Austarion

This topic was brought up on FB so I thought I would start it here to get a better answer.

Start listing them guys and girls :) (add the last 4 digits of the VIN if you know it):

In QLD
Mine
Anthonies
Baos
Daves
Dereks sons white widebody that he bought off Jack Wheeler?
tri26t black widebody if he hasn't sold it yet...

Have I forgotten someone?

Can you add the VIN's too please?

Apparently there is a yellow one in FNQ, too.

I think charlie and mal are the only ones in nsw who prefer/have wideys

Most of the other ones are in victoria?

I must be the only person who would always choose a flatty over a lardy eh? rofl

Shannon has one in NSW as well.

WidebodyWoody wrote: Nick: WOODY
Model: Jap Spec Widebody (E-A187A MNFG) 1988 Model
Vin: A187A-5000087
Body: Black
Interior: Black and Grey
Imported and Plated: 7/7/03
Engine Family: G54B

thrash wrote:I must be the only person who would always choose a flatty over a lardy eh? rofl

Personally now that I own one I don't aren't as fantastic as had imagined they would be. If you own a later model flatty the widey doesn't drive any better and in some ways I find the gsrv handled better but that opinion might change once I get the widey's suspension sorted.

Nxtime the one i have is 0156.

There is also the red one that was owned by mrb1, i think steve e owns it now.

There's at least two in victoria as well.

I have marks old widey, numbers tomorrow .

The widies I've owned are;
2.6 black manual #0069 current
2.6 black auto #0090 ex Charlie now Mitsumadness (Melb)
2.6 black manual #0236 recently sold to a guy south of Sydney.
Other ones in NSW not mentioned are another black one around Parkes, silver one south of Sydney, yellow LXS' one...
and all the bits & pieces to make one in my spare bedroom :D :D

Mind you there would be less than 10 GSR-V's in Australia which is a better car! Just doesn't have the presence of a widey! :beer

How many Starions do you think there are in total (of all types/body shapes/spec) in Austrialia and New Zealand? I think there are only about 20-40 left in the UK! We can check via a website how many are registered on the road (some will be unregistered off the road for repairs/resto work)

http://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/?utf8=%E2% ... hi+starion

Steve, Mark's old widey is a RHD converted Conquest :)

Jason's SR20-powered silver widey is also a US RHD converted Starion/Conquest. (Forgotten the member in Perth who now owns it?)

There is a Silver JDM with TD07 turbo with [HKS 51R] plates in Sydney.

scum in Perth has two - one is a Black auto that I sold to him: VIN # 0659 (1990 model)

popup, there were around 1,600-odd narrow-bodies sold in Aus new. I would say less than 40 imported privately. So not many more than 1660 cars all up.

How many are left? Probably under 400...but that is a pure guesstimate.

thrash wrote:I think charlie and mal are the only ones in nsw who prefer/have wideys

Most of the other ones are in victoria?

I must be the only person who would always choose a flatty over a lardy eh? rofl

I'm with you Thrash, I don't need them any wider or heavier for any of my racing pursuits.
I've driven both wideys in Victoria mentioned (Mitsumadness & bluesystems) & whilst they are nice cars, owning one won't really benefit me. If I was to bend a widey...well it'd be even more of a pain to get bits. Sure the wideys look tougher but most people don't know what these cars are regardless.
I own a JA, GSR 111 & a JB, they are all different & are more than enough for me!

I've driven every model Starion, except a 2.0ltr widey. Yes a narrow body feels more nimble and chuckable, but a widey with wide tyres handle way better and feel more solid! I think a widey with a 2.0ltr and a bit of weight reduction would be the best package overall.

NXTIME wrote:Steve, Mark's old widey is a RHD converted Conquest :)

Jason's SR20-powered silver widey is also a US RHD converted Starion/Conquest. (Forgotten the member in Perth who now owns it?)

There is a Silver JDM with TD07 turbo with [HKS 51R] plates.

scum in Perth has two - one is a Black auto that I sold to him: VIN # 0659 (1990 model)

Seem's Jason is still trying to sell the "only" WA widey:
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/morley/c ... 1018273024
He said he sold his white GSRV previously.

There's 2 x 2.0 wideys with user WIDEBODYMAN here in WA as well.

I prefer both widebody and flatbody. I have multiple versions of each, haha.

-Robert