It's Gonna Be A Blue 2007

[Midol]

This thread I think may convert me to the Stagea - more practical with the dogs as well.

[qikstagea]

Good to see... Performance, comfort AND practicality... in a nice neat VOLVO looking package. Get it into ya, matey.

[Midol]

Yep - heaps more practical since I go camping alot and will have another dog soon. Getting a Husky + 2nd dog into a coupe will be a right pain in the arse.

A stagea also means I don't need to wait till I am 21! (Personal reasons)

I should have paid more attention when StageaGirl told me to look at them on DOL (I think it was you), but a quick google only found ugly ones. Ones on here are nice.

[qikstagea]

Yep - heaps more practical since I go camping alot and will have another dog soon. Getting a Husky + 2nd dog into a coupe will be a right pain in the arse.

A stagea also means I don't need to wait till I am 21! (Personal reasons)

I should have paid more attention when StageaGirl told me to look at them on DOL (I think it was you), but a quick google only found ugly ones. Ones on here are nice.

HAHA as in... you mum said u need to be 21 to get a turbo...? im not havin a dig at you - my mum said the same thing when i was at home lol

Definately have a look at the "post a pic of ur stagea thread" there are some PRIME examples mate.

I carried dogs in mine once - but the hair was a BITCH to remove so i got out of that quick.

[Midol]

No My parents have no problems with us (family) having performance cars.

If I got a GTS-T before I was 21 it'd mean I'd need a second car which would be too hard to pay for insurance (one thing parents insist, if they help pay for the car it goes on comprehensive) since I don't get centerlink and have no job

Stageas though, will enable me to have one car thus eliminating the need for two sets of rego and insurance (the falco was quoted at 2,500 and the gts-t at 3,200 - stagea quote comes in at 2,500 which is what I pay on the falco)

Dogs coming in my car I can't change. You should see the state of my falcon (no laughing).

[qikstagea]

Dogs coming in my car I can't change. You should see the state of my falcon (no laughing).

lol

oh... right... my bad

[joshsmum00]

Nice looking car you have their John great stuff

shell

[JVP]

f**king horn.

[Appealing]

OK since this thread has been revived I thought that I'd let eveyone know what happened with the car. I was kinda surprised that I hadn't updated this since it's arrival. Evreyone on the last WA cruise saw it, it was also in the cruise post pictures.

Since the car arrived I have had almost no problems at all. I really think that it is simply the best car I have ever owned, (even way better than a Fairmont Ghia). The best car that I ever had B4 this was a '93 XR2 Turbo Capri which was 6 months old and only had about 12,000 kms on it. But this is better, much better, and cost me less than the XR2 did in 1993!! (it was $25,000 on the road with insurance and 6months rego).

The only problem that I experienced in the import process was that it seemed to coincide with every holiday we could possibly have! We hit Xmas, New year and Australia day, (man was that frustrating).

But the most frustrating part was actually getting the car from the Port of Fremantle. The have put in new security, and it sucks big time. You can't go on the dock unless you have a pass to get one takes a course and weeks. No-one was interested in escorting me, and that's the only other way on. I finally got the emergency services guys to escort me. K-line (shipping) were not interested. P&O (who did the final clearance) were absoloutly A1 fkn usless, just prooving that all I had heard about stevedores was true!

Anyway eventually got it home. It is one awsome car, with almost every conceivable extra. I love it. I have no doubt in my mind that the kms are genuine. I had one problem, a misfire after some heavy acceleration (actually took it to the drags to see how they go). It started misfiring B4 I got there. But it just got worse and I did only 3 runs. It managed 15.4 secs, which isn't too shabby for a family wagon weighing in at 1600 + kgs. Once I changed the spark plugs (to copper) it ran fine. I took out platinums and every coil pack lead had original stickers on them, If you look around the engine bay you will see them on lots of parts, and they are dated. Mine were all Nov 2000. They crumbled when touched, as would be expected after 6 years and 78,000 km. This is why I know the kms are original.

The fuel consumtion around town is not that great, the worst being 360km per tank, (early heavy foot days), recently though we have managed almost 420km. Last weekend we went for a drive to Bussleton, in WA's SW. We got 525km to a tank full, and would have got a little more. OUr consumption actually worked out to 9.47ltrs per 100km. I think that this is very good.

I haven't yet managed to get it to spin wheels even in the wet. I do want to eventually get it on a skid pan and discover the limit of adhesion somewhere where it is safe. With 245/ 18's it is a pretty sticky car.

I love all the nick knacks and extra's of the Prime edition. I am very happy with the buy. I also worked out the cost of the extra's on the car. The wheels, kit, exhaust etc. It all comes to about $10,000. I had to pull out the Nav system and the stereo, as they just don't work in Aus, and I still haven't sorted out the digital TV /Screen, with anything else going into it.

All in all it is a very stunning example, that I am very happy to say is mine.

Thanks for all the nice comments guys. See you out on the road.