tromly

Hey, does everyone think a 2006 with 91K miles for $22850 is a good deal ? Car is clean, little over three days left for the auction. Need opinions, must need the 90k service. Tigereye Pearl, same as the 06 PB model, seller has 100% feedback. Looks like an Ohio car, need some experts' opinions. Thanks

Harold57

Has the car always resided in Ohio? If so, with 91kmi on it, the car has likely seen snow and salt.

tromly

That's my one concern, I always try to find TX or FL cars on Ebay, I thought the price was right for all the 06 upgrades you get. Love the color!

velocity12

Seems like a lot of miles to me.

Poqman

IMO, I don't think you should buy an '06 with that many miles unless you never intent on selling it. Once it crosses the 100k mile mark, it will be a problem to sell without a large depreciation no matter how good the deal was when you bought it.

thelopez

I think it's a really good price. Considering that there are people in OH that still haven't bought the car, what does it mean? I'm suspicious that it is listed at a 5 speed. Also just because the report is clean doesn't mean it hasn't been repaired. If I had time and financing I'd go see it.

tromly

,I'm 63, it will probably be my last convertible. My kids can have it when I'm too old to get in and out considering the high miles, I really think they must be highway ones.

tenspeed

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If you like it and you're not planning to sell, put in your highest bid in the last thirty seconds. Even if your bid doesn't meet the reserved price, the seller might contact you to negotiate a price.

It is a beautiful car in the colors that I desire too. I wouldn't worry too much about the mileage. It should last another 100K miles and give you years of pleasant driving.

tromly

Thanks for the great advice !

Poqman

I'm 59 and this is probably my last convertible too. I wouldn't be too concerned about the reliability of a SC with 91k miles. I just recently had my '02 with 93k miles at the dealers to look for things wrong, like cracked rubber bushings in suspension, motor/transmission mounts or chassis parts. I just figured some of the old rubber parts may need attention. After 2 hours, the dealer couldn't find anything wrong. I've never had an 8 year old car that the dealer couldn't find things to recommend needing fixing. This is a superb car!

VVTiBob

Poqman,

Have you had your SC timing belt replaced? There's been a lot discussion about it lately and I'm wondering if it's time. My 02 has 54K on her.

JerryB

Hi VVTiBob,

I am just about there also. My '02 has 34K on it & it goes in tomorrow for a new timing belt.

This 4.3l engine is one of the few that Toyota makes that is an interference engine ( my mechanic was surprised to learn that ) and I do not want to take that chance ( $$$$$ ).

JerryBaumchen

Poqman

VVTiBob..I did have my timing belt changed at 89k miles and 7-1/2 years old. I had the Lexus dealer do it ($540 with free loaner car). Once again I was shocked by the dealer when they said the idler pulley and water pump were fine and didn't need to be replaced. After the service, the old belt looked fine too, but I had peace of mind that it was new. So far, all is well. I did think it idled a little smoother after the service. Now I wonder if the plugs should be replaced before the 120k mile service? Dealer thought I should wait.

thelopez

Track your MPG, if it anit broke, Doing any type of work may introduce failures and considering you have 8 plugs, if you do have one that fails, it's not like you will be stranded somewhere.

talison24

I looked at that car also, no one bid. $22,850 for a 2006 even with 91,000 is questionably low. Most dealers put a much too high price on the sc430's i have been researching(I am in the market now). I wouldn't buy it without looking at it. Looks too good to be true, so it probably is.