soarrabun

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?

97-SC300

iTrader: (17)

I want that.

scENFORCER

Damn definitely a gem.

99rx

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Should've posted the link for us. Curious to see how much it goes for.

Joey-E

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Always loved that color

Dougspeed

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All Platinum Metallics have black interiors regardless of year. But I too, am curious as to how much it went for and the condition it was actually in.

t2d2

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Was this a public auction or a dealer auction? That would dramatically affect the dollar amount it went for, I would think.

KahnBB6

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Nice find, OP! I do wonder what the auction price was, given it was one of the 120.

soarrabun

It was a dealer only auto auction . It's always hard to speculate what it actually brought . Seems like it was in great shape one owner no accidents . Ca car

scENFORCER

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..

CatManD3W

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Original 5 speed SC's are rare to begin with yet alone a 97

irondonkey

my friend has that color/year/interior. his is realllly nice. he paid $4500 for it.

KahnBB6

iTrader: (5)

^^ This. Unless you compare the 5-speed transmission to only the very newest bleeding edge dual-clutch transmissions (which still isn't the same experience even if they shift faster than we can) it's worlds better than the conventional automatic. The 5-speed SC offers a much more involving driver experience than the automatic versions, not to mention far less power loss. Stock 92-97 SC300 5-speeds are also slightly faster than all stock SC400's except for the 290hp 98-2000 SC400.

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.

pass1914

Nice car/color combo with the 5 speed

pass1914

Sold ! Now headed to florida .