Newbie to Lexus
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Newbie to Lexus
I am picking up a 92 SC300 tonight. I have never owned a Lexus before. I have a Q45 I love, but was looking for a car with a manual gearbox, that was cheap but good quality. The car has 153,000 miles on it. It seems pretty solid and tight. Headlights are full of condensation wich seems to be a common problem.Also rpm needle doesn't light up.Any fixes for these? Other than that, the car is straight as an arrow.
Any help would be great!
P.S. paid $5,000 for the car. Is that fair?
Any help would be great!
P.S. paid $5,000 for the car. Is that fair?
Racer
Joined: Jul 2001
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From: Orange County, California
Is that "fair"? Heck, no!
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"P.S. paid $5,000 for the car. Is that fair?"
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...speaking for those of us that paid a WHOLE lot more for our used SC's several years ago, only to see them depreciate down to values like that, all I can say is "no, that's not very fair at all!"
But congrats on your deal and welcome to the club, anyways.
"P.S. paid $5,000 for the car. Is that fair?"
==============================
...speaking for those of us that paid a WHOLE lot more for our used SC's several years ago, only to see them depreciate down to values like that, all I can say is "no, that's not very fair at all!"
But congrats on your deal and welcome to the club, anyways.
Pole Position
Joined: Apr 2002
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From: DC
I just cleaned, sealed, & polished my headlights yesterday. It rained last night, & no condensation in the morning! So it seems like it worked. But if you want any help w/ the process feel free to send me an IM or PM if you want.
Congrats on the new purchase!!!!!!!
Congrats on the new purchase!!!!!!!
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I am home with the SC300. Great car! After looking in the owners manuals I have come to the conclusion that the previous owner took good care of the car. Every oil change, scheduled maint. ,repairs, tire rotations, are all logged in the maintenance book most with dealer stamps. Going to tackle the headlight problem this weekend.
Also had to race the Mark and the Q. I drove the SC, my wife drove the Mark & Q (automatics).
Beat the mark, not by much.
Lost to the Q, not by much.
Both races up to about 85mph.
Also had to race the Mark and the Q. I drove the SC, my wife drove the Mark & Q (automatics).
Beat the mark, not by much.
Lost to the Q, not by much.
Both races up to about 85mph.
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Joined: Nov 2001
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From: bat country
Welcome SBJ, so you got yourself an SC300 5-speed? Great car, great price. The headlight is an easy fix, the needle light shouldn't be too tough either. Once you turbo that bad boy, you'll be singing a different tune.
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From: Michigan
Grand Rapids area. Bought it from the local Infiniti dealer where I bought the Q45.
Brought it to work today. Everybody likes it exept the secretary, she says it looks weird..... Women!
Anybody have a quick link to headlight fix(condensation)?
Thanks a bunch!
Brought it to work today. Everybody likes it exept the secretary, she says it looks weird..... Women!
Anybody have a quick link to headlight fix(condensation)?
Thanks a bunch!
Last edited by SBJ; Jul 25, 2002 at 09:10 AM.
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Joined: Jan 2002
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From: Alabama
Good price for *ANY* year Lexus IMO. And even if it is a bit older, you'll see a *BIG* difference in service alone compared to Infinity.
Welcome to the board and search through the classifieds for stuff for your car if you ever need anything.
Welcome to the board and search through the classifieds for stuff for your car if you ever need anything.