Hi im new here and thought this would be a good place to ask about Fto's.
Are they a reliable car, what is the best model and mileage on tank.
I'm dying to buy one but cant seem to find anyone that owns this particular car to ask the above questions.
pinkleptir wrote:Hi im new here and thought this would be a good place to ask about Fto's.
Are they a reliable car, what is the best model and mileage on tank.
I'm dying to buy one but cant seem to find anyone that owns this particular car to ask the above questions.
Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
Thanks
Welcome.
A grey car, but our opinions are a little bias. Like any car, it is bound to have its good and bad points. And given their treatment, you will find some horrors on the road. So be careful.
Other then that, have a browse, use the search and you will be fine.
A few members are pondering sales at the moment, but are looking at the high end of the marked due to condition.
I just had to add it ......
sublime19 wrote:Lol clearly you don't know me well enough, it was a joke
I talk a lot of sh*t, usually have to keep a roll of toilet paper handy in the car for my mouth
Astron_Boy wrote:Hold me Sooty, I need man comfort.
not to interested in grey i like black, but it has to be shiney....looking at spending about $5000, is that to much or to little to spend? Been watching them on ebay and some go for about $3500 for a 95 model so hopefully i'll grab one of those bargains.
Not in a rush to buy can hold out till next feb but after seeing pics on here i want one NOW
bass_twitch wrote:$5000 is probably too little. You may be lucky though...
Really....F**k, i don't need it modded and stuff i'll attempt that myself or get my b/f to do it
Do the cars drive fast?? i want to kick his ass, he drives a liberty, will it beat that?
Be careful about Body Rust, specially on the roof. I have been told that pre 97 models have roof rust, which to fix can cost at least a grand. Look for cars which has a service history.
I'll agree with Gholdwayne, "take your time. Don't let your eagerness and excitedness defeat you."
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Thanks i'll have look through the article. Yeah I'm not in a rush i like money to much and limit my spending. Will definitely keep an eye out for this roof rusting when i go looking.
Hold out till next feb and if you have the $$ get a nice post 97 GPX or GPR
My 98 GPR was 10k, but was a pretty good steal considering the model, mods already on it and condition of the car - i have had not 1 thing go wrong with it since ing day last year! (ok i lie, one belt went on the highway - power steering but i knew about it when i bought the car and it was a 5min fix and like 30 bucks)
Just need to find yourself a nice FTO base to start from and go from there, which is why you might need to double that 5k if you want something your not going to spend another 5 getting up to condition anyway - just my 2 cents
pinkleptir wrote:not to interested in grey i like black, but it has to be shiney....looking at spending about $5000, is that to much or to little to spend? Been watching them on ebay and some go for about $3500 for a 95 model so hopefully i'll grab one of those bargains.
Not in a rush to buy can hold out till next feb but after seeing pics on here i want one NOW
Damn u autocorrect.
Should have been Great.
But yeah, there are a lot of FTO's on the cheap. U then have to worry about buying someone's problems. Have you thought of importing one through an agent?
I just had to add it ......
sublime19 wrote:Lol clearly you don't know me well enough, it was a joke
I talk a lot of sh*t, usually have to keep a roll of toilet paper handy in the car for my mouth
Astron_Boy wrote:Hold me Sooty, I need man comfort.
pinkleptir wrote:not to interested in grey i like black, but it has to be shiney....looking at spending about $5000, is that to much or to little to spend? Been watching them on ebay and some go for about $3500 for a 95 model so hopefully i'll grab one of those bargains.
Not in a rush to buy can hold out till next feb but after seeing pics on here i want one NOW
Damn you autocorrect.
Should have been Great.
But yeah, there are a lot of FTO's on the cheap. you then have to worry about buying someone's problems. Have you thought of importing one through an agent?
Yeah i was looking at importing one, import, docking fees etc would only be $1500 so it is an option. The cars in Japan are nicely done up and look sooooooo sexy.
pinkleptir wrote:not to interested in grey i like black, but it has to be shiney....looking at spending about $5000, is that to much or to little to spend? Been watching them on ebay and some go for about $3500 for a 95 model so hopefully i'll grab one of those bargains.
Not in a rush to buy can hold out till next feb but after seeing pics on here i want one NOW
Damn you autocorrect.
Should have been Great.
But yeah, there are a lot of FTO's on the cheap. you then have to worry about buying someone's problems. Have you thought of importing one through an agent?
Yeah i was looking at importing one, import, docking fees etc would only be $1500 so it is an option. The cars in Japan are nicely done up and look sooooooo sexy.
except you will need to return the car to stock for compliancing,
shipping insurance
import tax
GST
stamp duty
rego
on top of that a lot of them can not be imported,
especially the later models, due to safety requirements, i.e. post 97 passenger side airbags are required, therefore only ftos with the optional passenger side airbag can be imported
or anything that's had an accident, regardless if repaired or not
kiz wrote:
silverGPX wrote:This requires a thread? lol
There's potential for a thread about anything on FTO Australia
pinkleptir wrote:not to interested in grey i like black, but it has to be shiney....looking at spending about $5000, is that to much or to little to spend? Been watching them on ebay and some go for about $3500 for a 95 model so hopefully i'll grab one of those bargains.
Not in a rush to buy can hold out till next feb but after seeing pics on here i want one NOW
Damn you autocorrect.
Should have been Great.
But yeah, there are a lot of FTO's on the cheap. you then have to worry about buying someone's problems. Have you thought of importing one through an agent?
Yeah i was looking at importing one, import, docking fees etc would only be $1500 so it is an option. The cars in Japan are nicely done up and look sooooooo sexy.
except you will need to return the car to stock for compliancing,
shipping insurance
import tax
GST
stamp duty
rego
on top of that a lot of them can not be imported,
especially the later models, due to safety requirements, i.e. post 97 passenger side airbags are required, therefore only ftos with the optional passenger side airbag can be imported
or anything that's had an accident, regardless if repaired or not
yeah it had all those options minus the rego and gst. Wasn't told the car had to be return to stock for compliance issues. Damn was looking at a really nice car over there as well. Guess i'll just keep looking in Australia as i'm willing to catch a plane and drive back to NSW or get shipped from one state to another. Thanks for the heads up.