Soon To Be Stagea Owner, Another One...

[cefiro]

hey dude

nice car, can I ask you what you paid 4 it and what compliance is costing u.

[munchstagea]

hey dude

nice car, can I ask you what you paid 4 it and what compliance is costing u.

675,000 YEN FOB

Shipping, duty and taxes (high way robbery!)

Compliance ~$3000 + GST + Tyres + a few extras inc. timing belt = just over 4K total

Plus on road costs

[cefiro]

cheers mate

All the best with it, and post some pics up when you get the chance.

[munchstagea]

Well it's here, arrived Wednesday in a not so glamorous fashion: See this thread

The cleaning has begun and I'll get some pics of it soon, the wheels are magic, kit and paint need a bit of a nip and tuck here and there but from 5 feet away it all looks pretty tight. Body is very straight and all nice and clean underneath so all concerns have now passed.

Off for Roadworthy in the morning then registration next week when the standard wheels arrive (I hope! gee I am glad that they are in the post and not the 18's, I would be peaking about now if they were!) So almost on the road in a little over 3 months...

Cheers

Luke

[munchstagea]

On the road! Finally!!! Far out. :

Getting the rego done was an interesting experience, I don't think they get too many fresh imports through the Geelong branch somehow. Fair amount of head scratching went on over the hour and a half I was there. The short little lady that did the inspection almost fell right into the engine bay trying to read the engine number! They gave me zero grief though which I was most impressed with.

Nice to be driving it after almost 4 months of waiting! Photos coming soon, but I am that busy at the moment I wouldn't hold your breath, it might take a while, I might get a chance to snap one or two on the weekend...

Cheers

Luke

[AMS]

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[munchstagea]

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Ha Har nice one AMS!

[AMS]

Yay! I cannot wait to have my beast black

[Tangles]

Yay! I cannot wait to have my beast black :)

AMS...... Black? meh, I like your red. But I guess you own the car hey, so maybe I should just stfu.

Luke, well done, nice to have it on the road huh?

[munchstagea]

AMS...... Black? meh, I like your red. But I guess you own the car hey, so maybe I should just stfu.

Luke, well done, nice to have it on the road huh?

The Black shows every spec of dust! I am sure I will get used to it though...

Brendan I have no idea how you fit in a Stagea drivers seat! I am 5'11" and my hair brushes the roof, I have the seat as low as it will go and I am just fitting and feeling like I'm sitting high still. You have the twin sunnies too I think? Very tight and you'd need to slouch almost...

Cheers

Luke

[Tangles]

The Black shows every spec of dust! I am sure I will get used to it though...

Brendan I have no idea how you fit in a Stagea drivers seat! I am 5'11" and my hair brushes the roof, I have the seat as low as it will go and I am just fitting and feeling like I'm sitting high still. You have the twin sunnies too I think? Very tight and you'd need to slouch almost...

Cheers

Luke

I slouch. And lean to the left slightly so my head is in the sunroof area. Oh well, at least I own a Stagea, might not get to drive it as I dont fit, but MEH!

hahaha LOL, going to have the drivers seat rails extended and engineered/certified soon. That way will have the drivers seat right back against the rear seat when Im driving solo.

[munchstagea]

I slouch. And lean to the left slightly so my head is in the sunroof area. Oh well, at least I own a Stagea, might not get to drive it as I dont fit, but MEH!

hahaha LOL, going to have the drivers seat rails extended and engineered/certified soon. That way will have the drivers seat right back against the rear seat when Im driving solo.

Yeah good point!

The seat does seem high though so maybe they could look at dropping it (if you are getting it enginerred anyway) That may help even more?

Cheers

Luke

[AlexCim]

its high enough to fit a decent sized amp under there yep

[66yostagea]

I luv my metallic dark green but it does show the dirt, which is most of the time as we are semirural with lots of red volcanic dirt.

Also i'm 6'2" and have at least 2" clearance above my head. Seat is right back and fully lowered at back and raised at front for leg support.

The best part of the driving position is that the B pillar is further back than the R30. Damn I was always banging my head when driving fast on twisty roads.

[munchstagea]

Also i'm 6'2" and have at least 2" clearance above my head. Seat is right back and fully lowered at back and raised at front for leg support.

I probably sit closer to the wheel than most people of the same height, I hate having to reach out too far, maybe my arms are just short?

[AlexCim]

yeh, i am like, 1.7m tall.... typical japanese male height.

You guys need hummer H2s!

[AMS]

AMS...... Black? meh, I like your red. But I guess you own the car hey, so maybe I should just stfu.

Luke, well done, nice to have it on the road huh?

Yeah well its somthign I have wanted for a long time... who knows I might stay red. But it is faded like a bitch... looks pink most of the time. The car needs a spray... Colors are down to:

- Black

- Standard Red

- Bayside Blue

[munchstagea]

Yeah well its somthign I have wanted for a long time... who knows I might stay red. But it is faded like a bitch... looks pink most of the time. The car needs a spray... Colors are down to:

- Black

- Standard Red

- Bayside Blue

Standard Red is probably where the smart money is (only need to spray external, not door jams etc)

Nice Looking Black S1

[AlexCim]

wow, i actually really dont like that black colour!

maybe ditch the mud flaps, get some sideskirts, a rear spoiler and a dayz front bar

[stasis]

BTW questions to those stageas owners who bought from Jspec. Does Jspec provide warranty for the cars that they bring in for you? Like 3mths or something on the car parts. Thanks