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ha ha cheers. well i got a couple of weeks yet before I will be buying, and the guy said hes got a few more coming in. will be getting pics soon. otherwise theres a nice standard silver one, leather interior, and sun roofs. could probly get it for like 18k maybe less. thinking of just going that

oh thats a shame..it was a really nice car!! good luck with finding the perfect stag

Too bad I already own the perfect stag :P lol!

Seriously what I mean is that once you find a stagea you're happy with and have owned it for a few months, ironed out any problems (if any exist), and start to personalise it and modify it (if you wish to), it will be your perfect STAGEA!

Good luck with your search. As long as you get a stag in fairly good condition, you wont be disappointed. :)

^^^true...i fell in love with my stagea at the first photo, i got her for a really good price and i havent done anything to her yet apart from get a new battery...shes my third baby and perfect just for me!!

wtf is going on in perth did someone take out a full page in the west advertising stageas? they seem to be walking out the door at autowholesale.

there is going to be more stageas in perth than in the whole of australia soon if people dont stop buying them.

good point mcnamq....

Well ive seen 3 stageas. (as in, ive seen another stagea 3 TIMES) since i got mine here a YEAR ago. (my 12 mth rego is up for renewal). to see another one of your own ca 3 times in a year is prety cool. at least 4-5 times a week i get asked what it is, who makes it, what is in it etc by randoms at petrol stations etc. love it.

A few more stageas in SA wouldn't hurt :D

Its great to have a unique car, but maybe not so unique everyone's first reaction is "what is that?! is it a volvo?".

I'd rather people think "nice stagea" than "is that a volvo?" :(

you just have to make it unique... and I hate the 'is that a volvo' too pixel... AS IF I'd Drive a volvo :D

I drove a PT and they are common these days but not so much that you'd pull up next to one, and people still commented 'nice car' etc..

stageas would never get as common as the PT so no need to worry guys.

let us just take a moment to bask in our exclusivity and coolness....

Cant wait to get my new one. THAT bad boy is gonna turn some heads.

Especially when you nail the throttle and the noise of the open dump hits - you can hear it a mile off!!!

wtf is going on in perth did someone take out a full page in the west advertising stageas? they seem to be walking out the door at autowholesale.

Hmm, I obviously missed that page :laugh:

Are they still THAT expensive at autowholesale ? Last time I checked them prices were... hmm.. hm... : :(

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