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Remote Start Engine FTO (1995)

50,000 miles£4,000

MITSUBISHI FTO 2.0 V6 GR AUTO TIPTRONIC, 1995 M Reg, Silver, Only 49750 miles! 10 months MOT, 4 months Tax, Excellent condition, Digital climate control, CAT 1 Immobiliser, Impressive remote start engine! Remote control CD player with 10 disc changer, Electric windows, Electric mirrors, Central locking, Service history, No additional mods (insurance friendly)

Mitsubishi FTO GR (1995)

60,000 miles£4,200

GR 24v V6 - 12 MOT, Veilside Style Kit, "Andromeda" Flip paint, 18inch alloy wheels + originals, full recently fitted stainless exhaust, alarm/immobiliser, tracker, JVC CD player, wired for sub + amp, white dial kit. Recent Cam belt change.
Has been sat unused on drive for six months and will require tax. There are a few minor cracks in paintwork (not bodywork) on the front bumper due to the fibreglass bodywork.
Gorgeous car, needs a good home and someone to love and care for it the way I used to. Sale due to interest in motorbikes.
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Hi All

Have always liked the FTO , whats peoples opinions on them, have you owened one and what do you think of the above is the mileage to high ?
I know this is a scooby forum , but I value the knowledge and wisdom of scoobynetters and you no, no harm in asking .

Thanks
M

Dracoro

11/12 year old cars with only 50/60miles. hmmmmmm. Check out very carefully. I doubt the mileage can be verified anyway due to them being imports. Assume they've done double the mileage and would you still be interested?

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MMM ok , point taken but what if the are 100% genuine ?
do you think they would be worth a look though , don't want to dismiss on an assumption , and if I do go and have a look what should I look out for ? any advice / suggestions

slickrick

go for the gpx,and a manual one over triptronic 200bhp not a bad car.
high spec good mpg and low insurance.(im driving one at the moment,took it in a deal when i sold a car)

Paul_M

Wouldn't touch a tiptronic myself, do you want to drive the car or feel like a passenger? Other than that they look OK, but front wheel drive puts me off, total PITA trying to get traction off the line.

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[quote=Paul_M]Wouldn't touch a tiptronic myself, do you want to drive the car or feel like a passenger?


Rigth so no to the Tiptronic , like to feel as if i'm driving the car no matter how badly I may be doing it

mrdmoore

I had one of these for six months, very good car. 2 litre V6 in a small car, the back seats were big enough for my kids. I had the tiptronic and had no problems with it at all. The only reasons the car went were my wife hated it, something to do with me being too old for it... oh and the dogs didn't fit in the boot. Best car I have had for cornering. The chassis was rusty on mine, they need to be wax oiled when they come into the country.

slickrick

the one im selling soon,

eg3+3

I am selling mine soon too!

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i27/fto78/FTO.jpg

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eg3+3 you have pm

eg3+3

tried to send you PM but your inbox is full !!

eg3+3

more photos of my car!

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2...8/IMG_2947.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2...8/IMG_2949.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2...8/IMG_2952.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2...8/IMG_2946.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2...8/IMG_2945.jpg

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Thanks for the pics eg+3, nice looking car .

you have PM

borat52

With all due respect thats rubbish. Go and look at the car, drive it and you will know if its done double that. Most of the problems start when the cars come into the UK, British dealers are far less honest than almost the entirity of japan.

We've had 3, all GPX manual. one with 30k miles, one 50k mile and one 105k miles. The best car was actually the 105k miles, engine was still as sweet as a nut. Without exception every car had a good engine and gearbox, many have very slight oil leaks but so long as its not like a tap its no problem apart from dripping on the drive. Definately go for a GPX and manual, otherwise you'll regret it till you sell it. Lovely cars to drive, feels just like a little race car but not too hard on the bum. Something to do with the anti roll bar at the back makes a horrible knocking noise on every single one I've been in as you go over bumps, the owners club say its very common but cheap to put right and not an issue apart from the disconcerting noise.
All in all great fuel economy and very good value, look great and drive more responively than my impreza round the bends, its just a shame they are not rear wheel drive.
I'll dig a piccy out of the 105K miles one, it was an absolute minter!

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Cool looking forward to seeing the piccy borat52

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Can some explain the diffrence between GPX and GR

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Just in case anyone else was interested

"The GPX is the mivec hun and on a standard car its about 15bhp diff as the
Mivec is 200bhp standard and the GR is 185bhp"

eg3+3

From my knowledge is that:

FTO version R = 200ps (Mivec)
FTO GPX = 200ps (Mivec)
FTO GX = 180ps (Facelift of GR)
FTO GR = 170ps
FTO GS = 130ps

hope this help.

powerwrx

iTrader: (11)

how much you after mate, whats the millage,what year is it would you swap

eg3+3

year 96 car.. looking for £4000ono and it's done 62000 miles

ando

I had one for two years from 60k to 100k (95 GPX manual). They're very nice cars in my opinion and will see quite a lot of stuff off (most people think they're all 1.8s). Just before mine was written off I was having loads transmission problems (the car needed a new clutch and gearbox which was going to set me back almost £2k parts and labour), so be very picky about the gearbox (which started to go around the 100k mark), also the clutch and some services are engine out jobs, so get quotes for services etc by your local guys, also get an insurance quote, because they're import only they're group friggin' 20!

Oh yeah, expect to be buying LOTS of front tyres, it used to love eating them

Aw well, I'm stuck with an AX with a Saxo engine now which is a giggle!

If you can afford it get it...they're a fun little car for the spondools!

MattN

Had a tip GPX a few years back.

Was good back then but drove one a few weeks back and could really tell how slow the chnage was.

I have a Red Manual GPX on the water as we speak, the manuals are much better IMO and worth the premium.

GPX manuals are getting quite expensive in Japan now (compared to other models of that ilk). So glad I got mine in the colour I wanted.

Overall though good fun in both tip an manual.

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Bet your looking forward to getting it , Can't wait to gt my hands on mine, not long now

borat52

Pics of the old FTO:
Was a 1994 GPX manual, sunroof(V.rare), 17" alloys,5zigen fireball exhaust(best sounding you can get for an FTO) and 105K miles (actual miles was converted from km's electronically with the SVA prep). Was bought from japan in this state.






and one of the current one, the silver one was a way better car,
1995 GPX manual, 17" alloys

http://onfinite.com/libraries/932469/bca.jpg

slickrick

i only want 3k for mine