1997 Nissan Stagea Rs4

[Mr_RS4]

Hi all,

After a lot of decision making I have decided to sell my Stagea. I've owned it for 6 years now and it's been a fantasitc car but at the moment we don't have a need for 2 cars and the other family car (x Trail) has got to stay which means this has got to go. Its still my daily drive most days and is registered until April but I'm selling it unregistered as is. Full details below.

1997 Nissan Stagea RS4

209,xxxkms It sounds high but I bought it six years ago at 122,xxxkms and it is a 15 year old car and they are believable kms unlike some of the ones advertised with kms as low as 87,000...come on!

Full Nismo (copy) body kit. Front bar is damaged and would be cheaper to replace (see pics), Monkey Warehouse/DMD here in QLD who did my kit still sell them for about $400.00. Also drivers side side skirt has a crack but this is easily repairable. Car hasn't been crashed or anything I just have a really crappy driveway and when we moved here I found out the hard way how bad it was. Car still looks great with it though.

18" Rays Genome deep dish 3 piece wheels with Rays wheel nuts and valve caps. One wheel has some gutter rash in one spot other than that they're all good. Tyres a Continental Conti Sports, fronts are about 70% and rears are about 50%

Suspension is a full set of bilstein shocks and whiteline springs, height adjustable, whiteline sway bars adjustable, adjustable castor rods (factory castor rods with whiteline bushes included as well) all bushes front and rear have just been replaced with adjustable super pro bushes including steering rack bushes, front lower control arm ball joints inner and outer have been replaced. Rear toe arms have been replaced with Neotech adjustable arms (I ran out of adjustment with the factory ones) Front drive shafts were rebuilt last year (but the LHS inner boot has split again and will need to be replaced). Also the rear subframe and drive shafts have been swapped for S15 items as they are 10mm narrower in width so I could fit the rear wheels with out having to flare the guards so wheels with more agressive offsets can now be fitted and I fitted solid cradle collars (removable) while I was at it, and despite what a lot of people say its only increased road and diff noise slightly. All up its a good combination and has taken a long time to get right, car handles great, ride is fairly firm but on a good road its great (but can be changed anyway). Tyres do show some signs of wear on the inside edges but I did drive around for some time making adjustments to ride height and sways bars etc before I got an alignment (and found a workshop with half a clue to do it right). But the tyre wear has been fine since then and that was about 6 months ago now.

Engine is fairly stock, stock turbo (has always been set at 11psi and I checked for free play when I had the exhaust off a couple of months ago and it was fine), exhaust is a custom 3" mandrel bent system that sits very high so it won't scrape, high flow cat, cannon muffler and a custom built resonator meant for a rotary so its a really nice sounding system with out being offensive. Has a front mount intercooler, pod filter, HKS super sequential BOV plumbed back to intake, factory strut brace, splitfire coils and irridium plugs, gates timming belt (done at approx 155,xxxkms, can't find the reciept at the moment) and the water pump was done at the same time. Brand new battery, front and rear diff oils were changed late last year and engine oil and filter and fuel filter were done approx 2500kms ago. Auto has also got an MV Automatics shift kit and castorl tranzmax z was used when it was fitted. And the O2 sensor, starter motor and alternator were changed last year also. Last time it was on a Dyno it made 160awkw with factory dieing coils before I put in the splitfires which is pretty good consider the very mild mods.

Brakes have been replaced with DBA slotted rotors and Dixcel sports brake pads (no noise, very little dust, cold bite is pretty good but get some heat in them and they are great), Maltech ADR approved braided brake lines fitted front and rear (these made a huge difference to pedal feel) and Motul RBF600 brake fulid has been used.

Interior is in great condition for its age, steering wheel has worn but not badly, there are a couple of small nicks in the rear LHS door trim but thats about it. Carpets look like new, have always used the factory Stagea floor mats that it came with. Seats have no tears and only the rear has a very small cigaret burn (from before I owned it). There is an Apexi SAFC and SITC in the glove box to tune air/fuel ratios and ignition timing. Stereo wise it has Pioneer carbon kevlar splits front and rear, JBL sub in the rear, Pioneer 4ch amp under the drivers seat and an Apline head unit and TV screen. Its also wired for a PS2 but the inverter blew so I haven't used it since, system sounds great though. Also has an HKS turbo timer and a Python alarm fitted with mircowave proximity sensor and remote start.

Rest of the body work its pretty good for its age, there is a small amount of rust in the ususal spot under the side mirror on the drivers side and few small dents and scratches but over all still good. New windscreen fitted late last year too. Also has 6000K HID high/low beam head lights and dual sunroofs too.

Now things that need work. The windscreen washer bottle was removed for the intercooler piping, but you can use a R32 washer bottle in the engine bay near the air filter, will need to run new hose and wires, as mentioned above, the front LHS inner cv boot has split (again). I have had these done a couple of times since I've had it and they've always used generic boots (including when they were rebuilt last year. So I would recomend getting genuine ones. The LHS rear inner cv boot has also split but I did use 2nd hand drive shafts when swapping the sub frame, they looked ok at the time but have a small split now. There are no noises or signs that they are worn though so just replacing the boots and re greasing them should be all they need. The front LHS tie rod is worn and is a little noisy and will need to be replaced. The tie rod ends were replaced with Nissan ones about 2 years ago and are still fine, I would replace both tie rods though to be safe. And the front bump stops are worn (I used the generic whiteline foam ones and haven't been to impressed with them at all), I did intend to use new Nissan rubber bump stops and dust boots but haven't had time to do it. But other than that the rest of the car is great, drives great and I still drive it every day.

I will be sad to see it go and have been on and off about this for a while, but there is still so much I want to do with it which is why I'm selling it We're saving to buy a house and don't need to cars anyway so this is the logical choice. I hope it goes to someone who will keep going with it and finish it to where I wanted it to be.

Asking price is $6800.00 FIRM

This is cheaper than any other Stagea I've seen for sale in QLD at the moment and I think the price is fair, also remember that although its currently registered I'm selling it unregistered (I just don't have the time to get the above things fixed and a safety cert) and if I did I'd probably end up keeping it. The suspension components, brakes and wheels/tyres are worth this alone almost if you were to do this on another stock Stagea. Its already a good start to making a great Stagea. Still gets a lot of looks when I'm out and about even though these are more common now.

Inspections are welcome, I'm home week days from 9am to 11am in the mornings and should be able to work out a time on the weekends. Please only serious buyers reply I am not interested in any swaps or other offers. Test drives are ok if your over 25, if not sorry but insurance won't allow it but I'm still happy to take you out for a descent drive. I'm located on the south side of Brisbane and can be contacted on 0422 583 180. If I don't answer its probably because of work so just leave me a message and I'll get back to you asap. Interstate buyers are ok but full payment must be recieved before it goes anywhere near a transport. And any questions please ask.

[-RBD2-]

Thats really nice man,wish i still had my s1

Great price too,shouldnt hang around too long

Good luck with the sale matey

[M I K E]

^^ you should buy it rod, get back in the game

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Would seriously consider another s1 if my hilux sold

[Mr_RS4]

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