The Irish Mitsubishi FTO Owners Club

by **dave100** » Thu May 10, 2007 9:59 pm

Guys, i am moving to Scotland next month to start a new life. I will be getting a good pay rise so will be changing the trusty gpx for something else. I have a shortlist and would appreciate any comments. My budget will be £10 - £15K.

350Z
Skyline GTR - bit old?
NSX - might struggle to find a good one?
Sylvia S15
S2000 - not sure if i would fit in this
Type R DC5 - possibly a bit gutless?
CLK 230K - not japanese!
VX220 - not sure if i would fit in this
Cerbera - high maintenance?
Boxster - expensive to service?

All comments/suggestions welcomed

by **adrian** » Thu May 10, 2007 10:51 pm

S2000, you'll not regret it! 350Z is a peach too though. I looked at a Cerb before buying the 911 and the estimated cost (by the owners clubs) of 4k sterling a year to run the thing put me way off! :shock:

by **soc** » Fri May 11, 2007 9:08 am

adrian wrote: before buying the 911

That has such a nice ring to it.....

by **dave100** » Fri May 11, 2007 9:18 am

Im 6'2"ish but can just about fit into an RX7. i suppose the best way is to try one for size!

by **adrian** » Fri May 11, 2007 9:24 am

soc wrote:
adrian wrote: before buying the 911

That has such a nice ring to it.....

I know, sometimes it's hard to say without sounding like a knob... but phuck it, it does have a nice ring to it!

by **dave100** » Wed May 23, 2007 8:22 am

Well, the move to Scotland and job promotion has gone t*ts up as i have split with the girlfriend but the good news is that the new car purchase is still on

The hankering for a turbo has steered me in the direction of a Skyline GTR. Am flying over to Leeds tmrw morning to view it. You guys will be the first to know if i buy it

by **Viper** » Wed May 23, 2007 11:40 am

I drove a few opels before settling on the lotus and I'd say you'll have no problem fitting in a speedster, problem might be getting in and out though!

by **Myfeckin FTO** » Wed May 23, 2007 12:40 pm

dave100 wrote:............The hankering for a turbo has steered me in the direction of a Skyline GTR...........

R32/R33/R34?

Serious machine - if I valued performance beyond all else I would be driving one. Big step up in running costs from the FTO though.

by **d_andrews78** » Wed May 23, 2007 12:49 pm

dave100 wrote:The hankering for a turbo has steered me in the direction of a Skyline GTR. Am flying over to Leeds tmrw morning to view it. You guys will be the first to know if i buy it

What Colour is it? as recently I've seen at least 3 or 4 white R33's and R34's about in Belfast, just to let you know as I am sure you want something that's different.

by **dave100** » Wed May 23, 2007 1:11 pm

Its a graphite metallic R33 im not a fan of white ones :smt078

Hopefully this one will stand out from the crowd a bit!
Running costs should be fun myFTO - looks like im back to taking it easy every weekend until the next payrise :lol:

by **ftolam13** » Sun Jun 17, 2007 1:07 am

mitsubishi again :lol:

Website · by **Muad_dib77** » Sun Jun 17, 2007 11:04 am

ftolam13 wrote:mitsubishi again

eh?

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