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AMS Grand Master

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Hey Guys,

As you all know, my Stagea is for sale :P And I have been doing alot of thinking... Most of you know that I was tossing up between an R34 GTT and a S2 Stagea, as the heading suggests, the Stag came out on top :angry:

I'm going to look for something a bit beter than my Stagea this time... This time, I'm going to get a Series 2 Stagea, Tip or Manual, with full leather interior, bodykit, rims, TV and Navi (no use here...but I have other plans for it :) ) and hopfully, dual sunroofs :blink:

Just a few questions to all who own or have driven an S2 Stagea

1. Are all the auto's tiptronic?

2. Are the tiptronics fast (up and down shifting?)

3. Do the S2's have the GTT I/C?

Thanks Guys :P

Fells good to be back with the crew!

Cheers.

Chris B)

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1. Not sure whether all the autos are tiptronic but my understanding is they are.

2. Using the gear lever in manual mode is a bit slow and you have to change before you want to so that the change happens (delay of a second or so). The controls on the steering wheel for changing are a lot quicker though and once you get used to it, it is pretty good. For me depends on the driving situation whether I use full auto or the tiptronic.

3. Not sure about the intercooler but would be interested to find out the answer.

That red S2 was also on the Prestige Motorsport mailing list last week as well - looks reasonable.

Cheers, Al

AMS Grand Master

AMS

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Thanks Mate ;) These are a few I was looking at today -

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I'm assuming that if the auto series 1 Stagea's are 0-100 in around 8-8.5 would a manual series 2 be around 7 or so? :D

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Tangles Grand Master

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Ive read around 6.9secs, so 7 would be spot on.

Also, I read 'somewhere' that the S2 tiptronic auto shifter shifts (up) at around .9 of a second and less when down shifting..... can anyone confirm?

ian Experienced

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Ive read around 6.9secs, so 7 would be spot on.

Also, I read 'somewhere' that the S2 tiptronic auto shifter shifts (up) at around .9 of a second and less when down shifting..... can anyone confirm?

I haven't read it anywhere, but that sounds about right (My R34 is a M-AT). If anything, it seems a bit faster than .9 - an you just get into the hang of upshifting a bit before you want to, and downshifting when you do want to (it is very fast).

Works very well - most people underestimate the M-AT, it's nothing like the R33 (or S1) auto box!

Ian

Tangles Grand Master

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I haven't read it anywhere, but that sounds about right (My R34 is a M-AT). If anything, it seems a bit faster than .9 - an you just get into the hang of upshifting a bit before you want to, and downshifting when you do want to (it is very fast).

Works very well - most people underestimate the M-AT, it's nothing like the R33 (or S1) auto box!

Ian

I really wanted the S2 myself, but figured Id be better off spending the $18K to buy a sweet-as S1 and put 8thou into mods, rather than spending the $26k for a freshly complied S2.

Although I REALLY wanted the Neo Tiptronic S2, I thought that a 200awkw tuned beast might be more fun that a standard tiptronic autoshifter :D

plus I borrowed against the house to grab my Stagea....... :rolleyes:

Brendan :rolleyes:

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Jesus just buy mine and save yourself thousands! Its just like the yellow one in the pic... check out my ad in the for sale section. Cheaper than u can import one and its already got 18" alloys, full ultrasonic alarm, CD deck, service hsitory low kms.... you can have it for $23,500!!

Spose I should actually advertise this thing rather than rely on the forums - cant believe I'm selling it so cheap.

And as for a couple of your qns... yes the S2 does have the GTT intercooler, all autos are tiptronic, the gear shift is pretty fast - and u get used to the timing to do it a split second before your desired rev change point.

But yeah - seriously - get in touch and just pick mine up for great value! :)

AMS Grand Master

AMS

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I agree with you there Brendan :) Brazen, mate it looks like mine will be staying with me anyways, due to capital gains tax :) But if I do sell, I will be coming to have a look at yours :)

Cheers,

Chris

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