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Hi all 1st post but 2nd FTO

Postby ryanmck14 » Thu Dec 05, 2013 7:48 pm

Hi everyone, Ryan here N.ireland Co.derry
Joined few years ago but never posted when I purchased a silver 95 GPX mivec triptronic

Loved the car and the noise but it was pretty rotten underneath :(
In the end I got sick of welding it every mot and sold it on for something fresher

Ended up with an 06 Mazda rx8. Lovely car but the running costs (£495 of tax and average 15-20mpg) sucked my wallet dry
Plus with me trying to fund a motorbike racing addiction it had to go
Sold it and now have my hands on a white 96 manual gr
Still needs a bit of tlc but I like something to work on
Good bit is that it was imported in 2007 and under sealed right away so the floor and chassis are solid as a rock :)

Do miss the mivec noise but then I suppose that stops me revin it so hard!



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Re: Hi all 1st post but 2nd FTO

Postby Mick ah » Thu Dec 05, 2013 8:58 pm

Welcome to the club.

Looks like a nice find. I hope she wears well for you.

Mivec is just the cherry on top when it comes to FTOs, they're all incredible machines, you'll hardly miss it after a while.

And you'll get no sympathy talking about motor tax :P

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Re: Hi all 1st post but 2nd FTO

Postby goz_83 » Fri Dec 06, 2013 3:23 am

:whs

Motor tax here on an fto is €710. Regular raping from our government.
97 Manual GPX. Icecelle Blue.
Other Stuff: Induction kit. Front Strut. Apex Lowered. 17" Kahns. Quad exhaust. HID lights. Glow dials and rings/cups. Black leather seats. Window tints. Sunroof.
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Re: Hi all 1st post but 2nd FTO

Postby ryanmck14 » Fri Dec 06, 2013 11:16 am

Thanks guys
Yeah loving the v6 again feels quicker than my old 230bhp rx8 down low

Hmmm yeah ive friends from south and your nct and road tax is bit mental.
So glad i only pay £230 for the year for the fto
And the mpg is huge improvement over the mazda

Plus it turns more heads than the mazda ever did
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Re: Hi all 1st post but 2nd FTO

Postby brccrx » Sun Dec 08, 2013 3:00 pm

Welcome!

Very nice GR i must say!
Only one ever build 1.3 turbo Fto, 0.7 bar on stock internals...because your imagination is the only boundary :)
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Re: Hi all 1st post but 2nd FTO

Postby ryanmck14 » Mon Dec 09, 2013 11:37 am

Thanks. It isn't as tidy looking in the flesh lol
Needs front bumper sprayed and a general tidy up

Going to attempt changing tappets and do the timing belt this week
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Re: Hi all 1st post but 2nd FTO

Postby waynebowden » Wed Dec 25, 2013 7:46 pm

Hi Ryan

Lovely machine alloys really stand out. From Letterkenny so not a million miles away

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