THINKING!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ftolam13]

hi ppl,

just wondering if i was to sell my fto, what would be may asking price. have: 96 GPX, manual
Veilside Body Kit for Mitsubishi FTO ,
Version R spolier,
FTO Kickplates,
lightweight Rays wheels with blue rays bolts(lightweight)
rare carbon fibre rear lights,
tien adjustable suspension,
front, back and undeerneath strut braces,
roll cage,
full stainless steel ARC induction kit,
HKS up and down pipes,
5zigen exhaust,
mivec controller,
turbo timer,
de-restricted.
vaccum dials and stepper motor dials,
FTO Alu Needle Cups,
carbon fibre dial dash.
re-conditioned engine by IVI,
serviced by tuning factory with motul oil and performance plugs.
pictures on my profile

so what dya think my asking price should be????????????????????????
IF i was to sell??????????? thanks for your help

[Myfeckin FTO]

You don't mention what mileage you have up but presuming its circa 80K miles I would say a price of 7.5K would be about right.

Why would you change though? It'd cost a hell of a lot more dosh to get a better sports car.

[ftolam13]

You don't mention what mileage you have up but presuming its circa 80K miles I would say a price of 7.5K would be about right.

Why would you change though? It'd cost a hell of a lot more dosh to get a better sports car.

thanks but
i was thinkin(hopin) a bit more money 4 her the miles on the car are abou 90 or so but the engine is re-conditionedand and i seen 1 on carzone goin 4 €8,750 and its only 1.8 GS http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cf ... rID=506886

[Dave]

that is way way overpriced for what it is, so i wouldn't go by that, plus it's a garage too!!

i sold my old GS for 7.5K, but i had a massive spec list to it... but that was last November!

I'd say you'd be doing well to get 8-8.5K in todays' market.

[Myfeckin FTO]

...... i seen 1 on carzone goin 4 €8,750 and its only 1.8 GS http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cf ... rID=506886

That dealers living in dreamland if he expects to sell that car for anything like that money.

You could price your FTO at circa 8K but you'll be into facelifted 97 GPvR's with lower mileage at that money - http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cf ... rID=731961

[ftolam13]

that is way way overpriced for what it is, so i wouldn't go by that, plus it's a garage too!!

i sold my old GS for 7.5K, but i had a massive spec list to it... but that was last November!

I'd say you'd be doing well to get 8-8.5K in todays' market.

its not really worth selling is it? just considering getting a five door, but think i'll stick with the fto, thanks though.

[Muad_dib77]

It's NEVEr worth selling your FTO..

(NOI to anybody who did, but come on - it hurt didn't it?!)

[Myfeckin FTO]

It's NEVEr worth selling your FTO..

(NOI to anybody who did, but come on - it hurt didn't it?!)

I bought a 350Z which sat beside the FTO for a few months and it still hurt to see the FTO scream out the gate and out of my life!
Still habour a dream to buy it back some day for use as a weekend/track car. Sports cars and even hot hatches these days have all got far too overweight - laden down with 8-10 airbags, tons of safety gear like ABS and EBD and TC, extra stengthening in the doors and chassis to meet stringent Euro regulations and pedestrian safety (Phah!), and a lazy ar$e way of getting bhp (all the turbos in recent hot hatches).

When you take a look at manufactures and car magazines figures (0-60,0-100, 1/4 mile etc)for even the quickest hot hatches these days (Astra OPC/Golf GTI/Civic Type R/Leon Cupra R/Megane F1) they are still slower than times I officially set in my FTO. They're all circa 200 kgs heavier than the weight I had my GPX at (According to NCT 1160kgs with half a tank of fuel plus spacesaver and tools). Even much more expensive sports cars like a 238bhp RX8 will struggle to get a 6.5 sec 0-60 or a 15 sec 1/4 mile time.

If my 350Z can beat my FTO's 14.79sec 1/4 mile time this year I'll actually be happy - my GPX Manual was a rocket. Wouldn't have sold it only with the kind of mileage I do it made sense to have a bit more comfort.

[Myfeckin FTO]

Aargh - They split the topic when I replied! Replied in other post now.

[kevinod]

Gone way off topic here so I've split it, see the 1/4 miles thread in the General forum. (click here)

Edit: oop soz mffto! your post wasn't there when I split...

[ftolam13]

It's NEVEr worth selling your FTO..

(NOI to anybody who did, but come on - it hurt didn't it?!)

I bought a 350Z which sat beside the FTO for a few months and it still hurt to see the FTO scream out the gate and out of my life!
Still habour a dream to buy it back some day for use as a weekend/track car. Sports cars and even hot hatches these days have all got far too overweight - laden down with 8-10 airbags, tons of safety gear like ABS and EBD and TC, extra stengthening in the doors and chassis to meet stringent Euro regulations and pedestrian safety (Phah!), and a lazy ar$e way of getting bhp (all the turbos in recent hot hatches).

When you take a look at manufactures and car magazines figures (0-60,0-100, 1/4 mile etc)for even the quickest hot hatches these days (Astra OPC/Golf GTI/Civic Type R/Leon Cupra R/Megane F1) they are still slower than times I officially set in my FTO. They're all circa 200 kgs heavier than the weight I had my GPX at (According to NCT 1160kgs with half a tank of fuel plus spacesaver and tools). Even much more expensive sports cars like a 238bhp RX8 will struggle to get a 6.5 sec 0-60 or a 15 sec 1/4 mile time.

If my 350Z can beat my FTO's 14.79sec 1/4 mile time this year I'll actually be happy - my GPX Manual was a rocket. Wouldn't have sold it only with the kind of mileage I do it made sense to have a bit more comfort.

was kinda thinkin that i'd feel like that, coz ater i crashed the first one the only car i wanted was another fto, i could've gotten somethin faster or comft but all i wanted was an fto.

[ronbyrne]

Dont sell your fto, i sold my one years ago and regret it even to this day, havent seen a better looking car for even 5 times the price of an fto ! and the fto has way much more than just looks !

[baldtyres]

What I'd give to have one more blast in my gone but not forgotten FTO.

There is only ONE bright point of not owning one anymore.
I can now drive past a cop car without them straining their necks to find the smallest excuse to pull me over.