Rezz

I just figured out why I like the Stagea over the Legnum... The Stagea is a "Hardtop" wagon... oh, and you can get `em with an RB26DETT... oh, and it`s a Nissan... oh, and they come in FR as well as 4WD... yay.

Thats right Ed, all 2-door R33 GTS25-t`s are "Type M`s"... ... but there are a re couple of 4-door GTS25-t`s that are referred to as "Type G`s"...

That auto-parking feature is on the Aussie model? I thought that stuff was only for the Japanese domestic market? I mean, it`s not really a necessity in Australia is it?

darK, those pics Maxx posted are what 99% of Legnum VR-4 owners do... they just don`t cut it along side the MIGHTY STAAAAAAAAAAAAAGEAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!:D:D

Guys don`t bomb Legnums like they do Stageas...

I`ll go easy on the caps next time... it wasn`t my intention to make this an argument.... sorry:D

Soooooo, all this begs the question: Why aren`t there mass protests or petitions or SOMETHING happening to counter this? I`m sure if one of the more prominent car enthusiasts set up a meeting with the authorities to show them that a) all these little piss-weak excuses for defecting cars are giving the responsible car enthusiast the shits... and it`s getting worse, and B) if they wanna get all technical on our asses, then they should PROVE that the modification in question is illegal and/or dangerous to pedestrians or whatever it is that they say with oh so much conviction while their scribbling out a defect notice...

Honestly dAVE, I don`t have a clue about the Aussie market and whether or not it goes on sale in Oz is anyones guess? All I know is that there is a X-Trail 2.0GT here in Japan with a SR20VET (check it out here - it`s the one furtherest on the left) that goes head-to-head with the Mitubishi Airtrek Turbo R (top one in Black)

Considering all GT-R dashboards have the steering wheel on the right, I`d have to agree with you!

Where is that... in the middle east or somewhere? A left-hand drive GT-R is not a GT-R... you hear that Carlos Gohsn?!!!? :headslap:

I disagreed with: What I meant was: A professional will gladly deal with 10,000 f*ckwits in a row, and not let it affect their outlook. Total customer service. Nice. Thats all...

I`m sorry dude, I just scanned their site, and they give 2 different ABN`s(Australian Business Numbers) for the same business name! Check the ABN they give in the "Contact Us" part, then have a look in the "Products" section, and click on the "Policy" button, and look at the ABN they wrote under the "Refund Policy" section. Like 51jay said, their address is a PO Box in a shopping center! Theres not much you can do... sorry.

Direct Injection is where the injectors are positioned so that they spay directly into the piston bore, as opposed to being positioned in the intake runners. Up until recently, Direct Injection was only used in low power applications, the most common (in Japan) being the Mitsubishi Galant GDI. As you can imagine, extremely precise air/fuel contol is possible with this, creating better fuel economy and much less emmissions. But now, Direct Injection and Turbo is the key to High-power/Low-emmissions... and Nissan is at the forefront as usual...

No floody I think your right on the money... although some enthusiasts might cringe at the idea of a narrow angle cam placement, effectively a "One and a half" cam instead of a true twin cam (well, you know what I mean, the airflow through the narrow angle heads is hardly "performance" style), but the QR20VET might be getting direct injection... so the VVL, the Direct Injection and Turbo combo sounds good:)

The engine in the current X-Trail 2.0GT is an SR20VET, so Nissan DOES have a habit of putting "V" in the engines code designation... ...skooled ya! j/k

I disagree there Zensoku, the customers are the ones with the money... F*ckwit or not, they should be dealt with maturely... and their money promptly taken from them. Say a little "Enjoy the rest of your day!" and let them go about their business. They`ll be back, so rinse.. and repeat. That separates the pros from the amatures.

QR = New engine model designation... nothing to do with "SR". 20 = Thats right AeroGrace, 2.0L... hold the OJ and Milk... VET = Right again omp, Variable cam timing EFI (duh!) Turbo... it`s gonna have Direct Injection too. Like I say, pics on Mon/Tue.

Guys, details are a bit scarce, but a Nissan (*Nissan Japan* I might add, none of this Nissan USA bollocks) insider leaked to Horide Auto Mag that a new Silvia is on it`s way, but don`t expect any prototypes or anything until 2006. They also mentioned the powerplant, a QR20VET, with all the emmissions gear, to keep the new Silvia in line with it`s predecessors. No hint of a chassis yet, but the FR configuration is a definate... But OMG, it (the CG image) looks just like the Fairlady Z!!! I mean... 350Z!!! Not another one... At this point, I`d like to give a big "thank you" smack to the back of the head of Carlos Gohsn, for f*cking up the momentum and key design of yet another of Nissans legendary sports cars... I`ll have pics posted up on Mon/Tue. /Rezz

... and thats exactly why people get pissed off with retail service standards in Australia... because shop staff don`t feel obligated to their customers... If a customer wants something not in stock... you damn well pick up the phone and get it for them! And you get their Name and Phone number too! And when that part comes in, you call them asap! If the part isn`t available, spend some time with the customer figuring out what could substitue! :looney:Customers like that:looney:

Yeah, there`s usually a horde of ladies flicking through magazines each time I go... they look so bored... but I guess because of K`s Garage, my missus wants to know what all the fuss is about.

Yeah, and after they`re thoroghly bored with that approach, then they`ll just go: "F*ck I hate Jap imports... your vehicle is impounded..."

It`s just such a pity that every time I go to SuperAutobacs, it`s with my wife, and I just wanna discuss the merits of some of the gear from, say, RE Amemiya, and all she`s got to say is: Kakoiiiii kore!!! Kono paatsu no burakku chekku no zairiyo ga nani? e? Kaabon faibaa? Zen zen chigaimasu yo! Kaabon faibaa ja naiyo... Zairiyo wa waffaru o mitai... chotto hen naaaaa... After that we generally just leave and go to Gap or something...

Holy shit... is he ok?

So is there a Group or Movement that I can join to combat this? C'mon you guys! Why aren't their lobby groups (eg:like the NRA in the US with guns) to stop all this revenue raising bollocks?