Hello, what do you think of a Mitsubishi Attrage 2016 that has 103,000 miles?
It's a 1.2L 3 cylinders engine, CVT transmission, Engine name is 3A92, has 80HP.
Does it last long?
It has the worst transmission, [read in Jeremy Clarkson's voice] in the world.
It has the JF015E CVT has been a trouble maker since the beginning, it was updated in '15 - but it's still absolute worthless garbage.
The engine on such a car isn't some elegantly designed older design - it's a cheaply 'slapped' together 'thing'. It's not the worst engine out there, but it's just cheap and unrefined (oil consumption, electrical ignition issues and sometimes also timing issues). But the engine can last.
I REALLY don't recommend going for it cause with over 100k miles, it might be close to the end of it's life - or maybe not. The quality on these is so inconsistent that no one knows.
I'm assuming you're not in the US, and in that case I'd just get a Suzuki Splash (aka. Opel Agilia in some parts of Europe) with a manual or the 4 speed automatic, Or if you have extra cash, the Suzuki Baleno 1.0L BoosterJet with the manual/ 6 speed automatic is a PHENOMENAL tiny-eco car, although the 1.4L ain't bad at all either. [availability around the world is mixed, but one of these is probably available around you]
Quite honestly, even a Hyundai Accent MPi AT will be much better - and that's a very mediocre cheap car.
For people who are not familiar with the Attrage, or as it was known in the US - the Mirage G4:
it's a TINY sub-sub-compact sedan
It's claim to fame is that it's hatchback variant, the Mirage, was available in the US and it is known as "The most dangerous car" and a hilarious iconic Dough DeMouro review of it (- who called it the worst new car you can buy, and called it "cheapest, not least expensive - the CHEAPest" new car on the market back then)
Thank you for all of the details ! I highly appreciate it.
I will be considering the Suzuki Splash
If it is a Jatco CVT transmission, no. Don’t get it. Scotty is not a big fan of them.
If it is a manual transmission, maybe. I don’t know too much about the engine, except that it was co-developed by Mitsubishi and DaimlerChrysler, maybe others may know more about this 3 cylinder.
