I'm Buying a Base Model EVO

"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit) 08/17/2020 at 15:49 • Filed to: base model evo, hooptie mirage

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For the low low price of a battery, some kindheartedness, and whatever else I need to make it safe and legal.

To make a long story short, its been sitting for a year, hasn’t been ‘legal’ for about two, its got some rust and scrapes and some odd door/hinge issues (I’ll expand on that some day in the future), but it’s a One Owner 2001 Mirage DE Coupe with a 1.5L, 5-speed manual, and 158,000 miles.

The owner can’t afford to fix it (CEL was on, couldn’t pass emissions), is no longer driving, and is about to lose the car and its parking spot due to living arraignments, so I reached out to see if I could at LEAST get it running so she could either sell it to me or scrap it once she finds the title...

So I came prepared to do battle, but all it needed was a fresh battery and a few stabs at the throttle pedal to get the juices flowing.

Drove it down the road to the gas station, put some air in the tires ($1.50 for air? SINCE WHEN?!?!) because I forgot my air tank, and other than the loud exhaust and rusty brakes, it drove NICE.

So besides the obvious rust, it could make someone a nice cheap car, once I fix a few things. Hell, the air even blows cool-ish.

But about those doors.... nah, I’ll save that gem for another day.

E90M3 > Takuro Spirit 08/17/2020 at 15:56

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It looks quite rough, but that’s a pretty sweet price. 

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > Takuro Spirit 08/17/2020 at 15:57

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Saw one of these parked somewhere, the badge confused me.

“I get in de coupe and I drive to de gas station, I fill up de tank and I go to de office”

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Takuro Spirit 08/17/2020 at 15:58

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100% Lemons candidate. 

Wacko > Takuro Spirit 08/17/2020 at 15:58

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Omg it’s a Mirage

MonkeePuzzle > Takuro Spirit 08/17/2020 at 16:09

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these are perfectly acceptable cars.

nothing amazing, nothing bad.

Proton made a neat version that had the full evo driveline. But thats about as cool as these get. 

Exage03040 @ opposite-lock.com > Takuro Spirit 08/17/2020 at 16:09

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Almost 2 Sexy!

BeaterGT > Takuro Spirit 08/17/2020 at 16:12

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Now that's a proper beater. Well done. 

VincentMalamute-Kim > Takuro Spirit 08/17/2020 at 16:24

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“Base model EVO” sounds pretty cool... oh, ya got me, it’s a Mirage!

As a Wisconsin car , I assume the underbody is mostly rust?

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > Takuro Spirit 08/17/2020 at 16:39

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I like that “DE COUPE” text... like Mitsu’s marketing people thought it’s something you can brag about to others.

Milky > Exage03040 @ opposite-lock.com 08/17/2020 at 16:50

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W ell thats good to know

wafflesnfalafel > Takuro Spirit 08/17/2020 at 17:59

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none of that annoying turbo lag!

and 100 more > wafflesnfalafel 08/17/2020 at 18:05

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No overly-complicated AWD system!

Nauraushaun > Takuro Spirit 08/17/2020 at 20:10

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I like these. We call them Lancers :) The coupes never had the Evo drivetrain from factory, but they’re still cool. Super light.

Takuro Spirit > Milky 08/18/2020 at 11:43

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Hmmm

Takuro Spirit > VincentMalamute-Kim 08/18/2020 at 11:45

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I didn’t look underneath it, but yeah its probably a nice shade of scale.

VincentMalamute-Kim > Takuro Spirit 08/18/2020 at 11:52

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You’re not LongVoyager - I don’t know he manages to find all those rust-free Wisconsin minivans.

Milky > Takuro Spirit 08/18/2020 at 13:29

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M oney well spent as far as I’ m concerned.

Takuro Spirit > VincentMalamute-Kim 08/19/2020 at 12:55

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Up north where they don’t salt the roads .... or if you’re lucky to find one that’s been barely driven and garaged all its life.