in and out of Mitsubishis, recent in

[Tri-star 007]

Not a huge fan of Mitsubishi actually, I tend to buy the more unique harder

to find cars Mitsubishis you dont see all the time.

Ive had an 88 Starion now for about 5 yrs, not liking the 2.4 problematic

motor and electronics, I put in a late model 5.0 in it for a change of pace.

It made the car faster, more reliable and fun to take out to the local

cruise nite..

Over the weekend I picked up an 84 Cordia Turbo hatch. Its a nice unmolested

example of how the car came from the factory with about 180k on the clock.

Its a 5 spd, AC car, red with black interior and has the factory Mits aluminum

rear window louvers still on it. Only thing missing is the factory front spoiler.

It also came with some period 14" Enkie directional wheels on it. Its been here

in Az and Ca its whole life, so the car is totally rust free. Original paint and

interior are showing some wear and tear but the cars been a nice daily driver

for the last 10 yrs for a nicer older lady who just putted around town with it.

Some of the plastic factory tubing under the hood has been replaced with

some metal tubing, painted black for a stock look which I thought was cool.

I love it for the simple fact you just dont see these things anymore. Not many

where imported over here and not many are left.

Ill post some pics later today.

Edited May 5, 2012 by Tri-star 007

[Tri-star 007]

heres a quick shot of the car I took this morning...

what makes no sense, did I confuse you with all my information

and too much reading ???http://www.motorsportwarehouse.com/space/cordia1.jpg

[The Rabbit1]

Not a huge fan of Mitsubishi actually, I tend to buy the more unique harder

to find cars Mitsubishis you dont see all the time.

Ive had an 88 Starion now for about 5 yrs, not liking the 2.4 problematic

motor and electronics, I put in a late model 5.0 in it for a change of pace.

It made the car faster, more reliable and fun to take out to the local

cruise nite..

so you couldn't get a 2.4 to work right, should of went 2.6 OEM

[Tri-star 007]

So you bought a mitsubishi but you dont like them? I think you might have meant 2.6L not 2.4L motor.

 

 

 

It came from the factory with 180k on the clock?

 

 

is this what you have to do all day is just nit pik other people post ?

Since you seem to not grasp the whole thing, Ill make it easier for you to understand.

No, in general I dont like the cars as a whole, but I like the body styling enough where

as I dont mind owning one, ie the Starion as long as It has a better drivetrain.

As for the Cordia, I like it enough because its different and you dont see them all the

time. No, they are not my first choice of cars to buy given the choice as a daily driver

or family car even. Is that a little easier for you to process ?

[Skippy]

LOL, so you come to a conquest/starion forum and complain about Mits in general, but state you buy them in the same paragraph and then dont even know what size engine it is that you have in the car.

 

Then wonder why people nitpick?

 

Move along!

[Tri-star 007]

so you consider a typo not knowing ? really ??

as a matter of fact I do know, its a ford built 5.0

something that is more reliable, stronger, better and

cheaper to build then the anemic 4 turbo.

And Im not the only apparently who shares the same view as Ive

seen many motor swaps done in the Starions.

Some people are just smarter about what they build then just keep

throwing good money after bad into a badly engineered piece of metal.

Did someone else get their feelings hurt because I talked boo boo about

their poor little cars ??

I give Mitsubishi credit for the body design only. Its a great looking

car. Just needs a better powerplant. Doesnt mean I have like the company.

But I can appreciate their attempt at a building a cool car.

Other then that, some of you knuckleheads just reminded me why I dont

visit forums.

Was trying to bring attention to a cool forgotten little car made by your

precious manufacturer, and I get sarcastic remarks and b/s answers.

Trust me, you wont have to see anymore post, I wont be back.

[The Rabbit1]

my car is plenty reliable, faster, and I enjoy working on it much more than ANY ford I have ever had to deal with

[Skippy]

I just find it funny that you come here to rip mits and yet say you buy them. Contradict much?

 

Also your lack of knowledge continues to show. The motor of these cars are very reliable and are known for that. In addition, mits provided the engine and Porsche designed the body. Learn something will ya.

 

Also, those of us that decide to put money into the cars do so for our own personal reasons. I could put $25k into any car I want, I CHOOSE to do it to this car. Just because you can't afford the luxury of owning, modifying and maintaining one of these great cars properly doesnt mean you should hate on those that can.

 

Engine swaps can be fun, but some want to maintain the 2.6 as I am. It may even be cheaper to do a 1jz or 2jz in the long run, but that has no bearing on it.

Edited May 5, 2012 by Skippy

[strang3majik]

^^^Porsche designed the body?

 

 

And...tri-star, I don't think the people would have nit-picked you if your first sentence of your first post on a Mitsubishi forum wasn't, "Not a huge fan of Mitsubishi."

 

That's like walking into a church and saying, "I don't like God and Jesus is a piece of crap..." can't say that would go over well. If maybe you would've used a actual writing methods and delayed that til a couple sentences in, but...no...thats your first words. Thats why you got ripped on.

 

Just saying.

 

And the 2.6 is a good engine if you actually know how to take car of an engine. V8s just tend to be a little more lenient to owner's who don't actually take care of their cars than an 80s turbo motor.

 

And, I've had to work on more broken Fords then broken 2.6s...the problems with the stock engines in these cars are usually an error of the owner or something stupid...not something extremely expensive or a stupid design...like the 4.6/5.4 with its incredibly dumb design of blowing spark plugs out of the head.

 

I'm done.

 

But, hi.

Edited May 6, 2012 by strang3majik

[mistapickles]

I'd pit my 2.6 against your 5.0 any day of the week....if your were really confident in it put up your pink....personally I wouldn't go to the emergency room in a ford amublance but I'd take your fool car off your hands

 

and a Cordia unique? last I heard they shipped those things to the US like china ships lead coated toys...Combining all the years of Starquest shipped to the US is less than one year of Cordias shipped to the US. I think you came on here wanting to seem like you were some sort of rebel because you have a Starion with a mustank motor but the reality is 5.0s in mustangs weren't ever impressive so doing a transplant is about as exciting as viagra in jail....

 

So why not start over with "Hi my name is Tri-Star 007 and I have a Starquest with a 5.0" and save us all the self righteous crap

Edited May 6, 2012 by mistapickles

[Technology]

What is this I don't even. You all need an edumacation.

[strang3majik]

I like eggs.

[mistapickles]

I like spooning

[ZacMan]

You guys should enter a race.

 

Ba dum pshhhhh.

[randy]

Is that a 240z,260,280 also is that a datsun roadster i see in those pix.

You have a cool collection of old school cars.

[tg118]

so you consider a typo not knowing ? really ??

as a matter of fact I do know, its a ford built 5.0

something that is more reliable, stronger, better and

cheaper to build then the anemic 4 turbo.

And Im not the only apparently who shares the same view as Ive

seen many motor swaps done in the Starions.

Some people are just smarter about what they build then just keep

throwing good money after bad into a badly engineered piece of metal.

Did someone else get their feelings hurt because I talked boo boo about

their poor little cars ??

I give Mitsubishi credit for the body design only. Its a great looking

car. Just needs a better powerplant. Doesnt mean I have like the company.

But I can appreciate their attempt at a building a cool car.

Other then that, some of you knuckleheads just reminded me why I dont

visit forums.

Was trying to bring attention to a cool forgotten little car made by your

precious manufacturer, and I get sarcastic remarks and b/s answers.

Trust me, you wont have to see anymore post, I wont be back.

Nice meeting ya ... BYE now ... you're making my Knuckle hurt

[Mike_StarionTSI]

so you consider a typo not knowing ? really ??

as a matter of fact I do know, its a ford built 5.0

something that is more reliable, stronger, better and

cheaper to build then the anemic 4 turbo.

And Im not the only apparently who shares the same view as Ive

seen many motor swaps done in the Starions.

Some people are just smarter about what they build then just keep

throwing good money after bad into a badly engineered piece of metal.

Did someone else get their feelings hurt because I talked boo boo about

their poor little cars ??

I give Mitsubishi credit for the body design only. Its a great looking

car. Just needs a better powerplant. Doesnt mean I have like the company.

But I can appreciate their attempt at a building a cool car.

Other then that, some of you knuckleheads just reminded me why I dont

visit forums.

Was trying to bring attention to a cool forgotten little car made by your

precious manufacturer, and I get sarcastic remarks and b/s answers.

Trust me, you wont have to see anymore post, I wont be back.

 

Ive dealt with the windor blocks for as long as I can remember, and yes they are great motors, but Im going to have to break this down a bit.

 

reliability: The 5.0 are just as problematic. They'll last year after year, but have little gremlins like IAC, and TPS problems, etc. just like any motor.

 

stronger: Yeah, the numbers are higher than an 2.6l but not by much and its half the size.'

 

Better: Thats purely opinion

 

Cheaper: depends what route you go on either motor. but you can build a 2.6l just a cheaply as a 5.0. Maybe its easier to find parts on a 5.0, but the 2.6 community really help each other out and will try to produce parts if not available and help out the most they can.

 

Anemic 4: really? You're calling a motor half the size of a 5.0 anemic when it produces almost the same power. and by upping the boost to 14psi or so, you should be right around the same power. If anything, the 8 is anemic for producing the power of a 2.4l....i mean 2.6l

 

Smarter: So swapping out the "2.4l" makes you smarter? Good job. Some people just prefer a different motor. Happens on any automotive platform. VW with porsche or Mazda motors, ford hot rods with chevy motors, SQ with ls/jz/4g, rangers with cummins diesels, mustangs with a 351W/C, and the list goes on. A swap indicates a want for something different, not a persons intelligence.

 

And yes, we get upset at people that talk "boo boo" about our cars. When one comes into the forums talking smack about the brand that made the car they own & owned and is also owned by 99% of the active members here, expect some negative feedback.

 

And you also mention us "knuckleheads" being the reason you don't visit forums. Well, these knuckleheads are the most helpful source of info and parts you can get for any SQ or 2.6l. I wouldn't trade this community for any other. The 5.0 guys are almost always on each others necks competing at everything and seeing how to sink the next person under them while they come up top. There's no family there and that's why I left those forums.

 

Sure you probably wont post anymore, but I'm sure you'll read this because you cant contain the want and need to read what people respond.

 

So with that said, have a great day exploiting your girls on ebay to sell your "poorly engineered piece of metal".

[Komeuppance]

Psh... can't even leave for a few days for a vacation.

 

He's right, you guys are knuckle heads. Just because he doesn't agree with your opinion doesn't make him wrong. Sure incorrect facts make him wrong, but most of what he posted was opinion.

 

Anyway... most of you should be ashamed of yourselves. This is a welcome section, not the BS section, you're supposed to be nice to the new guys and learn them ways to keep the cars we love on the road... not scare them off. This is your warning, next time we'll have to step it up.

 

-Robert