FTO AUSTRALIA

Hi guys, just need an opinion, if your engine is screwed, head gasket damage or crack in the engine, would u do a) recondition the engine, b) get a 2nd hand engine, c) try to sell the car or d) others?

2nd hand engine if there's serious head damage

Yup second hand motor for sure. But I wouldnt be paying anything over $900 for a motor

Definitely don't sell the car Because FTO's are just awesome. So thats not an option. Sorry.

Yup I kinda agree on the FTO awesome-ness LOL any idea where I could get 1? I'm in Perth.

crimson236 wrote:Yup I kinda agree on the FTO awesome-ness LOL any idea where I could get 1? I'm in Perth.

KINDA? ONLY KINDA.????????????? Seriously man, Id go to the doctors, your sick as dude.

No idea on where to get a motor though. But seriously, get to a hospital soon because a FTO is not KINDA awesome, it is AWESOME.

yeah mate easy and cheapish to just replace motor, 500 to 1000 for motor and bout same for install

Chill mate, I've only had it for 2 weeks and only drove it twice. Havn't had the chance to appreciate it yet. Gotten a lot of sh*t with the engine, alternator and brakes.. Still in the midst of fixing it. But yes the FTO IS awesome.

crimson236 wrote:Chill mate, I've only had it for 2 weeks and only drove it twice. Havn't had the chance to appreciate it yet. Gotten a lot of sh*t with the engine, alternator and brakes.. Still in the midst of fixing it. But yes the FTO IS awesome.

Haha only playing with you bro, Yeah dude I had the same bad luck with my first one, in the first week I owned it, it broke down 3 times. It sucks man i know.

Mate i have never not had a problem with my fto, but im getting there. The trick is to buy another really cheap car and drive it around until u get the fto in tiptop, so you dont have to constantly fix things and drive it with problems

seams all ftos bought 2nd hand have problems i had a few nothing engine wise though just hadnt been serviced and stuff im getting there give it a year and it will be perfect

Kustom_FTO wrote:

crimson236 wrote:Chill mate, I've only had it for 2 weeks and only drove it twice. Havn't had the chance to appreciate it yet. Gotten a lot of sh*t with the engine, alternator and brakes.. Still in the midst of fixing it. But yes the FTO IS awesome.

Haha only playing with you bro, Yeah dude I had the same bad luck with my first one, in the first week I owned it, it broke down 3 times. It sucks man i know.

Damn.. That must be quite bad. How much did u spend patching it up? Waiting for quotes now. Do you reckon I could still drive it while waiting? Maybe for another week or 2.

silverGPX wrote:Mate i have never not had a problem with my fto, but im getting there. The trick is to buy another really cheap car and drive it around until you get the fto in tiptop, so you dont have to constantly fix things and drive it with problems

I'm still in uni. Getting another car is out at the moment. Just hope to patch the engine for now and probably do up the rest of the car when I get some more money. I knew it was too good a bargain. 6.5k for 95 GPX mivec with extra set of front leather seats and after market rims. Sigh..

I hate to say this and its probably not completely true for all above, but if you pay for an FTO at the lower end of the cost scale, there is a high chance you will have problems (thats why they are cheaper). Although this is not always the case, it is a fairly good guide. In my opinion, any FTO that is going for less than 9-10K is going to be dodgy in some way. If you happen to get a good one for under that price then id say you are lucky or know what to look for.

I have owned 3 different FTO's that have been my daily driver and I havent had significant problems with any of them. This doesnt include the FTO ute I have or the one ive just finished building either.

At the end of the day, they are no more or less reliable than any other car. You just have to get one that has been well looked after and maintained.

dstocks wrote:I hate to say this and its probably not completely true for all above, but if you pay for an FTO at the lower end of the cost scale, there is a high chance you will have problems (thats why they are cheaper). Although this is not always the case, it is a fairly good guide. In my opinion, any FTO that is going for less than 9-10K is going to be dodgy in some way. If you happen to get a good one for under that price then id say you are lucky or know what to look for.

I have owned 3 different FTO's that have been my daily driver and I havent had significant problems with any of them. This doesnt include the FTO ute I have or the one ive just finished building either.

At the end of the day, they are no more or less reliable than any other car. You just have to get one that has been well looked after and maintained.

seconded

mr-charisma wrote:

dstocks wrote:I hate to say this and its probably not completely true for all above, but if you pay for an FTO at the lower end of the cost scale, there is a high chance you will have problems (thats why they are cheaper). Although this is not always the case, it is a fairly good guide. In my opinion, any FTO that is going for less than 9-10K is going to be dodgy in some way. If you happen to get a good one for under that price then id say you are lucky or know what to look for.

I have owned 3 different FTO's that have been my daily driver and I havent had significant problems with any of them. This doesnt include the FTO ute I have or the one ive just finished building either.

At the end of the day, they are no more or less reliable than any other car. You just have to get one that has been well looked after and maintained.

seconded

Ok, guess I should have been more careful. Thanks guys! Time to start sourcing for an engine and a mechanic for labour

The only problem I have had is sh*t fuel stuffing the motor no other problems
I have had the FTO for three years now and going very strong.

aza013 wrote:The only problem I have had is sh*t fuel stuffing the motor no other problems
I have had the FTO for three years now and going very strong.

Yeah and you didnt have to pay for the new engine

Yeah no drama's at all for me either. I totally agree with dwayne comments. You get what you pay for

i would just wait till i have enought funds as quoted my mechanics and save another $1000 on top as there will most likely more stuffs to repair/replaced or to be serviced along the way as the engine is opened up.

crimson236 wrote:

Kustom_FTO wrote:

crimson236 wrote:Chill mate, I've only had it for 2 weeks and only drove it twice. Havn't had the chance to appreciate it yet. Gotten a lot of sh*t with the engine, alternator and brakes.. Still in the midst of fixing it. But yes the FTO IS awesome.

Haha only playing with you bro, Yeah dude I had the same bad luck with my first one, in the first week I owned it, it broke down 3 times. It sucks man i know.

Damn.. That must be quite bad. How much did you spend patching it up? Waiting for quotes now. Do you reckon I could still drive it while waiting? Maybe for another week or 2.

I Bought the car for $10,000. If you include everything I spent on it, besides fuel/insurance, I would say around 15k... But I got ripped off by my first mechanic (just general mech) so now I go to an FTO mechanic and they quote me for so much less its stupid. Almost half.

I do realise half the stuff is wear-and-tear stuff but still, some of it shouldve been replaced before he sold it. Especially the clutch which went on the 3rd day(I wasn't driving it hard whatsoever)....
The owner before me, or before him or whatever mustve flogged it, hard.

Things that went wrong with that car include.

Clutch
Gearbox (needed a full reco)
All Brakepads & Discs
All belts.
Starter motor
Stepper motor
Alternator

(had to rego it aswell but I knew about that ofcorse )
... I think that was about it.. I had the car for 6months. Sold it for $9400. Cut my losses and got rid of it.