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Hello Perthies!

I just signed up .. so please be kind to me!

We are just in the process of importing a Stagea from Japan ( having a few issues with compliance ) but other than that I just wanted to see how the WA section is going!

I currently drive a Turbo n14 ( trying to sell it before the stagea arrives ) and am the Social Events Co-ordinator for the

Perth chapter of the Pulsar Group of Australia ( http://forum.pulsar.org.au )

How many stageas are there in WA ( roughly ) and do you guys meet up much and go for cruises?

Sorry to be a n00b but it always takes a bit of time to get to know a forum and its regulars

heres to a hopefully warm welcome!

Sean

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Hi Sean, Welcome to the forums :(

There are quite alot of Stagea's in Perth now, and they do occasionally have cruise. But your more than welcome to join any of the Skyline cruises too, we don't discriminate.

Heaps of info on Stagea's can be found here :(http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...hp?showforum=82

Cheers

Paul

thanks for the warm welcome Paul !

yeah had a good read of that link earlier.. steep learning curve for me in the future going from the sr20DET to the RB25DET

but I am sure I will learn thru trial and error ( and helpful people on the forums )

The car might as well be on the moon with all the time its going to take to get here. but hopefully we will land it at a good price.

Photos can be viewed here ( www.j-spec.com.au/clients/9211 )so fingers crossed we will get the car in good nick and for a good price etc. And looking forward to meeting a few of the SAUWA boys and gals.

Hi Sean, Welcome to the forums :(

There are quite alot of Stagea's in Perth now, and they do occasionally have cruise. But your more than welcome to join any of the Skyline cruises too, we don't discriminate.

Heaps of info on Stagea's can be found here :(http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...hp?showforum=82

Cheers

Paul

Sean, No worries mate. Feel free to ask questions, once you've tried searching to make sure it hasn't been asked a thousand times already :laugh:

We have Supa Golf on next weekend if your interested. Just check the Events section :(

Car looks very nice :(

Cheers

Paul

well .. are are hoping to get it landed and complied for $15000 , but its looking closer to 16000 at this time.

Oh and whats a FAST check - sorry for the ignorance !

haa.. soccer mums in the stagea section hey?

well to be honest thats sorta the logic behind getting the stagea.. getting to that time of life that kids might have to happen !

and I have always enjoyed driving something unique ( admittedly a boosted pulsar isnt exactly unique.. but I definately cant sneak around in it without being spotted. )

ooh .. we will feel special if the colour isnt that common in Perth !

hmmm supa golf could be go-er! last corporate day we had I won " longest drive " - so look out!

thanks for making me feel welcome guys .. really appreciated.

I am definately a person to get involved in the club ( when we finally get the car)

Hi Sean welcome to the club :P

there are a few of us in the stagea section so make sure you come say hi :D

nice looking stag you have there...from who i know there is already 3 white stageas in Perth so yours will be 4 that i will know of :(

we will be having another stagea cruise in the not to distant future when is yours likely to arrive????

good luck with it all and if there is any questions you need answers to head over to stagea discussion and im sure everyone will try to help ya out

enjoy ;)

a stagea cruise would be excellent to attend!

well it was GOING to arrive on the 12th of next month

but since its such a ball-ache to get a stagea complied in perth the car has to go to Brisbane

and that adds another 2-3 weeks on .. so thats a bit of a PITA!

the other alternative is to get it complied here in Perth for a whopping $4400 .. so if we go the brisbane route then

its an extra $900 or so in our pockets.

Hi Sean welcome to the club :P

there are a few of us in the stagea section so make sure you come say hi :D

nice looking stag you have there...from who i know there is already 3 white stageas in Perth so yours will be 4 that i will know of :(

we will be having another stagea cruise in the not to distant future when is yours likely to arrive????

good luck with it all and if there is any questions you need answers to head over to stagea discussion and im sure everyone will try to help ya out

enjoy ;)

hahaha yep dont do what i did and get it complied in Perth, what a farking waste of money, time and not to mention the time it took them *end rant mode * :P

yep id agree much better for you to get it complied in brissie, we have two stageas in our driveway and hubby got his done in brissie was much cheaper, faster and less worries being done over there :D

the cruise wont be for a couple of months yet so hopefully we will time it right and yours will be here to join in :(

nope mine is a teal green japspec.. tried to keep a " sleeper " look to it so all and sundry does not want a drag at the lights

had a guy hanging out of the window of a van last night trying to spot my intercooler ! sshhneeaky!

this is the baby here

dont worry its not a rampant shameless plug just the easiest way of showing it to you all >_<

http://www.carsales.com.au/used-cars/priva...|1&trecs=16

I am definately keen to participate in a cruise for sure.. hopefully the stagea will be here by the time the cruise eventuates

Interesting to hear wildcats comments on complying cars in WA. Its such a shame cause I have lived O/S for a long time and coming

to perth is one of the best places I have been , and I would like to give my $$$ to a local business not to a business in QLD.

oh and I probably *should* be asian ( eat rice almost every single day) but I am a philipino/sri lankan irishman haa.

so that will give you guys something to ponder before you meet us in person !

welcome sean

is urs a white n14 pulsar? ive seen a white n14 turbo on pulsar.org once when i was trolling through

we currently have it Tee'd up in a place in Brisbane and I am 99% sure we have exhausted our leads here in WA.

so I think we got it all ok - the place in bris is doing it for around $3000 ( better than 4400 ) but means we have an extra wait >_<

if you could find us a place in perth for $3000 I will mail ya over a carton !

Hey Sean,

I have a couple of mates that do compliance work for a living I can get a quote if your interested. $4400 is just crazy.

PM me if interested.

Hey Welcome to the forums and the world of STAGEA :wave:

Nice car, looks like a Pearl white..

There are a couple of us Stagea owners that go along on the SKYLINE cruises, and stick out like dogs balls :wave: so the more STAGEA's the better :wave:

:wave:

Kylie

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