I bought myself a '95 GPX FTO, sometime in the middle of last year. And every second has just been amazing.
I bought it from Hobart/Tasmania, made the trip down from Launceston to see one that was advertised... It turned out to be an absolute DUD, nothing like the guy described on the phone.. rust, dodgy suspension and it just felt broken and unsafe - which, this all made me a little bit pissy as you might imagine. Alas... I didnt buy it.
I left in my '88 Cressida, disappointed as I was so keen to own one of these cars! - BUT, as I drove down the road, at the end of the street (the very same street in fact, not even 10 seconds away), I saw another FTO! ... And it had a "FOR SALE" sign on it. I was like... "no way.."
Anyway, it was parked inside an Aurora owned building... naturally.. I drove straight in to check it out, looked pretty mint so I gave the number a call.
She came out, I took it for a test drive, though it had around 175,000 on the clock (other had only just 100,000 i think) it drove like a DREAM, the tiptronic transmission was smooth, everything felt right.
Moments later, I got notification that my funds were all set, so I grabbed the cash... and BAM! my first FTO <3
I'd love if someone could give me any information on the car if they recognise it or the plates, because since then I've found a lot wrong with it that they said was flawless (such is the way of private-sales, right? haha), I guess it'd be boring if everything was perfect, right?
Anyway, I've spent about $1500 on it, a few things i couldnt get in Australia without too much digging so got parts sent in from Japan which made a difference in price - but apart from that tiny bit of drama, im wrapped in the car!
Though I'm from Tassie, I'm living/driving it in west-Sydney at the moment. It made the drive from Tassie(Via Spirit of Tasmania), in one solid drive, brilliantly
So, look forward to possibly getting to know some of you and your cars!.
