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I am looking at getting rid of the Series II Skyline for a Stagea (more practical with young family) and was wondering what the differences between a Series 1 and Series 2 Stagea was? Have checked out mcnmawg excellent site with the Series II pics (good work by the way).

Would the expected price differential be worth getting the S2 over the S1?

Also any thoughts on whether it is worth trying to hunt down the elusive 5spd manual Stagea beast or are they really as rare as the Unicorn!!!

Cheers, Al

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Hey Alan,

As you are probably aware the series 2 models were the only ones available with the option of manual unless you count the 260rs so they will be slightly more expensive. Also due to the rarity of the manual transmission you will probably find a price difference on the higher side for the stick shift. However in saying that if you are buying direct from auction you may actually pick one up for less than what the s2 autos sell for over here with a dealer.

There are a few things that you get on the series 2 that you dont get on the series one thast make the series 2 appealing but it really depends on what you are willing to spend. The series 2 comes with xenon lights (dont know if they are replaces with HID for compliance or not). There seems to be some more safety features as well I think side cutain airbags were an option on the s2. The tiptronic auto which if you do decide to go for an auto makes for more fun :) the other main difference if you want to tune the car is the NEO 6 engine with more power and also the added benefit of the ecu plug being the same as the r34 for easy pulg in tuning. There was a group buy going a little while back for ecu rom chips for r34 autos and this was also sutiable for the s2 stagea.

I notice that you are in perth as well so its also woth noting that there is only one complaince plate holder in perth and it would probably be worth dropping him a line to find out if he compliances individual cars before you start hunting because if he doesnt then you need to go through one of the queensland plate holders which means more money on vehicle transport etc etc.

Hope this helps

:)

Glenn

Thanks Glenn

I figured the manual version would be just too hard to get so will have to settle for an auto at this stage.

Given I need the cash from my Skyline first, don't think I will be importing myself again and this time going through a dealer

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