what you think?

[Marie]

I could never see myself driving an automatic car! It's just no fun.

Marie, sounds to me like you've never driven a tip GPX! Any FTO is a hoot to drive as far as I'm concerned.

CJ

Actually it was the tip GPX that made me fall inlove with the FTO! I test drove it, and my out come was I wish they had that car in manual! & so the serch began!

[ftomad]

I could never see myself driving an automatic car! It's just no fun.

Marie, sounds to me like you've never driven a tip GPX! Any FTO is a hoot to drive as far as I'm concerned.

CJ

Actually it was the tip GPX that made me fall inlove with the FTO! I test drove it, and my out come was I wish they had that car in manual! & so the serch began!

and did you use the tip r the auto mode in the testdrive?
i have a 5 speed tip and ther aint a huge difference in the manual that i had GP version R

[Bernard]

@ D Dan, Here's one for sale in England at reasonable money.... a rare one too.

[colm_mcm]

that's a nice motor, I could even live with the colour seeing as the car is so unmodified and original looking

[Bernard]

And no mention of it being a limited edition in the ad...

[Myfeckin FTO]

@ D Dan, Here's one for sale in England at reasonable money.... a rare one too.

Good find! - and we've never had a yellow FTO in the club.

[Dragonheart]

Thats sweet! And for nothing!

[colm_mcm]

wonder how recent the pics are, he's advertising that it has a pioneer stereo, but isn't the one on the pic an Alpine?

[Myfeckin FTO]

wonder how recent the pics are, .....

Its a good point. Its quite possible these pics where taken when the car was originally imported. Plus theres no sign of the (SVA required) rear Foglight unit that you normally see on UK spec FTO's - theres very few that go to the trouble of integrating the foglight into one of the reversing light units.

[steelroe]

£2500 plus exchange+vrt+Trip over and back to collect.
Car looks clean and straight though.
Might exceed the budget by a good bit.

[steelroe]

Ask for pics under the bonnet for rust and also on the rear suspension, would be a hell of a waste of time going over to find it has corrosion that will be problematic in getting it NCT'd.
seen a loverly GPvR last week after 1 look you could tell it was an english import. Rusted badly in the rear and almost through in the front valance. If it was underdbody sealed then it will not be a problem

[d_dan]

tis a lovely car but out of price range car itself could just scrape in but the VRT flights, and ferry it out of my league

[Bernard]

Plus theres no sign of the (SVA required) rear Foglight unit that you normally see on UK spec FTO's - theres very few that go to the trouble of integrating the foglight into one of the reversing light units.

It could be like mine and have the inner brake lights converted...

[Kace]

tis a lovely car but out of price range car itself could just scrape in but the VRT flights, and ferry it out of my league

One major problem with that car though......

.....it's yellow.

Fine if you're female and like Tweety

[Bernard]

One major problem with that car though......

.....it's yellow.

Fine if you're female and like Tweety

It's allowed to be yellow, it's a SE.

[Marie]

I could never see myself driving an automatic car! It's just no fun.

Marie, sounds to me like you've never driven a tip GPX! Any FTO is a hoot to drive as far as I'm concerned.

CJ

Actually it was the tip GPX that made me fall inlove with the FTO! I test drove it, and my out come was I wish they had that car in manual! & so the serch began!

and did you use the tip r the auto mode in the testdrive?
i have a 5 speed tip and ther aint a huge difference in the manual that i had GP version R

I used both

[d_dan]

HELP

my thread's been hyjacked

[steelroe]

Dan

You may end up with a whole lot of heart ache by buying something that seem like a bargain and turns out to be a nightmare, costing you even more in the long run. Break the bank now and get something that was looked after.

As regardsTIP vs Manual I think this discussion could go on forever, now back to the original post subject "DAN WANTS AN FTO"

[colm_mcm]

Those yellow FTO's have limited slip diff don't they?

[Dave]

Dan

You may end up with a whole lot of heart ache by buying something that seem like a bargain and turns out to be a nightmare, costing you even more in the long run. Break the bank now and get something that was looked after.

As regardsTIP vs Manual I think this discussion could go on forever, now back to the original post subject "DAN WANTS AN FTO"

Agreed totally....

Whatever you get Dan, make sure it's clean and has been well looked after, if tip, make sure they gearbox oil has been changed regularly, and if possible, try hang off and save a few more quid to try and get something decent that has been looked after cos at the end of the day, if you buy cheap, the likelihood is that it hasn't been looked after and will need a long list of stuff done to it to get it to the standard it should be...

[Myfeckin FTO]

Those yellow FTO's have limited slip diff don't they?

don't think so - just the Version R has LSD AFAIK.

[Dave]

yeah, no LSD on the yellow ones AFAIK, they were just Yellow and had a car of the year badge on em... that was about it...

[d_dan]

Great news.... Credit union just gave me the ok for 3 grand loan and 5k upon my next logment

[Bernard]

Ka-ching

[miss-enzo]

ive driven both tippy and manual and i prefer manual by far but everyone is different! its up to urself mate at the end of the day it wilbe you that left with the car!