SeattleJeremy wrote:That wouldn't have been a car on my radar, but at the price they are going for and Toyota's reliability, looks like a good choice. How is the power and fuel economy?
I'm very happy with my choice. Glad I ended up with the SC vs. the IS250/350c. Sure, those are fine cars, but nothing replaces the torque and sound of a V-8. I made some runs at the local 1/8th mile drag strip and ran consistent 5.76-5.79 second 0-60 times. Besides, the styling of the SC430 is absolutely timeless and I saved $10K versus the cost of an IS. Regarding fuel economy, the SC was rated at 17city/23hwy, but does much better than that. I typically get 22-24 mpg in mixed driving, and 28-30 on highway road trips.
Kincaid wrote:Congrats on a long ago dream now realized!
Thank you Kincaid!
tpollauf wrote:Looks like you really enjoying this new ride of yours! That's awesome
Beautiful fall scenery you used for the photo shoot! Also I don't see ANY of these in my neck of the woods. Just curious what the production runs were? How many were built? Either way you have a rare ride on your hands so enjoy it
Thanks tpollauf, you're right, you don't see these cars on every corner here in the Midwest. They were sold in somewhat limited numbers and that's compounded by the fact that many are garage queens and only get 4-5K miles put on them annually. Also, they were ridiculously expensive when new. The window sticker for my 2006 is in the glovebox and the MSRP was $67,084.
Thanks SeattleJeremy for finding this info. It's interesting how fewer and fewer were sold each year. The last year the SC430 was sold in the states was model year 2010, and Lexus only moved 720 units. Wow!