FTO AUSTRALIA

and 25kw

ok.. i have TWO questions.

Where are u getting all this money?

Can I have some?

Hahaha..
First Answer: Well 16k is on a loan. The rest is cash. the money i earn that doesnt go towards food/rent/etc goes into the car.

Second answer: I'll give you $40k if you give me $50k?

Third answer: maybe wednesday

S1LVERFISH wrote:

Samson wrote:Well considering i dont drink..

don't let bennoz find out!!!!

Well.... truth betold I was wondering where you got your money. Now I have my answer

ah the joy of modifing your ride.

Ever thought that the money you spend now, are the very same money you taking away from some of the options you might want to have for your next ride?

I'd hate to think how much I've spent on cars.... the mini alone has eaten over $80k Onto the 9th engine now....

bennoz put a hayabusa engine into the mini!!!

jonowong wrote:bennoz put a hayabusa engine into the mini!!!

Some one did that to a Smart and it killed a Ferrari.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vExpEl0_5-Y

I got a vid of a bloke with 2 turbo busa engines in his mini... pulled 0-100 in 2.7 seconds

FTO338 wrote:ah the joy of modifing your ride.

Ever thought that the money you spend now, are the very same money you taking away from some of the options you might want to have for your next ride?

Okay, I'm extreamely obsessed with FTOs. I cant think of another car under $100k i'd prefer. If i decided to buy an Evo IX or something i'd want to keep the FTO as well.. I dont plan on selling it anytime soon.

hmm u need to get new rims

Really? I only bought these recently? I like the non-chrome look. As well as they extreamely light. esp for 18s.
What dont you like about them?

Samson wrote:What dont you like about them?

they aren't on his car

so, looking back could you have done it cheaper if you planned for everything? like, was everything just impulse buys and stuff? or extra costs that you didn't see coming?

i.e buying a turbo kit, then x amount of dollars for installation, x amount of dollars for tuning, x dollars for new cooling and whatever else that have just added up?

i'm going to wait until my insurance costs cool down a bit before doing anything too major to my car like turbo-age

I have a very, very short list;
Wheels & Tyres: $1500
Reconditioned Alternator: $250
New battery: $60
Touch up paint & paint for painting my Mivec cover, wiper blades, grills & plastic parts: $55
Exhaust cannon (yet to be fitted): $45
Air intake pod (yet to be fitted): $25
Strut Brace: $90
Total: $2025

my biggest cost has been insurance & servicing - whch i would have spent on whichever car I got, so I guess it doesn't really count, but totals up to about $4000-5000

The main things I've got planned to do now are:
Adjust tappets,
Have Engine checked out & fixed
Scissor doors
Exhaust

DIY's:
Air intake
ICE - Micro Computer + New sound system
Leatherette Seats
Customise Rear & front bumpers
New alarm
Fixing Electric Mirrors

mr-charisma wrote:
my biggest cost has been insurance & servicing - whch i would have spent on whichever car I got, so I guess it doesn't really count, but totals up to about $4000-5000

The main things I've got planned to do now are:
Adjust tappets,
Have Engine checked out & fixed
Fixing Electric Mirrors

not the same if u bought a ford. Insurance would be 600 bucks.

4-5k and u still need the engine fixed? OMG

khunjeng wrote:
not the same if u bought a ford. Insurance would be 600 bucks.

4-5k and u still need the engine fixed? OMG

Hehe, I know what you mean... but it probably would be more if I got a Ford cause the only ford I would ever buy would be a GT40 Otherwise I wouldn't touch one with a 10 foot pole

my insurance was $3130 for two years out of the $4000-5000..
the servicing I have done myself and only cost me the price of oil/ oil filters/fuel filters, oh and front & rear brake pads ($130) and a slab of beer ($50) for a mate who helped out with installing them. So all in all I think Ive been able to keep the cost of servicing down to a minimum so far.

just haven't had a mechanic look at the engine/electronics before cause it runs pretty well, after the last service though it was running crap, but I found the problem last night - a hose from the air intake pipe wasn't connected to the air sensors (I think) and I think that it wasn't letting enough air into the engine so it lacked power and was running very choppy. I'll be calling the mechanic & letting him know that he messed up & that if he doesn't know anything about a certain type of car, that he should just say so rather than saying that he can do it and having the attitude of "I'll have a crack at it"

At the moment my biggest concern at the moment though, is that my car doesn't hit 8000RPM and cuts out and chokes a bit at 6k revs, noone can tell me what the problem is for sure though.

Samson wrote:
It all adds up. Im so depressed..
And for everyone who wants to say... "but for $50k you couldve bought a...."

Get F**KED

I know i couldve but then i wouldve had to spent $15k on that to make it mine.

I want that number plate [G3T-FKD] stupid RTA wont give it too me... Apparently its "offencive"

I say BLAH ! blah to them

Bahahahahaha... that would be an awesome plate... might see if qld will allow it?

i know they said i could get it at first but when she typed it in the comp and saw what it said she goes no its offensive apparently

but honestly whos it offensive too ?

hahahaha... the cop behind you... lol... that'd be great...
Might try it... see if they realise... If you actually get them can the cops book you?