Wanted FTO cash waiting

[StewyD32]

That has been up for sale for over 6 months.
I remember seeing it a few times in finglas when i was working up there.
The body looks ok but there is something i can't put my finger on. Maybe its just the car is filthy inside.

and the alloys are

worth a ring for a little more info than what the add has

[DanD1988]

he dident seem to know much about car no nct history ect but he said he drop it to 800 so gpx white with sunroof seems bit to good to be tru....

[holio]

Check it out is th best option. At 800 it cant be perfect but at the age these cars are getting to its hard to find many that are. Most of them will need a bit of work.
If you dont know anyone with much mechanical knowledge you can alwas throw a mechanic 50 to check it out.

[DanD1988]

yes true i am stuck now between 2 cars they are lower than my budget so i will have to cash to sort wat ever needs sorting im stuck between

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2595252 has no nct but is mivec with sunroof in fav colour

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Mitsubishi ... annel=CARS

second fto selling is puting new nct but is gx aero no mivec but very nice car second is 400euro more not sure wat to do ????

[holio]

Personally id go for the gx. Its a manual, yes youl b down on power by 30bhp but the manual box will make it feel better. Test drive both them.

[goz_83]

Personally id go for the gx. Its a manual, yes youl b down on power by 30bhp but the manual box will make it feel better. Test drive both them.

I think the GX is 180 BHP, so its only a loss of 20 BHP. The GR is 170. I love the mivec and I too believe that a sunroof is a BIG bonus, but Dan, that GX looks pretty sweet I have to say. My advice: Go see the mivec and promise yourself not to buy it until you see the GX. The mivec looks like the owner couldn't even bother his ar$e to give it a whack of a sponge and some water. That may tell you lots about its time with that owner. The GX also has the facelift bumper, which, in my opinion, is a must. Keep in mind that the mivec on offer is an automatic, and the GX is manual, so the difference in power will be negligible unless you plan on hitting the 5.5k rpm every time you put your foot down.

You could get a sun roof installed at some stage if you really wanted one. It makes the car feel more spacious and airy.

[Sebastian]

Wait a bit more , every day new fto's pop out for sale .

[colm_mcm]

What he said


It's a buyers Market, difference in price between a minter and a shed is only a few hundred €€€€s these days.
Bide your time

[Bernard]

My car has a sunroof and to be honest it's the only thing I'd change about the car.
The models without the sunroof have a groove along the roof that mirrors the lines of the bonnet.

I think it looks great but it would make installing a sunroof at the very least a pig of a job, that's if it could be done at all.

[holio]

My car has a sunroof and to be honest it's the only thing I'd change about the car.
The models without the sunroof have a groove along the roof that mirrors the lines of the bonnet.

I think it looks great but it would make installing a sunroof at the very least a pig of a job, that's if it could be done at all.

Gotta second that, the sunroof would ruin the cars natural lines IMO.

[goz_83]

Its really a very simple job. Take an angle grinder to fto with and fto without sun roof. drink plenty booze before going about this crazy job as a back up if you happen to mess it up. Some elbow grease, hammer & nails and selotape will have your fto looking like the mivec you were looking at in that link.

[StewyD32]

What about this one dand. Only up now.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2764167

[DanD1988]

looks mint very nice but noticed this was for sale 50 days ago in limerick and for 1950 wonder why now its extra 500 and y for sale so quick....?? mite give a cal tomoro

[StewyD32]

Different owner I guess chancing his arm but does look like a nice one.

[holio]

looks mint very nice but noticed this was for sale 50 days ago in limerick and for 1950 wonder why now its extra 500 and y for sale so quick....?? mite give a cal tomoro

In my experience that happens when someone goes out and buys a car without checking it enough, a few weeks later it starts making strange noises so they bring t to a garage and find out it needs x and y and z replaced totaling a couple grand. So they try sell it but becaus they were dupped into buying a junker they think they can do it to someone else but be more savy and maybe even make a lil bit of profit.
Just my experience with buying and selling cars in the past and seeing this kinda thing crop up a few times.

[goz_83]

Defo. He maybe saw a bargain and trying to sell at a profit. Seen it with an mg zs 04 selling on ebay few months ago. Sold for 1k with no nct, but no mechanical problems and i good condition. Good price. Was gonna buy it myself but the wife wasn't happy about the no nct, so I opted out despite knowing the car was warth at least twice that much. 2 days later it was up for sale for €1700 on done deal and didnt last long. Snapped up.

[DanD1988]

seems like car has been around the block bit of a turn off and theres sumtin about this car that i cant put my finger on is mint and all but duno.....

[Myfeckin FTO]

What about this one dand. Only up now.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2764167

This FTO seems to have been up for sale quite a few times now - I'd be interested to know how many owners its had.
Also if you look at the picture showing the speedo/rev counter you can see from the screws (and lack of) that this consols been out quite a few times. All I'm saying its that it clearly wasn't taken out to get aftermarket dials etc put in - make up your own minds.

[DanD1988]

very well noticed i did not see that first time lookin def something not right there there usauly always a reason a car goes tru so many people and at very cheap price that price differs this is 1 i think will be stayin well clear me thinks

[Myfeckin FTO]

very well noticed i did not see that first time lookin def something not right there there usauly always a reason a car goes tru so many people and at very cheap price that price differs this is 1 i think will be stayin well clear me thinks

Not saying to discount viewing the car - it may very well be a clean FTO - just thread carefully.
IMO its probably a little overpriced - 1600 - 1800 Euro would be closer in value if its in good nick.

AFAIK this FTO was once owned by "Mike-Kerry" on here - so there may be some history on this forum.

[DanD1988]

GREAT NEWS got an fto gpx tonight black gpx with sunroof facelift fitted and lots of nice extras bought it from melvey on here sound bloke gave me great price and he realy cared for the car as i intend on doin also love the car amazing car thx again melvey and all you responded giving advice info ect

[StewyD32]

congrats on the purchase Dan, and on the sale Melvey.

[melvey]

Your welcome Dan,
wanted her to go to an fto member,
Best of luck with her

[paul2508]

congrats on the car mate. Glad to see another fto member willin to put in the effort. Any major plans for It

[DanD1988]

thx lads she will be minded like a baby cant belive the amount of history with car melvey was havin a look tru i always like gettin bits like that with car