Should i sell my 99SC300?
06-02-14, 08:47 PM
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Agreed on this. If it was a low mile, mint-400, I could see the argument for the luxury/GT/smoothness. But as a toy comparison....the uniqueness? That's about it.
06-02-14, 10:56 PM
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I have a 95 sc400 black/black w 115k n I love it! I've had plenty of new cars in the past n I've never appreciated more of a car. I'll never sell it even if it had 300k. If you can't appreciate it then sell it to someone on here who would restore it..instead of being stripped for parts n end up being scrapped at a junkyard.. I wouldn't sell it just to make room for a new car. Show me a car that has lines and a build like that with overhung doors.
06-03-14, 07:28 AM
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I feel that those on this thread hating on the current gen Mustang 5.0 GT have never actually driven one, like Tabaka said, it's not even in the same league. It will straight up run circles around most any SC on this forum, and it will do so much more reliably compared to any swapped SC, period. And I'm not just talking about raw hp, I'm talking about steering feel, gearbox, overall handling, brakes. As much as I love my SC400, which I spent 6 years to find an 00 with only 48,500 miles on it at the time, I'm not delusional enough to suggest that it could ever hold a candle to a new Mustang GT, or even the V6 for that matter. There are things that you can't even modify/upgrade, such as the over-boosted power steering, the lack of steering feel, the slow steering ratio, and brake modulation to name a few. Don't get me wrong, I love my car, but it's definitely not the holy grail of the automobile world.
If I were to get the Mustang, it would definitely be a difficult decision to part with it being the pristine condition that it's in along with the low mileage. But my garage really wouldn't need two relatively impractical coupes, so in my situation, I'd end up letting her go.
If I were to get the Mustang, it would definitely be a difficult decision to part with it being the pristine condition that it's in along with the low mileage. But my garage really wouldn't need two relatively impractical coupes, so in my situation, I'd end up letting her go.
Last edited by Dougspeed; 06-03-14 at 07:37 AM.
06-05-14, 11:52 PM
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ill put in my 2 cents since i was in a simuliar situation just a week ago as well with my SC.
i currently have 3 coupes, and one needs to go. the beretta isnt going anywhere, so it was either my 84 mercedes 300CD or the SC300.
the reason why i am keeping the SC is simply because i enjoy driving it, and its the nicest car i have owned, so i may not be as attached to the car as i have been to lesser cars like a beretta or an 88 acura legend, but i still do enjoy it, and i think i only need time and a few mods for me to feel the same about as i have other cars.
people pointing out that a mustang can run circles around it is a mute point. a mustang is not engineered to be a luxury vehicle under any standards, and new interiors might take to age well, but dont have the same feel as the clean vinyl ones of the past. personally, i will never buy a "dime a dozen" vehicle. i find it to be proof that someone really isnt in to cars and only follows modern trends of those who dont even know what neutral is.
my main point is, keep it. if its good enough shape that it wont cost you a fortune just to put it in fair condition, its worth looking into what you would want out of it or what it could be in your life.
i currently have 3 coupes, and one needs to go. the beretta isnt going anywhere, so it was either my 84 mercedes 300CD or the SC300.
the reason why i am keeping the SC is simply because i enjoy driving it, and its the nicest car i have owned, so i may not be as attached to the car as i have been to lesser cars like a beretta or an 88 acura legend, but i still do enjoy it, and i think i only need time and a few mods for me to feel the same about as i have other cars.
people pointing out that a mustang can run circles around it is a mute point. a mustang is not engineered to be a luxury vehicle under any standards, and new interiors might take to age well, but dont have the same feel as the clean vinyl ones of the past. personally, i will never buy a "dime a dozen" vehicle. i find it to be proof that someone really isnt in to cars and only follows modern trends of those who dont even know what neutral is.
my main point is, keep it. if its good enough shape that it wont cost you a fortune just to put it in fair condition, its worth looking into what you would want out of it or what it could be in your life.
06-06-14, 09:25 AM
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Well I had to make a tough call but I went ahead and sold it today . I'm buying a house at the end of the year which we will require us to put 20 percent down and we are most likely going to start a family at the end of next year. Along with how busy I am with work I just don't think I will have the time to dedicate myself to it
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