for the alarm.

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    Quote Originally Posted by schlitztech View Post
    Got my 2018 mirage g4 gls *95k discount, Price tag of 769,000 less P95,000, but i like the safety features of vios new gen, until i found out vios xe. * P753k
    Downside my mirage g4 gls doesn't have alarm.
    Needed to shell out some cash for the alarm.
    Awts. Buyers remorse.
    Didnt knew that they stripped the alarm on the gls. But at 675k, pwede na rin siguro.

    Glx is still car to get if going the g4 route.

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    doubledouble.
    Last edited by dr. d; March 23rd, 2019 at 11:03 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by schlitztech View Post
    Got my 2018 mirage g4 gls *95k discount, Price tag of 769,000 less P95,000, but i like the safety features of vios new gen, until i found out vios xe. * P753k
    Downside my mirage g4 gls doesn't have alarm.
    Needed to shell out some cash for the alarm.
    mura lang naman ang ex-factory alarm.

    just looking at pictures of the vios and the mirage, side by side, the choice is easy for me, even with the slight difference in price.

    but hey!
    hatches have a charm all their own, that sedans can never claim.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dr. d View Post
    mura lang naman ang ex-factory alarm.

    just looking at pictures of the vios and the mirage, side by side, the choice is easy for me, even with the slight difference in price.

    but hey!
    hatches have a charm all their own, that sedans can never claim.
    Nasa 8.5k din ang orig alarm, kpg aftermarket naman mura=void warranty daw. No choice kaya nagpalagay nalang kmi sa kasa nung last month.

    So far love this car it was came from hard earned money na pinagiipunan ng matagal.
    Better gas mileage, although 2 airbags lang, cheaper
    maintenance for 3 cylinders, locally assembled so di rin siguro mahirap parts in the future.,

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    napaka bulok nitong g4... grab unit has so many underbody issues.

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    A friend bought a mirage brand new. On d way home from the dealership, the car stalled. Casa technicians couldn't find the issue and was not able to restart. Ended up returning the unit and asking for a refund.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rmolivar View Post
    A friend bought a mirage brand new. On d way home from the dealership, the car stalled. Casa technicians couldn't find the issue and was not able to restart. Ended up returning the unit and asking for a refund.

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    Is this made up? Di naman papayag ang casa for a refund

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    Quote Originally Posted by dct View Post
    Is this made up? Di naman papayag ang casa for a refund

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    This is personal knowledge. It was a long process but my friend was able to engage fortun law office. Apparently, it matters who you put up against the dealership.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rmolivar View Post
    A friend bought a mirage brand new. On d way home from the dealership, the car stalled. Casa technicians couldn't find the issue and was not able to restart. Ended up returning the unit and asking for a refund.

    Quote Originally Posted by rmolivar View Post
    This is personal knowledge. It was a long process but my friend was able to engage fortun law office. Apparently, it matters who you put up against the dealership.

    Refund lang ? or meron din danyos perwisyo? Tapos bayad din ba si mitsubishi dealer sa attorneys fee ng friend mo?

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    Quote Originally Posted by StockEngine View Post
    The many reasons you should never buy a Mitsubishi Mirage G4 in 2019 (Thanks Vios XE)

    1. The Vios XE has 4 cylinders versus 3 on the G4
    2. 98HP versus 76HP,
    3. 123nm versus 100nm
    4. EBD is standard on all Vios
    5. Brake Assist is rather important.
    6. It has stability control
    7. It has hill start assist
    8. It has curtain airbags
    9. It has knee airbags for the driver.
    10. Vios is wider by 60mm thats over 2 inches wider!
    11. Vios is longer by almost 200mm
    12. it has a 7inch infotainment
    13. steering mounted audio controls.
    14. excellent resale value
    What about "toyota reliability"? 😂

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    Quote Originally Posted by hardwang View Post
    What about "toyota reliability"? ��
    the listed qualities are easy to verify and/or behold.
    the reliability part... that's ... controversial, according to some owners. daw.

    strangely, however, from the older folks i had occasion to converse with,
    toyota reliability is the reason they're in the toyota casa, as i am.

    it's like the reason for the immense popularity of the payaso and the bubuyog.
    it's not the delicious taste.
    it's the quality. they go there because they know how it tastes. no surprises.
    Last edited by dr. d; January 19th, 2019 at 11:51 AM.

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