<SOLD> Stunning Mitsubishi FTO GPX

[adrian]

see below....

[adrian]

Hi all,

Well, after about 6 months of owning Ireland’s best FTO it’s up for sale again! The only reason this beauty is up for grabs is that I am finally giving in to the fact that I will need a car with 4 doors very soon. Our next baby is due within 2 weeks and so it’s time to get something a little more family oriented… for now anyway!

The entire history of the car is detailed below. However this car needs to introduction in the FTO club... it's CJ's GPX that I bought off him in Feb. In addition to the below history (as per the old advert from Ciaran) I have spent some money on it since February this year. It’s had brand new front droplinks and front brake pads fitted by Paul Nolan. The drive shaft ends/bearings started to crunch a little and so Paul replaced the front left driveshaft too! So, the car is in tiptop shape and ready to go.

I have only done just over 5,000 Kilometers since February as I cycle to work and it’s been a weekend car. Only point to note is that I rolled into the back of someone a few months back and the front bumper needs to be a bit realigned on the drivers side (hardly noticeable, and can be seen in the 1st photo below). As a result I will knock a couple of hundred off what I had planned to sell it for, more then enough for the realign if you feel the need!

Note that I bought the car for around 6,600 euros which was good value for such a sorted machine… I have spend a few hundred on it (new drop links, new drive shaft, new brake pads, a years road tax) so I will take 6,450 for it for a quick sale. The car is taxed until 04/09 saving you another few hundred!
I have also done the oven/silicone trick on the front driver’s headlight so that’s sorted too!
I think the previous advert that CJ had made up tells all so it is copied below.

Any questions or to arrange a viewing please give me a shout. No timewasters please!

Price: 6,450 euros as outlined above.
Contact: adriansaccount@gmail.com or 087 6695002

Photos below in CJs original advert……

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ORIGINAL ADVERT FROM CJ IN FEB with some update edits (mileage etc)
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History

I've owned this car for the past 6 years; I purchased it from an FTO enthusiast back in 2002. Some of you may have met the previous owner (Rob), he was fanatical about FTOs and looked after this car extremely well. I've carried this tradition on over the years, not a penny has been spared to ensure the car has been running / looking its best at all times.

In the past 6 years, I've done 52,000 kms i.e. less than 9000 kms per year. I've major service history going back to 58,000kms. In terms of general servicing (oil, filters, ATF, brakes, droplinks, ARB bushes etc), I've attended to this myself during the term of ownership. I've changed the engine oil and filter every 7k kms, the ATF and filter has been changed every 10k kms on average.

Any time I've required significant mechanical work undertaken, the car has always been left out to Paul Nolan in Artane. The most recent visit during the first week of February entailed the following:

Cam seals replaced (big job and not cheap)
Cam belt replaced
Tappets adjusted
Engine oil \ filter change
ATF Gearbox oil \ filter change
Full mechanical check

Paul ran the car himself for a day to ensure the cam seal replacement had taken properly, he commented that my GPX was one of the best FTOs he had come across both in terms of mechanical health and overall condition. If you're interested in the car and want a reference, Paul (086 2649884) is more than happy to back up his comments if required.

Heres the full spec:

The Car

1994 Mitsubishi FTO GPX Tiptronic, standard GPX spec, steel silver, NCT 12/09. Adrian Update: Mileage: 175,000 km (109k Miles) and Tax 04/09

Engine

2.0L 6A12 MIVEC, ITG induction kit, Denso Iridium long-life spark plugs (installed 155k kms). Full catback Mongoose twin exit exhaust with cat bypass pipe. Engine is running perfectly and never misses a beat.

Milestones: Cambelt change 131k kms / 170k kms, ancillary belt change 131k kms / 155k kms, fuel filter, 155k kms, stepper model replaced 155k kms, coolant change and rocker cover gasket replaced 141k kms. Engine oil (Castrol GTX Magnetec 10W40) and filter changed every 7k kms.

Electrical

Starter model fully rebuilt @ 170k kms (Jan '08 )
Alternator rectifier pack replaced approx 3 years ago.
New high load battery installed Nov '07.

Transmission

4-speed tiptronic box, shifts very smoothly in either tiptronic mode or Drive. ATF and filter changed at least every 10k kms. Gearbox input, output and speed sensors replaced in May 2006.

Suspension

Suspension lowered on Apex springs.

Complete suspension refit in November 2004, items replaced include:

All 4 dampers/shocks (KYB)
Front bottom arm rear bush (extra castor)
Front ARB bushes
Rear ARB bushes
Rear outer bottom arm bushes
Rear inner bottom arm bushes
Rear camber bolts
Rear outer lower arm bolts

More info here: http://www.fto-ireland.com/forum/phpBB2 ... php?t=1489

Front (142k kms) and rear (130k kms) droplinks changed.

Front and rear strut braces.

You'll find it very difficult to find another FTO to match this car in the handling stakes, the suspension setup is perfect for fast road action and cornering.

Brakes

Standard GPX front and rear disks. The car originally had Black Diamond fron disks installed but I removed them a few years ago due to wear in favour a new set of Mitsi OEM disks.

Pads Front: EBC Greenstuff
Rear pads: standard Mitsi pads

Brake fluid flush and change (DOT4) 136k kms
Calipers painted silver

Adrian Update: New front pads in May 2008

Wheels and Tyres

17" AEZ Icon wheels (I've 2 spare AEZ wheels - included in the sale), Vredestein Ultrac (215/45/17) tyres. The Ultracs are an excellent tyre and equal Goodyear Eagle F1s for grip (wet and dry) with the benefit of reduced road noise and longer life. The tyres have 14k kms on them with very little wear. Wheel nuts replaced with new shiny ones recently, lock nuts on all wheels.

Exterior

Paintwork in excellent condition, Version R spolier, facelift conversion with clear fog and indicator pods, clear side repeaters.

Interior

Full (real) Leather retrim in black / grey, FTO logo stitched into headrests, centre console, gear shift and instrument binncale sprayed steel silver as per exterior, CF gear shift knob, alu handbrake cover with leather shroud, KMC v.3 white dials with alu dial rings, alu needle cups and CF rear instrument surround, Momo steering Wheel flare replaced with fire extinguisher, alu pedals and footrest.

ICE

JVC KD-SH55R CD reciever
JVC 12 disk CD changer
Rockford Fosgate Punch 400W RMS 4-channel amp
Rockford Fosgate componants up front (50W RMS per channel)
JBL 6x9s (50W RMS per channel)
1.2 Farad Powerflow capacitor
Boot, quarter panels, parcel shelf and doors fully soundproofed


Thats about it, if you've any questions or want to organise a viewing give me a shout. No timewasters!

Price: Update by Adrian: Asking Price is 6,450
Contact: Update by Adrian: 087 6695002 or adriansaccount@gmail.com

Firstly, here are some photos I (Adrian) took a couple of weeks ago:







Photos from CJs advert:

[sinlessgunner]

God the buyer of that car will be very very lucky. Well worth every cent. Wouldn't find a better one anywhere I would say. Commiserations on the sale Adrian, and congrats on the new arrival. Best of luck with the sale.

[TeamEmperor]

WOW!!! that engine bay is clean

[CJ]

She's on the move again! Best of luck with the sale Adrian, I know you've looked after it well during your short term of ownership.

CJ

[optical illusion]

Frikkin bargain, I only hope she goes to someone here!

[Myfeckin FTO]

Frikkin bargain, I only hope she goes to someone here!

Agreed - I hope it stays in the club - its a super example.

[optical illusion]

Hang on - your ad states GPX but you've a vR sticker, is it a vR?

Btw CJ, where the hell did you take that lakeside photo - I want to go there!!

[Bernard]

Hang on - your ad states GPX but you've a vR sticker, is it a vR?

Btw CJ, where the hell did you take that lakeside photo - I want to go there!!

Here: http://www.fto-ireland.com/forum/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2652

Note to self, I spend way too much time on here

[kevinod]

Hang on - your ad states GPX but you've a vR sticker, is it a vR?

Its a GPX but with a Version R spoiler[/i]

[optical illusion]

OhOh! Now that's coincedental, considering this: http://www.fto-ireland.com/forum/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=7783

We'll have to go there for the photo shoot! Maybe line them all up on that lakeside pier you came across.

Anyhoo, sorry but OT, what's the difference between the 2 spoilers, I can't see it...

[Sebastian]

one of the best FTO's around . good luck with the sale adrian

[adrian]

Advert updated to reflect that the car is now available.

[Myfeckin FTO]

Best value FTO I've ever seen for sale - super example.

[adrian]

Thanks MFFTO, thanks all for the positive comments.... they will help to sell it I'm sure!

[adrian]

Just wanted to give the advert a bump! Still for sale... I thought it would have been well gone by now... quiet time in the market I think.

Suits me as I am not in a massive rush to sell it, I is still enjoyin it!

[adrian]

Hey, just threw the advert up on CarZone to see what the reaction will be:

http://www.carzone.ie/1158772

It's one of the cheapest ones there when you do a full FTO search actually.

[Kace]

Let us know how you get on with the sale/interest in Carzone. I had a friend with a mint 3-Series M-Tec up there for months and he barely got a call about it.

[Masa]

well if my wife quickly find a job (she's joining me in Ireland with our son tomorrow ) I could be interesting in getting it for me and giving her the GS

Have to see if she quickly finds a job, and if she does i'll look if it's still for sale

[CJ]

I'm surprised this hasn't been snapped up yet - if you want a well sorted and meticulously minded FTO, look no further.

CJ

[Mustang]

Let us know how you get on with the sale/interest in Carzone. I had a friend with a mint 3-Series M-Tec up there for months and he barely got a call about it.

The carzone thing has trailed off completely. Anytime I advertised in the past I'd get between 25 and 30 views a day, currently getting about 2 to 3 a day. Carzone are now owned by autotrader, and having decided that they have the market cornered have stopped their key selling point i.e. that you could leave the car there for as long as necessary. In a time when the market has slowed down this seems like a bad move, especially when prices are simililar to cbg who offer a printed ad service as well.
Sorry for the OT rant Adrian I'm sure the car will sell, it's just indicative of the current market climate.

[colm_mcm]

Carzone are now owned by autotrader, and having decided that they have the market cornered have stopped their key selling point i.e. that you could leave the car there for as long as necessary. In a time when the market has slowed down this seems like a bad move,

I think the unlimited time period Carzone had was one of the reasons the prices on it are so ridiculous.
You could see a 02 Octavia for €5000, and an identical one for €10,000. same applies to FTO's. How many FTO's were up for sale with a ridiculous price tag for over 6 months. I think that if people have a particular time frame to sell their car, they will put a bit of thought into what they ask for it and how they present/describe their car. 1 month is too short for €30 though.

[adrian]

The car was sold this evening. The new owner Rob is delighted with it. He said he'll drop by here to say hello. Happy to see it go to a good home.

[Mustang]

The car was sold this evening. The new owner Rob is delighted with it. He said he'll drop by here to say hello. Happy to see it go to a good home.

Rob the previous owner?

[adrian]

No, a new Rob... I believe there's more then 1 of those Rob guys around!