You can probably still stuff a couple bags of groceries on either side of the donut spare LOL

 

wow damn, you gotta be kidding me man.... with that whole thing in the trunk, well there is pretty much NO trunk at all!!!

 

That's what the back seats are for It can actually hold a lot of stuff.

 

I always wondered how that would work. Thanks for the picture. I couldn't imagine it fitting back there. They made it work and look nice, but MAN... not a stitch of room for anything else.

You know, it's off-topic, but that's been my biggest surprise about the SC... the amount of room that we actually DO have in the trunk. I was expecting to not be able to put ANYTHING back there, but you can actually get quite a bit more back there than I ever expected, especially when you have the top up.

 

A flat tire issue is not only if you go out of town. Who wants to bother with a flat at 9 or 10 pm at night, on your way to a social event? Or at any time, for that matter? The little times I use the car, I expect to get where I'm going at the time I have scheduled my arrival; period. At least for me, that has higher priority than a slightly better ride.
And yes, just like the C5 vette, the SC has the provision for a spare; I guess somebody posted a picture already. And yes, it eats all the trunk.

The problem with this car is it was initially designed for normal tires (shocks, primarily), then switched to the latest technology without making revisions... until '05. My ex-'03 vette rode way better than the Lex, so I don't believe for a second it's a tire issue alone. I'll look into adjustable aftermarket shocks soon.

Have a great weekend everybody.

 

ah ic, well ya.... i have two sedans now so i don't ahve the kind of idea about how these "coupes" work

 

yeah i think that's how lexus advertise the car, is tha tyou can put a golf bag in there no problem. i was kinda suprrised by the size of the trunk too with the top opened. not bad at all!

 

Good assessment. As one of the auto mags wrote, the SC suspension isn't "happy" with the runflats. That makes for a rough ride. The shocks sound like a good way to go.

 

I agree, & good to see you back dseag2 BTW congrats for your new RL , but I think there might be a chance it will be gone too by the time the new GS430(or M45) comes out next spring

 

Thanks, SexySC. Please don't say that. My colleagues at the office already call me "automotively promiscuous"!

I actually kept my QX4 for 2 years. (Go figure... the least desirable vehicle I've ever owned!) Anyway, I've got to settle down soon. Even if that means hanging onto the Infiniti and Acura for a while I'll still be visiting CL regularly. Once a Lexus fan, always a Lexus fan!

 

Here's a pic with the spare and the shade drawn

 

and with the shade retracted

 

oh thanks for the pics with the top up and down. looks very interesting... and it's defiintely killing the whole trunk @_@

 

Yeah .. with the top down you have just about enough room for a newspaper (unfolded) and a book (not War and Peace).

 

haha i wonder how lexus advertise all those pics where couple use the sc430 for their long journey trips or something. you can't even fit the luggage in