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Luggage space in the Stagea is tremendous. In the back of mine I've had two fridge freezers, a futon, a wardrobe, a washing machine.. Not all at the same time of course, but still. Seats fold perfectly flat. None of this nearly flat stuff. And putting them up and down couldn't be any easier. You could realistically sleep comfortably in the back. And a comfortable car it is. But it's not out of it's depth when you put your foot down either. If you don't mind the extra cost of feeding it, it's an amazingly practical and comfortable car. The AWD has never failed to get me up any hill in the snow - and I do like to test it on the back roads! It's a great touring wagon. Which is something it often doesn't get recognised for. Other than what's already been said though (mechanically it's a Skyline and you'll be pretty familiar with it, unless of course you're thinking of the M35), the Stagea's are prone to rust under the mirrors, and at there age (and weight..) are often suffering from worn bushes.

I was helping a mate move a nice mahogany wardrobe the other day. That was creepy..

Cheers Rb. I've no intention of buying new coilpacks just yet. I've two sets there and pretty sure I can find some fully functional ones out of the 12! Will do me for a while anyway. I did initially think there was maybe a leak somewhere, but I'm hoping it's sorted now. It's interesting that it could trigger fault 21 though..

Don't know if you've came across this before, but I've had the Stagea over a year now and although I knew you could read the error codes from the ecu, I didn't realise you could do it so easily, until I found this guide the other day http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/topic/266512-reading-nissan-fault-codes-ecu-fault-codes-how-read-them/page__p__5488045__hl__ecu+error+codes__fromsearch__1#entry5488045 Takes no more than 10 seconds to do. Code 21 is the ignition signal, and if you get that, then there's a good chance it's the coil packs. It had my mind blown though, as the AFM is code 12, and whilst everyone states that the long flashes are the first digit, the R33 engine manual states otherwise! After talking to people, with them testing it with consult software and from my own experiences today, I'm pretty sure the R33 manual is wrong. Or at least the english translation. That or I'm reading it wrong! Anyway, over the past few days I've heard quite a few stories about aftermarket coilpacks packing up, in a very different and more abrupt way than the OEM ones. I've heard a lot of people say the coil packs won't trigger an error from the ecu, which I can believe from the OEM units, as they still fire as normal. It's just that the spark gets directed to the wrong location. So maybe aftermarket units are simply prone to good old electrical failure...in which case there's no reason the ecu wouldn't pick that up.

Thanks guys. I've been on the case today, and it looks like one of my yellow jackets may be failing. Fortunately I still have the originals, and swapped the, at least what I hope to be, offending item over. Bit annoying if it is when they're only a year old.

Been scouring this forum for days now (I'm a long time occasional lurker), as I've been trying to track down the route of this problem. And I'm struggling, so I thought I'd just sign in and ask for your advice. The Symptoms Over the past week the car has started misfiring / shuddering. The problem comes and goes at the drop of a hat. And it seems to becoming more regular. At idle, the car may be running fine. Smooth as ever. Then suddenly it'll drop maybe 100 revs, down to 600rpm rather than 700rpm. The rev counter will sit perfectly still at those revs, but there'll be a pronounced shudder in the car and burbling through the exhaust like it's not firing on all cylinders. It feels very much like sitting in an old diesel van. When you pull away, it becomes even more pronounced and sounds like what I've read on here, an old WRX. I couldn't put my finger on that though as I've never been in a WRX. I could even go one step further and say it sounds like an old american V8 muscle car! Except without the power Then instantly, it's gone, power shoots up like the turbo's just kicked in (not the case, I can hear it spooling when it's running rough) and the engine's totally smooth again. This problem comes and goes purely at random. No better or no worse at any rev range (though it's being driven easy a. because I don't want to break it, b. because the weather doesn't allow otherwise here at the moment). ECU Checked for fault codes on the ECU. Two slow flashes, followed by one quick flash. Which I'm led to believe is the ignition signal. The Car Pretty much totally standard RB25DET series 1 Stagea, with the exception of Yellow Jacket Coil Packs, NGK Iridium Plugs (both less than a year old), K&N panel filter and 3" exhaust. So Far.. From what I've been reading, the symptoms pointed to the AFM. I've had that out today and re-soldered the pins. This made no difference at all. I'm yet to try contact cleaner on it. I haven't done anything to the car recently. Later checked the error codes and got 21, ignition signal (I believe? Though 12 is the AFM..! Am I reading these right?). This is my daily driver and need it to get to work, so would appreciate any help. Thanks