Dispelling the myth

Post by **Alspos** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 8:56 am

Just heard Steve Vizard on MTR (local radio) going on about how Toyota introduced a car called the Starion and how it was named. So I rang the station and corrected him. Now the world knows a little more about Mitsubishi, how Starion is a mix of star and orion and how they are great cars ..... when they run :)

Post by **TOMSUN** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 10:11 am

I've called radio stations, but never got through... Good work..

JDSTAZ45 · Post by **JDSTAZ45** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 11:01 am

Well done Al! You tell 'em like it is. I hope you got to tell them that Starion is not a mispronunciation of 'Stallion' by the Jap's!!

NXTIME · Post by **NXTIME** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 6:00 pm

Well...I find it weird that items relating to "stallion" come up with those relating to "Starion" when I use the Japanese characters for Starion (スタリオン) in web searches...???

dirtygalant · Post by **dirtygalant** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 8:30 am

that's because the sound and letter 'l' doesn't exist in the Japanese language and is substituted with an 'r'. For instance, my name in Japanese is 'Piripu.

thrash · Post by **thrash** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 5:28 pm

Nosaki Faki · Post by **Nosaki Faki** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 12:04 am

Might as well throw some fuel on the fire since someone has bought it up again.
This debate could go for ever. Both sides have a good argument especially since mitsubishi had both a horse theme and a space theme going on at the time.

I guess we will never know.

Check out the starion logo at 23 seconds :D

Nosaki prepares for barrage!!

jk · Post by jk » Fri Feb 25, 2011 12:44 am

Have seen that advert before, never noticed the horse logo though.

This urban myth couldn't be more apt for a Starion in my opinion, both just hilarious :D

Post by **Alspos** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 9:34 am

*runs out to get SUPER POTENTIAL stickers made up*

NachoMan · Post by **NachoMan** » Sat Feb 26, 2011 4:21 pm

More like 'Misspelling the myth'
:)

Komeuppance · Post by **Komeuppance** » Sun Feb 27, 2011 5:03 pm

Haha, I have a SUPER POTENTIAL shirt. BIG letters on the back, and the horse logo on the front.

-Robert

NXTIME · Post by **NXTIME** » Sun Feb 27, 2011 6:22 pm

I am of the firm belief that it was always meant to be STARION.

Perhaps we should have a poll?

thrash · Post by **thrash** » Mon Feb 28, 2011 5:23 pm

the poll should include "i don't care" so that I can cast an honest vote.

Orion · Post by **Orion** » Mon Feb 28, 2011 11:13 pm

Starion is part of the colt family, and was marketed in the UK as such... I've seen pics of Starion with the colt badge... as for the sounding spacey theme... it was the 80's... Magna, Cordia, Starwagon... Fords Lazer, Meteor and so on.

enthuzed · Post by **enthuzed** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 12:09 am

And everything mentioned there is a pretty much a hunk of shit. None of them from the early 80s belong on this planet!
+1 re thrash's comment.
Rob, where can we get those SP tees from?
You got a pic you can put up please...

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