Want To Buy A Stagea

[ChrisB]

Sorry if this question has been asked a thousand times before!

I currently have a V36 Skyline Coupe and need something a bit more practical.

If I sold the V at market value $40K + then I could buy a very boring and uninteresting car from any dealership.

I really can not bear to part with the V and this leaves me on a tight budget fro a practical but more interesting car.

I have been looking on carsales.com at the Stagea's that are available and have already got the bug.

Would be so cool to have an M35 and be able to keep my V36.

My budget will be around the $15k range plus minus a few K.

Any advice on what to avoid and what to look out for would be appreciated. Are there any stand out models or features that are nice to have?

Looking forward to some feedback.

Cheers

Chris

[iamhe77]

You can pick up a M35 (VQ25det) Stagea for around 15k... or import a decent one

EDIT: Quick search mate http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/topic/369487-m35-stagea-advice/

Edited August 10, 2011 by iamhe77

[Chris_Beli]

Have a look on the main page of this section of the forum there are stickied buyers guides check those out for all the info u will need

[Dunc]

There was a fairly good discussion a couple of weeks ago; might be worth reading this thread? http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/topic/369487-m35-stagea-advice/

[Commsman]

Your budget will get you into a decent one, but you may need to search for a while to get one with some "must have" features.

One of the things that ends up costing heaps more to buy later is a body kit. Most common on the M35 is the aero kit, mostly with fog lights built in to lower bar, & it's worth holding out for one.

General consensus is that it looks pretty ordinary (crap?) without it.

The other thing that doesn't cost more (often less) is to find one without the BOSE system. If these "play up" there is less options for replacement.

And it's nice to get the pop up screen, like in your V no doubt, so you can add some entertainment etc.

I'm not sure your budget will stretch to one with leather & sunroofs (if that's even your thing) unless there's a private seller keen to move theirs.

If you have any plans to improve your car (& it's addictive when you find out how well they go with a few mods) then you may want to allow a few $ for later on .

Happy hunting.

[TWOAR81]

Hey Chris, just in the process of getting a m35 rs 4 into compliance Definitely get a aero kit (inc rear wing) harder and more expensive later on Also make sure its not a cold pack unless its been checked throughly before it leaves jap land Rust issues (cold pack has red fog light instead instead of two clear) Had a pearl white with aero and black near perfect leather interior. Rust around diffs hidden Pop up screen and leons digital tuner. Plus 200 for language change There's a couple of brokers in melbourne for imports. Mine landed approx 13k complianced. Jap dealer car. Brought mine for a family wagon and some fun Check out tradecarview. to get an idea on price. Then 2.5' for complaincing and freight charges on a ro ro..

[Sunkist]

wanna buy mine ???