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I guess ill take the time to say thanks to every one on here who provided me with information and help with my 2 versions of stagea.

massive thanks to Scott (scotty nm35) and Craig (jetwreck) for all the work and parts they put into my car. if you guys are ever up in the hunter give us a yell (you both have my number) the whiskey is always top shelf and the accomodation is always free.

After much stuffing around with my M35 I managed to kill the tranny. Took it into a tranny specialist who repaired it for 3K. Problem was it was still not working correctly and kept throwing a preassure sensor alarm and 4WD light. Some times when you punched it, it felt like it would try pull real hard and then you would lose every thing for about a second before it kicked in and pulled like a freight train. Made overtaking very defficult.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/CREADER-VI-OBD-GENUINE-Scan-tool-/261131494973?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3ccca6663d

I purchased one of these code readers ($135 delivered off ebay) to see what was going on but then got jack of the car and traded it for a new Jeep. Never got a chance to actually use it on the stag, I did use it on my wifes 2010 camry that had an O2 sensor alarm, it worked well and cleard the alarm. I'll deffinately be keeping this to use on our current cars. It says its JODB compliant and will work with Asian cars, any one in the hunter wanna give it ago or know someone who has tried it? might be a good little investment if it works.

a little info about the Jeep for those of you thinking about trading to something different

Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 3L turbo Diesel (8 speed)

this thing is a massive winner so far... i thought it would be lacking power but it to pulls like a freight train and has every option under the sun.

My wife drove it and the VW Toureg (both new) and prefered the drivability of the Jeep (i thought she had come down with mad cow disease) untill i drove it.

Air bag susspension with three hight levels to choose from

full 4WD capability with a low 4WD selectable

english TV screen

and to top it all off.... paddle shift from factory

It to me would be every thing you would expect in a brand new stagea on steroids if they made them.

The only downside is my wife gets it and i inherit her Camry lol and the little crystal around the rearview mirror. (so hot right now)

Anyway

adios amigos its been super fun with its share of super frustrating events.

scotty nm35 Grand Master

scotty nm35

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Shame to see you going Clint after so many years. Hope you enjoy the Jeep as much as the Stagea mate.

I could have just sold you my spare gearbox cheap you know... :P

Who was the transmission specialist? Just so no-one else goes there.

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Shame to see you going Clint after so many years. Hope you enjoy the Jeep as much as the Stagea mate.

I could have just sold you my spare gearbox cheap you know... :P

Who was the transmission specialist? Just so no-one else goes there.

All good man Ive never purchased brand new before and rarely actually get time to drive the car, mostly the Stagea use to live at the airport. Hense why the wife gets the Jeep and i get the Camry haha... (still feels so gay every time i say it)

ATS Maitland

not sure if they did a sh!t job or not, truthfully i cant even tell you what he did to the transmission to get it running again but for 3K it should have come out of there ready to cook me breakfast.

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