The autech stagea 260rs was basically a gtr wagon. Came out from factory with r33 gtr running gear, including awd, rb26dett and a 5 speed manual. Nissan was up to some crazy shit in the 90s.
@@nothinghere7391 im not saying it is a gtr wagon. I'm saying it's LIke a gtr wagon as it shares alot of the same running gear as the gtr of the same era. I'm aware that it is still a stagea at its core.
One thing about the auto box shifts - like other Nissan's of the era, they have a fairly primitive "adaptive" shift programming. If the car has been sitting, had a flat battery, or just been driven about easily, yeah it'll shift more sluggishly, upshift earlier, for comfort and economy. If you drive it hard, it'll slowly pick that up and change it's behavior to shift more aggressively and hold the gears slightly longer. It's still not great, but from what I picked up in the video, sounds like that's what's going on.
The funny thing is a automatic transmission from the 90s isn't much more advanced than a automatic transmission from the 1960s . It wasn't until the 2000s that someone decided to make a proper automatic transmission that can actually perform .
Finally you got to drive one, but that Stagea RS Four is more like a normal Skyline Wagon, the one that was close to the Skyline R33 GTR was the Autech 260RS with the RB26, hope you get to drive one of those at some point, that's where the Stagea crazy stuff is at!
As nice as it would be to believe enthusiasts would build these to be fast performance cars, we all know that the only place we'll be seeing these are at shows bagged, cambered, te37'd, and gtr front end swapped in either Bayside blue or midnight purple 3 because nobody dares to be original anymore lol
@@asherq8646 oh god another toxic person in the car scene. Am I surprised? Why can't people like what they like? Why can't we all just band together against the Yeeyee trucks 😂
@@zillatowntv people don't like a build unless it's snowflake unique anymore. R34 front end and te37s look great and anyone complaining about such a build being "run of the mill" forget that these builds are rare as fuck and seem common because they go viral. Aka they can't afford it and only know the 10 or so they've seen online.
The Stagea has a chance if wagons come into favor again. Great platform for 450whp and oem+ additions while still maintaining a high level of practicality.
Finally.. one of my favorite TH-camr's have driven a Stagea! I got a Stagea RS4-S model meaning RB25DET Neo and factory manual AWD. Probably the 2nd best from the 260RS
They’re too expensive for what they are. Most of the ones I’ve seen for sale are in the $30k - $50k range. The Subaru legacy gt wagon of this era has almost the same feel as this car but they’re sold for a fraction of the price and you’ll find parts or upgrades a lot easier.
Subaru's are cheaper for the shitty engine, the EJ got nothing on an RB, and while i do agree an automatic one is not worth more than 30k, the manual ones are, and a 260RS is worth even a lot more.
I’ve day dreamed about this car a lot. I’ve always liked cars, wagons and hatchbacks especially. The stagea is a beautiful car with gnarly automobiles. I’m stoked you covered this car!!!! Thanks
Hey Dave! I'm the guy that submitted Yeti, the Silver stagea for judging! So awesome that you're behind the wheel of one now. Get down to Melbourne, Australia and try a modded one soon ;) (Just broke 400kw btw)
Yeah, however all 80s and 90s RWD Nissans seem to be on one shared RWD platform, so aftermarket parts almost bolt on each other, doesn't matter if it's a Skyline, Stagea, Cefiro, Laurel, Cedric, etc.
I had a 450+hp one over in nz but it was a newer version 2001 with a vq25det in it thing was awesome to drive and handled extremely well for a wagon I've now owned 3 and have loved driving them
This are semi common in Australia so I've nearly grabbed one a couple times, this made me realise I've never seen a single one in stock height, they are seriously monster truck from factory hahahaha
Semi-common is being generous. I haven't seen a Stagea on the roads in a very long time. I have actually seen an R34 GTR more than a Stagea the past few years. All the 90's imports are becoming scare.
I will always choose a wagon any day! I know a long time ago Mighty Car Mods covered a white Stagea that had a lot of work done into it. I fell in love with them back then.
The 1st Gen Stagea is actually built on the Nissan Laurel platform. The Autech 260RS has the R33 GTR drive train. This is a dream car for me for practicality and fun. I drove one in Japan and fell in love as I love wagons. The Mitsubishi Legnum is also a dream wagon, but it is as rare as Hen's Teeth.
You guys missed out on so much my mate has had one for 20yrs in Australia and I've had a 180SX for 22yrs we were all rockn JDM car in 2000 most of us still have our cars. I remember seeing a R32GTR back in the 90's brand new what a sight it was and when I fell in love with Japanese cars.
@@nothinghere7391it's his car and his choice and I find it to be cool that you can share parts with each other, you want to know why? Because the stagea is a skyline underneath with a different style. It's essentially a r33 wagon with the exact same powertrain and underpinnings, which is why parts can be put on either vehicle. The people who originally designed this car was going to call it a skyline wagon and the 2.6 turbo the gtr wagon but due to the design they didn't want people complaining about the skyline name being put on a wagon. But the stagea name is still very cool, it's all on what you want out of a vehicle, if you want the 2 door skyline for most sporty, 4 door sedan that has a little bit more space and to take your friends, and the wagon that has extra cargo and room especially on long road trips. The reason they literally have gtr front clips for these wagons is because they knew people like the front end of the skylines a little bit more. So it's not like what this guy has done to his stagea has ruined it, he's just enjoying the full potential the car can put out. That's why a lot of people who know about the stagea absolutely love it, because it's not only a comfortable family wagon but has that skyline at heart to give it that nice sporty feel to it as well. You shouldn't taunt people if you don't do history on cars and what makes each car special and unique in their own ways.
I have a friend that just got stationed in Japan and talked to me about importing a car back here for me, but they get to use it while they are out in Japan. The Stagea, the Cappuccino, and an 80’s Mini Cooper where the first cars I told her about.
First time I'm learning about the Stagea, but now I want to manual-swap safari build one. It's begging for rally tires, mud flaps, and Hella fog lights.
Back in 2001 I had a friend who had a true Honda Civic hatch type R from England, his other car was a Pulsar GTiR he lived in Sarasota. My other friend from Ireland had a Alfa Romeo 156 and a R32 GTR in St. Pete Florida.
Always wanted one of these. Here in Australia from about 2003 until 2010, before Social Media completely took over you could get these INSANE bargain Japanese cars from Japanese Auction Sites and they'd be sent over in a crate. My mates were picking up Nissan Silvia S15's Type R's for $12k AUD. One mate picked up a proper full on S15 drift car for $8k AUD with 70,000 km's on it, honest to god the modifications ALONE would've cost $15k over here. It was a nightmare of a car though, super aggressive throttle, rock hard suspensions and designed to slip, so you took your life in your hands every time you went around a corner in the wet. Between us all we got 3 S15's, 1 300ZX, a true Levin AE86, 2 R32 GTS-Ts, Honda Integra Type-R, Honda Legend (Underrated), 2 Toyota Soarers which for my money are the most underrated luxury GT's of the 90's, take the Lexus Badge off going from a SC400 to a Soarer and you save a small fortune, two incredible engine options, gorgeous design, and even the Toyota versions were plush and luxurious.
I got a stagea down under with a vq35de with an lsd from factory rwd making about 280hp things so much fun to drive and definitely turns a couple of heads
I had a RB25DET Stagea for a while here in New Zealand and a big wagon sideways laying out rubber is a sight to see lol great wagons and lotta space and a comfortable cruiser that can fit surf boards in the back unlike my C33 lol
I’m currently looking at buying one of these thats sitting at an importer in NC. They don’t have the insane prices of the R32-34’s and are exponentially more practical. Obviously there are performance difference but for the price it’s what I’ve decided on, I’ve had STi’s, two 1G builds and currently an EJ25 swapped 01 2.5RS but I’ve always wanted something that’s not only RHD drive, but most people don’t even recognize.
Apparently, Nissan Stagea was in direct competition with Subaru Legacy and was meant to go through various stages of development, and Stage “A” was released as the first iteration but the subsequent generations never got to Stage “B”, “C” or “D”, so the name remained “Stagea”.
Wow the subscriber car videos are 3 years old? Also I didnt know they were intentionally halted. I've been waiting desperately for a new one lol Something tells me all of us would love to see it return
David, as someone who owns a Stagea Autech 260RS. (Stagea with the entire running gear from a R33 GT-R from factory) please drive a 260RS. I would offer you to come to Australia and drive it but the motor is currently getting built for 1000hp.
the laurel, the skyline and the stagea are brothers. The skyline its the sport guy, the laurel its a bussines man, and the stagea its the brother who is chunky and cute family guy.
I've been watching a bunch of Sammit TH-cam videos and frequently you see the Nissan Skyline four door and I would love to own one. I know that the four door Skyline aren't GTRs but I want one anyway
if you liked the stagea. i recommend to take a look at the toyota caldina gt four its an similiar wagon and some of the earlier models can be imported to the US aswell !
There are 9 of these on Duncan Imports inventory right now for around $20k and I’ve never been so jealous of people with half the amount of money for an average new car.
Rob from rips NZ still has the record for the fastest stagea in the world with a mid to high 8 second 1/4 back in 2013. Stock they are rubbish, but like any 90s Nissan they have massive potential
You need to review a 1998-2002 Legacy B4 RSK (sedan) or a Legacy GT-B (wagon) they were at one point wildly inexpensive. So so many were imported into Canada, twin turbo 2.0L 280hp, manual, all wheel drive at 3200lbs. They are quite a bit smaller and more nimble then the Stagea, Crown estate, and Legnum. I have owned many GC8 sti and a number of other imports and I got to say the Legacy is growing on me. Mine is single turbo swapped with 350hp or so. Do the correct mods and these old Subarus are dead reliable and oh man do they sound mean straight piped. They will definitely be going up in price once people catch on to them.
I perfer it over the skyline. Nothing like packing up the dogs and rolling out with a sick built wagon that is capable of leaving $150,000 vehicals in the massive rear window rolling 4 deep with all the baggage.
I wish I could find one that wasn't so expensive. The cheapest i could find without going too far from home was about $22k for a 1998 model year at 60k miles. The Autech Version 260rs was about $45k - $50k for the same model year. ☹️
wait till you start seeing the 260RS Autech version of the Stagea, in the states that one is decent, its a twin turbo 5 speed manual. if you get a chance to review one in the future that would be sick.
This is cool, but I think I would rather have a Legnum VR-4 (but that might just be because I'm a little bit of a Mitsubishi fan-boy- though the only Mitsubishi I've owned is a '89 Dodge Ram 50). I like the look of the Legnum better, they did so well with the front end on the 8th gen Galant, I love how it looks so much Also, just wanted to note: I am a wagon owner and lover, I have a 2000 Volvo V70R, the last year of the somewhat-still-boxy Volvos
Found out about the 260rs a couple years after getting my r32 gtr. Was so close to trading for one but at that point I had already built it and was too attached. Plus I would have had to keep it in storage for a few years as I left Japan before they were legal to import.
@@Invaderz14 ah that explains it. I found out about the stagea from a couple of aussies that got their hands on one. But hey just asking how difficult was it for you to get parts for your r32?
@@bonda_racing3579 wasn't too difficult while I was in Japan. Constantly parts floating around on auction but I didn't need anything big replacement wise. Just built the motor and got some rare goodies here and there to add onto it. Now that I have it stateside I'm a bit nervous about part availability if something were to happen. Nismo could always expand their heritage program for more parts too.
@@nothinghere7391 Yeah, pretty special actually lol Limited run low production cars that aren't the norm are wayyy cooler than seeing a dozen of the exact same STi and Silvia builds
I'm pretty sure we got the same car in Canada , just with a different name . And probably a different engine , I don't think we ever got anything here with the RB in it .
The autech stagea 260rs was basically a gtr wagon. Came out from factory with r33 gtr running gear, including awd, rb26dett and a 5 speed manual. Nissan was up to some crazy shit in the 90s.
No. It wasn't.
It was a Stagea with an RB26DETT and AWD. No 4WS from what I recall. It wasn't a GTR, it wasn't a Skyline. It was a fast STAGEA.
AUTECH was up to some crazy shit, NOT Nissan.
@@attilabakk407 autech is a subsidiary of nissan.
@@nothinghere7391 im not saying it is a gtr wagon. I'm saying it's LIke a gtr wagon as it shares alot of the same running gear as the gtr of the same era. I'm aware that it is still a stagea at its core.
@@nothinghere7391 funny that 4ws is what makes or breaks it for you when those systems were pretty shit lmao
One thing about the auto box shifts - like other Nissan's of the era, they have a fairly primitive "adaptive" shift programming. If the car has been sitting, had a flat battery, or just been driven about easily, yeah it'll shift more sluggishly, upshift earlier, for comfort and economy. If you drive it hard, it'll slowly pick that up and change it's behavior to shift more aggressively and hold the gears slightly longer. It's still not great, but from what I picked up in the video, sounds like that's what's going on.
Most 90s slushboxes are like that.
I own one that is valid he adapts to how you drive.
The funny thing is a automatic transmission from the 90s isn't much more advanced than a automatic transmission from the 1960s . It wasn't until the 2000s that someone decided to make a proper automatic transmission that can actually perform .
Finally you got to drive one, but that Stagea RS Four is more like a normal Skyline Wagon, the one that was close to the Skyline R33 GTR was the Autech 260RS with the RB26, hope you get to drive one of those at some point, that's where the Stagea crazy stuff is at!
As nice as it would be to believe enthusiasts would build these to be fast performance cars, we all know that the only place we'll be seeing these are at shows bagged, cambered, te37'd, and gtr front end swapped in either Bayside blue or midnight purple 3 because nobody dares to be original anymore lol
Clearly ain’t see mighty cars mods then the nissan v8 turbo stagea build
I mean Bayside Blue was a beautiful color and the GTR front end is also beautiful.
@@zillatowntv 🤦♂️
@@asherq8646 oh god another toxic person in the car scene. Am I surprised? Why can't people like what they like? Why can't we all just band together against the Yeeyee trucks 😂
@@zillatowntv people don't like a build unless it's snowflake unique anymore. R34 front end and te37s look great and anyone complaining about such a build being "run of the mill" forget that these builds are rare as fuck and seem common because they go viral.
Aka they can't afford it and only know the 10 or so they've seen online.
The Stagea has a chance if wagons come into favor again. Great platform for 450whp and oem+ additions while still maintaining a high level of practicality.
maybe wagons will come back with EVs, more aerodynamic than SUVs
Love my wagons and ive always wanted one of these R34 front clip swapped tho and boosted to the moon with a 6spd
And theyre back!!
Finally.. one of my favorite TH-camr's have driven a Stagea! I got a Stagea RS4-S model meaning RB25DET Neo and factory manual AWD. Probably the 2nd best from the 260RS
They’re too expensive for what they are. Most of the ones I’ve seen for sale are in the $30k - $50k range. The Subaru legacy gt wagon of this era has almost the same feel as this car but they’re sold for a fraction of the price and you’ll find parts or upgrades a lot easier.
More weak motor and the us got a variant. So the allure isnt there.
Subaru's are cheaper for the shitty engine, the EJ got nothing on an RB, and while i do agree an automatic one is not worth more than 30k, the manual ones are, and a 260RS is worth even a lot more.
@@joealex65 im glad i got my 260rs when i did, before prices went way up.
Can't compare the Subaru Legacy GT Wagon with a Stagea 260rs. Drive both and you'll see.
@KAGENfilms Yeah picked up a legacy gt recently excellent car and the twin turbo engine is awesome and parts are super cheap for them
I’ve day dreamed about this car a lot. I’ve always liked cars, wagons and hatchbacks especially. The stagea is a beautiful car with gnarly automobiles. I’m stoked you covered this car!!!! Thanks
“Beautiful car with gnarly automobiles” wtf are you saying.
This and the Pulsar GTiR are some of the coolest cars nissan has ever made.
Hey Dave! I'm the guy that submitted Yeti, the Silver stagea for judging!
So awesome that you're behind the wheel of one now. Get down to Melbourne, Australia and try a modded one soon ;)
(Just broke 400kw btw)
Fun fact, the c34 stagea isn't based on a skyline, it's based on a c34 laurel
Ok
But Americans will keep calling them Skyline Wagons due to their unhealthy Skyline Fetish lmao
Yeah, however all 80s and 90s RWD Nissans seem to be on one shared RWD platform, so aftermarket parts almost bolt on each other, doesn't matter if it's a Skyline, Stagea, Cefiro, Laurel, Cedric, etc.
The engine Bay is identical to the r33/34
@@bilfepur Stagea rad support is different to R33/R34.
Im stationed in japan and love my stagea 260rs! Cant wait to bring it back to the states! Very light mods made 370whp. Gotta love the rb26😊
Respect for keeping its Stagea spirit and not Americanizing it to oblivion :v
@@nothinghere7391 oem+ for me. Outside of wheels.
I could never bring myself to r34 front swap it... thats blasphemy
@@gtpfiero I'm from Australia also love my s1 260rs. cant beat the practicality of a wagon!
I had a 450+hp one over in nz but it was a newer version 2001 with a vq25det in it thing was awesome to drive and handled extremely well for a wagon I've now owned 3 and have loved driving them
This are semi common in Australia so I've nearly grabbed one a couple times, this made me realise I've never seen a single one in stock height, they are seriously monster truck from factory hahahaha
Semi-common is being generous. I haven't seen a Stagea on the roads in a very long time. I have actually seen an R34 GTR more than a Stagea the past few years. All the 90's imports are becoming scare.
I will always choose a wagon any day! I know a long time ago Mighty Car Mods covered a white Stagea that had a lot of work done into it. I fell in love with them back then.
I really miss my stagea, mine was factory rwd and manual swapped and so much fun
The 1st Gen Stagea is actually built on the Nissan Laurel platform. The Autech 260RS has the R33 GTR drive train. This is a dream car for me for practicality and fun. I drove one in Japan and fell in love as I love wagons. The Mitsubishi Legnum is also a dream wagon, but it is as rare as Hen's Teeth.
You guys missed out on so much my mate has had one for 20yrs in Australia and I've had a 180SX for 22yrs we were all rockn JDM car in 2000 most of us still have our cars. I remember seeing a R32GTR back in the 90's brand new what a sight it was and when I fell in love with Japanese cars.
Hell yeah, it has potential!! I remember drooling over the idea of a power wagon when I first saw it online before the dawn of TH-cam!
Just searched this after watching a video saying he wanted to drive one glad to know u got to drive one
I knew about these, but now that I know you can Skyline swap the front, I'm importing one of these since I have three kids. Hells yeah!
I'm already sorry for the poor Stagea that you will unfortunately get your greasy hands on.
Poor thing
@@nothinghere7391 Don't taunt me or I'll do a manual conversion and rb26dett swap it too. But I promise I won't stance it.
@@nothinghere7391it's his car and his choice and I find it to be cool that you can share parts with each other, you want to know why? Because the stagea is a skyline underneath with a different style. It's essentially a r33 wagon with the exact same powertrain and underpinnings, which is why parts can be put on either vehicle. The people who originally designed this car was going to call it a skyline wagon and the 2.6 turbo the gtr wagon but due to the design they didn't want people complaining about the skyline name being put on a wagon. But the stagea name is still very cool, it's all on what you want out of a vehicle, if you want the 2 door skyline for most sporty, 4 door sedan that has a little bit more space and to take your friends, and the wagon that has extra cargo and room especially on long road trips. The reason they literally have gtr front clips for these wagons is because they knew people like the front end of the skylines a little bit more. So it's not like what this guy has done to his stagea has ruined it, he's just enjoying the full potential the car can put out. That's why a lot of people who know about the stagea absolutely love it, because it's not only a comfortable family wagon but has that skyline at heart to give it that nice sporty feel to it as well. You shouldn't taunt people if you don't do history on cars and what makes each car special and unique in their own ways.
Fun fact there is a 260RS stagea that has rb26 from a r33 gtr
Shipping my 2000 Stagea RS4-S back to the states in 2025, RB25DET NEO, AWD, HICAS, factory 5 speed manual. It's gonna be fun on long US roads!
I love wagons! Being a Nissan guy, I didn’t even know this cool ass ride existed!
I love my Stagea, it's my daily in the summer and it hasn't let me down yet, No problem if it be moving or chopping the WRX at every stop light
One of my favourite wagons ever built
I have a friend that just got stationed in Japan and talked to me about importing a car back here for me, but they get to use it while they are out in Japan. The Stagea, the Cappuccino, and an 80’s Mini Cooper where the first cars I told her about.
I am so jealous of that lol
Great review as always! I think as I get older cars like this have more and more appealing qualities.
I'm ironically waiting on mine to ship in. Can't wait!
The stagea existing is the sole reason i imported a legnum VR4. Faster stock and much less known
First time I'm learning about the Stagea, but now I want to manual-swap safari build one. It's begging for rally tires, mud flaps, and Hella fog lights.
THIS!!!
Christ please don't do this
Back in 2001 I had a friend who had a true Honda Civic hatch type R from England, his other car was a Pulsar GTiR he lived in Sarasota. My other friend from Ireland had a Alfa Romeo 156 and a R32 GTR in St. Pete Florida.
I remember seeing these on Gran Turismo and wanting them badly
Always wanted one of these. Here in Australia from about 2003 until 2010, before Social Media completely took over you could get these INSANE bargain Japanese cars from Japanese Auction Sites and they'd be sent over in a crate.
My mates were picking up Nissan Silvia S15's Type R's for $12k AUD. One mate picked up a proper full on S15 drift car for $8k AUD with 70,000 km's on it, honest to god the modifications ALONE would've cost $15k over here. It was a nightmare of a car though, super aggressive throttle, rock hard suspensions and designed to slip, so you took your life in your hands every time you went around a corner in the wet. Between us all we got 3 S15's, 1 300ZX, a true Levin AE86, 2 R32 GTS-Ts, Honda Integra Type-R, Honda Legend (Underrated), 2 Toyota Soarers which for my money are the most underrated luxury GT's of the 90's, take the Lexus Badge off going from a SC400 to a Soarer and you save a small fortune, two incredible engine options, gorgeous design, and even the Toyota versions were plush and luxurious.
I got a stagea down under with a vq35de with an lsd from factory rwd making about 280hp things so much fun to drive and definitely turns a couple of heads
I remember having one of those on GT2 ...the good ole days...importing one of those will cost me kidney
Would be fun to do the full R34 swap to one, and put all the stagea parts back on the R34.
I had a RB25DET Stagea for a while here in New Zealand and a big wagon sideways laying out rubber is a sight to see lol great wagons and lotta space and a comfortable cruiser that can fit surf boards in the back unlike my C33 lol
How you not gonna mention the buzz lightyear back pack lol awesome wagon
Manual car, new turbo, coilovers, wheels, fascia swap = Hella tight!
I've been really waiting for this one
I’m currently looking at buying one of these thats sitting at an importer in NC. They don’t have the insane prices of the R32-34’s and are exponentially more practical. Obviously there are performance difference but for the price it’s what I’ve decided on, I’ve had STi’s, two 1G builds and currently an EJ25 swapped 01 2.5RS but I’ve always wanted something that’s not only RHD drive, but most people don’t even recognize.
I would love to have one of these. Such a unique car.
Apparently, Nissan Stagea was in direct competition with Subaru Legacy and was meant to go through various stages of development, and Stage “A” was released as the first iteration but the subsequent generations never got to Stage “B”, “C” or “D”, so the name remained “Stagea”.
Wow the subscriber car videos are 3 years old? Also I didnt know they were intentionally halted. I've been waiting desperately for a new one lol
Something tells me all of us would love to see it return
David, as someone who owns a Stagea Autech 260RS. (Stagea with the entire running gear from a R33 GT-R from factory) please drive a 260RS. I would offer you to come to Australia and drive it but the motor is currently getting built for 1000hp.
I loved this car as a kid
It would have been awesome to have these in the states in the 90s and 00s to compete against the Outback/Legacy and Forester wagons
the laurel, the skyline and the stagea are brothers. The skyline its the sport guy, the laurel its a bussines man, and the stagea its the brother who is chunky and cute family guy.
I've been watching a bunch of Sammit TH-cam videos and frequently you see the Nissan Skyline four door and I would love to own one. I know that the four door Skyline aren't GTRs but I want one anyway
if you liked the stagea. i recommend to take a look at the toyota caldina gt four its an similiar wagon and some of the earlier models can be imported to the US aswell !
There are 9 of these on Duncan Imports inventory right now for around $20k and I’ve never been so jealous of people with half the amount of money for an average new car.
Rob from rips NZ still has the record for the fastest stagea in the world with a mid to high 8 second 1/4 back in 2013. Stock they are rubbish, but like any 90s Nissan they have massive potential
You need to review a 1998-2002 Legacy B4 RSK (sedan) or a Legacy GT-B (wagon) they were at one point wildly inexpensive. So so many were imported into Canada, twin turbo 2.0L 280hp, manual, all wheel drive at 3200lbs. They are quite a bit smaller and more nimble then the Stagea, Crown estate, and Legnum.
I have owned many GC8 sti and a number of other imports and I got to say the Legacy is growing on me. Mine is single turbo swapped with 350hp or so. Do the correct mods and these old Subarus are dead reliable and oh man do they sound mean straight piped. They will definitely be going up in price once people catch on to them.
lol I had one in Gran Turismo, it was making 690 hp chase down a Dodge viper with it the thing is awesome
I perfer it over the skyline. Nothing like packing up the dogs and rolling out with a sick built wagon that is capable of leaving $150,000 vehicals in the massive rear window rolling 4 deep with all the baggage.
don't forget a dog dribbling out the window as you do it. Yes my Labrador does that! :D
I wish I could find one that wasn't so expensive. The cheapest i could find without going too far from home was about $22k for a 1998 model year at 60k miles. The Autech Version 260rs was about $45k - $50k for the same model year. ☹️
wait till you start seeing the 260RS Autech version of the Stagea, in the states that one is decent, its a twin turbo 5 speed manual. if you get a chance to review one in the future that would be sick.
I love my Stagea that has been manual swapped and bigger breaks in the front
This is cool, but I think I would rather have a Legnum VR-4 (but that might just be because I'm a little bit of a Mitsubishi fan-boy- though the only Mitsubishi I've owned is a '89 Dodge Ram 50). I like the look of the Legnum better, they did so well with the front end on the 8th gen Galant, I love how it looks so much
Also, just wanted to note: I am a wagon owner and lover, I have a 2000 Volvo V70R, the last year of the somewhat-still-boxy Volvos
Man I didn't know you still made videos I haven't seen a video from you since the Mustang cobra video 😅 2017 for me
I wanna see your impressions of a manual Toyota Caldina gtt!
Please do an R31 skyline! The wagon models are almost an earlier version of a stagea
If you like the Stagea you should checkout the Mitsubishi Legnum. I feel like it goes under most people's radar even though they are pretty sick
Thats bc nobody wants to deal with all the issues the drivetrain has. Not to mention working on them is a hassle
If it has a RB25DET in it then it would make it more like a GTS-T Wagon as GT-Rs only came with the RB26DETT
The newer versions I actually like
One word “Autech”
The one you want to go for is the Autech Version
would love to see what Adam LZ or Tommy fyeah would do with one of these.
Would love to build that as a sleeper 🔥
Used to see a lot of these online on GT6.
that car has potential to be a great sleeper :D
Stagea’s are cool but I’d take the jzs171 Toyota crown wagon over the stagea
I'd buy a nissan stagea, so much cheaper than a skyline nowadays and engines are similar and enough money to modify it
shout have a look into the 260RS Stagea, thats the real GTR wagon
Dad wanna review my semi truck
14.9 liter Cummins turbo diesel with a 10 speed manual
Stageas are quite popular here in Australia
Imagine if Nissan actually did make a Stagea GTR back in the 90s.
I mean they did.. the 260rs
They did, it’s the 260rs. It’s all R33 under neath.
They did, it's called the Stagea 260RS Autech.... with a full R33 GTR engine/drivetrain
Found out about the 260rs a couple years after getting my r32 gtr. Was so close to trading for one but at that point I had already built it and was too attached. Plus I would have had to keep it in storage for a few years as I left Japan before they were legal to import.
You from Australia?
@@bonda_racing3579 In the US but was stationed in Japan for a few years while I was in the Air Froce.
@@Invaderz14 ah that explains it.
I found out about the stagea from a couple of aussies that got their hands on one. But hey just asking how difficult was it for you to get parts for your r32?
@@bonda_racing3579 wasn't too difficult while I was in Japan. Constantly parts floating around on auction but I didn't need anything big replacement wise. Just built the motor and got some rare goodies here and there to add onto it.
Now that I have it stateside I'm a bit nervous about part availability if something were to happen. Nismo could always expand their heritage program for more parts too.
“Every time I drive rhd” I hit the wipers every time I switch cars
Do the Evo Wagon next 🤔
Hopefully some day you'll review a Toyota Crown Estate Athlete V, same idea as this car but with a 1JZ GTE and RWD
"Same idea" you mean... - an auto wagon with a straight 6?
Wooow so special
@@nothinghere7391 you mean that this car copied the crown and the legacy
@@nothinghere7391 Yeah, pretty special actually lol
Limited run low production cars that aren't the norm are wayyy cooler than seeing a dozen of the exact same STi and Silvia builds
love my stagea!
Wait for series 2 WGNC34 as they come with RB25DET Neos
Just watched the Z review and saw this. 👍
I'm pretty sure we got the same car in Canada , just with a different name . And probably a different engine , I don't think we ever got anything here with the RB in it .
I've had one of these didn't like it and then I bought a jzs171 aka crown estate v. Far superior car
I just bought the same WGNC34
Guess I won't be getting one of these anymore😂
I would like to own one of these, but unfortunately because of jdm tax I cant see myself shelling out 30k to 50k for one.
Review a cobalt ss mine is pretty much stock and supercharged 👌
Yay Stagea!
I absolutely love these cars the skid factory on TH-cam built one of these back in the day it's so sick go check it out
If you are lucky you can find a 260 model which you can guess the engine by the 260 quick car for a wagon back then
Super class wagon 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩 👍🏻👍🏻🤘🏻
Super random and hard to come by but you should review a Kia Forte it’s hard to find any good builds on those
I have this exact car s1 rb25det stagea. I also have 2 s-chassis lol got a thing for nissans :P
Yeah it's a "looker" all right if you're named odoyle 😂😂. (Happy Gilmore Joke)
If this was my car I would put a Subaru badge on it 😂
Everybody does the GT-R front, nobody has the balls to do the GT-R Back