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after a few threads here, and a load of questions, i finally picked up the Stag last Saturday

overall, pretty happy with the purchase :)

thanks to all who helped answer my questions over the past few weeks :)

for those that missed my earlier threads, i bought a black 1999 RS Four S

having had the chance to drive it over the weekend (covered a couple hundred km's), my thoughts are:

- my manual gearbox is a little notchy, and a little whiney (but not unbearable)

- the "free" immobiliser that was put in is actually from a very reputable brand (probly would have bought similar anyway), and works well

- the "free" 5 year warranty doesn't actually seem too bad ( Plan C - http://www.247roadservices.com.au/extended.htm ), $ limits are reasonable on Plan C, plus the only real condition is you service the car (at a licensed mechanic) every 10,000kms (or less)

- xenon headlights are cool, as is adjusting them from the driver seat

- a couple of the backlight globes for the climate control are blown, but i found this thread ( http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/S2...tr-t209728.html )

- they didn't install an FM expander (not a big deal, i will be replacing the HU very soon)

- the 6 stacker cd works

- in stock form, it's not an amazing handling car (but i guess that's not hard to change)

- in stock form, it doesn't feel ridiculously fast, although it's very easy to go way too fast in the car (i.e. you're way above the speed limit without realising sometimes)

- sun roofs are fun

- a 6 burner bbq fits in the boot (with rear seats down)

- my speedo reads about 5% under (compared to a GPS)

more thoughts and comments and pics to follow :D

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Congrats on the new purchase! :D

I too am a recent owner of a black S2 RS FOUR-S with twin sunroofs :D , I spent a fair while looking for one that I wanted on USS auctions on a daily basis.

Overall these cars are ok, not too quick in standard form but can easily be improved. Look into a set of adjustable coilover suspension with good spring rates & a thicker rear sway bar as this will help with the handling too.

If your looking for no more than 200kw at the treads, just your basic mods eg FMIC, pod, 3" turbo back exhaust, high flow or no cat at all :) , slight boost up and tune.

congrats on the picku - gets some pics uploaded for us to have a geez!

what part of this fine country do you hail from?

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Congrats on the new purchase! :)

I too am a recent owner of a black S2 RS FOUR-S with twin sunroofs :ninja: , I spent a fair while looking for one that I wanted on USS auctions on a daily basis.

Overall these cars are ok, not too quick in standard form but can easily be improved. Look into a set of adjustable coilover suspension with good spring rates & a thicker rear sway bar as this will help with the handling too.

If your looking for no more than 200kw at the treads, just your basic mods eg FMIC, pod, 3" turbo back exhaust, high flow or no cat at all :P , slight boost up and tune.

congrats to you too!

will probably keep it stock for a while, but when i do mod it, will be looking at suspension mods as you mentioned, plus yeah about 200awkw, following that basic recipe :D

Nice buy, Stooge - congrats! And congrats to you too, Dan!

Regarding the gearbox being a bit notchy, get your chosen workshop to fill the box with Redline Shockproof gear oil, and you should notice the improvement straight away, especially when it's cold.

Handling - the best bang-for-buck mod is bigger swaybars (preferably adjustable ones).

Oh yeah, and it does cruise a little too easily at above freeway speeds if you're not careful. Lucky for me I've always noticed before it's gotten too out of hand.

wont take you long to mod it haha.

i said i'd keep it stock for about 1yrs.

3motnhs in intercooler was on, exhaust was on. haha when the mod bug bites, it keeps eating away at you!

good stuff with the pick up though!

i know what you mean re: mods, but it'll have a baby seat in it soon, so there's no real point to modding it . . . yet :banana:

Nice buy, Stooge - congrats! And congrats to you too, Dan!

Regarding the gearbox being a bit notchy, get your chosen workshop to fill the box with Redline Shockproof gear oil, and you should notice the improvement straight away, especially when it's cold.

Handling - the best bang-for-buck mod is bigger swaybars (preferably adjustable ones).

Oh yeah, and it does cruise a little too easily at above freeway speeds if you're not careful. Lucky for me I've always noticed before it's gotten too out of hand.

there's some dodgy reports about that Redline stuff though?

http://www.nissansilvia.com/forums/index.p...howtopic=293723

then there's this:

http://74.125.153.132/search?q=cache:FgClc...=clnk&gl=au

so confusing!

Edited by Stooge007
I know what you mean re: mods, but it'll have a baby seat in it soon, so there's no real point to modding it . . . yet :(

Haha, I had 2 newborn twins in mine and mine has FMIC, 3" Exhuast, Apexi Intake, running 11psi and shit kitted auto.. Kids dont stop mods...

We arn't all that bad. Im the one that has to convince my husband on mods. :bunny:

True. My wife just looks at me as says "just don't tell me about it!" while walking off. :)

Having said that, she loves the comfort when she is a passenger and definitely loves the power when she does get to drive it (very rarely)!

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congrats to you too!

will probably keep it stock for a while, but when i do mod it, will be looking at suspension mods as you mentioned, plus yeah about 200awkw, following that basic recipe ;)

Looks the goods mate. Good platform to start modifying!

I purchased mine dead stock too, im glad Ive got all the standard parts unless I get defected!!!

Here is a pic of mine in current form. Im not happy with the wheel combo I have so far, Im getting them powdercoated in a gun metal grey shortly. If im still not happy Ive found a set of SSR professors in 18 x 9.5 +12 all round that I may snap up.

Sorry for the crappy iphone pic :banana:

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fairly surprised with fuel economy or lack thereof

petrol was cheapish last night, so put some in

my first 250 km's was done at around 13L/100kms

this was with air con 90% of the time, and boosting it fairly heavily (hey, i just got it!)

with a sensible right foot, i reckon a steady 11-12L/100kms could be achieved

very nice, congrats on the purchase, im sure you wont be disapointed. i missed my stagea so much after i sold it that i bought another one a couple of years later :blush:

I was the same...went from a s2 to a pulsar sss. It was so gutless and small (ie. impractical) and the mrs and I both decided enough was enough. 3 months after selling the s2 I'd paid to have an M35 imported. best thing I ever did :ninja:

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