nachoman aka Steve // Adelaide - SA

[nachoman]

Just saying hiya from the home of Coopers

Looking through all the info here for my next car ( long list, legnum, galant, v35 250gt, r34 sedan, aristo, chaser, stagea - must be auto )

Regards

 

[pu-11-me]

G'Day,

Legnum VR-4 series 2 (1998 - 2002) for the win!

Trust me..... I have been in or driven nearly your whole list!

Dawso

Oh, and welcome to the site hahaha

 

[Guest]

250GT or 350GT? Didn't know there was a 250GT.

nacho nacho maaaan...

Anyway, welcome to OZVR4. I hope you find the right car for you. Although Stageas are phenomenally ugly.

 

[nachoman]

yeah the 250gt is the 2.5l v6
my mate has a 300gt ( which is the 3l v6 ) but both of these are out of my price range

true about the stagea, i only like the s2 ones.

 

[bradc]

I do have a soft spot for the Aristo, but you can't beat the good looks, 4wd, handling and speed that the Legnum has. It is the best all rounder out of Japan ever.

 

[pu-11-me]

Lol... Brad ur my hero

He is right though... Legnums are the all rounder. They're not the best at anything, but they're good at EVERYTHING

Dawso

 

[bradc]

They are the best looking wagon, well apart from the new RS6.

Probably the only cars I'd have over my Legnum, the older V8 RS6 and the new V10 RS6

 

[nachoman]

audi rs4 wagon !!! we can all dream

however not sure if im getting a wagon or sedan, it just has to be automatic

aristo - getting a tad old now ,stilll good pimp car and in my price range
skyline r34 - d turbo or non turbo ?, only problem is they are theft magnets
stagea - good load carrying capacity but thirsty as, maybe a 2wd isnt thirsty ?
jzx100 chaser - nice but out of my price range and the interior sux !
v35 250gt - very nice luxo car but cant find much info re specs/performance/fuel economy etc
legnum/galant - an unknown to me, thats why i signed up AYC scares me if it fails and need to know more about these automatic trans problems

 

[bradc]

The AYC isn't much to worry about. The diff itself is very reliable, the pump does wear over time, and a cheap replacement pressure switch is available which gets around that.

The auto's tend to fail if the oil is the wrong type, or if it isn't changed enough.

 

[mookers]

If you're worried about AYC you could get a facelift type V, which didn't have it.

 

[pu-11-me]

In Australia you will prob need a trans cooler (pretty cheap) and regular servicing like you would with any import auto, but like Brad says, make sure you use the right trans oil!

AYC can be a scary thought if it breaks (mine got done under warranty, YAY!!), but it is an item well worth having. It makes windy roads seem non existant whether it be wet/dry/dirt/snow......

Its like anything though, look after it and it'll last longer!

Dawso

 

[nachoman]

it will probably never see the twisty roads in the hills
have the " other " car for that

 

[Kristian]

Nachoman, did you email me recently? I seem to remember seeing nachoman written somewhere else lol...

 

[nachoman]

Yeah I did, about a month ago I reckon
my name was Steve ( im on your mailing list too )
You imported a v35 300gt for my mate a few months ago ( he also inquired about a century - god knows why hahaha )

 

[bradc]

cause they have V12's He probably wanted to chuck the V12 into a supra or something. There is a twin turbo V12 supra on youtube somewhere

 

[nachoman]

i think puerly for the pimp factor

 

[BuzzPuppy]

sleeper wagon time! Welcome to the forums mate... membership only requires 1500kg of metal formed in a certain way

 

[nachoman]

a few years have passes and an epic update
had a wrx wagon ( bugeye ) - with some nice upgrades - totalling to about 190awkw , tuned by SJ auto *these guys know their stuff*
but now its time to sell, definately need an automatic wagon
stagea and legnum come to mind.
ps
anyone want to buy a nicely modded wrx wagon ?

 

[Slinz]

Become a member and post it in the for sale section!!
You already know you don't want a Stagea, it'll become clearer as time passes

 

[nachoman]

which model to get is the next decision
definately would like leather - are they heated seats ? :lol:
and the most reliable model too - the wife will need to drive it..