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Re: Buying a fto

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If I don't buy this one I'm also looking at this
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That looks very tidy.
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    Yea this guy had $5700 on it originally gut he's happy to take $4500 it has a couple little marks but that's wear and tear I guess and he had the auto gearbox redone last year, also has a new fuel pump . It's done 180k kms and its a mivec 2.0
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    Scorpionwally8 wrote:also has a new fuel pump
    Be mindful of that... I changed mine out to a Walbro in the last car.
    They're extremely audible compared to the OEM pump...
    Just something to listen out for - It might drive you insane if you ever notice it...

    A constant whhhhhmmmmmmmmmmmmmm coming from the back of the car, that you can even clearly hear on the highway... Not fun.
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    Moused wrote:
    Scorpionwally8 wrote:also has a new fuel pump
    Be mindful of that... I changed mine out to a Walbro in the last car.
    They're extremely audible compared to the OEM pump...
    Just something to listen out for - It might drive you insane if you ever notice it...

    A constant whhhhhmmmmmmmmmmmmmm coming from the back of the car, that you can even clearly hear on the highway... Not fun.

    Change it ;)
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    destinationtoby wrote:
    Moused wrote:
    Scorpionwally8 wrote:also has a new fuel pump
    Be mindful of that... I changed mine out to a Walbro in the last car.
    They're extremely audible compared to the OEM pump...
    Just something to listen out for - It might drive you insane if you ever notice it...

    A constant whhhhhmmmmmmmmmmmmmm coming from the back of the car, that you can even clearly hear on the highway... Not fun.

    Change it ;)
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    bjk wrote:
    destinationtoby wrote:
    Moused wrote:
    Scorpionwally8 wrote:also has a new fuel pump
    Be mindful of that... I changed mine out to a Walbro in the last car.
    They're extremely audible compared to the OEM pump...
    Just something to listen out for - It might drive you insane if you ever notice it...

    A constant whhhhhmmmmmmmmmmmmmm coming from the back of the car, that you can even clearly hear on the highway... Not fun.

    Change it ;)
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    Re: Buying a fto

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    So guys not knowing much about fto's which one do you think is the better buy the red or the purple one they are both gpx and have the Mivec engines
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    Just from the pictures I'd be inclined towards the maroon one. What's the other info on it?
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    What I know about the marroon one is it's owned by a young fella who hasn't thrashed it he's the 2nd owner it's done 190k kms had timing belt done at 160k and gear box redone last year and he has kept it serviced
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    I'm going up to test drive the purple fto today as I'm keen on that one as it has done less kms than the maroon one
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