1997 FTO GPX WANTED

[iwannafto]

I'm looking for a 1997 GX/GR/GPX. Will pay up to €11,500 in cash.
Does anybody know where to start looking?
Its my first FTO so any help would be appreciated.

Jeff.

[Neil]

look at the two posts below this one...

[iwannafto]

Not too crazy about the colour, I was hoping for silver or black and the rear spoiler doesn't do it for me either.... any other tips?

[Myfeckin FTO]

Not too crazy about the colour, I was hoping for silver or black and the rear spoiler doesn't do it for me either.... any other tips?

Don't get too hung up on colour.
Condition is very important - then model type e.g. Manual GPX is sought after but hard to find a good one. I have had a red GR and presently have a silver GPX but I would have prefered a blue or black one but simply went for the best that was available at the time. A spoiler is easy to sort out and should be the least of your worries. There are several threads on the forum covering what to look for when buying an FTO.

[iwannafto]

I spoke to some guy in Sean Byrne Autos and he told me that they were expecting a shipment from Japan this Monday....do you or do you know of anyone who has had experience in dealing with this garage i.e. are the cars generally in good condition etc?

[Mustang]

Iwannafto,
Like Neil said Mivec is selling two FTO's a '97 white GPvR and a '97 red GPX. Both available with the GPvR spoiler. And now that he is open to offers I would say that both are within your budget!
Personally I prefer the standard spoiler to the GPvR one, but you could always sell on the GPvR spoiler they fetch big money.
Iwanafto wrote

I spoke to some guy in Sean Byrne Autos and he told me that they were expecting a shipment from Japan this Monday....do you or do you know of anyone who has had experience in dealing with this garage i.e. are the cars generally in good condition etc?

I can't comment on the quality of the cars but he takes the p!ss a bit with his prices.

[Neil]

iwannafto - im pretty much in the same boat, I've about 10,500 - 11,000 to spend (unfortunately ive to factor in an est. 3000 for insurance ) which leaves me with about 7,500 (absolute max) for the car about 500 - 1000 to give it a good polishing up and a bit of service/stereo/tyres or whatever when I have it.

the options are really just a) import b) the usual used cars places c) off here, no point going through the pros and cons again in this thread - if you look through the main forum I think i've asked just about every question I could think of so most of its been covered.

good luck!