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Howdy all,

For those interested the December issues of Motor Magazine, due out sometime this week, will have a write up on the FTO. Should be an intersting read!
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Is it going to be in the Past Blast section or whatever it's called these days in the back pages of Motor?

Nice excuse to buy a mag!
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Post by GB »

Yep,

It'll be in the blast from the past section.
It will be interesting to see what they have to say about it 'cause in the past they have been a little critical of the import market.
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Yeah, I would've thought an article for an FTO would appear in the sister mag Speed.

Excellent...thanks for the scoop.
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Post by Teania »

:) Yes-This is my car (before modifications) in the mag. Not too bad a write up.

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Hhehehehe brought the mag for the FTO artical, almost every other articals is the same as the current Wheels mag!!

Well at last some recognition from a "local cars" mag
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I read it on the train this morning... Yes its in the PastBlast at the back, I noticed a few mistakes and the writer seemed to struggle to fill the 3 pages... all in all a good introductory article for those unfamiliar with FTO (too bad they couldn't find a manual example). But it would be really good to see a proper write-up in a mag like "SPEED" a 3-way comparo with local rivals like Integra Type-R and Celica ZR would be even better... although there was one in Hot Imports (DC2 vs GPX) quite a while ago

So Tania did they send you a free copy? :)
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:( no.... but they do give you a "free t-shirt".... hmnnnnn..... Looking at the photos... I am glad I have now had it lowered... what a ride height! :P
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Congrats Teania on getting your car in the mag, nice clean example of an FTO. Love the front on pic on the 3rd page 8O :P
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:D He (the photo man) made me drive around and around and around and around a roudabout until he got a shot he liked....... oooohhhhh.... dizzzyyyy!!!
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i got dizzy just reading that... hahaha

they tought your car was a 5 speed tip!

did they at least wash and polish it for ya??
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:lol: I wish it was a 5 speed tip (actually I really wish it was a manual.... but *sigh* )

Mmnnn - wash and polish, that would be nice.... nah, it didn;t need it, I'd only just recently had it done. GB reckons I treat the car better than him.... (which is probably true!!! :P )

I tried to get them to put the web address in as well - but no joy on that one, at least the club did get a small mention :lol:
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Post by GPXXX »

yeh bought the mag and read the article myself... not a bad read, got some really good cred and photos... (also good to put another face to a name, hehehe)

but i think the journo was confusing himself between a GP and a GR, and the power figures were wrong for the GR as well...

...but yeh, good job in the free-plug for the club! ;)

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