New car arrived today

[fuel]

the smell of sulfur is a sign the cat converter is working at its optimum, in case you were wondering.

if you ever need to get the car certed in the future, you'll have to fit the cat converter again in order to pass.

[Subaru ETA]

went and had a look at this one yesterday -

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-262182122.htm

its mint however someone else has dibs on it as they have paid for the AA inspection.

Had a look at a silver one today - very nice and very well price. They go very well and didnt notice any lag. id say they are compearable to a std vr4 in performace (that said i havent driven a std vr4 in a while!)

also keen on this one

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-265873863.htm

however it is still 6 weeks away from japan

[Rossco Type-S]

went and had a look at this one yesterday -

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-262182122.htm

its mint however someone else has dibs on it as they have paid for the AA inspection.

Had a look at a silver one today - very nice and very well price. They go very well and didnt notice any lag. id say they are compearable to a std vr4 in performace (that said i havent driven a std vr4 in a while!)

also keen on this one

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-265873863.htm

however it is still 6 weeks away from japan

I like the Ralliart Kit in the second one. It will have the ralliart suspension to which is comparable to Evo 7 suspension.

Mine has no (noticable) lag now the cat is gone.

I reckon they feel significantly faster than a std VR4, but on paper they are supposed to accelerate the same. It may just be the mods to mine that make it faster. I have driven an unmodified Airtrek, but I didn't drive it too hard.

The best thing about them is that most evo parts are bolt on upgrades and the ECU is reflashable.

[bradc]

where is the clutch?

[Rossco Type-S]

where is the clutch?

You have to add that yourself. Evo parts fit. I would imagine it is a lot of work though.

Here is a forum thread about a conversion:

http://www.mmc.org.nz/forum/viewtopic.php?t=64039

[Ryan]

Whilst not a vehicle I'd personally consider, they do look good - especially that red one

I assume that there are no manual versions?

[Subaru ETA]

no manuals

the reason i am looking at them is that i want a turbo wagon. next month i have had the vr4 for 4 years and i had the legnum for 2 years before that. decided i want something different so that takes the legnum off the cards.

cedia turbo wagons are GDI..

i will never own a subaru so they are instantly off the cards!

stagea....enough said!

so really it does narrow it down to the airtrek. they look good and go very well!

i am probably going to look out for an evo 0 later on as a play thing

[bradc]

What about an M35 Stagea? I drove one at croydon's and I was very very impressed.

[Gly]

they just look to people mover-ish for my liking (rvr),

how bout a evo wagon

the newer stageas look ok (seen one lowred on dished rims, looked the biz), but still volvo-ish

[VR4WGN]

has anyone viewed the new PC Mag?? on the subject of Stagea,there is a nice Stagea in there i doo really like,its the New front on it and looks grouss,, icant find images anywhere but can scan if you want,rego is DFTWGN from Aucks

[Subaru ETA]

they are v6 arent they? they still look like a hearse

[Subaru ETA]

lol - cant aford an evo wagon!

[Rossco Type-S]

What about an M35 Stagea? I drove one at croydon's and I was very very impressed.

They are too oddball parts are ridiculous for them.

I had a V35 Skyline until I wore a suspension bush on it. To buy the bush through Nissan I would have had not buy a whole suspension arm at $900. Luckily my dad had contacts and managed to track down a bush. After that I decided it needed to go just in case something else broke.

The skyline had no grip and awful suspension as well, can't imagine the wagon is any better.

[VR4WGN]

thats the best i can do Dave...
Yes theyr a V6 Neo-tec as far as i last remember

[bradc]

The one I drove was a 5 speed auto, V6 2.5L with a single turbo and 206kw. Something like 420nm of torque I think?

It drove very smoothly and the gearbox was just as good in tiptronic mode as a VR-4. I would recommend it to someone who has an auto Legnum and wanted something a bit bigger and newer.

There were a few cool features too such as two pull tabs on the sides of the boot that dropped the rear seats immediately and the glass can be lifted up seperately to the main part of the boot. Frankly, I'd buy one

[Rossco Type-S]

thats the best i can do Dave...
Yes theyr a V6 Neo-tec as far as i last remember

Yeah they are 2.5 or 3 litre V6s with direct injection and variable valve timing etc.

The turbos are 2.5 with a single turbo.

I like the styling of the Autech versions, I am not sure if you can get a turbo one though.

[Subaru ETA]

yeah that one Q has posted looks quite good. jess likes the airtrek tho and they are very well priced at the mo

[Rossco Type-S]

It drove very smoothly and the gearbox was just as good in tiptronic mode as a VR-4. I would recommend it to someone who has an auto Legnum and wanted something a bit bigger and newer.

I wonder if it has the same transmission as the 3L skyline I had. The tiptronic on it was crap, it was so restrictive on when it would allow you too change. Really smooth though.

That being said, Airtreks gearboxes are extremely smooth compared to a VR4

[bradc]

You might be thinking of this one http://www.goo-net.com/catalog/NISSA...145/index.html

350Z engine, 6 speed and RWD. It has small wheel arch flares

[Subaru ETA]

agreed. the one i drove today i was giving it **** when it was cold - could even feel it change gear!