heavier on petrol than a forestor xt, also higher insrance unless with shannons or similiar non mainstream insurer.

for something a bit more compact COLT is a great car in ralliart mode.

How about a toyota caldina wagon. 3sgte motor, awd awesome!


190odd kw too 320nm torque

stagea has same running gear as gtst skylines so good for parts locally now. but personally they are big.

if you need a small car i had a corolla sportivo for 3 years, great engine- just check the suspension (mine had a shake between a80 and 120kmh that was put down to incorrectly drilled suspension points n the factory- toyota refused to acknolodge that) still most of them are good cars, especially the post 2005 ones. can be had 2nd hand for less than 20k. 141kw and 6 speed manual.no torque though
cheap on fuel and petrol. i considered selling the forester for one again but the potential 3 baby seats dont fit well across the back seat. also timing chain in engine- no need for timing belt services, and cheap to service as well.

also 8200rpm redline and the GOR runs were awesome memories.1st 2nd and 3rd gears were all that were needed, mainly 2nd only.

I didnt want to recommend the COLT Rallyart at first but its such a fun little car for the price and looks like the typical Nissan Japan 70s racers with its black flares, bonnet scoops and other black bits. Its what we should encourage Nissan to do again... small compact budget sports racers with small turbo engines.





The stagea has really good economy when off boost compared to a subey and also the timing belt is easier. Size wise its not as big as its lines suggest.

Dem Mazda3-MPS look alright cuz...

Think it is all sorted, thanks everyone, the goal is something like this:

http://jaydeemmm.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/img2841.jpg

http://members.ozemail.com.au/~32godz ... tagea_r34gtr_frontend.jpg

Will wait until I can find an RB26 Autech model though.

Cheers,
Jim

meh. i like legnum but the v6 is a horror to work on in that bay. apart from that great car and great engine.

v35 GTR wagon /stagea
looks mad

i would hold on to your pennies and wait for the subyota

I was interested in that too... but its too small and only 2 doors... :( Not that im complaing but for the sake of the thread...

for the price how about civic type r... honduh trying to off load thembut really sporty good little car. mazda 3 MPS is most powerful fwd, really needs lsd like new ones.

i liked the mazda 6 mps, with awd

A year or two ago at least one Autech Stagea was for sale at about 32k .. for a long time they'd sell for 40k.
I expect there are 3-10 of them in Australia.

Definitely be the perfect family car