Thinking of Selling my 2009 SC 430 Pebble Beach
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Thanks for your response.
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I am just not sure where to get Luxlink and have installed in the Dallas, TX area. Hoping a Lexus SC 430 owner in the Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX area will help me on this one!
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If I was thinking about changing cars I would look at the Infiniti G37 convertible . Hawt! It has some of the same lines as the SC with more technology and still Japanese, I wonder why I like it so much?
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Also Nissan cars in general don't age well at all, another huge difference to the legendary SC430. A 50k miles G37C feels like a 250k miles SC430. My sister in law 50k miles 05' G35 is falling apart, clunking and rattling like a rust bucket, I can only imagine how much worse it is if the top is removable. The car was ok with less then 40k miles.
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Thanks, Jerry. I suspected that Lexus would not install anything other than factory. Good to know. I did have the iPod connector installed by Lexus.
I am just not sure where to get Luxlink and have installed in the Dallas, TX area. Hoping a Lexus SC 430 owner in the Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX area will help me on this one!
I am just not sure where to get Luxlink and have installed in the Dallas, TX area. Hoping a Lexus SC 430 owner in the Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX area will help me on this one!
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That said, would I trade my SC for a Q37c? Not on your life.
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I disagree somewhat. I bought an Infiniti Q45 in the second year of their production in 1992. I drove it for 187K miles and it is still one of the best cars I've ever owned. My Q looked like the day it rolled out of the showroom when I sold it in 2002. The woman who bought it still drives it to this day. It has a LOT to do with the care one gives the machine, the attention to the fit and finish, and how you nourish the interior.
That's why I said "in general", "overall". I think, from observations, if you compare the same level cars built in the same era, a 92' LS400 would age much better then a 92' Q45. I just drove a 94' LS400 with 250k miles on the original motor/tranny and was amazed at how smooth and solid it still is. The way I judge how good a car last is, I still see early 90s LS400 everywhere on the street, but I almost never see any Q45 anymore. Although I think the quantity sold of the LS400 is much higher then the Q45. Also like you said, you took great care of your Q45, so it lasted long and aged very well, it is not a typical case.
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Wholeheartedly agree. A buddy passed his 1992 LS to his housekeeper in 2004 with over 125K miles on it and shes still driving it everywhere. He, like me, is a freak about maintenance and keeping the car like new.
I called my lady friend who bought my Q after my post. She reported that she drove it from Jacksonville, FL to Charlotte, NC last weekend and she says it was still as nice as when she first got it. She has 209K on it now and has only had to fix the AC compressor in addition to the usual and customary maintenance.
I have 6 years on my warranty, CPO and extended, and I'm planning on keeping my Lexus for a long time. That is as long as I can crawl in and out of it!
I called my lady friend who bought my Q after my post. She reported that she drove it from Jacksonville, FL to Charlotte, NC last weekend and she says it was still as nice as when she first got it. She has 209K on it now and has only had to fix the AC compressor in addition to the usual and customary maintenance.
I have 6 years on my warranty, CPO and extended, and I'm planning on keeping my Lexus for a long time. That is as long as I can crawl in and out of it!
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My 06' SC430 got 55k miles now, I also got a 05' LS430 with 85k miles for my daily grind. I expect both to feel almost as good as they are now when they are 200k miles. I drive 12k miles a year, so it would take me 21 more years to drive both my Lexus to 200k miles. I plan to do that, but I am guessing I might want to switch to something different before the 21 years is up I love them both to death though, nothing on the market right now exceed what they offer at this price
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Unless someone has one for sale you are out of luck. The run that was just done is gone. I purchased one and had it installed by JP Importz in Garland - amazing guy, Jason, even took his free Sunday to do my install. If you find a LLink, he'd be the one to see. He did mine, Huy and Derek's this past week. can't say enough about him and his business.