Hey all new here. Just looked at a 97 sc300 black on black 5speed. They JUST got it in so it's not ready for sale- they need to replace the door panels, get it smogged and detailed; other than that it looked beautiful. 122k miles, t-belt and water pump were replaced at 120k. I wasn't able to drive it, but I started it up and the idle was clean. I gave them a deposit to hold it for me until it's ready. Sooooo if I drive it and like it I'll be a new member of the family

My name's Matt... moved to San Diego from Santa Barbara in September. Last car was a 99 Eclipse GSX (AWD turbo) with a large handful of mods- to4e 50trim turbo, FMIC, 750cc injectors, wideband o2 and a really nice tuning device (DSMLink for those of you that know), etc. The car was very fast and very fun, but I totalled it so I'm trying to move from DSM's to an SC.

Sooo anyway I'll be lurking here until I'm officially an SC owner. Wish me luck

And if anyone has anything I should look out for when I drive it that would be greatly appreciated. I had the DSM before and of course you want to look out for the good ol' crankwalk. If there's a common problem I should look for thanks in advance for any tips.

 

great matt! hope everything works out well! welcome to the club and don't forget to post pics when you get it!

 

btw, when you take a look at the engine check to see if they fixed a leak in the power steering lines... seems like a common problem and you'll know if it was leaking at all because my plastic shield was wet like something was leaking .... lol and don't overlook the guage cluster, which is what i did, make sure all the needles are lit.... if not our good moderator O.L.T can help you out

 

Thanks a lot will look out for that! and of course pics are a must

 

You lucky SOB!!! LOL! 1997 Black on Black 5spd?!?! That is a really rare car. Congrats on the find and future purchase, you will love it!

 

Congrats and welcome lars,

Check out the FAQ on www.intellexual.net to get a good list of things to look out for

 

haha yea I realize that, but probably not as much as the old-timers to the community. I only started researching these last week and came across this I'll definitely take care of this baby

Found that earlier this week. Been digging through it ever since. Thanks for the heads up though I appreciate it

 

Ahh just saw the 'common problems' section. Haven't read that yet. Thanks a lot!

 

Welcome to the Club Just buy it and post pics, we like pics .........I hope you get a good deal!

 

Awesome find!!!

 

I PRETTY sure they're just fixing them.... when I went to look at it both were off and they said both were cracked in a certain spot and they got sent out someplace. So I should have said 'fix and replace' in the original post

 

Yea I read about that Oh well when in Rome

 

Cool another SD SC.

 

Nice purchase. You got real lucky there getting your hands on a 97 black on black. We need to see some pics.

 

Y hello thar