PiGFoetus Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 I said farewell to my much loved, much abused, long neglected Mitsi FTO today. She had been sat languishing on my drive waiting for me to rescue her for too long, the nags from wife and neighbours about shifting her decaying carcass growing ever more vocal. Each day she would sit there and watch me go out and then come back in the Z, hoping that one day it would be her turn again. Sadly that day never came. Her seats were haemorraging foam, the calipers and gear box linkages were seized, her head gasket on the way out, rust eating away at her subframe. She was winched away for recycling this morning, turning once to stare accusingly at the Z, and then was gone. What a cad, I am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veilside z Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Oh dear ... Why did you neglect it so. Was it because you had the z? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floydbax Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 :byebye: I still miss my FTO the screaming, good looking, great handling and wonderful V6 howling banshee who would handle total abuse with ease and weirdly awesome MPG. That is the reason I'm driving a Zed - that V6 the only cars that sound as good are V10, the Porsche Carrera GT and Lexus LFA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZEUS Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 I loved every minute of owning my FTO, great cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIGWEL Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Reading this is of great interest to me as i still have my much loved previous car to my 350z. Its a bmw318is e36 mtec coupe with only 58000 miles .... It sits on the drive watching me go out in the 350 and watches me wash it and polish it and i seriously feel guilty. Is it that im stupid as its really just a piece of metal or is it that a bond has developed between us as ive had it ten years , i should sell it but it all seems a bit sad and maybe im just greedy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 Reading this is of great interest to me as i still have my much loved previous car to my 350z. Its a bmw318is e36 mtec coupe with only 58000 miles .... It sits on the drive watching me go out in the 350 and watches me wash it and polish it and i seriously feel guilty. Is it that im stupid as its really just a piece of metal or is it that a bond has developed between us as ive had it ten years , i should sell it but it all seems a bit sad and maybe im just greedy If you can't bring yourself to sell the BM then why not turn it into a track day toy? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRF4N Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 How much did you get for scrapping it? Should've stuck it on ebay for no reserve. People are always looking for resto projects Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopedmark Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 sad day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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