SC 400 1998-2000 admirer
12-15-17, 08:23 PM
#16
Ah yes, the 98+ SC400, a beautiful engine with VVT-i and a five speed transmission. It almost feels like a completely different vehicle than a pre 98 400, different gear ratios, different transmission, different power delivery and a few extra features. As everyone else said, take your time and it will take time. There are only 2,400~ SC400s made in those years so you won't find many of those in the country. It took me about a year or so till I found mine but it was worth it. You seem to appreciate these cars and I think it will be in good hands. I wish you good luck and happy hunting!
I think the SC430 gets a lot of bad rep, especially after the whole Top Gear review. Honestly I must say, in the beginning I despised them, even to a point where I wouldn't even acknowledge them as part of the SC/Soarer family but seeing them on the street I've started to really appreciate them day by day. It has a nice soft design and I'm really starting to appreciate their interiors. I still think they don't fit in the grand tourer category as the previous generations did, when you look at the SC400 and SL500 of the same era you can tell that these are GT cars but the same case does not hold when you look at the SC430 and SL500 of the same era. Clearly the 2001 - 2008 Mercedes SL looks like a proper GT car while the SC430 looks like a fun convertible. Of course this is just my opinion but I think as a car to it's own, the SC430 is not as bad as it may seem.
I think the SC430 gets a lot of bad rep, especially after the whole Top Gear review. Honestly I must say, in the beginning I despised them, even to a point where I wouldn't even acknowledge them as part of the SC/Soarer family but seeing them on the street I've started to really appreciate them day by day. It has a nice soft design and I'm really starting to appreciate their interiors. I still think they don't fit in the grand tourer category as the previous generations did, when you look at the SC400 and SL500 of the same era you can tell that these are GT cars but the same case does not hold when you look at the SC430 and SL500 of the same era. Clearly the 2001 - 2008 Mercedes SL looks like a proper GT car while the SC430 looks like a fun convertible. Of course this is just my opinion but I think as a car to it's own, the SC430 is not as bad as it may seem.
12-15-17, 10:56 PM
#17
I call it the older lady with too much plastic surgery car, maybe you can put her into that GMILF catergory, if you are into that sort of thing lol. Because yes while its always an older lady driving one, its never one with good taste or who can accept she is "old"
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