FTO AUSTRALIA

Ohh... ok.. so, if i were to import her, and I can't obviously, because no one can comply them, the rims would need to be replaced? any apex controllers? AFC controllers? Exhaust? The bonnet and what about the bodykit?

Do all these things need to be destoryed?

to my understanding, to get a compliance it has to be 100% stock standard.

You'd be better off getting one down here for 15 - 19 g's and modding it yourself.

Tim

Guni_GuGu wrote:Ohh... ok.. so, if i were to import her, and I can't obviously, because no one can comply them, the rims would need to be replaced? any apex controllers? AFC controllers? Exhaust? The bonnet and what about the bodykit?

Do all these things need to be destoryed?

yes all modifications have to be removed during compliance and the car brought back to original manufacturers specifications. then the compliance workshop must destroy any after market parts removed during the compliance process

I'm fairly certain that FTOs are still being imported and complianced in Aus, as mrdj1234 bought one around 6-8 weeks ago, that had been complianced only months earlier.

I would suggest that the reason this guy was saying it would take so long and cost so much was to try to put you off doing it.

Check out the latest HPI magazine, I vaguely remember a couple of ads advertising compliancing for the FTO and other imports.

$24gs for that car is definately overpriced (esp with the condition it's in). You'd lose $10gs the moment the car is driven off the dock. But I'm guessing this price includes compliancing, which means bringing the car back to stock. And we all know how expensive stock parts are.

That bonnet is nice though. Don't really care for the black colour, but that bonnet style is nice and subtle (ala Vanquish).

Save yourself the hassle and money and get one locally I reckon.

dannyboyau wrote:looks like we both were writing a answer at the same time

didnt mean to repeat what you said FTO338

Thats all right Danny eheheheh at least that way ppl know we didn't bullshit ahahahaa, & yeah just got mine ADSL working again at work, so now I'm back on the fast line

ruchi wrote:I'm fairly certain that FTOs are still being imported and complianced in Aus, as mrdj1234 bought one around 6-8 weeks ago, that had been complianced only months earlier.

I would suggest that the reason this guy was saying it would take so long and cost so much was to try to put you off doing it.

Yep i agree with ruchi, i'm sure someone would be able to compliant a FTO in Aus, after all theres currently around 500 workshop applied for RAW with only 5 failed so far.

Mind you if you had bought the car into the country & lodge the paper work in before the RAW regulation had introduced. You should still able to compliant the car with the old regulation.

quick question,
does anyone know of any compliancer who has bought the right to comply FTO's yet?

Guni_GuGu wrote:

i just gotta say though', that bonnet looks sweeeeet...

GPXXX wrote:

Guni_GuGu wrote:

i just gotta say though', that bonnet looks sweeeeet...

mmm 1. Yeah she looks alright
but 2. mmmmm where have i seen that front bar before?? oo yeah now i remember....

I can't say that I am a fan of the Veilside front bumper bar... oh and I apologise to the millions of people out there that have them

HAHAHAHA Calm down boys, since the body kit been "Custom Modify", its not the same as the Veilside

i think the bonnet might be the Kaze bonnett

dannyboyau wrote:i think the bonnet might be the Kaze bonnett

hmmm, I had thought the Kaze bonnets would have a pair of big-arsed vents on them??

the good thing about this car is that when it gets turned back stock you get a nice new front bar to replace the custom veilside one that's on there at the moment.

i hope you didn't pay the price they were asking who was it through btw? or did i miss that

Guni_GuGu wrote:Anyways, I found this website at Prestige Motorsport (I think they work as like a broker importer thing), and the guy Geoff said "compliance for the FTO under the new import scheme still looks to be more than 6 months away. Otherwise we could certainly assist you for your budget. Compliance is the only thing stopping us."

Well steve u did miss it, unless is another mob Guni_GuGu got this pic from

Have Imported a few cars myself over the last couple of years including a 96 FTO, things have changed latley but you can still get cars in for a good price. Just have t do your home work PM me if you want more info

FTO338 wrote:
Well steve u did miss it, unless is another mob Guni_GuGu got this pic from

haha yeah i noticed that myself as well.

FTO338 wrote:

ruchi wrote:I'm fairly certain that FTOs are still being imported and complianced in Aus, as mrdj1234 bought one around 6-8 weeks ago, that had been complianced only months earlier.

I would suggest that the reason this guy was saying it would take so long and cost so much was to try to put you off doing it.

Yep i agree with ruchi, i'm sure someone would be able to compliant a FTO in Aus, after all theres currently around 500 workshop applied for RAW with only 5 failed so far.

Mind you if you had bought the car into the country & lodge the paper work in before the RAW regulation had introduced. You should still able to compliant the car with the old regulation.

hehehe... got it in one... mine has the last of the dodgy compliancing.... import papers were dated 04/03 - compliance plate dated 05/03 (the last date for RAWS/SEVS as I understand it... I think under the old scheme, you only needed paperwork to get the compliance plate (or at least get a vin assigned by a compliance tester - I wonder how many other cars came in in that last little burst between April and December last year on back dated compliance.