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Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 7:26 pm
by messy
I wanted a black 1997+ 5spd man low km's (i.e. under 70'000) and it took forever to find.. the ones i did either had problems and i was advised against it and the one i did bid on was a 1997 gpx 32'000km i lost the auction by approx $23 AUD. haha oh well..
i ended up changing and going for the silver code A26 which turned out really nice even though i was set on black. In the end im really happy. Keep an open mind to colour otherwise be paitent. importing needs to be done with care
good luck
Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2006 10:01 pm
by Liquidity
i'm in no rush. It wouldnt be a bad thing if i didnt find one till early next year actually (savings).
I'm pretty much dead set on GPvr. Actually, GPX with LSD might be better, because i have plans to replace the suspension and put climate control in anyway. I'll have a think.
From what i read, the GPX's have a nicer intrerior in general than the GPvR's? Is that true/false?
tHIS ONE
Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2006 9:07 pm
by dstocks
Could always go for this one.....
Is a GPvR with a creative kit
http://page4.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/d65120850
Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 2:16 am
by messy
hahaha sickkkkkk
Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 11:24 am
by Supplanter
Wouldn't the bodykit be destroyed and be replaced with a factory one when it got over here?
Probably
Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 11:30 am
by dstocks
Probably, was just a joke really, the nitrous kit in the back (and the lack of a rear seat) wouldnt go down really well either im thinking.....

Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 11:33 am
by FTO338
The bodykit should pass, as its not outrageous like some, but the bonnet would have to go for sure, along with those ugly monster tacho, and the NOS of course.
Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 8:03 pm
by messy
it just gets replaced but u get your bits and pieces to keep / re-install - yay more cost
liquidity -email sent
Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 9:19 pm
by Liquidity
nobody's managed to come up with a figure of how much it cost, landed and drive-away, to import an fto.
Just rough estimates...etc. Not even something like "$15k, +-$2/3k".
So, anyone? got anything more "Solid?"
Tell me what you got, how much it went for at auction, and how much it was drive-away.
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 5:01 pm
by AJCFTO06
bump*

i am also thinking about importing now
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 8:56 pm
by bigpitty1
When I imported mine it was around $18,500 that was ready to be regestered, so then add regestration and insurance on top of that.
So roughly $19,000, but that depends what FTO you get mine was a clean 94 model GPX, a clean later model will probably cost around $20,000, but you could pick one up around $15,000 but body work may not be very straight and paint might be faded, and interior my have parts broken or missing.
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 9:47 pm
by Liquidity
that was a year ago, and you were the first (among) to be complied by the "new" scheme. in other words, i think if you pay anywhere near $18k for what you got, today, it'd be considered a RIP off.
Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 10:47 pm
by bigpitty1
The only thing that I got ripped off was the complience, I guess it was like that coz there was only one complience centre at the time that could do complience on FTO's, there are a lot more places that can do it now, just have to shop around for a good deal.