[b]FOR SALE[/b]

[alanmccormack]

FOR SALE

Mitsubishi FTO GR V6 (1995)
2 Litre V6
24 Valve Double OverHead Camshaft
12 Months NCT
Taxed Until End of June 2004
67000 Miles (107800 KM)
Stunning Metallic Black Paintwork (stonechips professionally removed a little while back)
Just had Mitsubishi Full Service (at Michael Tynan Motors, Clondalkin)
Mitsubishi 16" Alloys with Mitsubishi locking wheel nuts
Tiptronic Semi-Automatic Gearbox (Clutchless Gear Changes)
TOAD Thatcham Category 1 Alarm & Immobilser (Professionally Fitted, cert to prove)
Remote Central Locking
Sony Radio/Cassette (Face Off) Stereo with 10 Disc CD Autochanger
Climate Control - Just had new pump, Serviced & Re-Gassed (at cost of over E500)
Blitz High Performance Stainless Steel Mesh Air Filter
Racelogic V-SAM Performance ECU
Front Brake Discs Vented, Grooved & Cross Drilled
Pagid Race Brake Pads
Aeroquip Stainless Steel Braided Brake Hoses all Around
Drivers Air Bag
PAVA Undersealed (the rubberised underseal that 'mends' over)
Power Steering
Electric Windows
Electric Mirrors
White Dials and Polished Alloy Gearbox surround
Tappets and Timing Belt replaced at 100000KM Service, (Cost E1440) so no big bills for years yet
Merticulously Maintained & Serviced. All Bills & Receipts to Prove
Owned by FTO Owners Club Member (and definitely not Boy Racer!) and only used on high days and holidays
Spent nearly all of its life on Japanese and English roads
One of the best in Ireland. First to see will buy

Only E6950

Call Alan on 087 781 0540 or 01 284 0455
or email me for pics at: alan.mccormack@arklife.ie

Will post pics if Ciaran tells me how.

[CJ]

Will post pics if Ciaran tells me how.

Alan, you'll have to either host them on a third party web server and use [IMG] tags to reference them or mail them to me and I'll put them up for you.

Ciaran

[CJ]

Click on this link to check out some images of Alans car.

Ciaran

[alanmccormack]

SOLD.

Now in the hands of some nice people from Kildare.

Thanks for the interest.

Alan

[daniel]

Alan, out of interest if you dont mind me asking, what did she sell for?

[alanmccormack]

After much haggling €6650. Which both parties were happy with. The car really was in perfect, showroom condition, had been serviced regularly by Mitsubishi and generally cosseted and loved by me and the asking price reflected that.

As with any car, it is always better to go for a slightly more expensive, but well looked after car, than the cheap dog with all manner of horrors underneath, but it is especially the case with the FTO and its complicated V6 and tiptronic box.

[CJ]

You got a very good price there Alan, its just a pity we couldn't keep it in the fold!

Ciaran

[alanmccormack]

That is what the people who bought it thought too and that is what matters!

A car is is only worth what somebody is willing to pay for it. The first person that came to see the car offered €6400 and I turned that down. I wouldn't have asked what I did unless I thought the car was worth it and I thought that I could get it. The car really was in amazing condition (the photos didn't do it justice!) and it was looked after with no expense spared. I have had 9 more calls since selling the car on Saturday.

What I would say is that I would definitely buy another FTO and I would also buy another Mitsubishi car. What a fantastically reliable brand they are. The dealer that serviced my car here was always totally professional and friendly (Michael Tynan Motors) and the owners are a sound bunch too. Thanks to Rob Edge for all his advice and help when I first moved over.

Boring motoring here I come :-(

[CJ]

Thanks to Rob Edge for all his advice and help when I first moved over.

As it happens, I'm in Robs old GPX, he jumped on the sensiible car bandwagon himself, mind you that chipped Mondeo TDCi managed 156bhp and a massive 296lbs/ft of torque at the last RR session!

Boring motoring here I come

Whats on the cards out of interest?

Ciaran

[alanmccormack]

Robert Edge's GPX - I seem to remember that having a lovely exhaust with a cat by-pass that made a fantastic noise when you floored it! Great car.

The replacement is already bought, but I feel embarrassed admitting to a '94 Golf Diesel Estate! I had to downgrade purely for practical reasons. It's hard to tell your girlfriend that you can't afford a much needed kitchen when you have €6.5K car on the drive and you are paying €1900 a year to renew your insurance.

[alanmccormack]

Anyone see the optimistic guy asking for €10K for his 1.8 on www.cbg.ie ?

I hope that I haven't offended anyone here. What's this car got to make it so special?

[Dave]

yeah and its a "turbo 2" whatever that is.....