My next car ...

Post by **Bennoz** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 1:36 pm

Mate of mine is selling a 97 Stagea RS260... this ones going for $45k
Has got an R34 front end & brembos on it...

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 1:45 pm

Did this Stage start off as 260RS, or a conversion?? Because i know the 260RS don't come with sunroof, let alone due sunroof & i haven't seen any other colour other then white either. From the pictures angle, I can't see the Brembo either....

But this is one of the nicest Stage i've seen, you got any pic of the interior? How soon does your mate want to sell it??

Post by **Bennoz** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 1:49 pm

Unsure about the history of the car, but there's more info on his website: http://www.envyimports.com.au/
Im sure he'd be willing to sell it any anytime. I know he's got heaps of stock that he's trying to move, skylines & the like. If your more that just interested I can PM you his mobile number - just say you've been speaking to Bennoz & you might get a discount! We are old mates / drinking buddies, he brought my FTO in for me.

BuCkEt · Post by **BuCkEt** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 1:54 pm

There's a local guy around here with a standard Stagea who's is the same colour. It also has the dual sunroof.

But daaaaamn that is one hot car.

Post by **Bennoz** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 2:02 pm

And there's something very sinister about the term "Godzilla Wagon"

afterburner · Post by **afterburner** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 2:12 pm

And they look damned good with the R34 front conversion...

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 2:26 pm

Bennoz wrote:Unsure about the history of the car, but there's more info on his website: http://www.envyimports.com.au/
Im sure he'd be willing to sell it any anytime. I know he's got heaps of stock that he's trying to move, skylines & the like. If your more that just interested I can PM you his mobile number - just say you've been speaking to Bennoz & you might get a discount! We are old mates / drinking buddies, he brought my FTO in for me.

Thanks mate

barfy · Post by **barfy** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 2:29 pm

Bennoz wrote:Unsure about the history of the car, but there's more info on his website: http://www.envyimports.com.au/
Im sure he'd be willing to sell it any anytime. I know he's got heaps of stock that he's trying to move, skylines & the like. If your more that just interested I can PM you his mobile number - just say you've been speaking to Bennoz & you might get a discount! We are old mates / drinking buddies, he brought my FTO in for me.

He couldnt get me a Galant VR4 sedan like the one pictured on page 2 could he ??

Post by **Bennoz** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 2:36 pm

barfy wrote:
Bennoz wrote:Unsure about the history of the car, but there's more info on his website: http://www.envyimports.com.au/
Im sure he'd be willing to sell it any anytime. I know he's got heaps of stock that he's trying to move, skylines & the like. If your more that just interested I can PM you his mobile number - just say you've been speaking to Bennoz & you might get a discount! We are old mates / drinking buddies, he brought my FTO in for me.
He couldnt get me a Galant VR4 sedan like the one pictured on page 2 could he ??

Unfortunately no. The VR4 wagon he's got was done as a personal import. The sedan aint easy to do apparently.

afterburner · Post by **afterburner** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 3:56 pm

FTO338 wrote:Yeah i've only seen the VR-M availible in HK & Jap, i wonder if those Pommy gets them??

Thats actually the first pictures I've ever seen of a VR-M - its a facelift one as well. And I would say that the Poms do get them (as imports no doubt) as that car has British number plates

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 4:08 pm

Hehehehe this is where you got it wrong, those pictures was taken in HK, (notice all wording at the background is chinese, & if you look carefully, you can read one of the sign said Hong Kong)

& its got a HK number plate. Which is pretty much similar to UK though heehehe

afterburner · Post by **afterburner** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 4:13 pm

* looks at the background more closely *

Hmm it would seem you are right

- I guess it makes sence that they would have similar plates given the history of HK...

Post by **Bennoz** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 4:16 pm

The little Chinese village hanging from the rear veiw mirror is always a give away hehehehe

FTO338 wrote:

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 4:29 pm

Thatâ€™s actually a Buddhist's Lotus, is a good luck charm of course

afterburner · Post by **afterburner** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 4:33 pm

You see enough of those around here!

I probably would have realised about the plates if I'd seen more of Hong Kong than just the inside of the airport terminal! Although that is very impressive too

Anyway back on topic ...

Post by **Bennoz** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 4:43 pm

Haha.. those poms have rubbed off on us... we're becoming post whores.... Ewwww

barfy · Post by **barfy** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 6:04 pm

Found a R34 25GT-T Tiptronic Neo Turbo, anyone know what a "Neo" turbo is ??

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 6:17 pm

It's just an updated version of the R33 RB25DET, it was design to met the new regulation of emission control, & it use T28BB instead of T28 turbo (R33), so it spoon up faster, with the updated ECU, it give almost the same torque output as the R33 GTR.

In plan english, itâ€™s just a marketing tools as most R33 owner would have done similar upgrade anyway

afterburner · Post by **afterburner** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 6:22 pm

If I remember rightly, they make 206kw as well - up from the 190 odd of the earlier R34 GT-Ts. Well at least the ones sold new here did...

Or then again that might just be the manual ones.

Post by **Bennoz** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 6:39 pm

You guys are a wealth of information!!

Should start a knowledge base - 'rice burners r us'