FTO 1.8 buying advice?
11 March 2003, 08:14 PM
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My best advice to you is not to buy a tiptronic at all. The FTO has a high revving engine without a lot of torque, and I found that the auto gearbox made it soggy and unresponsive. The conventional manual was much sharper, even though I was comparing the regular 2.0 V6 engine (manual) with the 2.0 MIVEC (auto).
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11 March 2003, 09:26 PM
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import guy i got my scoob off of occasionally imported theese to got to drive one and was most disappointed tiptronic just held car back and the worst part for me was the clostrophobic feeling i'm 6'1" so not overly tall and just couldn't wait to get out of it.
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import guy i got my scoob off of occasionally imported theese to got to drive one and was most disappointed tiptronic just held car back and the worst part for me was the clostrophobic feeling i'm 6'1" so not overly tall and just couldn't wait to get out of it.
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Post your FTO questions on www.smartgroups.co.uk "FTO List" - It's a VERY active list and you'll get someone on there who owns a GS that can give you all the answers.
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Yeah all the advice I've been given on these...is get the GPX Manual one... that's what I'm getting, expect to pay £7000+ for them, as the manual is kinda rare. It's a loverly car to look at, decent performace, not quite as pants soiling as the scoob, but the Mivecs are good for almost 160mph, sounds like a hoot to me 
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03 November 2003, 10:51 PM
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The 1.8 (GS) is the bottom of the range, and isn't quick - But people don't buy FTOs because they are the quickest car on the road, they buy them because they look great.
A younger FTO enthusiast could afford to insure a GS, and not a GPX - so the 1.8 GS remains a reasonably viable resale option.
Anyhow - even a 1.8 GS can look great, with a bit of work
The car above is a GS - that's had a few quid spent on it (not a massive amount), and polished nicely with Meguiars..
Check out Steve Hemming's FTO site at www.mitsubishi-fto.org for more on this and his other cars...
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[Edited by MrShades - 3/11/2003 10:54:54 PM]
A younger FTO enthusiast could afford to insure a GS, and not a GPX - so the 1.8 GS remains a reasonably viable resale option.
Anyhow - even a 1.8 GS can look great, with a bit of work
The car above is a GS - that's had a few quid spent on it (not a massive amount), and polished nicely with Meguiars..
Check out Steve Hemming's FTO site at www.mitsubishi-fto.org for more on this and his other cars...
Shades
[Edited by MrShades - 3/11/2003 10:54:54 PM]
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