your opinion on rebuilt title... should i buy?
12-16-08, 10:37 PM
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don't settle, get exact what you want, it will be worth the wait...and Tom's looks better on SFP 
and that's coming from a SGM owner I might add 
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12-17-08, 02:47 PM
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12-17-08, 03:32 PM
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Also to the guy who said never buy used. If you know about car maintenance, are a good judge of character and have common sense; buying used itsnt that dangerous.
The 1st sc i saw didnt have a working battery in it. The owner drove up in a sc400. The clutch was very messed up, you could barely drive in 1st without stalling it.. The guy said he had his unlicenced friend replace the clutch. It was funny he told me, i am selling the car a bit cheeper because of the clutch, but its a minor issue and an easy fix. And i was like why dont you fix it then, and mark up the price. He had no answer. Obviously i didnt buy that car. Once he got back into the car, he got all the way up to 4th gear in the SUBS.
My current sc was bought from the 2nd owner. Who sold it because his wife was pregant and he needs a family car. Oh and the 1st owner was his father.
Like i said it's all about common sense and being a good judge of character. Same would apply to buying salvaged cars. Inspect it, find out what happened, and most important find out if the seller is trustworthy.
12-17-08, 03:40 PM
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12-17-08, 03:43 PM
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I agree. It took me like 3 months to find a sc300 5spd IN GOOD CONDITION. But it was worth it.
Also to the guy who said never buy used. If you know about car maintenance, are a good judge of character and have common sense; buying used itsnt that dangerous.
The 1st sc i saw didnt have a working battery in it. The owner drove up in a sc400. The clutch was very messed up, you could barely drive in 1st without stalling it.. The guy said he had his unlicenced friend replace the clutch. It was funny he told me, i am selling the car a bit cheeper because of the clutch, but its a minor issue and an easy fix. And i was like why dont you fix it then, and mark up the price. He had no answer. Obviously i didnt buy that car. Once he got back into the car, he got all the way up to 4th gear in the SUBS.
My current sc was bought from the 2nd owner. Who sold it because his wife was pregant and he needs a family car. Oh and the 1st owner was his father.
Like i said it's all about common sense and being a good judge of character. Same would apply to buying salvaged cars. Inspect it, find out what happened, and most important find out if the seller is trustworthy.
Also to the guy who said never buy used. If you know about car maintenance, are a good judge of character and have common sense; buying used itsnt that dangerous.
The 1st sc i saw didnt have a working battery in it. The owner drove up in a sc400. The clutch was very messed up, you could barely drive in 1st without stalling it.. The guy said he had his unlicenced friend replace the clutch. It was funny he told me, i am selling the car a bit cheeper because of the clutch, but its a minor issue and an easy fix. And i was like why dont you fix it then, and mark up the price. He had no answer. Obviously i didnt buy that car. Once he got back into the car, he got all the way up to 4th gear in the SUBS.
My current sc was bought from the 2nd owner. Who sold it because his wife was pregant and he needs a family car. Oh and the 1st owner was his father.
Like i said it's all about common sense and being a good judge of character. Same would apply to buying salvaged cars. Inspect it, find out what happened, and most important find out if the seller is trustworthy.
12-17-08, 03:54 PM
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thanks to everyone for the feedback, i will definetely wait and get one with a clean title, also will be purchasing from a private owner, just like Rhyno says, it is very important to know the last owner, so you can get a good idea how well maintained it was, and judge wether you think the previous owner had a led foot, and abused the car every time he took it out. or racing with the delayed paddle shifters resulting in bouncing off the rev limiter every gear
it sucks buying a used from a dealer, you have no idea who the last owner was, could have been some teenager that treated the car like trash.
it sucks buying a used from a dealer, you have no idea who the last owner was, could have been some teenager that treated the car like trash.
12-17-08, 04:16 PM
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I found some...
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...in-hawaii.html
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...in-hawaii.html
i actually have that car saved on my computer along with about 80 other of my favorite ISx50s
guess i should have just gone through my pics..
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