Importing an FTO

mr-charisma · Post by **mr-charisma** » Sat May 10, 2008 11:27 pm

it's all personal preference.. some people actually like VS front bars FFS ... each to their own..

sublime19 · Post by **sublime19** » Sat May 10, 2008 11:49 pm

mr-charisma wrote:it's all personal preference.. some people actually like VS front bars FFS ... each to their own..

Lol they wouldn't be so bad if they weren't so common

mr-charisma · Post by **mr-charisma** » Sun May 11, 2008 12:07 am

sublime19 wrote:
mr-charisma wrote:it's all personal preference.. some people actually like VS front bars FFS ... each to their own..
Lol they wouldn't be so bad if they weren't so common

hmm, nah they still are

looks too try-hardish

The Ts factory / stock front bar with blended DC lip are the best looking aftermarket kits IMO..

sublime19 · Post by **sublime19** » Sun May 11, 2008 3:17 am

ya true, I have a full dc kit remember, so no use trying to convince me cos I'm already convinced

I actually like the whole gaping mouth thing, I'd rather just change bars than blend the dc lip on cos no mouth

khunjeng · Post by **khunjeng** » Sun May 11, 2008 10:02 am

sublime19 wrote:Hahaha.. actually the face lift is better than the stock bar, if your not gonna get a kit anytime after buying the car then spose the face lift is decent

make up your mind....

sublime19 · Post by **sublime19** » Sun May 11, 2008 2:45 pm

My bad, I really have to start writing posts in full.

When I first said not everybody likes the facelift, was speaking for myself as in I'd get the pre facelift and throw a DC lip on it, my bad didn't say it right

Taeivon_Rep · Post by **Taeivon_Rep** » Mon May 12, 2008 6:08 pm

seems everyones got there own opinions on the way an FTO looks good! Once i get a car over here (finally) wanna just go totally custom to make it something different..
Some ppl workin at a perforance shop in town made comment that apparently FTO's are (hairdressers) cars or somecrap do u guys get that sometimes too??

sublime19 · Post by **sublime19** » Mon May 12, 2008 6:44 pm

Taeivon_Rep wrote:seems everyones got there own opinions on the way an FTO looks good! Once i get a car over here (finally) wanna just go totally custom to make it something different..
Some ppl workin at a perforance shop in town made comment that apparently FTO's are (hairdressers) cars or somecrap do you guys get that sometimes too??

Well they're a bunch of idiots if they told you that. Performance shops should respect and appreciate car enthusiasts and understand more than anybody else how people like what they like and are willing to spend a lot of time and effort to turn it into something unique to them.

Those guys are idiots, don't listen to them. Not everybody is a sterotype without any taste of their own and just go for common cars that everybody likes to impress everybody around them, without giving a sh*t about personal preference.

Post by **dstocks** » Mon May 12, 2008 6:45 pm

Yeah, ive head that before. Comes from someone whos never driven one and doesnt have a clue.

Post by **I8A4RE** » Mon May 12, 2008 7:03 pm

Thats why we need more turbo supercharged and nossed FTO's, show these c&*ts wats what

mr-charisma · Post by **mr-charisma** » Mon May 12, 2008 7:24 pm

well, the previous owner of my car was a hairdresser... so I guess theres some truth to that..

sublime19 · Post by **sublime19** » Mon May 12, 2008 7:45 pm

I8A4RE wrote:Thats why we need more turbo supercharged and nossed FTO's, show these c&*ts wats what

Lol actually no we don't.

They need to respect the cars for what they are. They're fine even stock out of the factory, they need to stop living life by the quarter mile and respect people who have passion for the cars for what they are. Not every car has to be 0-100 in 5 seconds to be respected

Post by **I8A4RE** » Mon May 12, 2008 9:12 pm

sublime wrote:They need to respect the cars for what they are.

What fairy floss land you living in mate, maybe one too many bickies eh

They're fine even stock out of the factory, they need to stop living life by the quarter mile and respect people who have passion for the cars for what they are. Not every car has to be 0-100 in 5 seconds to be respected

No sh*t sherlock, but it sure makes it an easier argument when they got looks and speed.

sublime19 · Post by **sublime19** » Mon May 12, 2008 9:20 pm

I8A4RE wrote:
sublime19 wrote:
I8A4RE wrote:Thats why we need more turbo supercharged and nossed FTO's, show these c&*ts wats what

They need to respect the cars for what they are.

What fairy floss land you living in mate, maybe one too many bickies eh

They're fine even stock out of the factory, they need to stop living life by the quarter mile and respect people who have passion for the cars for what they are. Not every car has to be 0-100 in 5 seconds to be respected
No sh*t sherlock, but it sure makes it an easier argument when they got looks and speed.

Lol calm down.

Honestly though, just because a car isn't turbo'ed doesn't mean it has to be made fun of. Think about it, FTOs came out in '94. There wasn't any other cars under the 100k bracket at that point in time that handled or went as quick as the FTO or looked anywhere near as good.
You can't tell me this isn't enough to prove the FTO isn't a decent car?
All I'm saying is that FTOs are nothing to scoff at, it was well beyond anything else released at that time in the looks and power department (NA mind you). People compare them now to cars that are 10 years younger and are turbo'ed. We don't have to drive turbo's to prove a point.

Get my poin? I know what you mean about the whole power thing but i'm looking at it from a different perspective here.

Post by **dstocks** » Mon May 12, 2008 11:13 pm

I can see this argument starting all over again. Serious sense of Deja Vu here.

sublime19 · Post by **sublime19** » Mon May 12, 2008 11:31 pm

Nah, no arguement, not gonna let anything like that happen

A friendly discussion

Post by **dstocks** » Mon May 12, 2008 11:53 pm

Nah, you got me wrong. Didnt mean the attitude, meant the topic

Post by **Bennoz** » Tue May 13, 2008 8:45 am

Yeah... lets see if I can list all the "Why the FTO is a good car for its age vs EVO / R33 / S15" arguements

It'd be a 100 pages full of forceful opinion spouting.

Post by **I8A4RE** » Tue May 13, 2008 10:26 am

lol your preaching to the choir my good friend, you dont need to convince me, i actually agree with you

But those f^&k sticks out there that say our cars are a girls car.

Before i got my car painted i thought i would go test drive a supra (turbo) that had full kit on it, to see whether i should waste my time modding my FTO or just buy a already fast car. When i spoke to the SALES guy and i use that term very loosely, he says to me

"so do you have a trade in".
I replied "yeah i got a FTO".
The smart ass mother fu&*er, with a smile on his face says "Oh yeah my wife, would love that car, i can see why you want to move to a more manlier vehicle".
"F^&ken WHAT"

Needless to say im glad he said that to me, cause now i have no intention of ever selling my FTO

PS the supra handled like a big piece of sh*t and wasnt even that quick

Post by **Bennoz** » Tue May 13, 2008 10:37 am

I just ignore them. You wanna take me on, see you at the track. Chances are, I'll beat you, then I'll p*ss on your grave