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A passionate driver? Me? No, I prefer "low-altitude flight!"
This page is devoted to my personal interest in the rare, but
beautiful
Chrysler
Conquest /
Mitsubishi Starion
.
For even more StarQuest links and media, go to
THE GARAGE
Flight?
Yes, the car will fly, though a 3000lb curb weight will make flight difficult.
Probably the most dramatic way to showcase my car is to make it defy gravity.
A particular hill on a particular road in Connecticut yielded flight to both
my CRX and my Conquest.
Click one of the thumbnails to view the QuickTime footage:
My Car
My car is a 1988 Conquest TSi. I found it over the internet in the summer of '97 in New York.
I bought it with 38,000 miles and in showroom condition for $7250. The car was owned
and maintained by the owner of an Exxon ServiCenter in Mamaroneck, NY. While my last CRX
prepared to bite the bullet, I quickly purchased the car before it formally went up for sale.
So, how does it compare to, say, a Mustang? Well, my friends at work and I decided to compare our
black cars: a 1998 Mustang GT convertible, a mid-90s Grand Prix, a mid 90s Integra GS, and mine.
Go ahead, take a look at the competition.
Or check out the police line-up.
Which one looks the most aggressive?
Hope you like mine. I made a 'Conquest Collage' of my car for my desktop.
Just to prove that my car isn't the only nice specimen out there, here's a copy of my
hi-resolution computer desktop picture. WARNING: The hi-res picture file
is a little over 1MB!
It's extremely helpful to buy the factory service manuals from the dealer, but only if you learn the
internals of the car.
Reaching Out
If you have one of these rare and unique cars, help us all out and share your knowledge and
experiences. Feel free to
share your tales or pictures with me.
It is becoming increasingly more difficult to locate parts and resources to keep the car
running and looking well, let alone enhancing its performance. Probably the best-known
StarQuest shop in the US is Top-End Performance in California.
Otherwise, you can poke around THE GARAGE for tips,
reference material, and general pictures and media. Hopefully, you'll find something to help you.
Above all
Enjoy The Car!
