What to look for when buying an FTO

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sh*t that's ages! I've had mine since 1999. I'm 29 now!
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payaya wrote:sh*t that's ages! I've had mine since 1999. I'm 29 now!
You bought it at the age of 17 and it cost you just under 40k, drug deals must've been treating you well :lol:
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sublime19 wrote:
payaya wrote:sh*t that's ages! I've had mine since 1999. I'm 29 now!
You bought it at the age of 17 and it cost you just under 40k, drug deals must've been treating you well :lol:
sh*t must have gone down in the past 10 years judging by his profile picture D:
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sublime19 wrote:
payaya wrote:sh*t that's ages! I've had mine since 1999. I'm 29 now!
You bought it at the age of 17 and it cost you just under 40k, drug deals must've been treating you well :lol:
Ah not 99, 2000! June/July 2000. Nah no drug deals but it cost me 26k back then.
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Twas the norm back then.

I got my GPvR in late '99, paid $36k for it, had 16-7k on the clock.

Apparently was barely driven when it got imported, it was the importer's gf car.
He claimed it was the only only vR in AU at the time, couldn't really confirm that but then I'd never seen an FTO on the road in Melbourne before I saw this one.

Thinking about it now, back then I'd never thought I'd be owning a 15 y.o car for 13 years of its life.
So in the long run, 36k (+ the money on mods) wasn't a bad decision.
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Back from the dead 8O Do you still have the noisy beast?
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Yeah I do, she's still alive and kicking.

I'm running an MR2 muffler now so it wasn't as noisy as when I had my straight through cannon :P
That was just silly.
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MADFTO wrote:Yeah I do, she's still alive and kicking.
I'm running an MR2 muffler now so it wasn't as noisy as when I had my straight through cannon :P
That was just silly.
Silly or MAD :lol:
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LOL, touché
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MADFTO wrote:Twas the norm back then.

I got my GPvR in late '99, paid $36k for it, had 16-7k on the clock.

Apparently was barely driven when it got imported, it was the importer's gf car.
He claimed it was the only only vR in AU at the time, couldn't really confirm that but then I'd never seen an FTO on the road in Melbourne before I saw this one.

Thinking about it now, back then I'd never thought I'd be owning a 15 y.o car for 13 years of its life.
So in the long run, 36k (+ the money on mods) wasn't a bad decision.
Mine had the new car smell when I got it.
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"What to look for when buying an fto?"

Have a look into your savings account and make sure your account is as much as what you're about to spend on a fto!

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FTO-BOY wrote:"What to look for when buying an fto?"

Have a look into your savings account and make sure your account is as much as what you're about to spend on a fto!

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SO TRUE :lol:
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FTO-BOY wrote:"What to look for when buying an fto?"

Have a look into your savings account and make sure your account is as much as what you're about to spend on a fto!

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Given we spent double the amount back then on what the average FTO NOW sells for.
It's safe to say, you still need that amount to ensure it keeps going, given the average owner who sells.

We've been reasaonably lucky with ours, apart from 1 rogue noise that I have spent over $1200 on to find.
Otherwise it just needs some panel tlc.
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Re: What to look for when buying an FTO

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Thanks for this guide it's great I'll use it when I go looking at the fto I am after
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