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Postby colm_mcm » Fri Feb 29, 2008 7:29 pm

these sites say the limited edition had a LSD...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A8240131
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_FTO
http://www.mitsubishi-fto.org/info/le.htm

they could all be copying off each other though!
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Postby Myfeckin FTO » Fri Feb 29, 2008 7:36 pm

colm_mcm wrote:these sites say the limited edition had a LSD...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A8240131
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_FTO
http://www.mitsubishi-fto.org/info/le.htm

they could all be copying off each other though!


You learn something new everyday.
It seems it does have an LSD - gearbox type - probably the same as the later day GPvR's.
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Postby d_dan » Fri Feb 29, 2008 7:39 pm

got where you have an extra 2 grand in your back pocket theres alot more manual GPX's around :lol:

had a quick scout on pistonheads and found these....
1.
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/387255.htm
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http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/378377.htm (i really like this needs the bonnet sprayied white aswell as skirts and spoiler) but i like it)
3.
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/349645.htm
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Postby Myfeckin FTO » Fri Feb 29, 2008 7:43 pm

d_dan wrote:got where you have an extra 2 grand in your back pocket theres alot more manual GPX's around :lol:

had a quick scout on pistonheads and found these....
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/378377.htm
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Recognise this one off the UK FTO forum. Its had a lot of work and I personally like his colour scheme - I wouldn't change it.
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Postby Dragonheart » Fri Feb 29, 2008 7:48 pm

Is the front bumper on the white one at a different level to the rest of the car or is it an illusion?
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Postby d_dan » Fri Feb 29, 2008 8:04 pm

it is a bit i think maybe its the fact that the skirts are black and you cant see where the are leading into the wheel
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Postby d_dan » Fri Feb 29, 2008 8:10 pm

Myfeckin FTO wrote:
Recognise this one off the UK FTO forum. Its had a lot of work and I personally like his colour scheme - I wouldn't change it.


can you get me a link for the car?

whats been done? repairs or what?

what ye think of this?
http://search.autotrader.co.uk/es-uk/ww ... x_mileage=
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Postby colm_mcm » Fri Feb 29, 2008 10:25 pm

Oh my god! I think I'm in love with that blue one
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Postby CJ » Sat Mar 01, 2008 7:32 am

colm_mcm wrote:Oh my god! I think I'm in love with that blue one


Icelle blue or a respray? Either way, it looks cracking.

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Postby tommysuper » Mon Mar 03, 2008 1:53 pm

guys and gals i drive a tip gr and my brother drives a manual gr.on a rolling start my tip gr eats the manual gr but on a stop start he gets me im driving my fto 4 years now and i am very happy with the tip box.it has to be looked after with 15,000 km oil changes but well worth it.
as for the clutch thing well the tip box has a tourqe converter which can go(did on mine)other than that i have never had a problem with mine.
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Postby colm_mcm » Wed Jul 09, 2008 7:06 pm

Myfeckin FTO wrote:
colm_mcm wrote:these sites say the limited edition had a LSD...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A8240131
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_FTO
http://www.mitsubishi-fto.org/info/le.htm

they could all be copying off each other though!


You learn something new everyday.
It seems it does have an LSD - gearbox type - probably the same as the later day GPvR's.


Sorry to dig this one up, but according to here, all the yellow editions were tiptronic. can anyone confirm this?
http://www.ftooc.org/?section=models

They also picture the yellow edition with a facelift bumper, which does dent their credibility on this claim slightly.
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Postby Bernard » Wed Jul 09, 2008 7:25 pm

Two for sale here, one "face lift" the other not.

I know if I had one, I'd have left it alone.
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Postby colm_mcm » Wed Jul 09, 2008 7:27 pm

one of them had a manual conversion. I'd be all for leaving a car that under 500 were produced as is, but it's a tasteful mod!
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Postby mcgon1979 » Thu Jul 10, 2008 8:07 am

I agree lads. If less than 500 of anythign is made its just wrong to go and "mod" it... It's totally unique as is and should remain that way. but.... I have to say, the manual conversion one (1995) with the facelift bumper looks absolutely stunning!!!!!! I mean seriously stunning. Maybe its just me :roll: but wow. 8)

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Postby Bernard » Thu Jul 10, 2008 8:14 am

mcgon1979 wrote:I have to say, the manual conversion one (1995) with the facelift bumper looks absolutely stunning!!!!!! I mean seriously stunning. Maybe its just me :roll: but wow. 8)


Same sentiment here.
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Postby Myfeckin FTO » Thu Jul 10, 2008 9:55 am

Yip - Thats Dawns FTO - that FTO would be fairly well known (& well looked after) on the other side of the pond. She must have this FTO quite a while now.
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Postby mcgon1979 » Thu Jul 10, 2008 12:48 pm

its gorgeous... I never thought I'd be into the yellow really, but its awesome. Would love one. I suppose I could get mine re-sprayed at some stage :roll: :lol: :o
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Postby Bernard » Thu Jul 10, 2008 1:20 pm

mcgon1979 wrote:its gorgeous... I never thought I'd be into the yellow really, but its awesome. Would love one. I suppose I could get mine re-sprayed at some stage :roll: :lol: :o


If you like yellow on the outside and white on the inside, try one of these...
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