I dunno why SC's are so darn loveable......
12-05-11, 07:52 PM
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I dunno why SC's are so darn loveable......
You all do it...... driving by a car lot you see an SC and the first thing that comes in your mind is "I wonder how much?". .............Like the one you're driving isn't enough. Then you say "hmmm what year is that?, I might can use the stuff on it" ............ like you'd buy it and part it out even though it's a perfectly running car. You tell every single person "hey there's an SC for sale down the road" ....... Like they will care as much as you do.
You stop and scrutinize every inch of it seeing if every common breakage part is either broke or replaced...... pop the hood.... "Yep, new PS pump and alt
" ...... look inside, only one half of one needle lights, 5 backlight out, the climate is blacked out, the factory amp is dead as a door nail, the door panels are split across the top, the rear view mirror is black in spots... light in other spots, the seats look like HELL, the steering wheel leather is nearly blackened around the wheel edge.......
YOU CAN'T WAIT to tell everyone how an awesome a car is for sale and they should buy it. They look at everything and think you're nuts. "but it's a 97 with ONLY 174,000 miles for $2,100 DUDE!".
They are like "174k miles and 14 years old WTF YO!?!" and you are persistent in the fact they should buy it........ now.
Damn thing is like an ugly girl with a pretty mouth..... can't help but love her sometimes.
You stop and scrutinize every inch of it seeing if every common breakage part is either broke or replaced...... pop the hood.... "Yep, new PS pump and alt
" ...... look inside, only one half of one needle lights, 5 backlight out, the climate is blacked out, the factory amp is dead as a door nail, the door panels are split across the top, the rear view mirror is black in spots... light in other spots, the seats look like HELL, the steering wheel leather is nearly blackened around the wheel edge....... YOU CAN'T WAIT to tell everyone how an awesome a car is for sale and they should buy it.
They look at everything and think you're nuts. "but it's a 97 with ONLY 174,000 miles for $2,100 DUDE!".They are like "174k miles and 14 years old WTF YO!?!" and you are persistent in the fact they should buy it........ now.
Damn thing is like an ugly girl with a pretty mouth..... can't help but love her sometimes.
12-05-11, 07:59 PM
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Lol every time I find an SC locally for sale I tell my friends and try and convince them to buy it. They think I'm crazy but I'm normal *twitch* SC aren't common round here so I freak out when I see another and ppl stare as I walk around it seeing what condition it's in. I give the old people that drive them thumbs up and they stare at me like I'm crazy. But yea I see what you're saying.
12-05-11, 08:40 PM
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Everyday I ask myself why the hell I love mine so much....I mean...I'd rather drive my 15 yr old more than just about anything else...cept maybe a 911...but still, if you can't explain it, must be true love...
12-05-11, 08:56 PM
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I like my rough 92 so much it's very tempting to trade my truck on a spotless 98-99 and pocket the difference in cash. If I didn't need something to tow with I probably would have done it by now
12-05-11, 09:29 PM
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You all do it...... driving by a car lot you see an SC and the first thing that comes in your mind is "I wonder how much?". .............Like the one you're driving isn't enough. Then you say "hmmm what year is that?, I might can use the stuff on it" ............ like you'd buy it and part it out even though it's a perfectly running car. You tell every single person "hey there's an SC for sale down the road" ....... Like they will care as much as you do.
You stop and scrutinize every inch of it seeing if every common breakage part is either broke or replaced...... pop the hood.... "Yep, new PS pump and alt" ...... look inside, only one half of one needle lights, 5 backlight out, the climate is blacked out, the factory amp is dead as a door nail, the door panels are split across the top, the rear view mirror is black in spots... light in other spots, the seats look like HELL, the steering wheel leather is nearly blackened around the wheel edge.......
YOU CAN'T WAIT to tell everyone how an awesome a car is for sale and they should buy it. They look at everything and think you're nuts. "but it's a 97 with ONLY 174,000 miles for $2,100 DUDE!".
They are like "174k miles and 14 years old WTF YO!?!" and you are persistent in the fact they should buy it........ now.
Damn thing is like an ugly girl with a pretty mouth..... can't help but love her sometimes.
You stop and scrutinize every inch of it seeing if every common breakage part is either broke or replaced...... pop the hood.... "Yep, new PS pump and alt
" ...... look inside, only one half of one needle lights, 5 backlight out, the climate is blacked out, the factory amp is dead as a door nail, the door panels are split across the top, the rear view mirror is black in spots... light in other spots, the seats look like HELL, the steering wheel leather is nearly blackened around the wheel edge....... YOU CAN'T WAIT to tell everyone how an awesome a car is for sale and they should buy it.
They look at everything and think you're nuts. "but it's a 97 with ONLY 174,000 miles for $2,100 DUDE!".They are like "174k miles and 14 years old WTF YO!?!" and you are persistent in the fact they should buy it........ now.
Damn thing is like an ugly girl with a pretty mouth..... can't help but love her sometimes.
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12-05-11, 09:33 PM
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Ya.... My mom is buying a 2010 Camaro SS, and is willing to sell me her 2002 E46 BMW 330Ci 5-Speed with the Sport, Premium, Cold Weather, Navigation, M-Sport, Bi-Xenon, and Harman Kardon packages on it with 94K for what my SC's worth in trade-in (basically trade my SC instead of her BMW) to the dealer and I'm having a really tough time making that decision..... Everyone I talk to point out that the BMW is 5 years newer, with 60K less miles than my Lexus......BUT, my SC is in pretty much PERFECT condition, only 1 wear mark on the driver bolster, no splits in the door panels, no leaks, mirror glossy paint, perfect headlights, runs fantastic, and it's got every option as well.... It's a tough choice, the thing that's swaying me towards the Bimmer is that I won't have to do a timing belt service in 30K, I know, based on what everyone says, that 160K is when starters die, and I have 1 bad LCA in the front.... Whereas the BMW only needs a valve cover gasket (easy diy) and 2 LCA's ($550 and easy DIY).....The BMW is faster, much more fun in the corners, but hasn't held up as well as my lexus, if someone didn't know cars well, they would think my SC is newer than the BMW from the condition of the two.... The lexus is quiet, smooth and comfortable... The BMW rides hard but brakes and handles like a dream.... Driving the two side by side I still feel like I'm in a much more luxurious car with the SC.....Opinions?
12-06-11, 06:47 AM
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O.L.T. you're so right with this thread...LMAO! I'm definitely guilty of all the above. And most of my friends think I'm crazy for my love of the SC...not knowing the full potential and the direction I plan on taking the SC. Oh well, we all have our VICE-the SC just happens to be mine! LOL.