scENFORCER

So after a few weeks of looking for a new SC I think I've come down to 2! Which one do you guys think I should get!? Both were serviced at Lexus and have had major tune up's already done. Both roughly the same price.

1) 1998 blk/blk sc400. 91k. My dream color combo, but has a crappy drivers seat. How much is new leather? Like $400 I read in previous threads?

2) 1999 dpw/tan sc400. 110k. Not my dream color combo, but extremely clean and its a '99! Is it worth it just for the year?

I'm aiming to pick my new car up this Sunday!

OneJay

iTrader: (14)

IIRC, the 99 has 30 more hp than the 98 and the three spoke wheel.

QwkSC

iTrader: (1)

but a blk interior is worth $$$

I thought 98 was vvti?

Kaydee

buy the 98 and let me know where the 99 is haha

Hil

iTrader: (61)

Get the 98. The 98 and 99 have the same power btw.

scENFORCER

You guys all just want the '99 for yourself!

One_jZ_SC3

iTrader: (2)

The 99 looks alot cleaner..but I would go with the 98 blk on blk...seats can always be redone!

fliptrix

iTrader: (5)

Wow lucky finds! But yes both '98 and '99 will have the same hp/tq as they both come with the vvti. I would say go for the blk/blk. Although the 99 has the 3 spoke wheel.. you can always pick up a 3spoke to put into the '98 and you can get the seat redone if you wanted to also. With the '99 if you, for some reason got tired of the tan and just hated it, it'll cost you to convert it all to blk. The '98 is a winner for me, but the 99 is awesome in itself haha.

LXLUTHR

iTrader: (21)

98' & 99' have the same engines. I would say 99' but I hate Tan interior and doing a Black interior conversion is a headache. I would go for the 98' Black/Black

96SC4

iTrader: (2)

DWP! ..esp if its clean like you say

OneJay

iTrader: (14)

D'oh my bad! If thats the case go for the 98!!! New leather isn't too much.

nfordhk

iTrader: (2)

those seats can always be restored

Jewcano

iTrader: (4)

Gotta go with the 99, can't see what the HUGE fascination is with the black on black though. I like the lighter White/Tan personally.

mteele

iTrader: (5)

The headlights on the 98 look horrible. How has the rest of the car been maintained? How is the paint, bosy, maintenance records, etc.? Those things need to factor in more than anything else. The 99 car loks to be in better shape and thus probably better taken care of, so that gets my vote.

QwkSC

iTrader: (1)

blk/blk is very rare and sought after. If i ever bought another SC it would be just that: blk/blk vvti 400