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I'm thinking of purchasing a Stagea, and rather than jump off the deep end and end up buying the wrong thing, I was wondering if anyone knows of a FAQ about Stageas which details the various models and the differences between them.

I guess I'd prefer a high powered 5spd with leather and the sunroofs. Was there such a car?

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You pay a much bigger premium for the manuals and their only available in the series 2 (started 98). For a manual series 2 with leather and sunroofs I would imagine an approximate $35,000 starting price?

Not much variance in the models that are available within australia as were limited to practically the top ones, 4wd and turbo. The main differing ones are the ones with the 2.5 single turbo and the 2.6 twin turbo.

Thats about the quickest I can put together for you ;)

Also, I have a stagea for sale at the moment in queensland, it has leather seats and is silver in colour but unfortnatly not a manual but its for sale at $22k and at that price you can easily make a manual with a heap of extra cash :D If you are keen heres a link and you can call me on 0438 981907 or email me [email protected]

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/sh...ead.php?t=69857

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Most of the info you are looking for is in these forums - just means reading through them all - its probably back on page 6,7,8 of the threads by now... or check out mcnmag's website for some of the basic specs and differences (link is in his profile).

But there really isnt that much to tell when talking about what u want "a high powered 5spd with leather and the sunroofs"... you basically are looking for a manual series 2 Stagea RSFourV, with leather and sunroofs as options (I dont think there was a specific "model" that had these - people just chose them as factory options.

If you arent really concerned by whether you pay $20g or $30g and will still be doing all the same mods whther you spend either amount, then you're probably wanting a Series 2 manual, and if you score leather and sunroofs then cool - otherwise you will probably have to spend a couple of months scanning the Japanese auctions to find the exact specs you are after.

But yeah - the main differences...

- Series 2 is Dec 1998 onwards, with Neo6 engine (30 kW more power, heaps more torque, VCT and option of manual (Series 1 there was no such thing as manual option)

- "RSFour" = Atessa 4WD, "RS" = just rear wheel drive

- leather - look at the seats :P

- sunroofs - look at the roof :)

Then just power the baby up with the usual mods... turbo back 3" exhaust; FMIC; slightly up the boost; fuel management coz these babies run rich and suck fuel; suspension... and so on - but yeah - most of the info is here for you to read already so take the tiome to do some research :rofl:

:rofl:

Adam

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