96 FTO GR

[zacob]

I am buyiny a 96 FTO GR tiptronic just off the boat. It is grade 4.5 i.e(excellent condition) 43k kms. I am getting it for €8,000 full service 4 new low profile tyres. It comes with the sports pack (I think) spoiler and side skirts. Is this a good price. Are the changes on the 97 model noticeable diffferent .I am willing to pay about €10,500 for a 97 , is that reasonable.

Thanks

[soc]

I am buyiny a 96 FTO GR tiptronic just off the boat. It is grade 4.5 i.e(excellent condition) 43k kms. I am getting it for €8,000 full service 4 new low profile tyres. It comes with the sports pack (I think) spoiler and side skirts. Is this a good price. Are the changes on the 97 model noticeable diffferent .I am willing to pay about €10,500 for a 97 , is that reasonable.

Thanks

Do you mind if I as who/where you are buying it off?

[CJ]

I am buyiny a 96 FTO GR tiptronic just off the boat. It is grade 4.5 i.e(excellent condition) 43k kms. I am getting it for €8,000 full service 4 new low profile tyres. It comes with the sports pack (I think) spoiler and side skirts. Is this a good price. Are the changes on the 97 model noticeable diffferent .I am willing to pay about €10,500 for a 97 , is that reasonable.

Zacob, 8k is over the odds for a 96GR Tip, 6.5k would be a more reasonable figure. The main difference on a 97 model is the facelift bumper (in saying that, there are some 97's going about with non-facelift bumpers). Again, I would think 10.5k is a bit much considerng you can get a decent 95 GPX for 5-5.5k. I'm not trying to devalue the car but there are a lot of people out there chancing their arm in terms of the selling prices they are quoting. Who's quoting you these prices by the way?

CJ

[steelroe]

O.K something need's to be cleared up here once and for all.
Can anyone definitively answer the following.

When mitsi introduced the facelift bumper and spoiler in '97 I presume it was for the AERO series only and they carried on making the GR, GPX etc with the standard bumper and spoiler. This is what I think anyway as I have seen several 97 and 98's out there with standard front and rear.

Anyone know for sure.

[Daz]

O.K something need's to be cleared up here once and for all.
Can anyone definitively answer the following.

When mitsi introduced the facelift bumper and spoiler in '97 I presume it was for the AERO series only and they carried on making the GR, GPX etc with the standard bumper and spoiler. This is what I think anyway as I have seen several 97 and 98's out there with standard front and rear.

Anyone know for sure.

To my knowledge any FTO reguardless as to weather it was a gs or a gpx had the facelift bumper fitted seeing a 97 with a pre facelift then i'd say it was an early 97 but a 98 well all i can think of was that it sat in the show rooms and wasn't sold due to the facelift versions looking better, and eventually was ofloaded at a cheeper price and was only registered in 98.

Daz...