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Hey guys,

Havn't seen much of me in the last 6 months to 1 year and unfortunately don't know too many of the new members that have joined recently. For those that don't know who I am or which one my car is, I have been involved with Stagea's since back in the days of 05 when I first got mine (was my first car). From the first moment I set my eyes on a Stagea in 04, I knew that was the car for me.

I had heaps of fun and enjoyed to be involved with this forum. I want to say thank you to all those helped me through the questions that I have had in the past and all of your input was helpful. To a degree, I wish I had all the resources that new Stagea owners have now but for those that were there for the first "what the hell is this" or "what the hell does that do" or "how the hell do we do that" threads, it was fun learning things from nothing.

The Stagea has taught me a lot not only about cars but also about driving. They are a FANTASTIC car and honestly, I feel sad in having had sold mine. If I could have, I would have kept it but I am certain that many of you on this forum know what I mean when I say I had to sell it due to other financial commitments.

Now, for those interested in what happened to the car on Saturday it boarded the spirit of Tasmania and went down to Tasmania. I know the car is going to love it down there with the cold intake temperatures and winding roads. The final price it was sold for was $17,000 AUD with 1 years rego and no RWC. The car was sold as is with EVERYTHING on the car. Interestingly, I was asked if anything broke over the 3 years I had it, and after thinking for a while actually, the only issue I had was the cracked exhaust manifold and coilpacks. So I am sure its got many more km's/years left in it before anything will go wrong.

This was the car for those that don't know: http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/19...l&p=3541817. Australia's first Series 1.5 and as far as I know, one of the most modified RB25 Stagea's in Australia. Not just engine wise, but the whole car. I worked it out as having spent over $20,000 on modifications plus the cost of the front end... oh well! It was fun!

To the new owner, if you read this, please take care of her :whistling: . She was my first, and I was her first to pull her apart and replace bits, I am sure you can understand why she means so much to me, hehehe

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I will pop back every once in a while. 3intheback - I WILL get that wing off Freddy, he is just being a prick about it.

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congrats? on the sale man.

was a very nice car. and those wheels, oh my god!

hope the new owner enjoy's it as much as alex did.

i had the chance of inspecting it when alex first had it for sale, and he was very helpful and pretty cluey about his car.

it was a hard choice for me to pick a stock one over alex's, but the new owner should, and will love it. f**king quick car for its size.

goodluck for the future alex, i know how it was when i sold my skyline, and i still see it at least once a week which totally sucks anus. so at least u wont run into it on the street, then u feeling all sad like lol.

cheers and goodluck dude

yeah was always more of a fan of Potsy then Richy and that fugn smug redheaded c**t

Fonz tho, he was the best

wd on the sale.

betcha glad to see the last of those mags !!

(runs out b4 flaming begins) :whistling:

congrats & condolences alex, where abouts in tassie, theres a few on the nth west a few in L'ton and a few more in h'bt, wonder how long before it appears on the tassie spotto......tassie & turbo's good match

Ahhh its so sad seeing a car you've put so much effort into disapere around the corner never to be seen again (I know that pain). I saw your car for sale the day AFTER I put down a deposit on my Stagea, otherwise your car would be sitting in my drive right now, but I'm in the eastern suburbs too, so you might have caught glimpses of it from time to time.

Mind you, the Evo would certainly be putting a smile on your dial.... company car, I want your boss!

Company car.

Still saving for a house

WHOOO HOOOO !!

thats the way dude, thats the way

me old man test drove a Monaro 6yrs ago, to get on the company car scheme, got held up and carjacked at (shot)gun point

needless to say he didnt buy a Monaro =p

shotgun in the face

robbery of wallet, phone and test car

test car dealer shat himself and almost lost his head

old man did what he was told to do, and I guess they *may have said "dont buy a monaro"

:D

I think 4 out of the 6 blokes did 2yrs + for their efforts

Mind you, the Evo would certainly be putting a smile on your dial.... company car, I want your boss!

It's easy to get what you want when you are the boss hehe.

At least Alex managed to hold on to boost and AWD :/

Don't worry, I had RWD for a little, it was great but AWD is so much better. Plus, trust me, you CAN slide around an AWD just as well as a RWD.... :D

I am definitely going to consider an M35 as one of my future cars though, or if they make a 36 that would be even nicer.

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