Stooge007

i messed up a couple of mine yesterday i'll take them if they're on offer PM me details please

been using 98 in my stock RS Four S go RB25!!!

nah, bought it from Nagoya Motors pretty happy with it

fairly surprised with fuel economy or lack thereof petrol was cheapish last night, so put some in my first 250 km's was done at around 13L/100kms this was with air con 90% of the time, and boosting it fairly heavily (hey, i just got it!) with a sensible right foot, i reckon a steady 11-12L/100kms could be achieved

Nagoya offers "free" delivery Australia wide

friend's sister called my black RS Four S a hearse get so many puzzled looks when people pull up next to it at the lights (not many around my area) surprised a few Commodore drivers on the weekend (who tried to cut in from the outside where the lane ended) i'm loving it

if you're a mechanic, Stag for sure!

i think i'll be in that boat!

price wise, RS-Four < AR-X < Axis i personally don't like the styling of the Axis the AR-X has leather interior and all the bells and whistles

if you like everything to work and also hassle free motoring - get the Liberty if you don't mind tinkering a bit, and want a more exciting ride - get the Stag

i know what you mean re: mods, but it'll have a baby seat in it soon, so there's no real point to modding it . . . yet there's some dodgy reports about that Redline stuff though? http://www.nissansilvia.com/forums/index.p...howtopic=293723 then there's this: http://74.125.153.132/search?q=cache:FgClc...=clnk&gl=au so confusing!

updated profile (Sydney, NSW) congrats to you too! will probably keep it stock for a while, but when i do mod it, will be looking at suspension mods as you mentioned, plus yeah about 200awkw, following that basic recipe

after a few threads here, and a load of questions, i finally picked up the Stag last Saturday overall, pretty happy with the purchase thanks to all who helped answer my questions over the past few weeks for those that missed my earlier threads, i bought a black 1999 RS Four S having had the chance to drive it over the weekend (covered a couple hundred km's), my thoughts are: - my manual gearbox is a little notchy, and a little whiney (but not unbearable) - the "free" immobiliser that was put in is actually from a very reputable brand (probly would have bought similar anyway), and works well - the "free" 5 year warranty doesn't actually seem too bad ( Plan C - http://www.247roadservices.com.au/extended.htm ), $ limits are reasonable on Plan C, plus the only real condition is you service the car (at a licensed mechanic) every 10,000kms (or less) - xenon headlights are cool, as is adjusting them from the driver seat - a couple of the backlight globes for the climate control are blown, but i found this thread ( http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/S2...tr-t209728.html ) - they didn't install an FM expander (not a big deal, i will be replacing the HU very soon) - the 6 stacker cd works - in stock form, it's not an amazing handling car (but i guess that's not hard to change) - in stock form, it doesn't feel ridiculously fast, although it's very easy to go way too fast in the car (i.e. you're way above the speed limit without realising sometimes) - sun roofs are fun - a 6 burner bbq fits in the boot (with rear seats down) - my speedo reads about 5% under (compared to a GPS) more thoughts and comments and pics to follow

i came to this realisation after thinking i have better things to spend $90+ a year on so got standard white plates

do you have the climate control set? just the controls, don't need anything else

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maybe, pending dates picking up my Stag on Saturday, yeehaw!

UPDATE so i've bitten the bullet and agreed to buy the car it has its pros and cons: Pros - manual - colour i wanted - twin sunroofs - 12 months rego (saves me $'s) - 12 months roadside assist (saves me $'s on NRMA membership) - 5 year warranty (not worth much, but better than nothing) - timing belt has already been done, so should be good for next 100,000 kms (saves me ~ $1,000, and i now know it's all good) - interior in pretty good nick - xenons left in, shhhhhhh - mechanically, is in pretty good shape - has an Alpine screen and Alpine DVD player, which i should be able to sell for a few hundred $'s - will come with 3 point immobiliser Cons - exterior not in great shape, however front and rear bars are getting resprayed, as well as front passenger door, right rear quarter and all plastic trim pieces (half way down doors etc.), and full professional detail. i have to pay $350 for all of this . tried to argue the point, but they kept saying i'm already getting a discount (got $1500 off as i purchased while it was "in-transit"), so couldn't do it for free. wasn't worth the battle imo, and should come out from the panel shop in pretty good shape. - tyres are shot, and they were going to put cheap 2nd hand rubber on for compliance/rego. i'm getting them to put brand new rubber on, but it's costing me another $220 (less than half price). again, they threw the whole "you're already getting a discount" at me - brakes are shot, and rotors need machining. am worried they'll replace with dodgy stuff. will be getting these checked post-sale what would my rights be, if it gets registered/complied with shot brakes? the State Road inspection noted 0-10% on all 4 sets of pads overall, it's been a bit of a roller-coaster ride, but hopefully will be worth it in the end. don't know whether i would buy sight unseen again. due to pick up the car on Saturday morning. wish me luck cheers

from what i've read, brand new tyres are required for compliance. the thing is though, the dealer itself is doing the compliance, so i'm worried they'll put OK tyres on for compliance and rego purposes, then swap them over when i go to pick it up. same story with the brakes, the inspection noted they were 0-10% remaining, which would not pass rego. i'm not relying on the 5 year warranty, but from what i've seen ( http://www.247roadservices.com.au/extended.htm ) it should cover almost 1/2 of things that break. and yes, i want/need a manual. if i was going to get an auto, the missus would probly say we should just get a BA Falcon or something i'll see how i go today, thanks guys

$150 through the group buy http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/Sy...Gro-t95122.html

i used State Roads (today actually) happy with the service they have an "import" specialist guy

so i test drive the car this morning overall i like how it drives, as does the wife. felt more like a sedan than a wagon. only things was in 2nd/3rd gear when it came on to boost, it would hesitate slightly, it wasn't really smooth from 4,000-7,000rpm could this have been lack of fuel? it was pretty much running on fumes, i think they only put enough petrol in it to test everything, nothing more really. maybe it just needed some more petrol in the tank? it was seriously as empty as i've ever seen a car, when you turned on the ignition the guage didn't move above empty, and the fuel light was on? actually, the State Road inspection said there was a leak in a vaccuum hose to the MAF sensor. could this have caused it? otherwise, the State Road inspection came up pretty clean for the engine, steering, suspension etc. the only real fault is the cosmetics. the inspection revealed that tyres would not pass rego, the brake pads were between 0-10%, and the rotors needed machining. would these get changed at compliance/rego time? i would imagine so, otherwise i don't think it would pass rego. my concern is that they'll put new tyres on to pass compliance/rego, but then swap them back before i get it? same for brakes etc. could they do this??? anyway, i've pretty much got till monday to decide whether i want it or not the shop is going to respray the front and rear bars, and i can get the front passenger door resprayed and also the right rear quarter resprayed for $200. so once those are fixed, and the car is detailed, should be in pretty good nick for a 10 year old car. price is $15,400, with 12 months rego, 12 months road-side assist, and 5 year warranty (limited, obviously). think i need to sleep on it

so i went down to Nagoya with siddr20 and checked out the car today points of note: - has the following "optional" extras: * Front centre arm rest, some of which can be opened towards either the driver or passenger; * Luggage bay roll-out cover; * Luggage bay safety net; * Privacy glass (rear doors and rear luggage area) - RS models and above; * Dual sunrooves (front one is tilt and slide, rear is a slide-only); * Electric, self-closing rear door (boot)... * Extra 12v bayonet-style sockets on the left side of the luggage area, the inside of the luggage area door and the D-pillar for bayonet-fit accessories such as a torch, etc.; * Limited Slip Differential (manual RS Four S models) - still has the xenons, and i think they might be staying, shhhhhh - is pretty much completely stock, has stock 17" rims, 2 of which are in pretty bad shape. they've said they'll try and replace them, here's hoping - the 52,xxx kms is definitely not accurate, the interior wear does not support it. it's probably not too far off though - i saw the timing belt they took out, it looked pretty fine, but due to age was showing signs of cracking in the rubber etc. - it has tweeters in the a-pillar - it has the cassette deck, with cd-stacker in the rear left quarter (with extra storage) - engine seems to be in ok shape. timing belt, fluids, filters etc. have all been done - interior is 8-8.5/10, which is good: * Rust and/or paint bubbling and peeling under the door wing mirrors; VERY MINOR * Rust around the strut towers, where the strut tower brace is bolted down; NONE * Rust and/or paint bubbling and peeling in and around the sunroof runners (if fitted with a sunroof); NONE * Condition of door seals and rust where the seals attach to the body; PRETTY GOOD * Rust on the door and boot hinges; NONE * Rust in the spare wheel cavity... NONE - exterior is probably only a 6.5-7/10. there's a few scratches, and scrapes, and a couple of patch up jobs that really haven't been done that well. this last point is giving me second thoughts (slightly). on one hand, the engine seems to be in pretty good nick, as is the interior. and it has pretty much ALL the options you can get (i really dig the twin sun rooves, and the black paint) State Roads are inspecting tomorrow, and i'll pretty much have to make a decision then i think. WHAT DO I DO???

holy crap that's cheap! can't believe this isn't gone yet

awesome work mate might have to get plans off you enjoy the trip, and if i have my Stag when you're in Syd, would probably join a cruise cheers