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Postby Wildhound » Wed Jul 25, 2007 3:47 am

So I finally got my FTO this afternoon and I've done nothing since but drive around the city (and surrounding mountains) and go show it off to friends. It's beautiful dark-green manual GPX with white alloys.

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I'm aboslutely stunned by this car and completely in love with it. Having only ever owned a Punto before (this being my second car) you can imagine my shock belting around in this baby. I have to restrain myself. A lot.

It's absolutely pristine inside and out. Particularly inside, the interior is nothing short of jaw-dropping for a car with 100k miles on it. It comes with loads of extras like Alarm/Immobiliser, custom brakes, suspension, intake, six CD changer among other things. Somebody put a lot of love into this car and I plan to do the same.

It also just passed the NCT this morning having initially failed on emissions and needing the cat replaced. However he threw in the old cat because apparently the performance is noticably better with it. I'll have to swap it over and try it out.

It's really bizarre having everybody stare as I drive past. I'll throw up some pics of my own tomorrow!
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Postby mcgon1979 » Wed Jul 25, 2007 7:13 am

hehe... Congratulations!!!! nice motor. looks very well. :o
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Postby Sebastian » Wed Jul 25, 2007 7:44 am

congrats congrats
any problems with it?


looks like a few new FTO's around .. cant wait for a meet again
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Postby colm_mcm » Wed Jul 25, 2007 8:24 am

found the traction control very sensitive on it, but that car drives fantasticaly

Congrats on the new motor!
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Postby Sebastian » Wed Jul 25, 2007 8:33 am

is one of the cars you saw colm before you bought the blue one ?
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Postby Muad_dib77 » Wed Jul 25, 2007 9:29 am

Congratulations mate - well wear!
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Postby colm_mcm » Wed Jul 25, 2007 9:34 am

Sebastian wrote:is one of the cars you saw colm before you bought the blue one ?


yeah, saw that car when he put it up on carzone first. great spec for the price. unusual colour too.
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Postby Wildhound » Wed Jul 25, 2007 10:06 am

Sebastian wrote:any problems with it?


The only problems are little niggly things like that the rear wiper doesn't work because the disconnected it when adding in a rear fog light when it was in the UK (or something like that).

And that there are a couple of little scuffs in the paint work which really don't bother me because they're not too noticable and car still looks stunning overall.

But generally, after driving it for a LONG time yesterday, there's really nothing I'd change about it. I'm really chuffed.
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Postby Myfeckin FTO » Wed Jul 25, 2007 10:24 am

Well wear - you'll have to let us all have a look at it though at the next meet - http://www.fto-ireland.com/forum/phpBB2 ... php?t=5269

Stick it in for the "show & shine".
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Postby miss-enzo » Wed Jul 25, 2007 2:46 pm

was that opn carzone???? if so my fiance was thinkin of buyin that when he sold the last yoke!
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Postby kevinod » Wed Jul 25, 2007 2:53 pm

Congrats! very unusual colour alright, only actually seen 2 of them in the 'flesh' myself.

Just out of curiousity, what custom brakes are on it? Hoping to get the Wilwood calipers from the ftooc group buy myself soon...
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Postby Wildhound » Wed Jul 25, 2007 11:28 pm

miss-enzo wrote:was that opn carzone????


Yeah it was but it's only been up there a week or two so I don't know if it's the same one? Definitely a good buy though!

As regards the brakes, I'm not sure if the calipers are custom ones, but it's got drilled and grooved discs. I'll have a closer look tomorrow. I keep forgetting to take pictures aswell!
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Postby miss-enzo » Thu Jul 26, 2007 1:30 am

ya thats the one he was lookin at!!

lovely car!! best of luck with it!
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Postby kenkeo » Thu Jul 26, 2007 2:25 pm

Congrats on the beautiful piece of engineering that is the FTO. WELL WEAR.
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