mitsubishi starion?

Car Mad

anybody know anything bout these i saw one once and fell in love:o by what i mean anybody know anything is if there are many around would it be easy to get my hands on one.anybody with one for sale please post pics info asking price etc.thanks

Litcagral

Hope this is useful:


Top Gear May 2005

So this time, we thought it might be a good idea to ask the boys to buy a coupe of their choice. Richard picked a BMW 635 CSI, Jeremy a Mitsubishi Starion 2.6 turbo and James a Jaguar XJS. It transpired Jeremy was not going to automatically win this competition. For a start his car only managed 119mph round the track, which was faster than Hammond, but not as fast as May. The only problem with May's Jag was that all of the oil fell out of it, which sort of broke the engine.

All of this had a serious impact on the next test - reliability. Each car had to drive to the middle of Oxford, a tricky proposition in a town filled with buses, bicycles and students. Still, Jeremy used his manly sense of direction to get there first, followed by Richard, who used his satellite navigation while James and his Jag broke down five times en route.

Then it was the final stage, racing around a dirt track for a four hour endurance marathon. This was tough on all the cars, but Jeremy had fooled around with his Starion and had beefed up the turbocharger to the point that it was no longer possible to keep the car at a safe operating temperature for more than one lap at a time. Hammond won this event as he did more laps than James. But only the Jag was still running when the chequered flag went down.

The overall winner? Well, James' Jag officially, but Jeremy still claimed that his Starion would've won had he not messed about with it. There is a lesson in there somewhere...

Car Mad

ya thats where i saw it lol.it looked better with the paint job:p that crap jag kept breaking down.and hammonds fridge was ugly.but do u know where i can buy one

Litcagral

Car Mad wrote:

ya thats where i saw it lol.it looked better with the paint job:p that crap jag kept breaking down.and hammonds fridge was ugly.but do u know where i can buy one

Sorry, didn't realise that you were aware of the Top Gear bit. I have no idea where you would get one. I don't think I ever saw one in the flesh. Good luck with your search.

Optimus

Best bet would be getting one imported from japan.

Car Mad

do they still make them?i think there 1985 cars:rolleyes: hope they do

manta mad

theres one of those for sale just outside abbyleix in an old garden centre.
red ,& it looks in good nick too.

Car Mad

i think thats a bit far away for me :rolleyes: do u know how much its going for?u know your to first person to respond saying theres one for sale lol thats what i wanted in the first place:cool:

manta mad

Car Mad wrote:

i think thats a bit far away for me :rolleyes: do u know how much its going for?u know your to first person to respond saying theres one for sale lol thats what i wanted in the first place:cool:

dont know how much its going for.
but will be down that way on saturday morn & will find out if its still available.
theres two for sale on ebay at the moment, have a look .

Car Mad

all i see is repair manuals oh man i want one of these cars bad.i see u can still buy parts for them at least theres dat much:D

manta mad

Car Mad wrote:

all i see is repair manuals oh man i want one of these cars bad.i see u can still buy parts for them at least theres dat much:D

go in to the motor section and type in mitsubisi & then stairion ,
you will find 2 there:rolleyes:

69 mustang

The UK is your best bet as they never sold here new as Mitsubishi only set up here in 86/87.
Which make Abbeyleix seem near.:)

Gatster

There are two on Autotrader.co.uk and this on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1990-MITSUBISHI-STARION-EX-TURBO-RED_W0QQitemZ4614624103QQcategoryZ18230QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem