i say store it and drive it on weekends to keep fluid running and not sitting get urself a beater gas saver for the week and commute
and one big word of advice
*if the SC is your first car and especially if you have never driven a RWD car BE CAREFUL! there are plenty of people that wrap these cars around telephone poles because they dont know how to handle a 3400pnd beast that has no traction control!

 

The thing that hurts the sc is that there isn't a true sport model. They were basically seen as granddad mobiles, a gentleman's cruiser for the geriatric set, when you want a hint of performance but nothing that will get your blood pressure up. Another thing that may hurt the long term value of your car is that its a V8, most people getting in to these cars now want the power potential of the 2jz. Personally, I would drive your car and enjoy it, keep up on maintenance, but if you ever get the mod bug find a good 300.

 

As nice as the car is, I doubt it'll be a collectible. There has to be some sort of special significance about the car that makes it stand out from the rest of the models from its generation; something that makes people want to collect it (IE: NSX = exotic, lightweight, MR). An SC is just one of many FR formats (although, as a bonus, it is luxury) of the '90s. Possibly you'd find someone who'd want to collect one in pristine condition, but it's not an instant classic like the GT40 or the likes.

 

have to say drive that sucker man... if you want it to be worth something find a super duper pro show car builder and build a show car otherwise its meant to be driven. i would understand if its not your daily driver but just picture that thing buffed and detailed and showing up to pick up a hot date for a night of debauchery.
or a long road trip touring deserted desert roads at 3 in the am. dude drive it!!!

 

Drive that beast; buy gold with the money you would have spent on another car. That's a way more solid investment.

 

A factory manual transmission SC300 modified well will be worth something someday when the JDM craze of the 2000s is merely a page in a collage textbook.

A SC400 with variable valve timing might also be worth something someday as a clean example of the late 90s vehicles similar to a Ford Thunderbird or Studebaker Champion from the 50s today.

The rest will get the cold shoulder.

 

If only it was a 97' sc3 2jz/w58 with 16k original mi which is unheard of. Based on production numbers its highly unlikely that it will have any significant value in years to come.... drive the S#@T out of it.

 

A stock SC400 isn't exactly a beast compared to today's standards...

 

Just drive it an enjoy it. Don't waste it in storage.

 

unlikely ever to be a classic, at least not a valuable classic. Sure, people may want to collect SCs in the future, but they aren't exactly rare. Look at the early toyota celica-supra, the datsun 240z, and rx-7s from the late 70's early 80's. None of these cars are particularly valuable today, the best examples struggle to sell for even $10k. And that's being optimistic.

All of these were good sports cars in their own time, and yet none are valuable collector pieces. There are a select few exceptions to collectible Japanese classics, for instance the 2000gt. Why? Two reasons, 1. only 350 or so were ever built. 2. it was a supercar in its time, comparable to an e-type jag or a Porsche 911. Plus, James Bond drove one.

At any rate, the SC just doesn't have anything particularly outstanding about it that would make it a valuable collector's car. Sure it looks good and is great to drive, but it was neither a performance/styling powerhouse, nor was it a low production number car.

Enjoy that car, it was made to be driven.

 

speaking of the 2000gt

http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2011...ay-for-650000/

 

to answer your question yes it will be a collectors car.

An sc already fetches good money in stock form with low k's its only going to get better with time.

Not sure why everyone feels otherwise?Sort of shocked to be honest.

 

Nope not in our lifetime

 

classics are classics because it was a different era. they were built from raw steel and increase in value mainly because of the custom work that is put into them. if it be restoration back to its factory design or hotrod style modernizing either way restoration and customization of classic cars is expensive. this and nostalgia give the classics their value. is anyone going to be nostalgic about the 90's? maybe a little but not like the 50's and 60's. the sc will never be a 57 chevy it will never be a 69 stingray. the cars are already slipping into the cheap/affordable zone. besides these things are not built to last like a classic. with a few years of outdoor exposure the interior rots like old milk. the metal used in todays cars is nowhere near the quality of metal used 50 years ago. because of recycling. salvage yards crush the cars and have em melted down to make new cars. thus the metal becomes contaminated and increasingly weaker as time goes by. someday we will need a new synthetic metal to make vehicles. bottom line one day the term classic will only be considered for a certain age. and the 90's aint gonna fit into it. dont care if its a lexus or a aston martin. drive it like you stole it. you may not get a second chance to enjoy a car like this.

 

I'm with ***** on this one. I had a 92 SC400 that I loved....sold it only to buy a '97 300 w/5MT then bought another '97 5 speed last month. I think I'm probably older than most of you guys as I was a teenager when '68 thru '72 GM muscle cars were cool but never realized what they would eventually be worth. The original SC's have the essentials to be a collector....V8,or STRAIGHT 6, low production numbers, and a timeless design, especially the interior.....with updated wheels, these look like new cars to people who don't know. The important thing is to not trash it, keep mods simple, like springs & wheels, maybe replace the resonators with straight pipes, all stuff you can return to original.....everybody's looking for an ORIGINAL car.