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Stagea On Vic P's. Opinions Wanted....

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If you have been looking at R31s, you DO have to remember to take into account that they are between 20-25 years old now...
Yeah, I think I might just have to give up on the idea.

And like I said in the post above yours, it's hard to find ones without problems and don't need a lot of work and maintenance.

Back to the drawing board. :D

They will require ongoing maintenance (as would the Stagea - or any car for that matter), but an R31 is a great first car and a good way to learn how to look after your car.

I had one as a second car (VH Commo was my first - I put it through hell for 4 years).

R31's have plenty of room to work on and a fairly large community here in Vic that can help out with any q's you have.

If you do go the R31 route, maybe talk to Classic Skyline's Australia (don't have their details on me), great group of guys/gals who really love their R31's.

As the others have said, wait until you are off your P's (do some driving courses during that time), then get your Stagea.

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At the end of the day its up to him if he wants to head down the Stagea road or not... I've owned a VL Calais Turbo, VS HSV Senator and now the Nissan Stagea whilst on my P's and the only car i ever copped Police attendtion in was the VL.. Today i spotted a Red P Plater in a brand new Saab 93 2.0 Turbo and seen plenty of others in turbo's aswell... if you do decide to go a Steaga and get pulled over just keep a tube of anal lube in your glove box...

GoldZilla Grand Master

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I'm guessing that one is being sold by Paul aka performance-wise on these forums.

ive said it before...

green stagea's are hideous

Hate to be rude,Rodney! Wash your mouth out.

Should I :D him, Hugh?

haha im sorry hugh

id like to apologise to all the fellow green stagea drivers out there

the lager said it,not me ;)

Hahaha, you're lucky! :)

_Ryan_ Grand Master

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my suggestion is

get a cheap car to as your first car as you willl most likely crash or damage it

learn how to drive

get off your P's and then get a turbo charged car

a stock stagea is slower than a V6 commodore or a 4L foulcan, its not some turbo RWD thing with a snappy chassis like an S13...(this is why mine is not stock)

I have never been pulled over in vic on my p's, this car was made to be steathy, and I would recommend it to a P plater... stealth exhaust, stock rims etc. I have been through defect busses on cruises and they asked me if i was with the other cars... To me, that passes the ninja test.

I have driven the stagea for the past 2years of my p's, and had stupid cars for the first year of my p's, if i could do it again, i would of had the stagea from day 1 of my p's. Its a safe car, with a sensible driver who listens to the car and doesnt let it do all the driving, they will be fine.

Just dont fit a cannon and bling rims!

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a stock stagea is slower than a V6 commodore or a 4L foulcan, its not some turbo RWD thing with a snappy chassis like an S13...(this is why mine is not stock)

I have never been pulled over in vic on my p's, this car was made to be steathy, and I would recommend it to a P plater... stealth exhaust, stock rims etc. I have been through defect busses on cruises and they asked me if i was with the other cars... To me, that passes the ninja test.

I have driven the stagea for the past 2years of my p's, and had stupid cars for the first year of my p's, if i could do it again, i would of had the stagea from day 1 of my p's. Its a safe car, with a sensible driver who listens to the car and doesnt let it do all the driving, they will be fine.

Just dont fit a cannon and bling rims!

Bummed to see yours is a manual. :D

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