Well the S is soon to be sold and I need a cheap replacement roughly

 

Apart from looking really dated, they seem to be ok (if a little slow!)

You want to avoid the tiptronic version as this is super-slow and get the manual GP-Version R (if you must have one!).

look at:

www.mivec.co.uk

www.mitsubishi-fto.org

(From mivec.co.uk) Usual stuff to go wrong is:

- Faulty central locking (easy and cheap to fix)
- Poor brakes, discs can warp easily (either skim them or preferably upgrade them)
- Battery not up to the job after a couple of years (change it for a beefier one. Nissan Micra battery is standard on the FTO!!)
- Badly behaving idle (the idle control valve or sensor is usually to blame here ... just need to clean them usually).

HTH

 

Thants for the reply mate, I'll look later, for now I'm concentrating on your avatar picture



Yep looked at those links earlier, more just wanting personal opinions or experiance.

 

I had one.

It was great, didn't cost a lot so I was never worried about driving it hard.

Tiptronic isn't very good, manual gearbox is better and quicker though not so many of them around.

 

What would be wrong with a DC2 Integra Type-R?

A better car in almost every respect and available for that sort of price...

 

I had one too.

i still think they look good to be honest, but some getting a bit chavvy.

my front discs certainly were warped but not too expensive to upgrade - most owners do i think so look out for one.

I had a manual GR and it's quick enough and they corner with a lot of confidence.

a lot of good priced ones about

 

My mate had a GPX for about 6months. It was ok. It wasn't the fastest thing on the block, but it didn't pretend to be.

It cost him bearly anything to run so as a day to day car it did the job nicely.

If you want something that will make you smile, you could get a reasonable S14a 200SX for c

 

May be worth saving up and extra 1K to get a decent one I suppose.

It appears the FTO's are a solid reliable car. I'd be buying a car which will be roughly 10 years old so you always have the worry it will go wrong. Just want to make sure that if I do get one then its a good choice, I can get in, turn the key and it will start without any problems every time.


FTO, integra FTO, integra FTO, integra FTO, integra FTO, integra FTO, integra FTO, integra FTO, integra FTO, integra FTO, integra FTO, integra FTO, integra FTO, integra ?????????????????

HHHmmmmmmmm

 

Wheres the issue deciding between the two ?
One is widely acknnowledged to be one of the best FWD cars ever. The other is mainly a jap imported car now owned by reprobates.

 

Running cost, insurance, security etc.

I really have no idea at the momenton about either. If you all want to purswade me toward the Integra feel free to. Any one know the fuel consumption on the Integra? If not I'll look it up


Thanks every one