1997 Stagea Rs4

[nobu]

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.

[ステージア]

Perhaps you should ask teh seller that question...

[GoldZilla]

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.

[BensDR30]

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...***

[GoldZilla]

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

[KiwiRS4T]

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!

[nobu]

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.

[RBPOWA-(TJ)]

if you wanna make money, but they car, return to stock, if you ever come over to australia, make some money off that turbo kit its self ... or is that the GTR-S kit thats pricey

[nobu]

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

[KiwiRS4T]

Looks like a very well specced car! Should be very fast. Will it be staying in Japan or are you moving on to UK or Aus or somewhere else?

[nobu]

I live in Japan so I will be here for at least the next 4 years. Cant wait to get it registered, still have to up a wide band on it to tune it.