Wegmann01 Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 Hi My name is Philip, I'm 26 years old and I'm from Switzerland. A year ago I bought my first Starion (1989, 2.6lt. "fatty") and since this day I can't leave my eyes of thisstunning beautyful car. Most of my friends still don't understand. They drive Supras, Celica GT4 and Imprezas.They can't understand why I spend money in such an old car. Expect two of my friends who drive AE86 and Honda CRX. Since I have my Starion I replaced a few stock parts: - XYZ Coilover suspension (The only one who makes me a certificate in Switzerland)- Short shifter- MK FRP - hood- 3" turbo - back exhaust system- Double DIN - radio and new speakers for better sound and I'm still working on it. I also have a 1993 Mitsubishi 3000GT (aka GTO), 1996 Mitsubishi Pajero (aka Montero) and a 2013 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X You see….cars are my hobby and I only spend money for them Sorry for my bad english, my mother tongue is swiss german.Attached a few pictures of my cars (3000GT in Swiss Mountains) This site with this forum is great!! Huge compliment!! Kind regards from Switzerland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
importwarrior Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 Welcome! Beautiful ride. Great pics too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtclink Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 Great taste in cars . Awesome pics and welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinny Dr Mitch Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 Welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasQuest Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 Welcome, very nice Mitsubishi collection! How good of a ride are those XYZ coilovers? We have them available here also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wegmann01 Posted January 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 I was very surprised. I don't use the car as daily, but on weekend to drive around over mountain passes or on highway.The comfort of those coilovers is pretty good (middle - hard setting). And if you choose the hard setting, you can also goto the race - track The softest setting I never used But you have so much different setting options, so you can it maketo the suspension you want. The only thing is the installation. But I don't know how it is with other coilovers. Rear wheels are no problem. But front wheelsyou have to weld the coil tube on the stock shock absorber tube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasQuest Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 Welding the front's in is normal for our cars with all coilover kits. How would you compare them to other coilover brand's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wegmann01 Posted January 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 I can't compare it with another coilover specific in a Starion. But my friend's AE86 has mounted a KW3 and there's no big difference.But it's not the same car, difficult to compare But I would say, it's definitely better than a D2 or a K-Sport coilover. Here in Europe XYZ is mostly unknown.We have KW, Tein, D2 and K-Sport and the local brands from Germany (right next to Switzerland ) Eibach and Bilstein. But in asian Ralley and track races XYZ is a brand since aprox. 10 years. Which coilovers are driven in US? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasQuest Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 All we have here are the D2's K-Sports and XYZ's. Most people go with the D2's, that why I was wondering about the XYZ's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wegmann01 Posted January 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 I asked also D2, but they wouldn't give me a road cerfificate for such an old car. So I mounted a XYZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiveWire Posted January 21, 2014 Report Share Posted January 21, 2014 Welcome and thanks for the info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wegmann01 Posted January 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 (edited) Oooh, thanks for all your friendly replies.I just noticed that the attached pictures are only thumbnails. Here Pictures to open http://www7.pic-upload.de/thumb/22.01.14/nqjjxbn97oo.jpghttp://www7.pic-upload.de/thumb/22.01.14/rzg2t2nvzl2w.jpghttp://www7.pic-upload.de/thumb/22.01.14/b2jmgqc3shka.jpghttp://www7.pic-upload.de/thumb/22.01.14/7qvjsejgcuts.jpghttp://www7.pic-upload.de/thumb/22.01.14/d77zcdeaugy4.jpg Edited January 22, 2014 by Wegmann01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoFab Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 Welcome...nice car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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