7 years since it's debut and still going strong....Do you still LOVE your SC430?
04-13-07, 01:36 PM
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I have read reviews where they say the car is ugly. But I think it is the most original and beautiful car in the world and everyone I meet seems to agree. Some may not like it as it is not traditional. I dont think the car is perfect but I cant think of any other car I would rather own other than maybe a SL if I could trust its reliability. Actually I hope there will be a car that will interest me as I dont want to keep it for 25 years as I like new and cars keep improving.
03-30-09, 02:06 PM
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7 years since it's debut and still going strong....Do you still LOVE your SC430?
Well, I orginally opened this thread for all you SC430 owners, lovers and admirers.
I have read all the different threads regarding minor issues, mods and other SC430 related topics here. some good really good info. here.
I finally got the title to my baby last Sept. 08 and she's still running like a charm after 67K miles later. No major or minor issues for me since replacing the truck struts a few years ago (under warranty). Regular synthetic oil changes, 30k and 60k major tune-ups, been aligned once, gone thru 3 sets of Michelin AS and PS2 non-runflat tires and still smooth as she can be.
It's been almost 8 years since it's debut and still going strong....
Do you still LOVE your SC430?
Let's bring back the "class and elegance" of this car and continue the legacy alive from it's original conception up until this day.
I have read all the different threads regarding minor issues, mods and other SC430 related topics here. some good really good info. here.
I finally got the title to my baby last Sept. 08 and she's still running like a charm after 67K miles later. No major or minor issues for me since replacing the truck struts a few years ago (under warranty). Regular synthetic oil changes, 30k and 60k major tune-ups, been aligned once, gone thru 3 sets of Michelin AS and PS2 non-runflat tires and still smooth as she can be.
It's been almost 8 years since it's debut and still going strong....
Do you still LOVE your SC430?
Let's bring back the "class and elegance" of this car and continue the legacy alive from it's original conception up until this day.
Last edited by martini3; 05-07-09 at 10:59 AM.
03-31-09, 12:08 PM
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To this day, April of 2009, there still isn't a car that offer more then what the SC430 offer, in this price point.
The G37 convertible that is still not out yet, still is in a lower class that offer less with a lower price.
All the European offerings, SL550, 650i and S5, cost much more with much less reliability, longivity and refinements.
In my opinion, the SC430 still have no equal.
The only car I want more then the SC430 is a Bentley Continental GTC Speed, which cost 3 times as much, last half as long and still doesn't have a folding hard top
The G37 convertible that is still not out yet, still is in a lower class that offer less with a lower price.
All the European offerings, SL550, 650i and S5, cost much more with much less reliability, longivity and refinements.
In my opinion, the SC430 still have no equal.
The only car I want more then the SC430 is a Bentley Continental GTC Speed, which cost 3 times as much, last half as long and still doesn't have a folding hard top
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03-31-09, 04:38 PM
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When I was looking at getting another car last fall I checked out 350Zs, Audis, Infinitis, BMWs ect, ect... I wasn't sure if I wanted a convertable or a coupe. Most of the other cars the interiors looked boring plus they all had rag top convertables. The SC 430 was the only car I saw that when I walked into the showroom and saw that absolutly red convertable(with the top down) sitting in the showroom I said "WOW what a beautiful car". The lines were ultra sexy, the interior was what I had been looking for it looked like a luxury car inside and out. Then when the salesman put up the hardtop I was just blown away because it was not a ragtop as I had no idea there was such thing as a hard top convertable(the best of both worlds). When walked into the showroom and I said "WOW what a beautiful car" I knew that car was mine right then and there and this was the little red covertable sports car I had been looking for. 
I know some of you guys don't think of the SC 430 as a sports car but I have driven nothing but Chevy and GMC SUVs for the past 20 years and I think of it as a sports car.
That is my love story LOL.
I know some of you guys don't think of the SC 430 as a sports car but I have driven nothing but Chevy and GMC SUVs for the past 20 years and I think of it as a sports car. That is my love story LOL.
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04-02-09, 09:08 AM
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Couldn't have said it better myself. Plus, I love bulbous hood and trunk (especially when I wax it), the M-L sound system, the smell of the leather and the fact that it doesn't spend every other week in the shop.
I loved my '03 SC430, and I love my '06 SC430 even more! Some people "get" the SC430, some don't. The ones who do are hooked.
I loved my '03 SC430, and I love my '06 SC430 even more! Some people "get" the SC430, some don't. The ones who do are hooked.
04-02-09, 10:03 AM
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we SC430 owners get it!! I would not trade my 03 for a brand new Vette or MB SL. LEXUS builds the finest cars in the world. Everytime I get in my car I love it even more. WHY, because it does everything I purchased the vehicle for , and the compliments I get from total strangers confirm it.
LEXUS builds the finest cars in the world, indeed.
lol
05-07-09, 11:00 AM
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Since there's been a recent influx of "New Lovers" of the SC430 here, let's hear what they have to say.......Sho yo Luv!!!
Do you still LOVE your SC430?
Even if you recently bought it?
It don't matter when or how long you've had it,
you'v gots to luv it.
Peace
I would say that's a very good match made in heaven.
Do you still LOVE your SC430?
Even if you recently bought it?
It don't matter when or how long you've had it,
you'v gots to luv it.
Peace
I would say that's a very good match made in heaven.
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05-07-09, 02:10 PM
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sc430
Still lovin it, oh I just got it in Feb of 09
Went from a Z3 BMW to a Cadillac seville to a
350Z to this SC430, pure heaven Thank you GOD &
Lexus of Rockville Center,the best for personnel attention.
Love it
Went from a Z3 BMW to a Cadillac seville to a
350Z to this SC430, pure heaven Thank you GOD &
Lexus of Rockville Center,the best for personnel attention.
Love it
05-07-09, 02:10 PM
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I thought I loved it 'till the clunk from under the front began the day I drove it off the lot (CPO '06 with 12K on it). Not sure if it's worth $70k new in today's market, but it's so solid and unique that a low mileage used one seems like a good bet.
The car seems very well thought out generally, missing is a backup camera like my Prius had, and the way you have to pull the brake release lever by hand (clunk! every time it's released and the pedal comes up) seems a bit primitive. Also the plastic around the gear shifter scratches easily, apparently.
Love the quiet and low revving V8, how it's mellow until pushed, then lets loose with a snarl. The car feels like an old MBZ, with stiff shocks but soft springs, and a weighty feel to the controls. It's good, a nice overall balance, much more satisfying to me than my old '97 Porsche 993 Carrera, which was fast and fun but too spartan and ergonomically challenged inside to suit my tastes.
The car seems very well thought out generally, missing is a backup camera like my Prius had, and the way you have to pull the brake release lever by hand (clunk! every time it's released and the pedal comes up) seems a bit primitive. Also the plastic around the gear shifter scratches easily, apparently.
Love the quiet and low revving V8, how it's mellow until pushed, then lets loose with a snarl. The car feels like an old MBZ, with stiff shocks but soft springs, and a weighty feel to the controls. It's good, a nice overall balance, much more satisfying to me than my old '97 Porsche 993 Carrera, which was fast and fun but too spartan and ergonomically challenged inside to suit my tastes.
05-07-09, 02:47 PM
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Yup, will join in. This car is a 10.
Unlike some others here, I think my 02 sc430, bought 10/08 with 35k miles, is perfect completely stock, with original wheels
as well.
Owned 2 mercedes, and this is just a level higher, no doubt about it.
Mine is black / saddle, and just today got a thumbs up from an attractive female.
Unlike some others here, I think my 02 sc430, bought 10/08 with 35k miles, is perfect completely stock, with original wheels
as well. Owned 2 mercedes, and this is just a level higher, no doubt about it.
Mine is black / saddle, and just today got a thumbs up from an attractive female.
05-07-09, 04:19 PM
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I have read reviews where they say the car is ugly. But I think it is the most original and beautiful car in the world and everyone I meet seems to agree. Some may not like it as it is not traditional. I dont think the car is perfect but I cant think of any other car I would rather own other than maybe a SL if I could trust its reliability. Actually I hope there will be a car that will interest me as I dont want to keep it for 25 years as I like new and cars keep improving.
