not sure if this is the right section..but im planning on purchasing an sc400/300 within the next few months..hopefully by the summer..im just heer researching and stuff...so i can know what to look for...ive been to the intellektual.net site....ive found te common problems..the only thing im worried about is high mileage...this will be my daily driver to..i have a high mileage honda..but i modded it extensivley..and gonna be aprting it out/selling it..jus need a good looking luxurious car...that will get me around you kno..so is high mileage a problem with these cars..id think not..after seeing that one car with like 600 k miles...also..anythings i should look for before buying the car...any help is appreciated

thanks

 

a lot of people have 150-300k mile cars on here

shouldn't be a problem with proper maintenance

 

I'm in the same boat as you. Im planning on buying a 300/400 over the next few months. When I posted a few questions people told me that if I want a car that lasts forever get the sc400, if I want a car that I can go crazy-fast get the sc300. I'm still looking/deciding. I'm probably just going to get whichever comes up for sale first thats a good deal (but would rather a sc300 6spd with black interior; but I'll keep on dreaming).

 

the sc300 only came with a 5 spd- just so you know- unless you plan on finding a highly modified one-

 

Look at headlights to see if they are fogged or show sighns of starting to fog. Also Climate control LCD Bleeding. The Screens bleed and go black sometimes. Also the wondows. Window regulators going out is another problem.

About the High Mileage thats no big deal with proper maintainence. I have over 130xxxwith no problems.

 

sorry, typo, **5spd, not 6 spd.

 

milage is nothing to worry about on the sc. take for example

my 97 came with 142k miles on the clock, full service records and 18s as a bonus

my 99 beetle, though, came w/ 69k miles, but is litterd with mechanical problems, and an accident on the front fender we didn't find out till a few years later

moral is get to know the car before you buy it. mialage aint the only factor. service records, carfax, test drives, any thing you can get your hands on.

btw what part of nj r u in?

 

The headlights aren't that big of a deal, elbow grease will shine those NEARLY as good as new

look for more mechanical problems with the engine, although its true you can get them at around 1k or so now, its something you don't want to resort to

 

as far as i knew i-6 24valve 3.0 is toyotas bread&butter diff applications since '70 trucks & cars all over the world imo RELIABLE !!!!!

 

i found my sc300 5spd on this site locally has high miles but im a tech planning a swap so not to worried about mech problems altough i havent had any yet. changed all the fluids and have taken it on about half a dozen 8 hour road trips no road noise love just came from VW scene but had to come back to my first love toyota