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Heya all. I'm a current Skyline owner and due to being a father and needing some more space I've decided to look at an M35 Stagea. I live in NZ so I don't believe the import restriction on 250s applies, but it's something I'm confirming. I plan to bring in a car myself so I can pretty much put together a shopping list of what I want, but I do need to buy it sight-unseen.

How much of a difference is there in petrol consumption between a 250RX and a 350RX4? I also wasn't sure if it would be worth considering a non-4WD 350, given the extra power. I haven't been able to find any petrol consumption stats about the M35's.

Are any M35's available with cruise control? It'd be a "nice to have" thing.

Any particular gotchas I should be on the look out for?

Thanks in advance!

NZ import facts

The 2.5L can no longer be imported into New Zealand because of the emission code is too old on the engine.

Only 3.5L Stageas can enter the country. They carry the. CBA emission code which allows it to be complied.

Only Japanese cars with the 3 digit emission code before the VIN are allowed in.

You can still purchase second hand stagea 2.5L that came into the country before this emission code law change.

Stageas are gas hungry, the 3.5L is 210Kw, that's more than most modern V8 :)

If you want the power, you pay for it at 14L for 100km. That's about $35 nzd for 100km travel around town.

You buy these cars if your into massive amounts of grunt, not if you are on a gas budget.

Heya all. I'm a current Skyline owner and due to being a father and needing some more space I've decided to look at an M35 Stagea. I live in NZ so I don't believe the import restriction on 250s applies, but it's something I'm confirming. I plan to bring in a car myself so I can pretty much put together a shopping list of what I want, but I do need to buy it sight-unseen.

How much of a difference is there in petrol consumption between a 250RX and a 350RX4? I also wasn't sure if it would be worth considering a non-4WD 350, given the extra power. I haven't been able to find any petrol consumption stats about the M35's.

Are any M35's available with cruise control? It'd be a "nice to have" thing.

Any particular gotchas I should be on the look out for?

Thanks in advance!

Also,

I am happy to help.

My car just got complied today.

I bought it from Japanese car auctions.

I highly recommend Provide Cars Japan, Eugene was my agent, he's awesome. Very helpful.

I can give you all the current information on what you need, how it's done, what it costs.

It's very addictive, I spent 2 weeks fighting for cars until I finally got one I wanted and at less than what I was expecting to pay.

Agents won't rip you off, they been in business for 14 years and are incredibly professional all the way to getting your car on the ship for you delivered to your doorstep.

Even got a radiation reading... So you know it won't glow at night :)

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