Buying an FTO in the east and driving it to WA - feasible?

Rob Furniss · Post by **Rob Furniss** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 2:31 pm

Probably sounds like a thick question since Australia is a pretty big place but there's hardly any about in WA (where I live) and the few that are for sale seem way over priced for the KM's/condition compared to those i've seen advertised in the eastern states.

So is it possible to buy one in SA/NSW and then drive it back west and is it allowed (licensing etc)?

Or does anyone know of a tidy GPX for sale in WA?

Cheers

Rob

spency · Post by **spency** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 3:50 pm

Sell you mine for 6k cash and I'll meet you in Vic with it.

Rob Furniss · Post by **Rob Furniss** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 4:10 pm

Tempting, not a great fan of the veilside nose though i'm afraid (although I know a lot like them).

There is a white fto for sale in scarborough at 5K but it's done 213000 km's and it's a GR, think I need another GPX to supercharge and maybe a manual this time.

rock_it · Post by **rock_it** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 4:10 pm

And easier to rego in WA than it is over here too ...

It is harder to get a car from WA then rego in NSW.. Cause you have to go through full blueslip, and re-produce all the import papers... From what I understand in WA, the import papers and history are not needed...

Rob Furniss · Post by **Rob Furniss** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 4:16 pm

That's interesting and hopefully good news, think I need to look into this a lot more since i'm a fresh pom and don't really know the rules here yet.

Rob Furniss · Post by **Rob Furniss** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 4:19 pm

spency wrote:Sell you mine for 6k cash and I'll meet you in Vic with it.

My god i've just noticed you're in hobart, that's decent of you to offer.

rock_it · Post by **rock_it** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 4:22 pm

Rob Furniss wrote:That's interesting and hopefully good news, think I need to look into this a lot more since i'm a fresh pom and don't really know the rules here yet.

A POM .... GTFO

Hehehehe... Only kidding .. Welcome to Aus mate...

wcefan · Post by **wcefan** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 4:26 pm

Road Transport doesn't cost too much. I was quoted to move an Evo from NSW to WA for $1.3k.. That's inc transport insurance.

Fly over to eastern states.. check FTO out.. purchase FTO.. Ship back to WA.. Whilst being shipped, enjoy your holiday over east.. Fly back to WA.. Pick up FTO from transport depot.

Or if you feel like driving it across Oz, you can do that as well.

yotka · Post by **yotka** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 4:32 pm

wcefan wrote:Road Transport doesn't cost too much. I was quoted to move an Evo from NSW to WA for $1.3k.. That's inc transport insurance.

Fly over to eastern states.. check FTO out.. purchase FTO.. Ship back to WA.. Whilst being shipped, enjoy your holiday over east.. Fly back to WA.. Pick up FTO from transport depot.

Or if you feel like driving it across Oz, you can do that as well.

+1

I did this, but tons of complications later, trip and health related, I did not even get to view the FTO, and flew back... and got 1 from WA instead.

yotka · Post by **yotka** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 4:43 pm

OK, if you want to know the full steps involved, this is the usual preferred way:

1> For the inter-state FTO, get the owner to de-register it.

2> Get a car courier company to ship it over. About $1200, door to door, if from Eastern States. If from SA, it will be about $800, if you go by rail, but you have to be present, when the train arrives, for pickup.

3> Get it over the pits, for registration purposes, along with the papers, showing you own it. You will probably have to remove any non-stock accessories, etc. $80. I think, per inspection.

4> Get it registered, when it passes the pit test.

spency · Post by **spency** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 5:32 pm

5.5k? It's a manual gpx.

bass_twitch · Post by **bass_twitch** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 5:36 pm

yotka wrote:OK, if you want to know the full steps involved, this is the usual preferred way:

1> For the inter-state FTO, get the owner to de-register it.

2> Get a car courier company to ship it over. About $1200, door to door, if from Eastern States. If from SA, it will be about $800, if you go by rail, but you have to be present, when the train arrives, for pickup.

3> Get it over the pits, for registration purposes, along with the papers, showing you own it. You will probably have to remove any non-stock accessories, etc. $80. I think, per inspection.

4> Get it registered, when it passes the pit test.

5> supercharge it

6> teach us all how you did it

7> we supercharge ours

Kustom · Post by **Kustom** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 5:36 pm

just drive it dont be soft

wcefan · Post by **wcefan** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 6:21 pm

bass_twitch wrote:
yotka wrote:OK, if you want to know the full steps involved, this is the usual preferred way:

1> For the inter-state FTO, get the owner to de-register it.

2> Get a car courier company to ship it over. About $1200, door to door, if from Eastern States. If from SA, it will be about $800, if you go by rail, but you have to be present, when the train arrives, for pickup.

3> Get it over the pits, for registration purposes, along with the papers, showing you own it. You will probably have to remove any non-stock accessories, etc. $80. I think, per inspection.

4> Get it registered, when it passes the pit test.
5> supercharge it

6> teach us all how you did it

7> we supercharge ours

+1 haha.. Has anyone supercharged their FTO on this forum? Haven't really looked.

Rob Furniss · Post by **Rob Furniss** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 6:47 pm

wcefan wrote:
bass_twitch wrote:
yotka wrote:OK, if you want to know the full steps involved, this is the usual preferred way:

1> For the inter-state FTO, get the owner to de-register it.

2> Get a car courier company to ship it over. About $1200, door to door, if from Eastern States. If from SA, it will be about $800, if you go by rail, but you have to be present, when the train arrives, for pickup.

3> Get it over the pits, for registration purposes, along with the papers, showing you own it. You will probably have to remove any non-stock accessories, etc. $80. I think, per inspection.

4> Get it registered, when it passes the pit test.
5> supercharge it

6> teach us all how you did it

7> we supercharge ours
+1 haha.. Has anyone supercharged their FTO on this forum? Haven't really looked.

Yes mate, me

bass_twitch · Post by **bass_twitch** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 7:06 pm

Rob Furniss wrote:
wcefan wrote:
bass_twitch wrote:
yotka wrote:OK, if you want to know the full steps involved, this is the usual preferred way:

1> For the inter-state FTO, get the owner to de-register it.

2> Get a car courier company to ship it over. About $1200, door to door, if from Eastern States. If from SA, it will be about $800, if you go by rail, but you have to be present, when the train arrives, for pickup.

3> Get it over the pits, for registration purposes, along with the papers, showing you own it. You will probably have to remove any non-stock accessories, etc. $80. I think, per inspection.

4> Get it registered, when it passes the pit test.
5> supercharge it

6> teach us all how you did it

7> we supercharge ours
+1 haha.. Has anyone supercharged their FTO on this forum? Haven't really looked.
Yes mate, me

Hence why I asked for instructions...

wcefan · Post by **wcefan** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 7:26 pm

Rob Furniss wrote:
wcefan wrote:
bass_twitch wrote:
yotka wrote:OK, if you want to know the full steps involved, this is the usual preferred way:

1> For the inter-state FTO, get the owner to de-register it.

2> Get a car courier company to ship it over. About $1200, door to door, if from Eastern States. If from SA, it will be about $800, if you go by rail, but you have to be present, when the train arrives, for pickup.

3> Get it over the pits, for registration purposes, along with the papers, showing you own it. You will probably have to remove any non-stock accessories, etc. $80. I think, per inspection.

4> Get it registered, when it passes the pit test.
5> supercharge it

6> teach us all how you did it

7> we supercharge ours
+1 haha.. Has anyone supercharged their FTO on this forum? Haven't really looked.
Yes mate, me

Oh cool. Is it worth it? / what was the approximate cost of doing it?

Rob Furniss · Post by **Rob Furniss** » Sat Aug 06, 2011 7:04 pm

I thought it was defo worth it - when it was finished that is, nearly gave up a few times while I was doing it and said I would never do another but i'm missing the FTO and couldn't have another one for long without charging it as the low-end torque improvement is pretty good.
It knocked 1.5 seconds off my 1/4 mile time on a low boost setup and my car was already the quickest non-forced induction tip in the uk before I charged it so it was no slouch before.

There's another guy doing one at the moment on the UK forum following mine but with a few changes.

I think it cost me about 2K GBP but a good portion of that was re-work costs since it hadn't been done before using an eaton m45 charger (I made mistakes).

FTO AUSTRALIA