Hey all, I'm looking at purchasing an SC300 and have roughly $10.5k budgeted for the car & 6spd motorset, which I want to get all at one time. Found a salvaged SC in cali for $4k (the link here)

I also pulled a carfax on the vehicle and it does show a salvage title/certificate issued 11/14/1995 @ 15,796 miles. Frame damage check shows "no issues reported". Only other thing I see that may be a potential problem is the number of previous owners. I seeing "new owner reported" on: 01/03/1996, 01/17/1997, 09/01/2000, 12/08/2004 and then sold at auction 08/18/2006.

So in essence, what do you guys think??

 

Car looks clean it's salvage but no frame damage so that's not too bad. I would try to get a better price because of salvage. Are you doing the install yourself you might be cutting it really close with the 10.5K budget for the gte and getrag.

 

back emblem says sc400

 

add 1k for shipping, you can get better deals on the east coast.

 

Thanks for the replies guys. Yeah, the car does look clean and it seems to have the '97 - '00 body upgrades which is plus. I did ntoice that SC400 badge as well. I'll give these guys a call today and get the scoop.

I'm an ex-Supra TT guy, before I moved over to 350Z's briefly, so I'm familiar with the removal/install. I actually had a 93.5 hardtop TT 6spd. that I parted out a fews years back and am kicking myself for doing so. Oh well, divorce and all that stuff, you know how it goes. I do still have the seats and the rear end laying around in storage.

Anyway as far as the motorset goes, I've been pretty much going off of what I've been reading via searches on here as well as Club NA-T. What I've seen so far is roughly $5.5k to $6.4K.

 

yeah thats pretty expensive =\ I wouldnt go for it.

 

i seen that car for sale for about 4 months now it was actually $4,500 in december. Also it was at a diff dealer.

 

I'd check that one out carefully after all the conversions done. Just make sure its the year it says it is, check things that change from year to year.

 

im selling my car for 10k and it comes with 4 sets of rims, 2 hoods, 2 front bumper, bomex body kit, na-t turbo kit, god speed front mount intercooler, tial blow off valve, 4 tv's, racing seat, bride steering wheel w/ quick release, centerforce dual friction clutch, tein RA suspension, 2 pt harness bar. rebuilt transmission kaaz 2 way lsd, rebuilt head. safc 2 440cc injectors, v8 maf. new bushings everywhere. boost gauge oil pressure gauge defi heads up display. eclipse radio, valor dvd player. full interrior in tact.

salvaged title not done by me i bought it from a junk yard looks like its been taped front right but no frame damage i never car faxed it. and i never crashed it. let me know

 

I bought my clean title, running Lexus SC300 for 400 bucks. The deals are out there, you gotta keep your eyes open.

 

Yeah, the more I think about it I'm just not too comfortable with all the previous owners it's had, and within such a close timeframe of each other. Think I'm gonna let this one slide. However, I did find one out in Dallas that looks clean for $5000 so I'll try and fly out there this weekend to check it out.

Thanks again fellas for the suggestions and opinions.

 

I WOULD STAY AWAY FROM IT MYSELF! .... One will never be able to sell it if it's a lemon with a salvaged title. The car has been pieced together, that's why it has a SC400 emblem on the back and the 97 + grill in the front.

It's amazing how someone can make a totaled out car look OK to a prospective buyer. Their are a lot of other SC cars out their so good luck hunting one down. Maybe the one in Dallas is a good find.

 

Dont do it I got my 96 sc 300 for 3k with one owner and a perfect title, just be patient and you will get a better deal!

 

just use autotrader, your in georgia, theres definatly quite a few sc300's in Fl i just bought one last week, you can get good running ones for like $4500

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/search...=&keywordsfyc=