Quick opinions..

Post by **I8A4RE** » Sun May 04, 2008 3:37 pm

b.ored = bored

sublime19 · Post by **sublime19** » Sun May 04, 2008 11:03 pm

Thanks for the wise words guys. I know this is something that's hard to give advice on, but I just couldn't figure out what I wanted to do.

One thing is for sure - Imo the Evo will never look as good as a FTO with even a little bit of basic body work.

I suppose it's true that I can never have the fastest car, so why try? And it's true that if I buy an EVO i'll crave for more power. Better off sticking to a car I like and am really passionate abt and making into something truly unique, rather than jump on the badwagon of the "speed-craze".

I actually considered throwing a turbo in, changed by mind after I was told of how hard it is to find somebody that'll do it properly and how much pain people went through to turbo their fto, and still have problems. So decided this probably wasn't the smartest thing to do, although I wish I could..

I really like the idea of being able to call it MY car, with everything done to my taste. Leaning more towards keep the car now, been thinking about this long and hard for the past 2 days. Thanks, given me a broader viewpoint to work with.

JOeJOe · Post by **JOeJOe** » Mon May 05, 2008 12:28 pm

Get the EVO, if I have the money I would.

Post by **dstocks** » Mon May 05, 2008 1:25 pm

For now.... Im doing this while i can... Sublime, you're the same age as me... I figure do this now.. get it out of your system...

Im afraid that doesnt always work. I did that with a 76 galant in the early ninetees (spent 30K on it and got it featured in Fast Fours at the time and sold it for 7.5K). Said id never do that again, but im back now. I have the house, family car AND my FTO. Baby seat fits in the back - alls good. Just about to go the more power option as well though. Will be picking myself up a VR4 Legnum wagon soon. Can almost feel the twin turbo now. And maybe when im sick of that, ill drop the drivetrain out of it and put it in my FTO

mr-charisma · Post by **mr-charisma** » Mon May 05, 2008 3:30 pm

dstocks wrote:
For now.... Im doing this while i can... Sublime, you're the same age as me... I figure do this now.. get it out of your system...
Im afraid that doesnt always work. I did that with a 76 galant in the early ninetees (spent 30K on it and got it featured in Fast Fours at the time and sold it for 7.5K). Said id never do that again, but im back now. I have the house, family car AND my FTO. Baby seat fits in the back - alls good. Just about to go the more power option as well though. Will be picking myself up a VR4 Legnum wagon soon. Can almost feel the twin turbo now. And maybe when im sick of that, ill drop the drivetrain out of it and put it in my FTO

Lol, I 'm going to be the same if I ever have kids.. the FTO will be my family car ..

Post by **I8A4RE** » Mon May 05, 2008 6:01 pm

FTO FOR LIFE BRO

Post by **dstocks** » Mon May 05, 2008 6:12 pm

My last mod will be getting it silk lined so I can be buried in it

Post by **I8A4RE** » Mon May 05, 2008 6:15 pm

dstocks wrote:My last mod will be getting it silk lined so I can be buried in it

Im liking that idea

rock_it · Post by **rock_it** » Mon May 05, 2008 6:24 pm

That is why I am glad I have the FTO and the GSR/Evo ... 1 for the fun of having 2 doors, and the other to be a ball tearer that has 4 doors....

But by God, if I have a kid, and he/she eats, spews, or does anything in either cars, well they will be in a 5hit load of trouble ... Grrr.... .

Post by **I8A4RE** » Mon May 05, 2008 6:42 pm

rock_it wrote:That is why I am glad I have the FTO and the GSR/Evo ... 1 for the fun of having 2 doors, and the other to be a ball tearer that has 4 doors....

But by God, if I have a kid, and he/she eats, spews, or does anything in either cars, well they will be in a 5hit load of trouble ... Grrr.... .

No thats when you buy the misses a tarago

yano · Post by **yano** » Mon May 05, 2008 6:52 pm

dstocks wrote:My last mod will be getting it silk lined so I can be buried in it

Haha yeh get the misses a tarago and get your kids acustomed to THE BELT!!! Next time they's even think of being sick in the car....SCHLAP!!! LOL

Post by **Supplanter** » Mon May 05, 2008 7:04 pm

dstocks wrote:Will be picking myself up a VR4 Legnum wagon soon. Can almost feel the twin turbo now. And maybe when im sick of that, ill drop the drivetrain out of it and put it in my FTO

That is the car I will be getting when I have kids

http://ozvr4.com/

Shahrez · Post by **Shahrez** » Tue May 06, 2008 1:29 am

stick with the FTO! thats what i'll be doing! iam 20 now and hopefully will keep it even when i hit 30's! prob gotta put a newer engine in and bits and pieces but the car stays!

quain · Post by **quain** » Tue May 06, 2008 1:55 am

This is what happened to me...

Bought a twin turbo Supra just before xmas just because I wanted everything that the FTO lacked... and I planned to sale the FTO as soon as I can

It's May now and the FTO is still there. WHY? I have no idea but every now and then I'd drive it around town and zip through traffic and come back home with a smile on my face. There is no explanation for this and I am pretty sure you are going throug the same thing. Sometimes I even argue "passionately" on the Supraforums defending the FTO for what an underestimated car it is and come up all puzzled. Yes I do love my Supra more but when someone is giving my FTO a bit of bad mouthing, I tend to become all defensive about it.

Best thing to do? Save up for a Evo 8 without selling the FTO

... considering you can get one for less than 30k now... put that extra mile worth of effort and save 10k more!

mr-charisma · Post by **mr-charisma** » Tue May 06, 2008 3:05 am

v. nice mate

How are you liking the Supra??
Personally I wouldn't mind picking up a series 7 Rx-7, or a GSL-SE & doing a 13BT or 20B conversion .. but I can't bring myself to part with that much money..

would be hella fun!!!:twisted: .. but theres always other more important things to spend it on

I sometimes wonder what I'm missing out on by not getting a more powerful car.. but as soon as I jump in the pilots seat of the FTO & hit that MIVEC I seem to forget all about it

It might not be the quickest thing out, but theres just something about them that does it for me..

quain · Post by **quain** » Wed May 07, 2008 3:00 pm

The Supra is an awesome car but handling wise, I have to think about each corner before I take them where as the FTO does it without a second thought

this is with one of the best coilovers fitted (aragosta) compared to just apexi springs for the fto.
Fuel consumption, lets dont even go there

sublime19 · Post by **sublime19** » Wed May 07, 2008 3:12 pm

quain wrote:This is what happened to me...

Bought a twin turbo Supra just before xmas just because I wanted everything that the FTO lacked... and I planned to sale the FTO as soon as I can

It's May now and the FTO is still there. WHY? I have no idea but every now and then I'd drive it around town and zip through traffic and come back home with a smile on my face. There is no explanation for this and I am pretty sure you are going throug the same thing. Sometimes I even argue "passionately" on the Supraforums defending the FTO for what an underestimated car it is and come up all puzzled. Yes I do love my Supra more but when someone is giving my FTO a bit of bad mouthing, I tend to become all defensive about it.

Best thing to do? Save up for a Evo 8 without selling the FTO ... considering you can get one for less than 30k now... put that extra mile worth of effort and save 10k more!

Haha.. or maybe I should just buy a twin turbo supra as well

Anyhow, I think I've decided to keep my FTO for now and jsut do bits and pieces to it here and there, I;m not going to rush into anything as I don't wanna regret anything later on.

Oh and Evo 7s are the ones you may be thinking of, a couple of average quality ones for just under 30, but I wouldn't really touch those. Evo 8s are around $38 for a good one, and I wasn't going to buy anything thats cheaper than that, budgeted myself to spending no more than $40k and no less than 36 on an evo, since I wanted quality.

You're right though, now that I think about it, why do I still have my FTO? Cos I can't bring myself to sell it, probably because I've wanted it since I was 13/14, I even made my email - gpx_fto@hotmail.com when I was 14 because I knew I'd get a FTO some day. Guess I'm just not ready to let it go, because I always dreamt of owning one and doing a shitload to make it really stand out and live it's life to it's potential, and if I havn't achieved what I initially planned then I suppose there will always be a hollow feeling somewhere.

So f*ck it, I'm gonna keep it, do what I want to it, then if I get bored I can say I have no regrets selling it as I've done everything I wanted to do to it.

Thanks for the help guys

Post by **dstocks** » Wed May 07, 2008 3:30 pm

Ahhh its staisfying when you save someone from the dark side

oodLes · Post by **oodLes** » Thu May 08, 2008 3:46 pm

Get the Evo. No question sorry.

Post by **dstocks** » Thu May 08, 2008 4:26 pm

But it doesnt look as good and never will until they make it look like a sports car instead of a medium size family car with a slightly different kit.