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chef_stagea Grand Master

chef_stagea

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i believe this is a fake autech on ebay....

my reasons being. my autech doesnt have cup holders... no manuals did im 99% sure.. due to them hitting the gear stick i spose...

also no brembos :S

somthing goes on with the exhaust mounting job lol

and the throttle cabel being held im by a friggn zip tie!

fuel pressure regulator hose is just dangling around.

in the side pic the rear bumper especialy doesnt match the rest of the cars paint fade.

the wheel arch plasic covers dont go the whole way down the front bar in 1 pic.

the inside carpet on the spare wheel doesnt match the backs of the seats.

the front seats arnt autech from what u can c.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/1999-Nissan-Stagea-...id=p3286.c0.m14

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http://www.my105.com/classified.asp?id=11783

I am certainly no expert (have been looking at buying one hence why I noticed this thread!) but here is a real one on 105.com.... the guages are in a different spot too, but that's not to mean that someone hasn't switched em over though????

I emailed the ebay ad requesting the VIN number to confirm that it is authentic.... :D

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chef_stagea

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look at the autech 2 adds above it... :D whata fine beast that one is :D

i can asure u its genuine :( its also in my driveway :D

just for ur peice of mind that ones fake also... its on the forsale section here... its an rs4 converted to 260... the dudes on here, autech body was too rusted to comply so had to transplant his rs4...

great car im guessing but no good outside of wa.

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Iron Chef Grand Master

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Chortle chortle...

That's a car that I sent there for compliance... it belongs to a customer of mine who got it extremely cheaply (think auto RS Four price), so he wasn't overly fussed about the issues mentioned. It has higher kms and despite the mucking around under the bonnet, was still graded 4BB at auction.

Chassis number is WGNC34-104829.

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look at the autech 2 adds above it... :wub: whata fine beast that one is :)

i can asure u its genuine ;) its also in my driveway :P

just for ur peice of mind that ones fake also... its on the forsale section here... its an rs4 converted to 260... the dudes on here, autech body was too rusted to comply so had to transplant his rs4...

great car im guessing but no good outside of wa.

Yeah thats it.

Why is it no good out of WA? Are you not allowed to do a transplant like this in other state's? Over here it went straight over as its considered a factory option, like putting a V8 into a V6 car. Interested to know in case anyone ask's.

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Chortle chortle...

That's a car that I sent there for compliance... it belongs to a customer of mine who got it extremely cheaply (think auto RS Four price), so he wasn't overly fussed about the issues mentioned. It has higher kms and despite the mucking around under the bonnet, was still graded 4BB at auction.

Chassis number is WGNC34-104829.

" It has higher kms "

Odometer 68000km?? clocked back??

another quality Autech Stagea!!!! what a jk!

Edward Lee's Youtube link --->

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Iron Chef

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Also the brakes are not brembos and also in mine there are no drink holders in the cen console. Highly doubt its an original Autech

Well you're highly wrong. If you'd read the thread, I've already given the chassis number for the car. Feel free to run it through FAST.

" It has higher kms "

Odometer 68000km?? clocked back??

another quality Autech Stagea!!!! what a jk!

Edward Lee's Youtube link --->

lol, I think it's what they call in the trade "dummy stock" :P And both the km reading and the year on the ad are incorrect.

Iron Chef Grand Master

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lol well my guess is that they're trying to attract customers who would buy a 68,000km Autech for $27K, which would certainly get them a nice car if they were buying something from Japan.

In the case of this particular car, my customer got it a LOT cheaper than that (I won't discuss figures publicly, that's for him to decide if he wants to share what he paid). He knew what he was buying, that's the main thing.

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