Interested In Getting A Stagea!

[sekay1994]

Hey there guys, first post!
I've just got a few questions and here seems like the best place to ask

Basically, i'm 19, just got my full license currently driving a 2001 TJ Magna VRX which i really enjoy but I'm pretty interested in saving up to get a stagea around the end of the year

I'm looking at the series 2 ones - love the DAYZ kits.

1) Overall, is having a stagea an awesome experience? - Do they require much more attention than mainstream cars e.g falcons, magnas?

2) Are parts hard and expensive to come by?

3) How's the fuel consumption? My magna is a guzler!

4) I love the idea of leather interior plus the twin sunroofs - are they on a certain model of the stagea or just random factory addons?

Cheers!!
Thomas

[KiwiRS4T]

Scroll up to the pinned topics and click on "buyers' guide"

My Stagea is awesome and where I am parts are plentiful and cheap. If you get a turbo and put your foot down it will suck gas like there's no tomorrow.

Do a little research on this forum and have a look on ebay. You could save a lot of money by buying an already modified car from one of our members.

[wolverine]

1. awesome fat slug

2. parts easy

3. you are not going to be disappointed by the sound of things

4. fancy people have all those things...Ian from memory is one.

[533 RYC]

^+1. Stageas Are awesome! Buying one that's already lightly modified is good, BUT, if you get any modified car, how do you know what's been done to it for sure? Personaly, for imports, I've always hunted around & found a clean un-modified example fresh off the boat. Took me 7 months to find my RS4S (manual version), genuine low km @ 67,000km, (auction & import papers supplied - rated at 4.5, as no accident damage & not a single dent anywhere!) + afew RARE bits thrown in to boot! I'm pedantic though............GET A STAGEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[KiwiRS4T]

  On 26/06/2013 at 11:48 AM, 533 RYC said:

^+1. Stageas Are awesome! Buying one that's already lightly modified is good, BUT, if you get any modified car, how do you know what's been done to it for sure?

That's why I say buy from a member here - there are a number of people on this forum whose car I would be happy to buy (if I were in Aus).

[wolverine]

^^ what Bob says.

[West]

RS4-S dont' come with sunroof i believe ..... i could be wrong. I'm in the market for an M35 and they dont' come in manual .

[joshm35]

Yes they do just not here. Look up 350s stagea

[joshm35]

And if you have unlimited coin look up dcdc's m35 being built by mercury motorsports.

[533 RYC]

Yes they do, as mine has two of them, like I said, RARE. I was looking at the M35 aswell, till I found out they are only autos. My missus didn't like them, until she found out they only came in auto (she can't drive a manual).....

[533 RYC]

  On 27/06/2013 at 7:57 AM, joshm35 said:

Yes they do just not here. Look up 350s stagea

Really? I stand corrected!! Will have to look one up.

[KiwiRS4T]

Will be 2wd but and rare as.

[sleek3]

1) Overall, is having a stagea an awesome experience? - Do they require much more attention than mainstream cars e.g falcons, magnas?

Yes, I have one, Series 1 Dayz edition, but i have to admit my manual r33 was a bit more fun to drive but the wagon is my family weekend warrior so all the same.

2) Are parts hard and expensive to come by?

No, Series 1 motor same as a R33 series II, Series 2 stagea same motor as R34. so parts are pretty easy to come by and most jap wreckers have what you need. Driveline and suspension and most parts share parts from other skyine partners

3) How's the fuel consumption? My magna is a guzler!

well, its turbo, and it weighs alot....so take your best guess

4) I love the idea of leather interior plus the twin sunroofs - are they on a certain model of the stagea or just random factory addons?

My dayz edition has twin sunroofs (love em), and the dayz kit...........but i do have custom black leather interior with red stitching and "stagea" and the emblems on my headrest.....so i kind of cheated with the interior lol....

[koombleh]

  On 27/06/2013 at 6:43 AM, West said:

RS4-S dont' come with sunroof i believe ..... i could be wrong. I'm in the market for an M35 and they dont' come in manual .

yep i've got a rs4s with twin sunroofs. i think they're pretty rare though. mine came with a heap of factory options

[Bennis]

The biggest downside is they drink fuel, more so than other common imports and its due to their weight. However they are very practical (besides fuel) , I have a friends dad who owned a stock one for a few years and he loved it more so than the evo, vy SS or wrx he previously had.

[nick88]

My rs4s also has twin sun roofs!

[West]

  On 28/06/2013 at 12:52 AM, nick88 said:

My rs4s also has twin sun roofs!

No wonder they're rare as i've not seen one on carsales.

[jet_r31]

your after a s.2 Dayz Prime Edition, if you want leather and twin sunroof and the bodykit

cheers

darren