I promised to open new topic about my Mirage Turbo, so I do it:
From wednesday I'm an owner of Mitsubishi Mirage Turbo from 1989. I bought it from one of the member of polish Mitsubishi Fan Club. The history of the car:
Produced in 1989 and bought by polish imigrant in USA. In 1991 transported to Poland. In 1995 or 1997 (don't remember) bought by a friend of my friend from which I bought it. In 2005 bought by my friend and 2012 bought by me.
From 2005 to 2012 it did only 10000km (about 6200miles), and from last 2 years it did only... 500km (310miles) because my friend got a time-consuming work and got a company car.
It's an almost stock car without springs (front stock, rear -30mm red springs Jamex) and without exhaust which is from Colt C50 GTi.
Mirage have some benefits and defects.
BENEFITS:
+ fully varnish renovation in 2010, so it haven't rust,
+ new brakes (front and rear discs + pads),
+ new suspension (front stock KYB springs + shock absorbers, rear Jamex springs + KYB shock absorbers),
+ it's almost stock, even got original radio (yes, it's an very big benefit for me).
DEFECTS:
- the car is ambient, so I have to do everything with it (timing system, oils, fluids, clean brake discs from rust etc.),
- the car is broken by vandals (look at pictures), so I have buy mirrors, front and left windows,
- some fuel cable got gap and it's leaks,
- right bolt to do,
- and much stupidity like: wash all interior, sew a driver chair, wipers are rust, buy antenna, tamp A/C,
PHOTOS: (first one is the latest, other do last owner)
PLANS:
I bought a cat in a bag, because I don't drive it yet, because of lack of mirrors and left window so I only hear like engine goes and I'm sit in it. So my purchase is a large question mark. But it was cheap and it's unique in Poland (I know about 3 Mirage Turbo in our country, the one of it it's mine).
Plans for near future - on monday it goes by carry to mechanic and he do everything what I wrote above in this topic. So next week will be an answer for this car. Is it scrap or it is an well-kept car. I have hope...
If it will be very nice car at this moment I have only one plan - I want to have a blow-off
PS: sorry for my english, mates!!