nixta aka Nick // Brisbane - QLD

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Hi everyone. My name's Nick, and I'm from Brisbane.

I'm currently looking for a Legnum VR-4! I've been looking at carsales.com.au, and I've found a few around my budget ($9000 - $12,000).

I'm looking forward to learning more about these cars, so I'll be using the "search" button quite often!

Cheers.
 
Welcome Nick, hope to see you at a meet in future.

How about taking your $12k to the casino, putting it on black, winning and then buying my Legnum :D

cheers

Lee

p.s. 10/10 for knowing to search before asking questions ;)
 
Hey Nick! Welcome to the club. Hope to see you getting into a Legnum soon in the future.

Great to see some more QLD interest!
 
Thanks for the welcome guys!

I wish I could afford the $18k... looks like a beautiful car!

In terms of specs, I'm not sure what models there are in the range. I guess my only requirements at this stage are that it has the TT V6 engine, and little/no mods (that's the fiancee talking hehehe). And, of course, something reliable!

I've just sold my MY07 Forester XT (187.7kW atw), so I'm after some good bang-for-buck and all-wheel drive... and plenty of room for the dogs.
 
How long can your dogs hold their breath. They'd look great in my Boot. :) It's in your price range.
 
every galant and legnum in australia is v6tt due to import laws

(ok technically there are like two non turbo ones here, but they were private imports)
 
Welcome!

Are you wanting to buy locally or import?
 
You will end up with an older stag for the same price as a leg.... and it will be a container sized tank. The caldina's a slow POS.

The leg is your only real option. :)
 
matchtheclown said:
You will end up with an older stag for the same price as a leg.... and it will be a container sized tank. The caldina's a slow POS.

The leg is your only real option. :)
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Biased much? hehehe

I do like the look of the Legnums... as does the all-important finance minister (a.k.a. fiance). It only has to last me a couple of years anyway.

You blokes are already twisting my arm ;)
 
The caldina's are basically a corolla station wagon with turbo and 4wd, and stagea's have almost commodore sized boots and don't handle all that well.

The only car that is really close to a Legnum is a Legacy, which I have to ask, coming from a Forester, why are you not looking at a Legacy?
 
bradc said:
The caldina's are basically a corolla station wagon with turbo and 4wd, and stagea's have almost commodore sized boots and don't handle all that well.

The only car that is really close to a Legnum is a Legacy, which I have to ask, coming from a Forester, why are you not looking at a Legacy?
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Meh, I've done the Subi thing (for now). Time for something different!
 
Honestly Nick; I faced the same question when I finally decided on getting a super dooper wagon.

I weighed up the pros/cons of the stagea and legnum (as the caldina wasn't worth my time); and obviously went with the legnum.

I found the stagea to be too big and bulky feeling around corners. I mean the RB25 is a fantastic platform to have and parts are available from anywhere these days. But at the end of the day, I came from a heavily modded gc8 wrx; so handling was a big thing for me. The legnum runs an AYC system from the evo; enough said!

The best advise I can give you is test drive both; not a drive around the block, a real test like fast take off, slow take off, fast cornering, etc. Talk to your partner about which one would fit your lifestyle the most.

Biased or not; I honestly can't think of a wagon that beats the legnum for price/features.

.... Don't even let me get started on the looks of the stagea interior :) Someone from Nissan loved straight lines!

Go and hassle some dealerships; weather you want to buy that example or not... take it for a test drive and really give it stick as you would your own car. That way you don't need to worry about it being someone's actual car.

I paid a little extra for mine from www.motorman.com.au; they are down near springwood. They generally have great examples and don't hasstle you about a sale. Did I mention they are more then happy to let you test drive... I know I tested every legnum they had in stock when I was there :P


... anyway... just my 2c buddy.
 
OVR444 said:
Honestly Nick; I faced the same question when I finally decided on getting a super wagon.

I weighed up the pros/cons of the stagea and legnum (as the caldina wasn't worth my time); and obviously went with the legnum.

I found the stagea to be too big and bulky feeling around corners. I mean the RB25 is a fantastic platform to have and parts are available from anywhere these days. But at the end of the day, I came from a heavily modded gc8 wrx; so handling was a big thing for me.

The best advise I can give you is test drive both; not a drive around the block, a real test like fast take off, slow take off, fast cornering, etc. Talk to your partner about which one would fit your lifestyle the most.

Biased or not; I honestly can't think of a wagon that beats the legnum for price/features.

.... Don't even let me get started on the looks of the stagea interior :) Someone from Nissan loved straight lines!

Go and hassle some dealerships; weather you want to buy that example or not... take it for a test drive and really give it stick as you would your own car. That way you don't need to worry about it being someone's actual car.

I paid a little extra for mine from www.motorman.com.au; they are down near springwood. They generally have great examples and don't hasstle you about a sale. Did I mention they are more then happy to let you test drive... I know I tested every legnum they had in stock when I was there :P


... anyway... just my 2c buddy.
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That's worth a lot more than 2c mate... thanks for the advice. I think I am leaning towards the Legnum now. At least there's a site to help with any tech issues!
 
Don't count the Stag out though a great bit of kit and now you can pick up decent examples within your budget. I know I was very tempted by a Stagea (albeit the Autech version, which BTW I will still buy one day! :P) but found the look of the Legnum and the fact that they are a little bit left field too much to resist.

Welcome aboard and have a look around, I'm sure you will find the answers you're looking for.
 
pu-11-me said:
Be a man, get a Legnum! :P
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Was that the official tagline when the Legnum was first released? hahaha.

I'll be viewing a couple of Legnums this weekend... just hoping I can nudge one down in price!
 
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