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Hello I'm new to this fourm. I own a 1994 Toyota Cresta Tourer V right now but i'm thinking of buying a Stagea. My friend has one for sale it's a 1997 Stagea RS4 has a good number of mods; HKS GTSS Turbo, Blitz Intercooler, RAYS wheels, Coilovers, Exhaust, Bride, bodykit, etc, etc. Approx 400 bhp. It's being sold for $5,500 dollars. Is there anything I should look for that are commen problem for the Stagea's? Any information is good information thanks in advance.

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Yep, ask the seller if there are any problems with the car - if he/she is your friend then they should be honest with you.

Have a read of this thread: The C34 Stagea buyers' guide, and if you still have questions, then put them up in there.

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Hello I'm new to this fourm. I own a 1994 Toyota Cresta Tourer V right now but i'm thinking of buying a Stagea. My friend has one for sale it's a 1997 Stagea RS4 has a good number of mods; HKS GTSS Turbo, Blitz Intercooler, RAYS wheels, Coilovers, Exhaust, Bride, bodykit, etc, etc. Approx 400 bhp. It's being sold for $5,500 dollars. Is there anything I should look for that are common problem for the Stagea's? Any information is good information thanks in advance.

Where are you located?

In Australia, I would suggest that an 'honest' car with the modifications you describe would fetch upwards of $15k. If the sale is legit, and the car is as-advertised, then $5500 is a bargain. But I'd be wanting to know a heck of a lot more about this particular car & the circumstances of the sale before I was convinced. Do you have the Compliance VIN handy?

Then a search in the Stagea section (in the buyers guide, no less!) will answer all the 'common' questions, and some you may not have thought of.

*** damn you Nick, you posted while I was drafting...***

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Yep that looks like a NZ price. I just paid $4500 for my bog standard S1 RS4T with 112,000km (which was cheap ) they usually go for $5000 to $6000 or around $7k to $8k for a S2. Mods are usually a negative or at best don't attract any premium. But RS260s are still too dear (around $20,000).

Anyway Nobu, Stageas are just like any other car - check for smoke, oil leaks all the normal things. The only specifically Stagea problem I can think of is the dreaded rust under the door mirrors!

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Where are you located?

In Australia, I would suggest that an 'honest' car with the modifications you describe would fetch upwards of $15k. If the sale is legit, and the car is as-advertised, then $5500 is a bargain. But I'd be wanting to know a heck of a lot more about this particular car & the circumstances of the sale before I was convinced. Do you have the Compliance VIN handy?

Then a search in the Stagea section (in the buyers guide, no less!) will answer all the 'common' questions, and some you may not have thought of.

*** damn you Nick, you posted while I was drafting...***

I'm in Japan currently and will be here for a while. My friend got the car from an auction he gave it a good once over and said it looks and sounds good. I'm going to try and take a look at it on Monday to see how it looks. I'll let you guys know what happenes. Thanks again. Totally skipped over the buyers guide, a lot of good info.

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  • 4 weeks later...

So i bought the Stagea it is awsome. I just drove it down from Chiba on Friday and it drives great, too bad i wont get to drive it for a week or so because I have to get it registered. Well I happen to find and add for it from the guy who was selling it. If you want to take a look at it here is the link.

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1020949.htm

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