FTO AUSTRALIA

Hey Fellas,
So after been a Mitsubishi fanboy ever since I was a little kid, always argued in school with friends over Evos Vs S15s and Skylines, some got V-tec on their school jacket I got Mivec lol... So I finally got my first one. Been a uni student I couldn't go all out and get an Evo straight away, so I got an FTO instead. Wanted one since the end of last year and been looking since then and finally found one.

It’s a GPvR 1997, Manual with only 130,000 on the clock. Bought it from a guy in Canberra who didn't know much about the history of the car but was very honest. The car has a few scratches on the edges that can easily be fixed and a minor oil leak. He originally wanted $7850 for it but we brought it down to $4900. The car is stock aside from the carbon fibre spoiler.

It just hit 130,000kms so gonna take it to the mechanic for a good service and fix any problems it’s got at all. What oil, spark plugs and leads should I get?

Hehe, the owner was on here a little while ago trying to sneakily sell it.

Grats on the buy, hopefully it's a goodie.

there's a thread in the FTO help section for all types of parts you need.

Wow, looks very clean!

Spark plugs I believe are Iridiums? (someone confirm?)

For oil, best to go fully synthetic if possible and it's 15w40 from memory (again, someone confirm?)

Welcome to the club mate!

You talked it down $3000 :O
Grata on the buy and wttc

Thanks Guys, and well he ended up putting it on Ebay for a quicksale and I rang him and he said the cheapest he'll sell it for is $5500 so I went and saw it and took it for $4900.

sivan wrote:Thanks Guys, and well he ended up putting it on Ebay for a quicksale and I rang him and he said the cheapest he'll sell it for is $5500 so I went and saw it and took it for $4900.

Bargain

WTTC
nice buy looks clean

Nice buy, looks very clean, WTTC

adzski wrote:WTTC
nice buy looks clean

Shane001 wrote:Nice buy, looks very clean, WTTC

I see what you did there?

Astron_Boy wrote:

adzski wrote:WTTC
nice buy looks clean

Shane001 wrote:Nice buy, looks very clean, WTTC

I see what you did there?

What you did there, I see it.

Damn, You got a great bargain!!!

Thats a damb good price for a version R, especially with those kms. You did well. So are you in Canberra, or was that just where the car was?

Id love to have a look see if its still in the ACT (I work in Braddon).

Welcome to the club BTW.

Welcome.

Great car, great price!

Thanks heaps fellas I'm in love with it already... and no Dstocks, the guy lived in Canberra but I'm actually from Sydney, picked it up last night. Hopefully I'll be at the bonfire next year though

WTTC .
Looks like you got a good car there.
If your interested we have a gokart day coming up soon. Check out the NSW area for info.

Congratulations on the great buy!
What was the guys name??

Congratulations on your buy, man!

That's a brilliant price for a GPvR, $4900...Wow!!
Pretty sure the spark plugs are Iridium, and I just ordered a set of Magnecor leads for mine

Looks very clean, I be jelly!

Thanks Guys and i'll check it out Aza... The guys name was Jake I think.

I dont remember seeing that one around in Canberra myself.

It was owned by a young guy who lived in Evatt, said it used to be his mates but he moved away and passed it on to him.

Transferring regos is such a headache from state to state even though it’s just Canberra. Rego ACT said I can't transfer it under my name unless I can prove I live in ACT. RTA on the other hand said I need to get rid of the ACT plates, buy new NSW plates, get a blueslip, greenslip and re-register it. Seems like such a waste considering it still has 8 months ACT rego.