Will370z Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Not sure if this is the right section to post this so feel free to move it. A friend of mine is looking to get rid of his Mitsubishi FTO. Its the V6 mivec engine. Its currently sat on his drive being neglected. He originally bought it for his wife (in reality this meant it was a weekend toy for him) but its been sat there getting very little use. I asked how much he wants and he said he'd give it away but even if someone gave him £50 he'd be happy Knowing many of you like projects i thought i'd post up here to see if anyone is interested. I will be honest and say its got quite a few scrapes and scratches on the front and one bigger one on the side (see photo) and the paintwork is starting to fade but hey its free... Here are some pics. If anyone wants any more information give me a shout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 approved, just this once Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexx Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Horrid engines to work on!! Gotta take it half apart just to change the plugs! My ex had one of these (think she still has it in a garage actually) and I hated the damn thing. Gutless engine, completely useless auto gearbox too. GLWTS though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will370z Posted July 28, 2012 Author Share Posted July 28, 2012 Horrid engines to work on!! Gotta take it half apart just to change the plugs! My ex had one of these (think she still has it in a garage actually) and I hated the damn thing. Gutless engine, completely useless auto gearbox too. GLWTS though Haha i know what you mean, but its free so i thought id throw the option out there in case someone is interested and it gets it off their drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cragus Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 I think Keyser should take to the zed shed and give it a right good seeing to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilp Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 If it was the mivec v6 engined one I would snap it up in a moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will370z Posted July 28, 2012 Author Share Posted July 28, 2012 If it was the mivec v6 engined one I would snap it up in a moment It is the mivec v6, and i must admit i was tempted as its free. Could be a bit of fun. But im not car technical at all and wouldnt have a clue under the hood. Also id have to sort the body work out as im way too fussy. If i had the knowhow or lived near the zed shed where i could learn from the masters i may be tempted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
350 Russ Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Its the V6 mivec engine. Go on you know you want to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilp Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 If it was the mivec v6 engined one I would snap it up in a moment It is the mivec v6, and i must admit i was tempted as its free. Could be a bit of fun. But im not car technical at all and wouldnt have a clue under the hood. Also id have to sort the body work out as im way too fussy. If i had the knowhow or lived near the zed shed where i could learn from the masters i may be tempted. lol i totally missed that in the first ad lol. How does she run just now ? Any major issues except body work damage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saihaynes Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Where is the car based, Surrey?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricey Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 If it wasn't the other side of the country I would tear his hand off as I've been hawking eBay for one of those for months! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will370z Posted July 28, 2012 Author Share Posted July 28, 2012 If it was the mivec v6 engined one I would snap it up in a moment It is the mivec v6, and i must admit i was tempted as its free. Could be a bit of fun. But im not car technical at all and wouldnt have a clue under the hood. Also id have to sort the body work out as im way too fussy. If i had the knowhow or lived near the zed shed where i could learn from the masters i may be tempted. lol i totally missed that in the first ad lol. How does she run just now ? Any major issues except body work damage? Ive never been in the car so cant comment from experience. We didnt have time to start it today, just wanted to pop over and see what condition it was in. He had had a few glasses of vino so wasnt up for taking me for a spin. I will ask him howit runs and get more details if you are interested. List any questions and i will forward them along. The car is based in hereford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neilp Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Cheers Will Does have any tax or mot left on it? Or has it been parked up that long it expired lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Think I have enough projects on at the moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gudzy Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Cheers Will Does have any tax or mot left on it? Or has it been parked up that long it expired lol Looks to have expired Febuary 2012 from the pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasso Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 I guess that's the GPX version? I was looking at these quite some years ago, the V6 isn't that bad. Problem I found was trying to look out the damn rear window, you can't see a thing!! Nice cars though.... reminds me of Grand Tourismo back in the day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 I'D LOVE this. Too far for me to realistically get it though. Maybe if Neil gets it and then punts it on for free I'l take it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnH Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Problem I found was trying to look out the damn rear window, you can't see a thing!! So about the same as a Z roadster then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 It's in Hereford Ricey, just down the road from you, go rip his arm off quote="Ricey"]If it wasn't the other side of the country I would tear his hand off as I've been hawking eBay for one of those for months! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricey Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 It's in Hereford Ricey, just down the road from you, go rip his arm off quote="Ricey"]If it wasn't the other side of the country I would tear his hand off as I've been hawking eBay for one of those for months! Sadly the road in question is The M6! Oddly enough I'm actually very close to there in 2 weeks. No tax prob = no mot which = undrivable though. Can't really ask the zed to tow it 100 odd miles! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Damn, I've always thought about having one of these as a little run around car that I can play around with since they're so cheap. It's too far for me to get though. Shame it's not in Surrey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy75 Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 WANT! For £50 I'll take it. I've had two in the past, would love another instead of driving around the Smart Car when Ginger is having a rest day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkwright Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 my son is willing to collect with a trailer having today returned from Germany where he had to abandon his car with a blown engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will370z Posted July 30, 2012 Author Share Posted July 30, 2012 Thanks for the interest guys. I've got a coupleof questions to ask my friend tomorrow evening then ill post up the answers. I want to find out whats involved in getting it back on the road as the mot is out. Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will370z Posted July 31, 2012 Author Share Posted July 31, 2012 I spoke to the owner earlier on today to get some answers for the numerous people interested in the car. I wanted to find out more about it before letting it go on here as i didnt want to pass on a dud even though its virtually free. Owner said he just wants £50 as a gesture but is happy to let it go to make room on the drive. And so on to the responses. 1. The car is an import, brought in years ago. 2. Mileage 80-90k 3. The car has not been used actively since October last year. In may this year it was driven up from london to its current place of rest. 4. Tax expired in may as well as the MOT about the same time. 5. Battery is flat at the moment but other than that the owner said the car drives fine and there is nothing mechanically wrong with it. Ive not got a clue when it comes to mechanics so ive not looked at the car in too much depth. I will leave that to you guys. But Given its been sat for such a long time i would expect its inevitable it will need some love to get it up and running and the bodywork needs some tlc. Its faded on the spoiler and bonnet and has numerous scratches down the front and a big scratch down one door - see photos. Still it could be a fun little project. For all those that contacted me if you are still interested send me a pm and i'll pass on the owners number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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