Wanting To Buy A Stagea

[Samgrainger32]

hey guys as im new to the hole stagea thing ive had my r32 for awhile now and before that had wrx wagons and such but i have all ways loved a good wagon and ive been wanting to get back in to them and just get one for a everyday car ive been looking around for while now and found this before i go and look at it i just wanted to show you guys that have them and see if you think its a good buy and how much you think its worth

thanks

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/riverside/cars-vans-utes/1999-nissan-stagea-manual-skyline-estate/1005381668

[pipster11]

yup, im pretty sure thats Andrew's stagea

well looked after but he bought a navara or something and no longer needs the stagea

are you in tas? even so its a good car and has a fair few bits and pieces on it for the money

i thought he got it tuned too but i could be thinking about another stagea

[Samgrainger32]

yeah mate I'm in launceston I've never seen another Manuel around in launceston ill send him a message about it for sure then if you think its a good one

[pipster11]

i had mine for sale for a bit but i've decided to keep it

one of the guys at autobarn has another white manual one

mine is manual

Ben who lives near the gorge has a white manual one

and so is Andrew's (the one for sale)

and there may be another getting about

I haven't seen the car in person since the last stagea meet which was a couple of years ago but i'm sure its still in top condition

well worth a look thats for sure

[Samgrainger32]

oh really yeah i think ive seen your yellow one ages ago and ive seen a dark blue one getting around but thats about it

[pipster11]

yeah, mines pretty hard to miss

there's also an m35 kicking about too

whats your story btw?

[Samgrainger32]

haha yeah well ive got a r32 gts4 heaps done i just hating having to drive it on the road every day when its track ready and its just burning a hole in my pocket and i would love a wagon like this one and just keep the skyline for a track car getting about for ages??

also ive heard storys that they use heaps of fule this true?

[pipster11]

na, mines pretty good for what it is

auto sucks fuel a bit worse but best bet is to grab a new o2 sensor

i get around 10l/100km highway and 12+ city

roughly 500kms/tank and i'm usually a cheapskate and run it on 95 in tas due to the retarded price of bp ultimate lol

if your 32 is still running an rb20 it'll make you want to upgrade lol, the 25neo is such a good motor

also perfect car for a daily, i used to use mine as a delivery car when i worked at dominos haha

[Samgrainger32]

haha really thats not to bad lot better then the rb20 yeah i mean rb20 nice motor and all but just not for a daily and cant fit a pair of shoes in the back seats haha whats the diffrence between the rb25 and the neo??

[pipster11]

the neo head is pretty close to the 26 head (solid lifters etc) but with no itb's but it has vct

some say it flows more than the 26 head

also cops 26 rods and maybe a few more goodies

[Samgrainger32]

are ok so are alot diffrent then well ill give him a ring next week coz im going to falls just hope it dont sell before that

and the awd in them can they be switched off like the 32 and 33 gtrs and gts4??

[pipster11]

similar but different

there is a single wire plug under the dash which you unplug (or wire a switch to and put it on the dash)

start the car

pump the brake pedal around 5 times

AWD light starts flashing and its in rwd mode

[Samgrainger32]

oh k sounds good so yours has got a neo motor in it and youve had no problems with it? or gearbox ect ect

[pipster11]

yeah all the s2's have the neo (bar 260rs) and all manual's are s2's

only issue im having is the syncros in the gearbox are getting a bit worn and it crunches 4th if i go like 2nd to 4th

and my turbo has a bit of end float so it could do with a rebuild sometime soon

[Samgrainger32]

oh k yeah cant have anymore problems then the old rb20 haha how many ks yours done?

[pipster11]

bought it at around 60k, now has about 130k

radiator top tank cracked too, new coolingpro rad was around $370 with postage and was fail

then replaced with a new stock rad for $220

and timing belt kit and waterpump at 100,000kms

thats about it as far as things going wrong goes