2013 Mitsubishi Mirage

[ratchet23]

I have the same reaction when I test drove the MIRAGE last year during it's launch event at SM MOA. The first inch of brake pedal felt as if there was nothing from the brakes. I had to press the pedal hard and deep to get the stopping power I was looking for. I mentioned this to the Mitsubishi people if it was a fluke or standard with the MIRAGE. As I have test driven the Lancer EX 1.6, Lancer EX 2.0, ASX 4x2, ASX 4x4, Montero Sport, etc, I really feel the brake action very much lacking. I hope it is just a matter of adjustment to get it feeling like the other Mitsubishi cars.

Ako din ganun. At first I tought na dahil all of our vehicles are all wheel disks kaya naninibago ako. But I find it really lacking. I hope too na adjistments lang. But siguro ganun talaga. Yung front disks ang cute.haha roughly the same diameter as the ones you would find in motor disk brakes.haha.

actually, those brakes almost led us into an accident. My sister drove the mirage. Then, as we approach at a round-about, she step on the brakes a bit, since sanay sya sa brakes ng vios. wala sya naramdaman na feedback sa mirage. So panic strikes, suddenly, she was so confused for seconds na inisip daw nya na is the pedal she is stepping is still the accelerator? Kasi nga no feedback. She was searching for the brakes until she realizes na brakes nga yun and slammed it. Stopped just in the nick of time.

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[kisshmet]

^as far as im concerned its the driver who possess the INTELLIGENCE to adjust to a cars behaviour, its not the other way around

after all not all cars are created equal

[aesir1103]

hi mga mirage owners. Question lang meron na ba dito na nakaexprience na pinara ng LTO or highway patrol para icheck ung OR/CR ng sskyan? wala pa kasi ako OR/CR at luma na ung invoice ko hassle kasi kung kukuha nnmn ako. Gsto ko na kasi ilayo ung mirage first car ko to kaya medyo kabado hahaha, anyway TIA

[mitsumirage1979]

hi mga mirage owners. Question lang meron na ba dito na nakaexprience na pinara ng LTO or highway patrol para icheck ung OR/CR ng sskyan? wala pa kasi ako OR/CR at luma na ung invoice ko hassle kasi kung kukuha nnmn ako. Gsto ko na kasi ilayo ung mirage first car ko to kaya medyo kabado hahaha, anyway TIA

Hi Sir iXerox mo lang yang Invoice mo ng mga 6 or more copies each copies is good for 1 week hanggat wala ka pang OR/CR or plaka..

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hi mga mirage owners. Question lang meron na ba dito na nakaexprience na pinara ng LTO or highway patrol para icheck ung OR/CR ng sskyan? wala pa kasi ako OR/CR at luma na ung invoice ko hassle kasi kung kukuha nnmn ako. Gsto ko na kasi ilayo ung mirage first car ko to kaya medyo kabado hahaha, anyway TIA

Hi Sir iXerox mo lang yang Invoice mo ng mga 6 or more copies each copies is good for 1 week hanggat wala ka pang OR/CR or plaka..

[mitsumirage1979]

Hi mga mirage owner particularly for GLS-CVT... na eencounter nyo ba problem sa braking...as posted by the others, I have no comparison previously because I have not owned a brand new car, what we had is an old lancer that was not brand new wherein the brake is very deep....

any comments on the Braking issue for some?

[glennba]

^as far as im concerned its the driver who possess the INTELLIGENCE to adjust to a cars behaviour, its not the other way around

after all not all cars are created equal

Well said. Actually, when driving a car na hindi mo pa na-handle before, it's necessary to check first how the brake, gas and clutch (if MT) respond sa apak (pati na din yung pagtimpla ng gas and clutch).

[kisshmet]

^there is a reason why the driver seat is adjustable, stepping on the break & the clutch at the drivers comfort is one of them

FULL STOP requires the driver to step on the clutch & break pedals deep

on the other hand DECELERATION would require the driver to still press on the break pedal hard enough for the break pads to touch discs

nudging the break pedal will simply not cause the car to DECELERATE (maybe for automatic tranny) much more proceed into a FULL STOP (not even for automatic tranny)

[a329]

salamat sa input nyo sir, medyo nabawasan yung lungkot ko sa glx, hehehe. gusto ko kasi sana gls ang dami kc features na wala sa glx na meron sa gls 90k lang ang difference. sayang talaga..

anyway sir, magkano po pala yung gastos central lock+alarm at saang dealer nyo po pina-install. gaano rin po katagal ginawa? TIA

It cost us 7k flat po to have it installed sa citimotors LP, and it took 7hrs para matapos yun kasi nagkabit sila nang motor for the central locking and alot of wires for the alarm system. =).

ako po dati i was planning to get a gls because of its feature pero napag isip isip ko na for an everyday car na gagamitin pamasok at madaling malalaspag, i just need a simple vehicle that can take me from point a to b. kaya in the end glx ang binili namin. =).. depende po talga yan sa pagagamitan mo ng sasakyan mo.

In addition po, as said sa newer posts, pati ako po nahihinaan sa brake nang glx mirage (no abs+ebd) vs. our toyota (w/ abs).. pero natatandaan ko based kasi sa handouts nila dati, pinpapakita sa sa illustration na tlga mas malayo ang breaking distance nang walang abs+ebd sa may abs, at may ebd.. baka kaya po ganon.. im not that sure din kasi i havent driven a gls yet.hehe =)..

[mitsumirage1979]

Hi mga ka mirage meron ba sa inyo living in Manila and working in Pasig....and you are planning to use your mirage from house to work area and vice versa....how is the mirage experience in passing from Makati ---> EDSA --->Pasig and back and forth?

thanks

[egaieskie03]

Well said. Actually, when driving a car na hindi mo pa na-handle before, it's necessary to check first how the brake, gas and clutch (if MT) respond sa apak (pati na din yung pagtimpla ng gas and clutch).

agree din ako dito sir nasa driver lang talaga,same thing sa unit ko day 1 talagang hirap ako sa clutch mataas sya. the following day eto na maski pataas pa yan o pababa walang problema.

[aesir1103]

Hi Mirage GLS M/T owners jan. Kanina nagddrive ako papuntang burgerking sa marcos highway habang nagddrive ako biglang tumunog ung mirage ng prang madaming beep sounds ano po ba ibig sabhn non? tas mya mya nwala na ung sounds nya prang paminsan minsan tumutunog sya. pero d na ulit naulit nung pauwi na ko TIA

[nakz]

Question po regarding sa Refund ng Mirage... May duration po kaya ang refund?

Kasi sabe sakin 3weeks pero wala pa rin. Baka kasi masayang ang 10k PHP ko eh. May duration po ba ang Refund ng Reservation ng Mirage? kasi baka mamaya tumagal po ng tumagal at yun pala wala naman balak ibalik. (di ko po kasi masabi kung anu balak ng Dealer o ng SA) . Tsaka nakakatakot mamaya mag set sila ng date tapos may Duration lang pala ang pag Refund tapos pag kukunin ko na bigla sabihin na lagpas na ko sa given time..
( di naman pinupulot ang pera).. gusto ko lang po kasi maclarify e. nakakatakot masayang ang pinaghirapan..

TIA

[MikkiW]

Hi Mirage GLS M/T owners jan. Kanina nagddrive ako papuntang burgerking sa marcos highway habang nagddrive ako biglang tumunog ung mirage ng prang madaming beep sounds ano po ba ibig sabhn non? tas mya mya nwala na ung sounds nya prang paminsan minsan tumutunog sya. pero d na ulit naulit nung pauwi na ko TIA

Baka hindi kayo nag seatbelt sir?

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[mitsumirage1979]

Hi mga ka mirage....kamusta po ang mga naexperience ng PMS for 1000Km for a GLS-CVT? meron na po ba naka experience sa CITIMOTORS Makati at ano po ang masasabi nyo at magkano ang naging Cost?

thanks

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Hi mga ka mirage....kamusta po ang mga naexperience ng PMS for 1000Km for a GLS-CVT? meron na po ba naka experience sa CITIMOTORS Makati at ano po ang masasabi nyo at magkano ang naging Cost?

thanks

[kisshmet]

Question po regarding sa Refund ng Mirage... May duration po kaya ang refund?

Kasi sabe sakin 3weeks pero wala pa rin. Baka kasi masayang ang 10k PHP ko eh. May duration po ba ang Refund ng Reservation ng Mirage? kasi baka mamaya tumagal po ng tumagal at yun pala wala naman balak ibalik. (di ko po kasi masabi kung anu balak ng Dealer o ng SA) . Tsaka nakakatakot mamaya mag set sila ng date tapos may Duration lang pala ang pag Refund tapos pag kukunin ko na bigla sabihin na lagpas na ko sa given time..
( di naman pinupulot ang pera).. gusto ko lang po kasi maclarify e. nakakatakot masayang ang pinaghirapan..

TIA

dont worry youll get your money back, wala namang expiration ang refund. just expect it will take time for you to get your money back

your SA will definitely not be motivated, he/she will not earn anything from a botched transaction so follow it up with the customer relation officer of the dealership

[kisshmet]

Hi mga ka mirage....kamusta po ang mga naexperience ng PMS for 1000Km for a GLS-CVT? meron na po ba naka experience sa CITIMOTORS Makati at ano po ang masasabi nyo at magkano ang naging Cost?

thanks

so far with all my over the phone queries re PMS they gave me the lowest cost P1500 MORE or LESS

here is the catch only casa provided oil will do, so definitely it will never be less than that

[nakz]

dont worry youll get your money back, wala namang expiration ang refund. just expect it will take time for you to get your money back

your SA will definitely not be motivated, he/she will not earn anything from a botched transaction so follow it up with the customer relation officer of the dealership

Ah ganun po ba..kala ko kasi may duration period eh..
Maraming salamat po sir.

[jut703]

Got to drive my friend's Mirage the other night, and I must say, it's really the best minicar in the market right now.

It was a red GLS CVT, and from the outside, it actually looks like a decent car. The front fascia still looks as uninspired as it does in pictures, but it's not the details that give the Mirage its appeal anyway. It's more of the proportion actually - unlike its competitors which all look like squished hamsters, the Mirage looks like a proper hatchback. It's not as striking as the Spark or Picanto, but that's a good thing in my book. Other minicars may have more of the cuteness factor, but with that comes an air of cheapness. Fortunately, the Mirage looks as respectable as the other more expensive subcompacts like the Vios and Accent.

The interior's simple, but it looks and feels well-built. Coupled with a hell lot of fancy features (push-button ignition and auto-climate control anyone?), you'd certainly feel like you're in a car worth more than its 638k price tag. If there's anything that reveals its budget-meal origins, it'd probably be the handbrake which felt flimsy to my touch, but I'm really just nitpicking. While the Mirage is more spacious than a Celerio or i10, it still doesn't lend the same airiness of bigger subcompact hatches like the Mazda 2 or Fiesta, especially in terms of elbow room. Not that 5 people won't fit in the car, but they better like a sense of intimacy with their car rides.

Driving around in moderate speeds, there's really nothing to complain about with the Mirage's drivetrain. The CVT is smooth and the engine is willing and adequate. Since I drive a higher displacement car, I tended to floor the pedal more to get the acceleration I'm used to, but even then there wasn't any brashness from the motor. If the Celerio's K10 engine is an eager beaver, this 1.2L MIVEC is more of a chill, composed chap. On our way home though, I got to stretch the Mirage a little as I gave chase to my friend's Elantra GLS. Acceleration is nothing to write home about, and the CVT really doesn't feel sporty, but at least the car's willing to go fast. As we reached speeds that were over double the Commonwealth speed limit, I found myself rather impressed that the Mirage remained stable. Indeed, this is a car that you could use on long highway drives without being concerned about its minute stature.

However, while the engine and chassis are great, I found that the steering was pretty damn light. That's great for parking and for puttering around in the city, but at highway speeds it would've been better if it had more feedback. Making quick lane changes is a bit disconcerting since the steering makes the car a bit twitchy, but then again, this is a cheap city car, not a highway cruiser. The brakes were fine, though I don't like the way it engages - the first inch of pedal travel does close to nothing, and then as you step a tiny bit deeper, it suddenly bites. At first, this made for a jerky drive, but it's easy to get used to it.

At the end of the day, the Mirage stands tall among its competitors. Other minicars have odd looks and puny engines. Base-model subcompacts are bigger and more powerful, but are so bare inside and out. The Mirage somehow manages to give you adequate performance, decent looks, and a hell lot of features for not much money. For anyone looking for a basic car that doesn't feel compromised, this is it.

[roelrpt]

Ah ganun po ba..kala ko kasi may duration period eh..
Maraming salamat po sir.

Good morning sir. Ask ko lang kanino pupunta para i file yung refund? Mag refund nalang ako and get a jazz. Ano need para makuha refund and downpayment? TIA

[nakz]

Good morning sir. Ask ko lang kanino pupunta para i file yung refund? Mag refund nalang ako and get a jazz. Ano need para makuha refund and downpayment? TIA

Inform mo na po yung SA mo pate po yung Manager niya. Tawag po kayu sa dealer..