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not keen on the new FTO's. this however is a different kettle o' fish.
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not keen on the new FTO's. this however is a different kettle o' fish. Ooh, wow! That's awesome. I'd never even considered that there might have been earlier models! I'm off to look at some retro FTOs now... Here they are! Shame that it's only the one model of Galant FTO. And a Galant GTO:
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Is it just me, or is there a bit of Marina Coupe in there?
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Yeah the old FTO is rather nice, didnt know they did one of those!
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Waveman, I cant believe you didnt know about earlier ones. i'd have thought you'd seen a few given your location.
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I cant believe you didnt know about earlier ones. i'd have thought you'd seen a few given your location. If you're asking me, then definitely not! Our Galant was locally-built (probably Chrysler badged at that time) and there was no FTO version as far as I know.
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thats a surprise. again, i'd have thought there would have been imports aplenty. just goes to show that assumptions can be wrong.
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Australia used to have fierce import tariffs/taxes on cars, which kept our local industry safe. Most imported vehicles were locally assembled to save on tax, many which you would never think of. Plenty of Buick, Ford and Chevrolet in the early days, with locally-made bodies. We also did locally-assembled Cadillac, Pontiac, Vauxhall, Vanguard, Standard, Triumph, MG, Austin, Morris, Wolseley, Hillman, Singer, Humber, Rambler, AMC and probably more. Other makes which were originally assembled from imported parts but also later had a proper manufacturing presence were Toyota, VW/Datsun (Nissan bought out the VW factory for local production and shared the line for many years, hence VWs and Datsuns of the late 1970s being painted in the same colours) and Chrysler/Mitsubishi (once again, Mitsubishi bought out Chrysler). Only Toyota, Holden and Ford are still going now. The VW/Datsun/Nissan factory at Clayton Park now turns Holden Commodores into HSVs (Vauxhall VXR-8 to you) and the former Chrysler/Mitsubishi factories right near my house are currently being gutted after shutting down last year. No major manufacturing buyers have stepped forward for the Mitsubishi site, so it looks like the end of car production there.
New Zealand has never had much of a car industry and hence got/gets all the imports.
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Nice cars. Decent engine though apparantly expensive to tune. All but a handful had a tiptronic gearbox so manuals are rare and desireable. Presumeably rust is an issue for them nowadays.
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I own a FTO GPX MIVEC that I had imported two years a go.I had a LPG kit fit ed to it to make cheaper to run as a every day car. As for it being style over subsidence I have to disagree, it has amazing handling and even though its fwd when it lets go its the back that steps out. The car its self is light and the engine is something else,it has a V6 24V that pulls well up to 5500rpm then the vvt kicks in and makes the most amazing sound and cares on going up to 8200rpm. You do have to look out for rust as imported FTOs where not undersealed,parts are ease to obtain as the car was based on the galant platform. There are some cheep FTOs out there but you have to do your home work and check car thoroughly as a lot of them get thrashed, if your thinking of buying one I'm happy to give you some advice on what to look out for.
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1955 Austin A30 1981 Jawa Mustang 1990 Trabant 601 (Tommy) 1989 Trabant 601 2009 Jaguar XF 2012 Toyota AYGO 2018 Scomadi TL
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I own a FTO GPX MIVEC that I had imported two years a go.I had a LPG kit fit ed to it to make cheaper to run as a every day car. As for it being style over subsidence I have to disagree, it has amazing handling and even though its fwd when it lets go its the back that steps out. The car its self is light and the engine is something else,it has a V6 24V that pulls well up to 5500rpm then the vvt kicks in and makes the most amazing sound and cares on going up to 8200rpm. You do have to look out for rust as imported FTOs where not undersealed,parts are ease to obtain as the car was based on the galant platform. There are some cheep FTOs out there but you have to do your home work and check car thoroughly as a lot of them get thrashed, if your thinking of buying one I'm happy to give you some advice on what to look out for. ^ What he said.....a drivers car. Best i had out of my gpx was 14.8 qtr mile....that's not super fast,but far from slow for a fwd normally aspirated engine. That said,i wanted more speed so i turboed mine. I owned my gpx for 5 years and pretty much know them inside out,so if there's anything specific you'd like to know,ask away. 5 years is the longest i've owned any car,so that's saying something. They're a very good all rounder. Mine was tuner styled really,but i'd own own again,but go down a retro route with it this time. I think the pre facelift has a very retro look about the front....kind of 60's open mouthed racer style
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I particularly like this one I'd give my nuts for a Galant FTO though
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Hi hongkongphooey,my FTOs a pre face-lift model and I do prefer its styling.apart from a induction kit and a de cat pipe my FTOs standard but is fun to drive,last September I took it on a dive through europe including some amazing mountain roads.
PS Nice FTO you had there,how much work was involved in turbocharging it.
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1955 Austin A30 1981 Jawa Mustang 1990 Trabant 601 (Tommy) 1989 Trabant 601 2009 Jaguar XF 2012 Toyota AYGO 2018 Scomadi TL
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Hi hongkongphooey,my FTOs a pre face-lift model and I do prefer its styling.apart from a induction kit and a de cat pipe my FTOs standard but is fun to drive,last September I took it on a dive through europe including some amazing mountain roads. PS Nice FTO you had there,how much work was involved in turbocharging it. I did europe in mine in 2005 with 9 other ftos from the owners club....2000 miles including the nurburgring and stelvio pass. It just ate up the miles with a few good 120/130mph runs....never missed a beat.That was prior to the turbo when it had,filter,intake,large throttle body,rpw manifolds,de-cat and exhaust and vafc2 218bhp. It was nearer 250+ @ 6 psi with the turbo with loads more torque. Not a simple conversion because of the pipework runs....all custom i'm affraid. The mapping/fuelling was taken care of with a microtech ecu and a big 7th injector
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Australia used to have fierce import tariffs/taxes on cars, which kept our local industry safe. Most imported vehicles were locally assembled to save on tax, many which you would never think of. Plenty of Buick, Ford and Chevrolet in the early days, with locally-made bodies. We also did locally-assembled Cadillac, Pontiac, Vauxhall, Vanguard, Standard, Triumph, MG, Austin, Morris, Wolseley, Hillman, Singer, Humber, Rambler, AMC and probably more. Other makes which were originally assembled from imported parts but also later had a proper manufacturing presence were Toyota, VW/Datsun (Nissan bought out the VW factory for local production and shared the line for many years, hence VWs and Datsuns of the late 1970s being painted in the same colours) and Chrysler/Mitsubishi (once again, Mitsubishi bought out Chrysler). Only Toyota, Holden and Ford are still going now. The VW/Datsun/Nissan factory at Clayton Park now turns Holden Commodores into HSVs (Vauxhall VXR-8 to you) and the former Chrysler/Mitsubishi factories right near my house are currently being gutted after shutting down last year. No major manufacturing buyers have stepped forward for the Mitsubishi site, so it looks like the end of car production there. New Zealand has never had much of a car industry and hence got/gets all the imports. thanks for that, another school day. and ive got to admit some of the modern ones posted do look quite good.
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Thanks guy's, still waiting to hear back from the guy. Ive also just been offerd a 52 plate Mundano in p/x. I like the FTO's but I must admit it's not what I was looking for, but I suppose I could roll one for 6 months or so
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, but I suppose I could roll one for 6 months or so Dear on insurance though...
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, but I suppose I could roll one for 6 months or so Dear on insurance though... Not that bad to be honest, did a quote on one and it was £70 cheaper than the bmw
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