You Don't See a Lexus SC300 With a 5-Speed Very Often
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You Don't See a Lexus SC300 With a 5-Speed Very Often
For about $10,000, you can get this sweet manual SC300 in good condition with a solid background, and a reliable pedigree.
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Of course, this is an inappropriate thread for selling a car.... That is what the classified section is for and a moderator will eventually move in and take this out...
But, I have not seen anyone asking anywhere near $10K for a '92 factory 5-sp regardless of the miles or condition - the seller can ask but highly unlikely anyone will pay that much....
A heavily modified turbo/5 sp swap with suspension and wheel upgrades could fetch that or a bit higher but then you are hoping the person doing that work did a quality job.
But, I have not seen anyone asking anywhere near $10K for a '92 factory 5-sp regardless of the miles or condition - the seller can ask but highly unlikely anyone will pay that much....
A heavily modified turbo/5 sp swap with suspension and wheel upgrades could fetch that or a bit higher but then you are hoping the person doing that work did a quality job.
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The price is steep, especially since it has been monkeyed with and is not stock. Cheap aftermarket radio and incorrect wheels from a later model GS. Kind of makes you wonder if this car had the "stanced" suspension and $3,000 worth of 20" wheels/stretched tires and the guy put it back to stock suspension and slapped on those later model GS wheels.
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The high price aside it looks pretty close to stock to me. I can forgive the GS wheels as they really look better on the car than all but the period-correct BBS SC400 rims and the 1996+ SC400 (and Soarer) "Blade" 7-spoke OEM rims. Or MKIV NA or TT rims. The car's original factory wheels might make it a better case for being unmodified but they are unbelievably dated and ugly. I can't blame anyone for having switched them out for a better looking semi-period correct Toyota/Lexus rim.
As for that stereo I kind of agree but I'll play devil's advocate: Especially if the original stereo went out many people tend not to retain it even with the aux-in jack modification. I hate gaudy stereos myself and there really is an argument for keeping the stock head unit unless you buy one of the five or so non-ugly HU's on the market or put in a double-in touchscreen unit. And most of those are ugly also just because of their loud graphical user interfaces. Someone can always change their SC's stereo to what they want.
The rest of the car looks far from perfect but I'm having a hard time finding much else that isn't basically stock.
As for that stereo I kind of agree but I'll play devil's advocate: Especially if the original stereo went out many people tend not to retain it even with the aux-in jack modification. I hate gaudy stereos myself and there really is an argument for keeping the stock head unit unless you buy one of the five or so non-ugly HU's on the market or put in a double-in touchscreen unit. And most of those are ugly also just because of their loud graphical user interfaces. Someone can always change their SC's stereo to what they want.
The rest of the car looks far from perfect but I'm having a hard time finding much else that isn't basically stock.
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^ Oh I agree the stock 1992 SC300 wheels are ugly, I ditched mine when I first bought the car. Although I was thinking a similar style turbine wheel, bigger, more up to date like a BMW Alpina or Benz-McLaren SLR type of wheel would look good on an SC.
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