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hi there,

I'm looking at a very nice stagea to buy very soon, i'm convinced, but the missus' is only 90% convinced hehe... (which means nothing)

but to keep her happy, i was wondering if there are any SA Stagea owners that would be willing to let us have a look at their pride and joy and maybe take us for a quick lap around the block?

If something this sunday (12th / nov ) could be arranged that would be awesome

Thanks guys hopefully can work something out :(

-Matt

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I'm happy for you to come and check out my series 2 (1999) stagea if you like (its not for sale though).

Its pearl white, tiptronic auto with shift kit (faster shifts), and has the rb25det neo (same as r34 skyline).

In stock form I think the s1 has about 100awkw and the s2 something like 120awkw?

Fuel economy is generally around 13-14L/100km in town, the s2 being slightly more economical than the s1.

Currently mine has:

-3" stainless exhaust (turbo-back)

-garrett gt30 turbo (stock is gt28)

-Apexi SAFC

-Apexi panel air filter

-shift kit (aka "valve body upgrade") for auto trans.

-boost controller (search '$22 boost controller' in these forums)

and that equates to 170rwkw (approx 150awkw) at 9psi. Stock boost is 5-6 psi.

My fuel economy is actually BETTER than when it was stock - and I average 12.5L/100km city driving. :)

But yeah the best way to find out for sure if its right for you is to test drive one.

If you're after a wagon then I can safely say you wont find a better value wagon than a series 1 stagea. The handling, performance, quality and driving experience are in my opinion better than any other wagon (or even many sedans) for the same money.

My reasons for buying my s2 were basically that its got the same engine, turbo and gearbox as an r34 skyline and that I needed more space/doors than an r34 skyline. I wanted the newer version, tiptronic, less kms, slightly more powerful engine. So its a practical wagon with all the good bits from a skyline. And with a few mods (you could easily get the same power as mine with the stock turbo) it can go like a skyline too. :)

Hope you manage to convince the missus. My missus didn't need much convincing so that made things easy for me. :D

Good luck :)

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Tangles

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hope you enjoyed the trip down south and the look-see was worth it.

was our pleasure to meet you both. ally and I enjoyed the chat & the great company!

now, tell us all a little more about this black S2 ? pics next week plz :)

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huddy

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haha definitely!!!

thanks again for the generosity guys, appreciate it. good to meet you both, and looks like we might meet up this saturday on a cruise/shoot or something (have to check SA section i think)

look forward to catching up again

thanks again brendon and steve :yes:

pixel8r Mentor

pixel8r

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no probs. :)

was nice to meet you and we very much enjoyed chatting to you both.

Always glad to "show off" my stag. :yes:

btw check the SA section for the latest on the photoshoot. looks like a change of day and venue to what was originally planned. Check the thread titled "photoshoot" somewhere on the first 2 pages in the SA section...

I should still be able to make it. :P

There are a couple of official cruises next month. 9th December is the "cruise for a cause" gold coin donation for the lukemia foundation (i believe the pulsar club will also be attending part or all of this cruise - which is fine with me). Then sometime in december also is a bbq/cruise planned but details aren't finalised yet... :)

Obviously check the SA section for official details... :P

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