Well i got to see the car yesterday, just needs a good detail and the headlights are a little foggy but the guy has every single service record from the lexus dealer. Suspension and drive is smoother than my gs400 I had..

I did do the carfax and found out that it was 2 owners, one accident that carfax says minor damage reported. Now as for the price he was asking 8700 and wont go less than 8200. No rust or body damage just a few small chips

 

got my 92 400 with rebuilt transmission, rear end, new steering rack and bushings for 4k (with 182k). Was at an estate sale, had all records from new

 

$8200 seems a bit much; esp. with 'minor damage reported.'

my 97 sc4 w/ 63k miles was $10k...

 

i way over paid, but im the second owner and it was a dealer car, only driven in the summer.

1995 SC300 Ren. Red on Tan, Auto, 102k miles and paid 10,988

 

I think you definitely got a good deal because you cant even get that even now that the car is 11 yrs old especially near the tri state areas.

 

any more comments guys? I cant seem to find any other black sc's with black interior.

 

seems a bit high, i wouldnt pay more than 7500

 

Theres one on the forums with a recent paintjob with about the same miles who went from asking 11k to 9k. I pmed boaser about his and he wants ..well almost double of 7500 so Im confused now...

 

My favorite color too!

Makes me feel dumb for paying $5400 for my 1992 SC300 with 137k miles in 2005

 

+1

I can't stand tire kickers that come around and try to nit pick every little flaw in the car, it's 10+ years old!!! Personally I have no problem telling somebody to look elsewhere once they do so. Just keep it below $8,000. Here in WA it would go for around $10-11,000.

 

Since its a VA car I would ensure the State safety inspection was done at least and emission test was run and it passed both. That with all the other papers you have should give you piece of mind mechanically unless he will let you take to a mechanic to also verify.

Good luck.

 

Well he has no prob bringing it to a mechanic but mine is brooklyn, NY which is kind of far...it just drives so smooth and maybe one of the few sc's not throwing codes

 

lol yea in washington it would be expensive... why can't we have good deals here? picked up my 92 for about the same price he's asking... i'd get it depending on where the car was his before...

 

I paid 5500 for my 95 sc4, I would have definately paid 7-8K for a 97.... But this one was well taken care of... with 180K on the Odometer....

 

Where in VA is it, maybe one of us local guys in VA has a mechanic to recommend thats closer than Brooklyn! I would verify all the receipts make sure ALL the major maintenance has been done...specifically the 90k along with T-Belt and make a decision that u'll be comfortable with. Also make sure the other known issues in SC's are either fixed or your comfortable that they are not. All these $ amounts being thrown around dont mean much if its a $ amount your comfortable with and the car is solid...then buy it! Verify the safety and emission done and up to date in VA or get them done b4 u buy and drive the car home.

Also i'd verify with owner the extent of the "minor" damage. I know there is some threshold for reporting to carfax with damage just make sure your ok that it was all cosmetic per se.