The Irish Mitsubishi FTO Owners Club

by **optical illusion** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 5:55 pm

I don't know whether to laugh or cry...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1995-MITSUBISHI-F ... otohosting

HOW are there 12 bids on this?!?!

by **johnny** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 7:28 pm

I dont dislike the kit...but the colour scheme is sickening allright... a full respray in nice shiny black would be a good step... wouldnt touch it with a barge pole though...

by **Wildhound** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 7:36 pm

Show cars seem to almost always be revolting. There's obviously a large cult of people who are into this sort of stomach-turning over-the-toppery. Each to their own. I wouldn't drive it in a fit.

by **Kace** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 9:12 pm

Those exhausts are just all wrong

by **hhh1234** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 10:35 pm

Why would you spend all that money and not get the seats done. dont dislike the kit

Website · by **Muad_dib77** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 10:36 pm

it's like blue cheese - an aquired taste..

have to give the owner points for going all out..

by **colm_mcm** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 11:02 pm

the dials are class. anyone recognise them?

by **Wildhound** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 11:08 pm

hhh1234 wrote:Why would you spend all that money and not get the seats done. dont dislike the kit

Because seats are expensive unlike the cans of paint that did the rest of the interior! :lol:

by **Daz** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 4:38 am

Wildhound wrote:Show cars seem to almost always be revolting. There's obviously a large cult of people who are into this sort of stomach-turning over-the-toppery. Each to their own. I wouldn't drive it in a fit.

errr huummmm

At first i wasn't going to answer but then again i'm me so ofcourse i'm going to :!:

Not all showcars are over done monstrosity's some ...nah most are done with taste, i'm guessing you haven't been to many proper modified car show. i'm talking about one where awards are given out ect, not a lets orginise an event and get as many people to turn up and show off event.
or lets find a carpark and do a doughnut or drift challange untill the cops arrive,

I'm talk loads of car groups in an orginised fashion setting up stands having commities from each group say (fto-lancer-350z-rx7&8-scobby-fairlady-skyline-integra-nsx-ect) selecting the best cars and handing out trophies and the likes of jap performance and banzi ect turning up to cover the event, from what i've seen the limerick show was as close to that as i've seen

I'm talking the likes of JAE thats held every year in england. for one thing you wouldn't see too many cars like that at it and any that you do see usually win f**k all because at the end of the day its about taste...... the taste of the individual who mods his car like that and the taste of the judges who laugh at cars modded like that yes alot of money was put into that car but it was ruined but certain aspects. for one the colour, if that was just one colour like say daves old blue one it would look 100 times better and would do better in a show. 2 tone cars do look good but not when one of the colours is so loud compared to the other. for him to call it a show car i say show me your trophy :!:

Phew rant over

Daz...

by **Daz** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 4:41 am

hhh1234 wrote:Why would you spend all that money and not get the seats done. dont dislike the kit

Part of the point i'm making above, i would have spent the money he spent on the paint job getting the interiour sorted probably in leather.

Daz...

by **Daz** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 4:43 am

colm_mcm wrote:the dials are class. anyone recognise them?

Yes i do had them in my black fto they are stainless dials with a coloured insert behind Several people did them like KMC and i think if i recall correctly funky products aswell.

Daz...

by **mcgon1979** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 7:28 am

its actually not TOO bad... not my cup of tea, but I have seen much more revolting pieces. plus no mention of the usual ebay nonsense. "This car is mivec with magic kryptonite plugs that give it an extra 312bhp on the bends"
:roll:

by **Myfeckin FTO** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 9:53 am

I don't think its as bad as ye're making out - a little OTT perhaps for my taste but the kit and rims etc are grand - just loose the crap rear spoiler and it would actually look well. There are a lot of crappier looking standard FTO's on the roads these days.

I had those dials in my last FTO - lit up blue at night - though because they were metal they were a biatch to fit.

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Website · by **Muad_dib77** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 10:03 am

Ouch - that hurt...

by **colm_mcm** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 10:44 am

Myfeckin FTO wrote:I had those dials in my last FTO - lit up blue at night - though because they were metal they were a biatch to fit.

Where did you get them, are they still on sale? I need them!

by **Myfeckin FTO** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 12:23 pm

colm_mcm wrote:
Myfeckin FTO wrote:I had those dials in my last FTO - lit up blue at night - though because they were metal they were a biatch to fit.

Where did you get them, are they still on sale? I need them!

Got them from funky styling - now JDM performance
Don't seem to have them on their website at the mo!

http://www.jdmperformance.co.uk/item.ph ... peNumber=3

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