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Anyone know much about them?

http://www.j-spec.com.au/list/index.php?ID=2776

this is the first one i've ever seen and was wondering if anyone knew what they were like and how much power they put out. Must be ok for a 2.5L twin turbo awd.

I think they look pretty sweet. Might be a good family car with the line for fun.

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SS8_Gohan Grand Master

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i was wondering what it was too, i thought it looked and sounded awesome. 2.5ltr twin turbo V6 with 4WD. I think it looks tops, and i'd imagine a fair bit of potential too..

think it would be a good snow basher, and the keep 34 for other duties :cheers:

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That would be a great family car. but I wonder how long until there is compliance for these? I'd prefer the sedan version.

I've heard of people putting these engines into FTOs but swapping for a single turbo due to firewall restriction.

Stagea vs Legnum, anyone know of any comparisions?

SS8_Gohan Grand Master

SS8_Gohan

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in terms of compliance....

my R34 is being used as a test vehicle for a workshop up in Sydney... yes R34 compliance under SEVS has been around for a while, but my car was at the syd workshop from August '04, and i took the car from them March '05. it's Now May '05 and i still don't have a compliance plate...

so... point is... the compliance might be a looonng way off for these things. Whenever imports, engineers, DOTARS are involved, things have a magical way of blowing WAAAYY out of schedule

Ben D Enthusiast

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I have a stagea series 1 RS4 and last time I was in New Zealand I made a point of having a drive of a Legnum VR4, for comparative purposes. Both cars were autos and both were stock, so the comparison is valid. The legnum made the stagea feel like a slug, handled better and in all honesty would be really worth seriously considering if you're in the market for a stagea. Problem is, for those living in Australia, sounds like compliance may be a bit far away.

The tune up potential of the stagea is obvious, probably more potential than the legnum, but one thing must be said about particularly the series 1 stageas (I have a 1997 model), is they certainly need a tuneup to keep up with a stock legnum VR4.

There are certainly heaps of Legnum VR4s over in NZ, I dropped into 2 Auckland car dealers to test drive one and saw 8 of them...

Hopefully the later model stageas are better , because they were certainly behind the 8 ball against the mitsubishi product with the earlier model stageas.

rs73 Grand Master

rs73

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I've seen hundreds of them in recent NZ trips...

I'd be thinking twice to call it "family car", since hoons loved 'em in Auckland, Dunedin & Wellington...

Loud exhuast, fanging down Queen St, Auckland, they look good and sounds nice..

And as SS8_Gohan said, it might still be a while before SEVS compliance available for this model.

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Stagea vs Legnum, anyone know of any comparisions?

Not really a fair comparison, the Legnum is fundamentally a smaller car than the Stagea (Stagea more comparable with Camry/Diamante/Falcon/Commodore wagon). So no surprises that the Stagea is a bit of a barge compared to the Legnum. A better comparison would be a Scoobie Legacy/Liberty.

The Legnum is also fundamentally a FWD car, whereas the Stagea is fundamentally RWD.

Finally the Legnum - well, it's a Mitsi.... There was a case here where Legnum's equipped with stability control were ordered off the road by the NZ authorities due a fault that could lead to the brakes failing - that kicked off the whole Mitsi quality/recall issue in NZ after a dealer driving a Legnum one night crashed thru an intersection due to this fault....

funkymonkey Grand Master

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^^^ that one was a personal import.

Basically Craig at J-Spec is a big fan of Legnums and he's finally gotten off his arse and organised for a couple of compliance companies to get compliance for Legnums to come in as SEVS vehicles. We've organised for the ones we import to be done as test vehicles for compliancers (just like yours was SS8_Gohan). Following that we've got a deal with the compliancers to offer our clients low volume compliance.

If you're comparing em to Stageas, they have much better handling, dosen't look like a volvo, and will cost around half of what a stagea costs. They're lighter and smaller (interior/exterior)

They're the VR-4 Galant's wagon equivalents (some with a sweet 2.5L Twin Turbo engine), and due to their silhouette difference to Aussie variants, they are eligible for import under SEVS. While it is a primarily FWD switching to rear, so are all the EVO's, and they seem to do a good job.

Probably best to contact Craig for more info as he's the one with the legnum fetish, and the one dealing with the compliancers involved in this deal.

funkymonkey Grand Master

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I say make the sacrifice and go live in NZ for a year! (personal import)

Its not as easy as that... with NZ especially if you are going to bring back a car into Aus, you have to show evidence that you are moving here permanently (ie paperwork from selling house, enrolment paperwork for kids into an aussie school etc). Most often they pick up on the fact that you were in australia to start with (you have to have migrated over there, not just a work visa etc.) and can deny your application at their discretion.

Its not as easy as what some people make it out to be.

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