Need Buying Advice

[MaccaD2191]

Hey everyone,
I'm in need of some advice for buying a stagea.. Mods please delete or move if not allowed or in wrong place..

I need help because I honestly don't know much about cars and this is going to be my first car with forced induction, so I'm a bit worried..
I've narrowed my selection down to 2 cars both with different mods and Kms.

Option 1

2000 Nissan Stagea WGNC34 260RS
80,000kms

$19,000

Performance/Reliability Modifications:
- Apexi power FC (tuned by EFI performance to 345hp on 16psi
- Denso 700cc injectors
- JJR adjustable cam gears
- Deatschwerks fuel pump rewired with full voltage
- Brembo brakes with ungraded DBA 4000 slotted rotors and bendix pads
- BC br coilovers (height and damp adjustable)
- Splitfire coils, new plugs and o2 sensor
- Custom mandrel bent cat back with resonator into 3’’ highflow oval muffler with twin tips
- Decat and a Cataco highflow cat
- Xforce split dump pipes
- JJR 2.5-3’’ front pipe
- Nismo air flow meters
- Greddy profec B spec 2 boost controller (low – 10 psi high – 16 psi)
- Aluminium radiator
- Intake and ACC gaskets replaced
- Blue Samco radiator hoses
- New century battery
- Starter motor rebuilt
- Nismo FPR
- Radiator fan replaced
- alarm and immobilizer
- Tinted windows
- Clear side indicators
- Mearcat double gauge pod holder with fuel pressure, oil temp, and air/fuel
- Nismo gear shifter and floor mats
- Bonnet gas struts
- Genunie Greddy clear cam gear cover
- Blitz turbo timer
- JVC cd/usb head unit with remote
- Blue LEDs in zircon
- Xenon headlights with height adjustment
- Auto dimming rear vision mirror

Option 2

1997 Nissan Stagea WGNC34 Autech 260RS
160,000kms
$15,000

Genuine autech 260rs with fully rebuilt motor. The car makes 330kw at the rear wheels at 20 psi.
Receipts for the engine rebuild are available. Work was done by Advan performance in Auburn.

Modifications include
-hks gtss turbos
-cp pistons
-eagle rods
- sard injectors
- hks fuel rail
- os giken twin plate heavy duty clutch
- reconditioned gearbox
- mines front pipes
- x force exhaust
- link ecu
- greddy boost controller
- Dba 5000 series brakes
- bc coil overs
- r34 gtr rims (18x9) in black
- tomei pon cams

So, I'm mainly just looking at how reliable they are, haven't had a chance to look at the cars yet, as I'm a good 1000kms away.
Im leaning towards the 1997 model but is a Stagea with those sort of kms reliable..?

Any help is greatly appreciated,
Thanks in advance, Chris.

Edited August 6, 2014 by MaccaD2191

[Brick]

the first thing i would let you know on is that almost every import car in Australia has a would back odometer, so maybe get that checked on both http://japaneseodometercheck.com/ these guys offer a service where they will check for a more accurate odometer reading.

[MaccaD2191]

Yeah I knew that, currently getting one of these checked at the moment with JOC. I had my old R34 25GT checked through them as well.

[zoomzoom]

Any reason why you're limiting yourself to the Autech? Id recommend finding a very clean manual C34 AWD and then spending the cash you saved on doing thorough repairs and maintenance. If its going to be a daily driven practical vehicle, the RB25 with basic mods like exhaust and reconditioned/high flowed turbo is a good pick.