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Congrats Jerome...what made you decide to upgrade???? how long before you get the new baby?

congrats again and cant wait to see it, looks bloody nice :)

p.s will this one go faster seens as its real red :P

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hehee... shure hope so....... um the reason for the upgrade was this one was goin quite cheap, hope for not the wrong reasons and she seems to have most of my options but in an s2 so triptronic and all the other bits. it sad but good there gettin cheaper. sucks cos i wont be gettin f all for my s1 but good cos the new one is only gona cost a bit more than my s 1 did 1.5 years ago. wat do you reckon a s1 in good condition is worth fully optioned with minor mod. might have to sell it back to the yard from whence she came but i got 6 weeks to try and sell her as my newbie is still in japan

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neo and triptronic was the main reason. was just about to pour a few more grand into my s1 and one of them was to lower her and the s2 looks way low, the other was to get my nismo kit fitted and painted so i figgure the money i save can justify the upgrade..... my gf aint to happy though but she seems to nice to say no

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you've done well - it looks damn nice!! :laugh:

good luck with the sale, and with the new car :)

Does it feel any different to drive? It looks like it has modified (lowered) suspension so I guess you cant really do a fair s1 to s2 comparison. :)

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neo and triptronic was the main reason. was just about to pour a few more grand into my s1 and one of them was to lower her and the s2 looks way low, the other was to get my nismo kit fitted and painted so i figgure the money i save can justify the upgrade..... my gf aint to happy though but she seems to nice to say no

fair call mate.. always comes down to the almighty dollar!

best of luck with it - looks like a great car

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thanks guys. havent driven her yea as its still in japan. i have driven 1 s2 though and found the gear shifts soft. anyone else with an s2 had a shift kit fitted or found auto shifts sloppy

G`day jerone IT`S Slopppy that is for sure,all waiting for valve bodies to be come out ? b plated auto same as r34,this will make it a lot better .looking forward to get mine kitted.good new`s on your new S2you said it was happening ,looking forward to seeing you both.someone will get a nice series 1 good luck,chuckie.

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