The Gawk

[Argh-Ess]

So after owning my Stagea for about 4 months or so, i keep noticeing people taking a real good look at it. Its usually in traffic, but i have come back to it parked to see random people trying to work out what it is ( I guess the tiny Nissan badge on the back doesn't help!). Anyone else get this? I like not having a car that you see every day!

[Ska]

Yeap, nearly a year after I moved to Rocky and I still get people turning thier heads trying to figure out what it is, and it is even worse if I have the sneezer on, then some people get whiplash trying to look to see what made that noise........ but it couldnt be that wagon..........................hang on a sec what is that........................

I am positive that the local Rocky chiropractics have loved my decision to moved to Rocky as thier businiess must have skyrocketed since I got here

[Stinky Rooster]

...sneezer???

Yep, I love it. Having ever owned falcodores 'n such before it is a bit of a novelty, but the shine is starting to wear off when you are driving and you get some tool in a riced up lancer doing laps around you on the freeway trying to read all the badges. Such is the life of a individual I suppose.

[Argh-Ess]

Yeah, i can agree with the Lancer comment. Every sixteen year old thinks they are the next Dom from F&F. I got a K&N on mine so its a bit more whooshy than normal. I love the confusion.

[FLYSLY]

Yep, it is awesome! I can garuntee that everday numerous amounts of time people will be drving past looking back to see what it is.

I was parked at bunning's once and i got back to my car to find an older lady (bout 40odd) walking around the car and looking in the window etc... The people that serve me at servo's at the counter always ask me what it is.

But the most memorable time was on the melb stag cruise late last year, when there was 6 of us all lined up driving down the road, i can only imagine what people would have been thinking.

[BE6027]

where i live there is only one stagea, and thats mine, people flip when the here it come on boost and the screamer pipe yelps out, then the flutter has 'em goin' as well...

[oxford1327]

i get the same questions almost daily.

1) what the hell is that thing?

2) is it a volvo?

3) is it a hybrid AUDI? (cos of the RS4 badge on grille)

4) where'd ya get it, how much etc...?

as mine is the only one for a fair radius that i know of it kinda sticks out(also prolly would'n help that its bright yellow)

its fun to see all the young fellas pull up and try and nut it out, even had a copper pull me over just to ask all of the above questions at once, even asked if he could have a sit in it. hahahaha he reckons he had seen it all over the town and had been buggin him for weeks and none of the others coppers knew what he was on about so he took some pics on his digital to show em all, then about 3 weeks later got pulled over by another copper to have a look at the car they were all talking about, he asked for a sit then had the balls to ask for a drive!! so i asked him if i could hold his gun while he drove i would consider it! needless to say he declined

[EGA41T]

lol, ive had a cop sit in my stagea too. abuse of powers i say.

[mavotin]

And here I was looking forward to driving around in an anonymous white wagon and not being looked at as I drive by. What was I thinking?

[EGA41T]

uve got no chance, mind you though, i havnt recieved any negative attention from the cops or anyone else.

[CruiseLiner]

i get the looks but i think its more the noise that a volvo lookin car is making haha, lets just say it doesnt go unnoticed around my area screamer pipe from the external gate and the spooling of the turbo is very very loud, not to mention the exhuast note at idle when im at petrol stations and people all having a look as it sounds more like a lumpy v8 than a 6

[GoldZilla]

Yeah, I get heaps of looks too. I went to a carwash today and one of the guys working there asked me about it, then I had a chat to him for about 20mins about my car and Skylines in general. He said he'd seen a few around, but never realised it was a Nissan, or Skyline based.

Agree with Andy, no negative attention from cops for me either. I've even deliberately given it a bit of a stab - no hard launch or anything, but enough throttle and revs to make some noise, especially with my exhaust - and the cops looked over, then looked away again.

[Appealing]

Having owned unusual cars all my driving life (look up Consul Capri if you want to know). I find myself a bit surprised by the lack of knowledge about the Stagea. The looks though just dont stop coming. It's even funnier when you can hear people talking. I went to meet a mate at the pub and parked it outside. One guy was walking around it, saying "Dunno, dunno, says S, T, A, G, E, A", and of course he didn't know how to pronounce it.... he had a very quizzed look on his face. Then of course I got the keys out, we got in and drove off, with them still cranking their necks to find out. And this was only the first trip out!!

[BoyWhoCriedWolf]

The 260 gets plenty of looks. Having very little in between the tubos and exhaust tips really gets their interest up. I have a guy in an XR6 ute ask me what is was (we were out the front of a pub), I thought here we go this guy is going to stir me up. He commented on how nice it looked and we proceeded to chat about it, it was pretty refreshing really.

[captinsane]

the guys at work had quite a few questions when i first rocked up to Townsville... I still get a few wierd looka round the place but most of my mates already knew what it was, or worked it out after being confuseled for the first couple of days...

[Duncan]

lol its funny isn't it, just like owning a Skyline 7 years ago....everyone was WTF?

[GorGasm]

hah i get a load of looks too. The whole loud yellow, loud exhaust, loud BOV, loud filter, dragging its arse around thing tends to get attention.

Hah, i just point and stare back.

[Terminal]

I've had mine for almost 3 years in Canberra and I still get guys asking me what it is at the servo. Usually older guys (30+) but still, it does get a lot of the right sort of attention I think.

[Argh-Ess]

But the most memorable time was on the melb stag cruise late last year, when there was 6 of us all lined up driving down the road, i can only imagine what people would have been thinking.

Yeah, we had that on the QLD cruise last year. 8 Stag's through the middle of surfers paradise. People were sayin they had never seen one before, let alone 8.

[IMPORTD]

I love the jaw dropping action from young guys in skylines... (its happened 3 times to me) and while mitchy's been driving it he's had a few comments. People even so keen to catch him at a set of lights

I love the gawkers I chopped a commie the other day, that was great too. andI chopped Mitchy heheheh