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Your very first impression the first time you ever met an SC

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Old 05-31-12, 09:28 AM
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Way back in 2002 I found my SC on a buddies car lot and took it for a spin. Black with tan interior, the very first thing I thought when I sat down was "WOW there is a lot of beige in this car" LOL. The door panels, carpet, console, dash, seats all matched and were all one color and it looked like a cream box I was sitting in. I will always remember that thought because the little strip of wood didn't seem to break up all that cream at all. It ran well, felt a little heavy. Looked BEAUTIFUL. I decided it was for me.

Was there something about your car that made a first impression when you sat in it and walked around it the first time you saw it?
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Same as you man,

I fell in love with the interior and the way the car drove. I test drove several SCs,

one was a 96 beige auto
one was a beige 96 5spd
one was a dark green 96 auto
one was a 92 SC400 white

They are all amazing...
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First thing I did was almost tear the door off when opening it. I noticed the hilariously large, complicated hinge and wondered why the heck they didn't design more travel into it so the door would actually open an appreciable amount.

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I remember when I was looking to sell my first car, my Cavalier convertible, and I saw a modified renaissance red SC400, lowered on 18s with a nice exhaust and I fell in love. It took me almost 2 months to track down a car in my price range that I'd be happy with, and I love it every time I open the garage door and see it sitting there. Although I wish a) the seats went down a little more, as I'm 6'2" and my head rubs the headliner a little, lol and b) the damn doors opened up more, haha
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I thought they were so sexy. I first saw one when I was a car show judge at hot imports nights in the east coast region long time ago. A guy I knew from Atlanta had a red drift sc he wanted to roll into the show. Damn that started my facination with them. Took 10 years to actually get into one though. LOL
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Sexy + 2jz and that did it for me.
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I bought my first one in 2000. At the time I was driving a sunfire. I was blown away by the luxury and quality as I had never been in a luxury car, and so my love affair with Luxury cars began lol.
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I bought it on the spot.

The solid feel of the interior blew me away.
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when i test drove the 5 speed that I have today, I made sure to double clutch. the transition was smooth and trans, engine and drivetrain felt solid as rock. I always thought of the SC as a tank since that day. my gf called it a boat.
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I was tired of driving a ford focus that was my first car. It was terribly slow and unattractive. The past couple months I've seen this red sc 5spd for sale in my area for 8k. I was bored one day and went to go check it out. As soon as I saw it, I had to have it. Guy gave me the carfax and it was a 1 owner corporate lease and that sealed the deal. I got him down to 6k cuz it needed a new clutch badly. Put my focus on autotrader the same day for 7k. Literally the next morning someone offered me 6k and I went to buy the sc I have today. Excluding dealer fees, tax etc. I basically traded my pos focus for a 96 5spd sc
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loved them for a while. just now came upon the oppertunity to own one and i love every second of it!
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Had a built srt 4 made a stupid decision and lost it. Had to make up for it and seen my sc being traded into our dealership knew I had to have it and that's the story
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Drove 4 240s and 1 FC that took a poop on me,
When I saw the SC, I said "I'm gonna buy it."
I fell in love with it.
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i liked it better than my 240sx, it had a solid feel to it. it didn't help i was riding around in my friends is300 . hat sold me on the car. now im on my second SC300 manual.
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I saw them at tower shops a few years back in Davie Fl, and just thought the car looked real nice. Esp Lex4life's which has inspired me to get one.
Two years ago.....it wasnt till i bought mine for $2K that i realized ..this is a comfortable car. Almost as good as my E55.

Then you add all the aftermarket support, used parts market, and it's reliable. Well I was sold.

I get complimented on it every where i go! Gas station fill ups are always a conversation topic.
I bump into people from all walks of life with this car. To the old guy who's a widower/original owner to the kid in a hoodie who dying to put 20" Ashanti's and put a system in. It's amazing the demographics that come with this car.

Best of all it even gets me in for free at the Panther's games in the Lexus Lot.
Check it out at Bank Atlantic Center....Saves $15 during playoffs


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