FTO AUSTRALIA

Hey All,

I've had my beast since 2001 and he needs some love.
Seeing as all you people are very knowledgable when it comes to our awesome car, the Mitusubishi FTO.

I'd like to know once and for all, which workshops specialise in Mitsubishi FTO's in Melbourne.

Lets put together a definitive list if we can!

ahhhh yeah theres are few work shop been list a few times already. May be the mod would like to make a sticky out of the list.

Anyway there are two very popular workshop in melb.

SL Motorsports
0414 738 781

Lots of FTO owners (members & non-members) go there for regular & major services, they also do performance parts upgrade.
The boss, Lee, for some reason can find some hard to get parts for FTO, like sunroof with fame, & almost all of us in Vic had our alternator reco at SL by now.

Power House GENESIS Racing
2 Cottage Street Blackburn 3130
(03) 9894 0268

These guys offer dyno tuning, turbo conversion (Mikey's beast), performance upgrade & of course regular & major services too. They do cost a bit more, but they go extra mile to please customer, like pickup your car & return it the same day.

Thanks very much for your response FTO338, its really appreciated. Thanks for taking the time out to list a few places that specialise in our car, i really need a replace right now.

Took my car to my local guy to just do a service tonight and turns out I may very well have oil pressure issues sheesh, sounds pricey.
Dont like the sound of that and he doesn't have the knowledge to take apart an FTO mivec engine and diagnose the issue. So Im gonna need someone who knows an FTO very well to take a look.

I notice it says on your profile that your central? Im in Southbank, thats central.. probably not far from each other. Anyway, thanks again for the info, i'll give those guys a call tommorrow and ill keep you posted with the details if you like..... wish me luck

- Keir

Yeah mate, i'm just around the corner from where you are hehehe Port Melbourne. & Pat (Paddymac) is just 2mins from my place too, maybe we do a mini mini cruize ahhaha

are you port melb kev? my personal training business is in port melbourne. We have a base from southport health club on station pier.. Should say hi one day!

heheeh i think i know your personal traning as there are few personal traning from there that comes to my shop.

ohhh & i also know the actual business owner, we fixed 2 of the computers & build one of them for Southport Health club. heheehe

I swear this is a small world. Everyone knows everyone I always tell them I come one day, but the last time I went pass was when I walking to my doctor

when did you do the computers? the current owners of southport have only been there hrmm like 12 months?


your doctor must be near the light rail then

well you know, prevention is the best cure haha

And I'm just around the corner from y'all on near the Sth Melb Market.

I'll try to find out if the Fri 13th cruz is going ahead and if not, then an inner city mini-cruz might have to be organised.

WR

EURO wrote:when did you do the computers? the current owners of southport have only been there hrmm like 12 months?


your doctor must be near the light rail then

well you know, prevention is the best cure haha

Well he took over around july/aug last yr, & thats when I did the job.

yeah my doc is at the light rail, & I only seen him once since i move to porty hahahah I only see a doc like once every 3-4yrs

W.R Sounds good, but I think EURO might not be here then, & of course we want the official cruize to go ahead.

yep kev - that would be alec or mark - nice guys.

yep - in italy sorry lads..

laughin mine ass off.. how abouts we get this thread back on track lads ;

TimmyD wrote:laughin mine ass off.. how abouts we get this thread back on track lads ;

Nah... that would be out of character for us Vics

well i know of a place NOT to get yr car serviced from.

ANY MITSUBISHI SERVICE CENTRE!!

They charge heaps for work they can be done by the local mechanic

Talk about bad experience, I had my old car service at one of the Mitsubishi dealer, & one of the guy there stole my coin box in the glove box, there only like $30 bucks of coins, so I didn't make too much fuss about it, but I did complaint on the spot to the service manager, & he just point to a A4 size signs that said "we are not responsible for you belonging"

Good things about it though, this dealership had since close, & sell VW instead, but I wouldn't take my VW there, even if they pay me.

I have to second Kev's nomination of SL Motors. I've been taking mine there ever since the alternator packed up. The entire crew are extremely honest. I have never bothered taking anything out of the car and always found all my CDs, money , smoking dope, and killing knife right where I left them.

how much would they charge for a timing belt alingment?? I cant get me cambelt to line up and i cant be bothered with it anymore! My car is running like crap!

thanks

Wouldn't have a clue, but you can always ring Lee....mind you his pretty busy these days.

One FTO is getting engine change, & mind is still there waiting to do all the little bit & pieces.

soooo whats everyone doing now in Vic that was using Lee?

anyone got any recommendations near either blackburn or alternately south melbourne / port melbourne?

You can still call him on his mobile, as his doing mobile mechanic now, so i guess he come to you instead you go to him.

His mobile is 0414 738 781

main problem is kev - I neeed a proper tax invoice and pay with cheque etc... I claim all car expenses and conisdering how much I need done cant afford not to claim it..