Cefiro Vs Stagea Comparison

[hutchwilco]

Just before christmas and a new baby arriving, I had my series 1 nicked from outside my house.

Got paid out for it eventually but cops found it sitting in a quiet neighbourhood, they had tried to light a fire in it and had nicked my music and odb interface cable. I'd just put a new cambelt, waterpump rear shocks and front bumper on right before it was nicked. gutted. Anyway, enough sob story:

I need a new car.

I loved the open road handling, and I'm loath to go back to something shittier.

While I'm entertaining the idea of another stagea maybe the m35 if I can afford, I'm also seeing cefiros - think they have different engines, but seem fairly similar otherwise.

Does anyone know how they handle compared to a stagea? do they have simliar chops with regards to body roll etc.

I'm not into lowered, race performance, with giant wheels, just a good family wagon that handles nicely on the road. And I like 6 cylinders.

interested to hear anyone's thoughts

[SNEEZYC34]

Got stag bud. I have a series 2... and I used to have a cefiro. The ceffy has nothing on the stagea. Stagea is more superiour in so many ways

[KiwiRS4T]

Yep get another wagon. Cefiros are smaller, lighter and should be more economical but not so good in a smash. There are plenty of RS4s for sale and even M35s are getting cheap now.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/nissan/stagea/auction-570924576.htm

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/nissan/stagea/auction-574238798.htm

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/nissan/stagea/auction-573529677.htm

[hutchwilco]

Ok cheers, I guess I could expect that answer if I asked it in this forum!

Now to find an m35 for 5k...