Prospective owner

[Nikkidoll]

Hi All

I've always had a real softspot for FTO's although other cars have come and gone in my eyeline there is still a deep love for these machines!!! in other words " I WANT ONE, I WANT ONE, I WANT ONE So I have decided before im OLD with a million kids hanging out of me................ im getting one

So if any of you would have some useful information or advice id be glad to hear it.

Thanks
Nikkidoll

[colm_mcm]

There is a good selection of models available; manual or tiptronic, 2.0 V6 or 1.8 4 cylinder, and MIVEC or non MIVEC V6 models.
Which one you go for will depend on how much your insurance is, what type of driving you do, and what type of driver you are.
There is a lot of information out there about FTOs, and a lot of them for sale at all-time low prices.
Test drive as many as you can, and buy one that's been loved.

Welcome to the site.


http://www.fto-ireland.com/buyingguide.html
http://wikicars.org/en/Mitsubishi_FTO
http://www.myfto.co.uk/
http://www.mitsubishi-fto.org/

[Nikkidoll]

I have my heart set on a 2ltr mivec manual model. There are a couple on carzone that have caught my eye.

Thanks for the welcome.

And as for what kinda driver I am well what can I say every girl loves a bit of power underneath her..................foot!

[colm_mcm]

What sort of money did you want to spend?

[Nikkidoll]

thinking between 5k - 8k. Some of the ones I have looked at have been a lot cheaper than i expected for instance 2ltr mivec gpx 1996 for 4,500

Haven't seen them in person yet but they look quite good!! must organise a test drive or two.

Hopefully they are as good as they look and luckily my brother is a mechanic so shouldn't get stung!!!

[sconson]

Howdy..

Good look with the search.. Looking around myself!!

[optical illusion]

Yay, another girl on the site!

Welcome, I drive a mivec manual and love it. Nothing beats that mivec roar and providing your past history is good, insurance is pretty good for us girls

I lived and worked in Navan for a while, what part are you from? There was always a nice white mivec that used to float around the town.

[Nikkidoll]

Sconson hi ............dont buy the good ones before i get there

Optical illusion
Hi yea us girl drivers are the best it has to be said ( i think it the smaller feet). Only moved out to navan 3 months ago out the trim road love it there so far

[optical illusion]

Not the worst aul spot I must say.

The Palace all the way!

[Nikkidoll]

Its a lovely spot alright it would be even nicer with a nice FTO sitting in my front garden

[colm_mcm]

thinking between 5k - 8k. Some of the ones I have looked at have been a lot cheaper than i expected for instance 2ltr mivec gpx 1996 for 4,500

try this one, 98 manual GPX for 5,950. owned by a site member who's gone to oz. seen the car in the flesh and it's mint.



http://www.fto-ireland.com/forum/phpBB2 ... php?t=8514
http://www.cbg.ie/Car_Detail.aspx?ID=2446166

[TopCat]

I second that, saw this car in the flesh myself and had it for a drive, very tidy machine.
Welcome to the site anyway, and good luck with the searching. Bring a manual mivec for a spin and you'll soon know the one you want.

[Bernard]

Hi and welcome to the site

Try and come along to one of the meets, take a look at some owners cars.
It'll give you a good idea of what they should be like

[Nikkidoll]

Hi guys
phone calls are being made as we speak thanks to the lovely post from colm. Going take a test drive, ohhhh cant wait will keep you all updated. Thanks for the invite one of the meets I will defo come along but must remember my bib . My soon to be hubby is part of the rotary club so im not a complete virgin to the meets.

[cm75]

welcome.

[Nikkidoll]

had to post this just been told that mr whippy has been put off the road for two years for having 12 points for speeding its true!!!

[Myfeckin FTO]

had to post this just been told that mr whippy has been put off the road for two years for having 12 points for speeding its true!!!

Who the flock is Mr Whippy?

[Dragonheart]

The ice-cream man I presume. God knows what everyone will do without that freaking noise going through their heads, rain or snow.

[Nikkidoll]

Yep the Ice cream man......Cops dobbed him in to the insurance cause he refused to give two flakes in their 99's

[colm_mcm]

Wouldn't say he'd be overly busy this time of year anyway, unless he diversified and sold pies during the winter months?

[Bernard]

Wouldn't say he'd be overly busy this time of year anyway, unless he diversified and sold pies during the winter months?

[Myfeckin FTO]

Wouldn't say he'd be overly busy this time of year anyway, unless he diversified and sold pies during the winter months?

I think a min 6 month ban should be mandatory for any mention of the "P" word!

[optical illusion]

lmao you guys...

[mims_lally]

ok i brought my fto gr in from england last march for a total of €4000
that included the flights over for two ppl, buying the car, paying for the ferry back home and paying the vrt on it! and there is really low millage on english cars and also well as that my car was only in from japan 6months before i bought

[Muad_dib77]

Welcome along Nikki - hope you find yourself a good example..

let us know how you get on with your test drives