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Recaro's were already in the car when we almost bought it, almost 3 years ago.

Came close to buying back then, but found ours a few months later.

I may have turned off the traction control on the test drive :cheers:

i have some pics from it at the dealer ship too

Well I'll be...

Was it advertised as $24k or something when you looked at it? Cos I still have the advert from the import dealership from the guy I bought it off, and I got it off him for $9900!! :cool: I couldn't believe it when I saw how much he bought if for. He must have needed the money cos I got him down from 14k pretty easily.

here's what my stag looks like now after a stupid P Plater chick reversed into it on The Esplanade at Christies Beach tonight and then did a runner. Lucky for me a group of guys going for a run saw it happen and chased her long enough to get her rego number. Plus everyone living in the houses near it came out when they heard the bang.

However, when I went to the Police station to report it guess who was there...this same girl reporting the incident and apparently her reason for not stopping was because she panicked and a "Gang of Men" chased her. She told them that I had parked way over the line (which it wasnt) and that she wasn't going any more than 5kmph (which she must have been) and at worst it probably just left a scratch (she hadn't seen the damage cos she'd knicked off)

Here's what a "5kmph scratch" looks like

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my phone takes crap photos at night but you can see it was a decent hit :cheers:

I'm glad that she owned up because even though I had her rego number it's saved everyone the hassle of having to track her down, but I got really annoyed when she tried to say it was my parking that made her hit me. She was issued a fine for fleeing the scene of an accident and the cops said to me that what she was saying didn't make sense and that no matter how she worded it, she was in the wrong.

Many thanks to the guys who got her details for me. There are still some pretty decent people out there.

But it's really ruined my night :huh:

edit: I do not think all P Platers are stupid, just this particular one

Edited by Cheddar

Duuuude, sorry to hear about the scuff. Dont worry, she'll buff right out :P

Should have handed her a shovel so it made it easier for her to dig that hole she was in :P

Even if it isnt fixed, be good to see you attend next weekend. BTW very nice polish job, tis a great looking car

Edited by JZZ20

Here's what all you Sydney-based Stagea owners missed out on AGAIN - I seem to be the only one who's interested in throwing my car around a track or motorkhana circuit event. YOU ALL SUCK!!! :P Why am I always the only one with a Stagea at our events?

These photos are courtesy of Xmetal, who also needs to get his butt back into a Stagea as soon as he possibly can afford to...

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Look at the body roll - I need to set the rear swaybar to the stiffer setting!

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These photos are courtesy of Xmetal, who also needs to get his butt back into a Stagea as soon as he possibly can afford to...

Saw an S1 go on eBay tonight for $6990, I was clawing at the monitor the whole time. :blush:

  • 2 weeks later...

went and took some car shots last night (thanks Emily)

we hadn't done car photography before, but its a work in progress.

once we figure out the best techniques we'll probably have to do some Stag shoots! :P

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let me know what you think :(

(car was cleaned very quickly so its not perfect :bunny: )

  • 2 weeks later...
Stagea's with GTR fronts are best looking wagon!!!! SIMPLE! :D

"atomaly" Car looks aggressive. Buy my works would look even tougher! :)

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Vi...88#entry5137388

hahaha, wink wink, nudge nudge lol nice rims but the offset is a bit average for a manual stagea.

here is a little pic of mine,

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