97 sc300 5 speed black interior RARE RARE 92k somewhere in CA
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97 sc300 5 speed black interior RARE RARE 92k somewhere in CA
Ok so this is coming out of left field. I am a buyer for several car dealerships in the Atlanta area. I have an email alert set up every time there is a sc300 coming up for auction anywhere in the United States. I checked my email this morning, there was a notification of 97 sc300 in CA for sale this morning at 9:30, and I thought " its not like its going to be a stick". Boy was i wrong, today in Oxnard, CA. There was a 1997 Sc300 with black interior sold at auction!!! Original 5 speed,. Talk about RARE! I have no idea who bought it, or what it went for , i just found it to be interesting.
I know this is an unusual post but I have a passion for cars, so do you. I thought it would be really neat if someone in that area found the vehicle listed for sale and bought it. I know there were 120 5speed 97's produced for US sales. I wonder how many of those 5speeds came with black interior?
I know this is an unusual post but I have a passion for cars, so do you. I thought it would be really neat if someone in that area found the vehicle listed for sale and bought it. I know there were 120 5speed 97's produced for US sales. I wonder how many of those 5speeds came with black interior?
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The 'hub-bub' is that manual cars are better preforming. Less drivetrain loss in horsepower, better shifts (rather than the sluggish autotragic), and more of a driver oriented car. The driver controls the car far more, deciding when to shift, when to stay in gear to sustain a torque level, downshift to slow down (or to speed up depending on what you want to do), etc etc..
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The 'hub-bub' is that manual cars are better preforming. Less drivetrain loss in horsepower, better shifts (rather than the sluggish autotragic), and more of a driver oriented car. The driver controls the car far more, deciding when to shift, when to stay in gear to sustain a torque level, downshift to slow down (or to speed up depending on what you want to do), etc etc..
ClassicSC3 -- The auto and manual cars themselves from all production years are the same apart from the transmissions, rear end ratios and M/T specific ECUs (and no TRAC available on 5-speeds). Although personally I stick to the argument that for an NA only car the 4.27 Automatic ratio is a better match for a 5-speed SC300 even if the highway revs are higher. Also, 93.5-96 Supra NA 5-speeds came that way from the factory (4.27 ratio) with the same drivetrain.
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