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Old 04-28-12, 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by MDSC
Ur 98 drives no different then my 93 suspension and driver train wise there's virtually no difference. Inside theres visual differences . As far as the actual cars go sc is outdated compared to 2 Gs and if you think otherwise you're just in denial
Yeah, the SC was pretty outdated compared to the 2GS. The 2GS had stuff like navigation and factory HID's if I'm not mistaken.

It's mostly interior and exterior stuff that is the most noticeable difference between older SC's and newer ones.

I've heard the 99-00 models had stuff like:

-Better headlights
-Better radio sound quality with a smaller disk changer
-Supposedly they ride better, but I can't say for sure
-Perforated seats with better leather
-Different paint options than older SC's

And a bunch of other small stuff. I've driven a 99 SC400 and a few pre-95 SC's and the differences were very noticeable to me. There is also VVT-i on the 98+ SC's as well.
Old 04-28-12, 08:44 PM
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The 92 I'm looking at has tan leather interior. I found a guy selling a complete (minus airbag) BLACK leather interior out of a 95 for 650. Will it fit?
It's black so black on black would look very nice IMO
Old 04-28-12, 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Kira X
Yeah, the SC was pretty outdated compared to the 2GS. The 2GS had stuff like navigation and factory HID's if I'm not mistaken.

It's mostly interior and exterior stuff that is the most noticeable difference between older SC's and newer ones.

I've heard the 99-00 models had stuff like:

-Better headlights
-Better radio sound quality with a smaller disk changer
-Supposedly they ride better, but I can't say for sure
-Perforated seats with better leather
-Different paint options than older SC's

And a bunch of other small stuff. I've driven a 99 SC400 and a few pre-95 SC's and the differences were very noticeable to me. There is also VVT-i on the 98+ SC's as well.
I know the difference between tr years , there's also cluster etc. overall the sc feels outdated compard to 2gs , the way it drives and the the way it's build I feel like its the poorest build quality rwd Lexus model. Way too many things fall apart interior wise like cluster , climate control , door panels , vents...etc even 1 Gs is a more solid build car .
Old 04-28-12, 11:25 PM
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Yeah, you're right. I just feel that the 98 SCs aren't too far from the 2GSes
Old 04-29-12, 12:38 AM
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If you want to drop your car a lot and still drive it daily, the pre-97 cars can go lower without scraping. There's no "body kit"
Old 04-29-12, 10:03 AM
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Ive owned a 92 and a 93 sc300, the 92 didnt come with auto headlights and pass airbag
Old 04-29-12, 10:16 AM
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I noticed the earlier models like 92 93 94 have different brake systems as far as master and abs goes maybe someone can shed some light on that
Old 04-29-12, 10:49 AM
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Yeah. The 2 95s I drove had AMAZING brakes.
Is there an upgrade for them to a newer gen?
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