FTO Drivers Club, Western Australia

poko_pano · Guest

hi my names william
i want to buy a fto gpx but im havin trouble finding a manaul in perht with the right amount of kms

my other problem is insuance
im 18 and cant seem to be able find insurance for the car
wats the best solution???
should i put it under my mums name who has a 65% credit rating and me as a 3 party driver???
im desperate cos if i cant find insurance i wont be able to buy the car

thanks alot guys for ur help

RichardH · Joined: 27 Jan 2003 Posts: 804

Hi William.

Has SGIO declined to insure you, or did they just give you a sky-high quote?

- Rich

Guest · Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2004 10:34 pm Post subject:

sorry should have made it clearer
i have read a few thread regardin insurance on here
but i wanna sort things out b4 i actually by 1
and by the way is servicing parts exp as the car is an import
again thanks guys

Zan · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 85

Hi William,
well I've had my GPX for more than 4 yrs now and nothing has gone wrong except for the idle speed controller. But a quick trip to the mitsu dealer fixed that. I didn't get a new part as the ISC was just reset, so I can't comment on the price of parts.

So it's pretty much a 9 yr old car that's still going strong. I've got no complaints really Smile

As for insurance have you tried going to a broker? I'm on 65% ncb and it costs me $900/yr to insure it. Sorry to say it will probably be much higher for you since you're only 18. I started off paying $1500 when I was 23 with SGIO.

Happy hunting Smile

-Zan

Guest · Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2004 12:09 pm Post subject:

geez i got quoted 4000 by sgio and tat was under my mums name with me as a secndary driver
by herself its over 1800
can any1 recommend an insurance company

i remember readin in 1 of the posts in here about how an 18 yr old guy put insurance under his dads name and him as 3rd party and insurance cost him 950 a yr with sgio
how come his is so low

pevans · Joined: 09 Oct 2003 Posts: 23 Location: Perth

I've moving overseas at the end of the year so i've got just what your looking for..

1995 GPX "Manual"
78500 Km's
Silver

Its actually still got an extended warranty on it till Mid December through Skippers. Owned by me (an old guy in the FTO world) for the last year or so. I've only clicked up about 7000 km since i bought it. Well looked after no problems at all.

Will sell for a good price !!

Post back if you interested, i'll give you my details..

Guest · Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2004 7:54 pm Post subject:

hi mate thanks for the offer but i wanna atleast find a good insurance company b4 i buy anything
thanks though

RichardH · Joined: 27 Jan 2003 Posts: 804

hehe. You may indeed find a good insurance company, but at 18 with zero NCB they will undoubtedly want a big pile-o-cash out of ya...

And that probably won't be just for a small sports car either. I remember my brother-in-law getting stiffed bigtime for insuring a humble Lantra!

You may find the GR model cheaper to insure. Ask...

> is servicing parts exp as the car is an import

It all depends on how obsessive you are with your servicing! Smile

The major service items (timing belt, valve clearance adjustments) can be pricey. Just make sure you buy a GPX with a good history so you can work out what needs doing when.

I've just uploaded a little XLS spreadsheet that is based on the one I use for tracking age of parts and stuff. Dunno if it's useful to anyone else, but it might give you an idea of what will need doing and when.

https://ftowa.allanson.org/docs/FTO_GPX_Svc_Part_Age.xls

The mileage settings will need to be customised a bit...

Hope this helps. Good luck, anyway!

- Rich

BASSULA · Joined: 02 Feb 2003 Posts: 196 Location: perf

have you tried just cars... for young drivers/imports they seem to be the best... apart from that try EBM insurance brokers as they also seem to be able to get insurance for it. there is also another place I have heard about.. famous car insurance dont know much about them but what I have heard is that they are good!!

good luck

Guest · Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2004 11:22 pm Post subject:

geez insurnace is F**** up
thanks alot guys for all ur help but all the insurance companies wont insure the car if it was under my name but some would if it was under my mums name and i was a 3rd party driver but it was like 4000 a yr... TATS like nearly 1/4 or atleast 1/5 of the car value

no way an i goin to be able to afford tat as i am already borrowin to buy the FTO

looks like the chances of me buyin an FTo is getiin slimmer and slimmer but i do love the car
i mean 2l and 150 kws tats crazy
no other n.a car can match tat

but thank u guys alot for ur help
cheers for all ur help
regards william