Hello and nice to meet you all - I'm not actually an owner yet, but I'm planning to find an SC for myself within the next half a year. I'm very VERY patient and extremely thorough about my car purchases....

That said, this officially ends DAY #1 of looking over SC300 and SC400 related info across the web and although I've learned SCADS of info in just this first day I’m no where near satisfied. I’ve found a few listings on eBay motors that I wanted to (just for information gathering's sake) float past you all to get opinions of.

First though, there are a few things to note.

01) 4500 AFTER tax tag and title is all I'm willing to spend.

02) I'm not AT ALL afraid of getting dirty inside the motor if need be but will do anything I can to avoid it on a new purchase if possible.

03) the car I purchase has got to be within 350 or so miles of where I live so I can drive the MX-6 to it with my bird along and then drive both back home one person in each car.

04) I live in Tampa Florida (33603).


(this one is actually close enough to me to be considered)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=110023206248

(and these are just others I found which are sort of outside my driving range but fit the price point)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=270019516267

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=260020897133


Do either of those cars seem even close to what might be possible for my needs and desires? Just knowing what I know about cars and mechanical devices as a whole - generally if something is cheaper than it should be it's because of one of two reasons. The seller is ignorant of what they have - and this is not often the case. The seller is partially hiding some significant mechanical deficiency. (A VERY rare third is a time based need, such as moving out of the country or health issues related to self or family which can force the sale of a car)