Lancers

Post by **Supplanter** » Fri Feb 06, 2004 6:02 pm

I have noticed a common theme with us FTO owners, a lot of us have had Lancers previously to purchasing our loved ones... curious to see just how many of us ex-Lancer owners there are.

GPXXX · Post by **GPXXX** » Fri Feb 06, 2004 6:06 pm

guilty, and ashamed of it...

Post by **Supplanter** » Fri Feb 06, 2004 6:12 pm

Mine was the perfect first car, always kept me out of trouble, and it's meagre appetite for fuel helped me save for a real car

GPXXX · Post by **GPXXX** » Fri Feb 06, 2004 6:14 pm

funny, i seem to have better fuel economy on my FTO compared to my old PoS... (and it also ran like a dog too). oh well, guess that's just my luck.... never going back again (unless it's an Evo)!

SilentBobMk2 · Post by **SilentBobMk2** » Fri Feb 06, 2004 6:16 pm

Nah, ex Hyundai S Coupe boy here, though similar in ashame-ness factor

SilentBob

TimmyD · Post by **TimmyD** » Fri Feb 06, 2004 9:55 pm

hehe
well, my FTO was my first and will be my only for at least 3/4 yrs then i'll be getting an s15 silvia ^_^\/
Not sure if i'll keep the FTO or sell it...
we'll c.

Tim

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Fri Feb 06, 2004 11:26 pm

by then we'll be all driving ferrari, ahhahahahah

Daz_FTO · Post by **Daz_FTO** » Sat Feb 07, 2004 10:05 pm

VH Commodore to KE70 Corolla then FTO. Gran Turismo 3 got me interested in the FTO - definetly not mirages (sorry but i reckon those cars look like crap...) and lancers dont do anything for me either.

Power (it has enough) and uniqueness baby!!!!

Radium · Post by **Radium** » Mon Feb 09, 2004 12:59 pm

Mazda Protege baby.... People said it was relaxing actually, which worked in my favour quite a few times haha

The FTO isn't the most accomodating car when it comes to "rocking the cazbah"

Phill · Post by **Phill** » Mon Feb 09, 2004 1:12 pm

91 Honda Civic

- Lets just say it's going to be a SERIOUS step up

mrdj1234 · Post by **mrdj1234** » Mon Feb 09, 2004 1:14 pm

I'm thinking of getting the tripple diamond tattood on my ass... my FTO is my 4th mitsi

1st: 78 stigma, metallic green (2L auto then man)... the damn thing just wouldn't die... no matter what I did to it... although 3 engines and two gearboxes in 3 years was a pretty good attempt at killing it

2nd: 86 TN Magna silver with black "oem" pannels by time i got rid of it (2.6 efi man)... a station wagon no less... more torque than a truck and it didn't ever need a new engine

3rd: 00 Proton satria (1.5 man)... not 100% mitsi, but I think it counts... just a rebadged CC hatch. Great little rice car, fully loaded and better than a lancer in the handling Oh yeah.. it was one of those YELLOW ones

4th: My pride and joy, the Passion red FTO. ......

on the up side, with the way that Mitsubishi put their cars together, there's not a whole lo I don't know about their mechanicals, their "secret signs" and bodgy ways to keep them running well past their use by dates...

lal · Post by **lal** » Tue Feb 10, 2004 6:04 pm

yeah I'm one of those who used to have a Lancer

and i miss it too.. coz i sold it to a friend that lives on the same road and he's riced it up

what i can say is that the fact that I owned a Lancer (Mitsubishi), which was very good to me and reliable.. it made the purchasing of the FTO easier as it was from a Family car name that serve me well.... I actually had a deposit on a CRX (Japan export which had electric roof that goes in the boot), but saw the FTO at the last moment and the fact that my last Mitsu was great, it made it easier

like you know.. how our dads has to either buy a Toyota Camry, not because they like it... but because their old toyota lasted them 20yrs or so

... you get what i mean

it's called BRAND LOYALTY

fto12345 · Post by **fto12345** » Tue Feb 10, 2004 6:20 pm

I was a Mirage boy.

I think it was a 96 model.

The one just before the current one where they have mirage written on the boot.

It was ok but the fact that it was an auto I couldn't handle it.
So had it for about 2 yrs and sold it and got my also passion red FTO.

And loving every minute of it...although it's little bit sick at the moment.

Cheers,

Raven · Post by **Raven** » Wed Feb 11, 2004 10:14 pm

my FTO is my first car, and have no plans to get rid of it any time soon

rxboy · Post by **rxboy** » Thu Feb 12, 2004 1:30 pm

Before the FTO, I used to drive my dad's ex-taxi Ford Falcon. I remember the smile on my face when the ODO read 666666 km while I was driving

d_stroy_r · Post by **d_stroy_r** » Thu Feb 12, 2004 1:31 pm

my sister owns a lancer

Dont disregard the lancers, they are the best way to get a license: cant go to fast, reliable and nice handling in tricky situations.......reverse parking

G1 · Post by G1 » Fri Feb 13, 2004 11:51 am

pulsar sr20de auto
fto gpx tip
fto gpx manual (current)

i refused to drive anything below 2.0L

jetlee · Post by **jetlee** » Mon Feb 23, 2004 4:38 pm

We should change this topic to who has ripped a lancer (i.e bullshit gsr rice crap with 20 inch rims and massive zorst!!)

GPXXX · Post by **GPXXX** » Tue Feb 24, 2004 1:13 am

jetlee wrote:We should change this topic to who has ripped a lancer (i.e bullshit gsr rice crap with 20 inch rims and massive zorst!!)

the answer to that would be EVERYONE.

Post by **Supplanter** » Tue Feb 24, 2004 1:24 am

Even FTO GS owners

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