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Old 10-30-11, 09:00 PM
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i just purchased an sc400 today. i got it for a winter beater. its my first sc and im still pretty new to them.
what do you guys think?

214,xxx kms on her.



Old 10-30-11, 09:03 PM
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I recommend getting some very good snow tires. Blizzak's FTW. Welcome aboard.
Old 10-30-11, 09:11 PM
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congrats! beautiful sc!!
Old 10-30-11, 10:40 PM
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how much didu pay for it
Old 10-30-11, 10:44 PM
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how much was this "beater" lol car looks very clean post more pics and some interior ones if you can thanks and congrats
Old 10-30-11, 11:44 PM
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2900. i'll try and post some some interior pics. the climate control dash is out. trac indicator stays on. one headlight is burnt out. but the leather is surprisingly in good shape. no rips or anything. still gotta check and see what i need to winterize this. i know for sure timing belt is one of them.

thanks guys for the kind words
Old 10-31-11, 01:03 AM
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Nice beater

Something's telling me that it's not the most suited to sub-zero winter driving but more power to you.
Old 10-31-11, 05:29 AM
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Clean beater, congrats on the pick up
Old 10-31-11, 06:16 AM
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looks clean

does the light on the screen of the climate control at least work or is it out completely? the samething was wrong with my sc when i 1st bought it
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congrats and welcome.. definitely get those snow tires
Old 10-31-11, 08:45 AM
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My SC did great last year during the winter. Just get a good set of all season or snow tires and you'll be fine. A big rock or large bags of sand in the trunk will help as well

Just noticed your avatar, I'm assuming it's an MP4/4 or MP4/5
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Nice pickup
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rear main seal looks wet but i dont see any leaking on my driveway, should i be worried?
also it seems to jump around 1800ish rpm when on idle.
im gonna try cleaning the throttle body and check out the iavc.
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Sweet sc gl with the mods
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Sweet sc gl with her.


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