Stupid me :P

AJCFTO06 · Post by **AJCFTO06** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 4:15 pm

http://www.carpoint.com.au/used-car/MIT ... 47933.aspx

is this a GPX?

noccers · Post by **noccers** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 4:17 pm

AJCFTO06 wrote:http://www.carpoint.com.au/used-car/MIT ... 47933.aspx

is this a GPX?

hard to say for sure without seeing the engine

poster · Post by **poster** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 7:16 pm

best to call them up...

no sicker...no engine bay pic....bad ad.....hahha

Liquidity · Post by **Liquidity** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 8:42 pm

i already looked at that a few weeks ago. the car yard either

a) has no idea
b) Knows its a "low model"...like gr...
c) theres something wrong with it

From what i've looked at so far, thats on the LOW end of average for a fto here in sa, from a dealer. Doubly so if its a gpx with s2 kit.

All they knew was its a "de3a" chassis. they told me flat out there's no such thing as different trim level's or engine codes for fto's. I said.....right...okay....thankyour for your time.

also, note the $16k tag in the photos. A lot of dodgy yards post a lower price on the net just to get you in and then go "oh, our mistake. oops".

I was thinking of going in anyway "off the street" for a test drive.

Hobbsie · Post by **Hobbsie** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 9:42 pm

ask them to email you a pic of the engine and it will give you the answer.

GPX bay

GR bay

Post by **Supplanter** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 12:41 am

GPX: oil cap on left
GR: oil cap on right

Post by **Bennoz** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 1:24 am

If you can tell me the whole chassis number I can tell you exactly what it is (or should be) including all options of trim, colour, g/box type etc...

DeFunkeD · Post by **DeFunkeD** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 11:51 am

Supplanter wrote:GPX: oil cap on left
GR: oil cap on right

ummm, that's weird, mine is registered as gpx and oil cap is on the right...

JOeJOe · Post by **JOeJOe** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 11:58 am

DeFunkeD wrote:
Supplanter wrote:GPX: oil cap on left
GR: oil cap on right
ummm, that's weird, mine is registered as gpx and oil cap is on the right...

You should recheck it, coz GPX is on the left and the GR's are on the right side. Plus the GPX should have the mivec cover.

Post by **Bennoz** » Mon Sep 25, 2006 9:58 pm

JOeJOe wrote:
DeFunkeD wrote:
Supplanter wrote:GPX: oil cap on left
GR: oil cap on right
ummm, that's weird, mine is registered as gpx and oil cap is on the right...
You should recheck it, coz GPX is on the left and the GR's are on the right side. Plus the GPX should have the mivec cover.

Meh, my GR is regestiered as a GPX as well

DeFunkeD · Post by **DeFunkeD** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 9:51 am

Bennoz wrote:
JOeJOe wrote:
DeFunkeD wrote:
Supplanter wrote:GPX: oil cap on left
GR: oil cap on right
ummm, that's weird, mine is registered as gpx and oil cap is on the right...
You should recheck it, coz GPX is on the left and the GR's are on the right side. Plus the GPX should have the mivec cover.
Meh, my GR is regestiered as a GPX as well

lol, dodgy stuff man. i checked my contract of sale from the dealer last night, even it says its a gpx. dodgy dodgy dodgy

JOeJOe · Post by **JOeJOe** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 10:06 am

So they sold it to you based on GPX pricing?

DeFunkeD · Post by **DeFunkeD** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 11:28 am

JOeJOe wrote:So they sold it to you based on GPX pricing?

not sure, i didn't know anything about fto's at the time. mine was manual with sunroof, which i know pushes up the price, plus i got it from a dealer which tends to mean its gonna be more expensive. im not to worried about it now though, it's probably gone now anyway.

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 11:40 am

Did you insure it as a GPX? If so the insurance company might try to pull a dodgy on you and say yours is only a GR and won't pay for the full write off.

Your chance are low, but it might happen. I certainly hope not.

DeFunkeD · Post by **DeFunkeD** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 11:54 am

FTO338 wrote:Did you insure it as a GPX? If so the insurance company might try to pull a dodgy on you and say yours is only a GR and won't pay for the full write off.

Your chance are low, but it might happen. I certainly hope not.

i was getting a bit worried about that to actually, so i've got the contract of sale document ready so that i can show that i was not 'reasonably' aware that it was not a gpx. hopefully that will hold some weight.
why are so many people in the motor industry so dodgy? im getting really sick of people trying to pull the dodgy all the time...

Post by **BorepYano** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 2:23 pm

take it back to the yard and make them find you a GPX with sunroof, manual, and same condition to swap your car lol. or at least get them to throw in some good rims to shut u up

lol. if what they sold you isnt what they told you then they r in trouble

DeFunkeD · Post by **DeFunkeD** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 2:44 pm

BorepYano wrote:take it back to the yard and make them find you a GPX with sunroof, manual, and same condition to swap your car lol. or at least get them to throw in some good rims to shut u up lol. if what they sold you isnt what they told you then they r in trouble

might be a good idea if my car wasnt a wreck at the moment.... i dont think they would be too happy swapping for a wreck...

Post by **BorepYano** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 3:06 pm

oh yeah thats right, u r the one that had the "incident" with the VW right?

sry read that post after i already posted here, didnt even make the connection until now

take it back tell them its because it was a GR not a GPX thats why the accidnet happened. lol

sry just talking shyt now

Liquidity · Post by **Liquidity** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 8:43 pm

Went in there today.
the car is a de2a GR with the 4g93 1.8 litre motor.
comp plate names it as a de3a.

Manual air con controls, etc. (contrary to advert)
Drives quite nicely, had a faint noise from the rear left bearing, i believe. Could have just been resonance.

bought 100,000 km's on it. dealer seems quite eager to get rid of it, i reckon they could be hassled down on the price quite a bit.
Exhaust a little rusty (only around your standard underbody chips that have hit the steel cat etc), new tip, might have headers on it (not sure what stockos look like on the fto).

On a side note, it was my first ever drive of an fto.
Yay! Even the povvo spec fto (hehe) handles crisper than my lancer. not sure how much i like the visibility yet though, and boy do the windows sit high. I like the fact the chairs can be wound up high for "arm on window crusing" and down low for sporty, ass on the floor work

oh yes, and they will ping you with a deposit for driving it, then try and keep it untill you agree to have the car inspected ($135). Be firm. I just politely repeated my wish to have my deposit back for 20 minutes untill they got tired of it.

actually, come to think of it, i think it was either manual steering, or the power steeering was on the way out.

But i'll stress again, the car drove wonderfully with no wierd squeaks or rattles, just a faint, vauge noise from the rear left and slightly heavier steering than i'm used to, but then again i've not driven an fto before.

no point pissing people off who may one day have another fto i'll be wanting.

Post by **BorepYano** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 11:11 pm

Liquidity wrote:povvo spec fto

hey

i have a 94 GR

what r u saying?

lol

FTO AUSTRALIA

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