Gona buy a SC400! Lots of qustions!
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Hi everyone. I am probably going to buy a 1998-2000 Lexus SC400.
I have spent a few months looking online for consumer reviews, specs, pros, cons, etc to learn how good this beautiful car is. So far this car looks to give me a good balance of sportiness, luxury, and reliability. I have some questions to owners.
• How reliable is it? If something does tend to break, what is it?
• Is it a good choice as an everyday car?
• Will the RWD work in snow? (I live in Michigan)
• What are some “must have” performance parts?
• Will these performance parts affect my reliability?
• I know the 98-2000 years have 30 more ponies, but are they a better choice than the 92-1997?
• Is it a bad idea to buy one with over 100K on it?
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• How reliable is it? If something does tend to break, what is it?
• Is it a good choice as an everyday car?
• Will the RWD work in snow? (I live in Michigan)
• What are some “must have” performance parts?
• Will these performance parts affect my reliability?
• I know the 98-2000 years have 30 more ponies, but are they a better choice than the 92-1997?
• Is it a bad idea to buy one with over 100K on it?
Thanks everybody!
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sc400 can and has lasted over 500k miles not to mention the 1uzfe is one of the most reliable engines on the planet!
the 98-00 has the vvti v8 which is just as reliable as the early version and I would not wan't to ever attempt to drive one in the snow without an LSD which no sc ever came with.
the 98-00 has the vvti v8 which is just as reliable as the early version and I would not wan't to ever attempt to drive one in the snow without an LSD which no sc ever came with.
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Hi everyone. I am probably going to buy a 1998-2000 Lexus SC400.
I have spent a few months looking online for consumer reviews, specs, pros, cons, etc to learn how good this beautiful car is. So far this car looks to give me a good balance of sportiness, luxury, and reliability. I have some questions to owners.
• How reliable is it? If something does tend to break, what is it?
• Is it a good choice as an everyday car?
• Will the RWD work in snow? (I live in Michigan)
• What are some “must have” performance parts?
• Will these performance parts affect my reliability?
• I know the 98-2000 years have 30 more ponies, but are they a better choice than the 92-1997?
• Is it a bad idea to buy one with over 100K on it?
Thanks everybody!![Rock On](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/rockon.gif)
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![Uhh...](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/1387914497.gif)
• How reliable is it? If something does tend to break, what is it?
• Is it a good choice as an everyday car?
• Will the RWD work in snow? (I live in Michigan)
• What are some “must have” performance parts?
• Will these performance parts affect my reliability?
• I know the 98-2000 years have 30 more ponies, but are they a better choice than the 92-1997?
• Is it a bad idea to buy one with over 100K on it?
Thanks everybody!
![Rock On](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/rockon.gif)
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Pretty much all of your questions can be answered by viewing this site: http://www.intellexual.net/faq.html
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As mentioned above the 1uz in the SC is damn near bulletproof, they are extremely reliable. Dont worry about buying one with over 100,000 miles, hell it'll be hard to find one with under 100,000 miles. A SC will be perfect for a daily driver too. You can drive almost any rwd car in the snow as long as you know how to control it.
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Wooooo waait. a minute. In the snow/ice here in DFW. That would be Dallas/Ft Worth TX. You WANT the open diff to give you that 1 wheel peel. SO that *** end dont slide to the side. My SC LSD sucks in the sleat/snow we have here. I say use the SNOW button & keep her on a roooolllllll. Then the SC is all goood. Other than that YOUR on your own,
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if your still not convinced on the sc's reliability, this should change your mind pretty quick ![Smilie](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sc-...e-sc-ever.html
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Wooooo waait. a minute. In the snow/ice here in DFW. That would be Dallas/Ft Worth TX. You WANT the open diff to give you that 1 wheel peel. SO that *** end dont slide to the side. My SC LSD sucks in the sleat/snow we have here. I say use the SNOW button & keep her on a roooolllllll. Then the SC is all goood. Other than that YOUR on your own,
Def isnt a fun in the snow car, but if u learn how to control it and when to accelerate and decelerate, you can be pretty safe on snow. Assuming your from michigan, im sure u know the importance of snow tires. Great investment, especially with liability insurance.
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I dont think thats correct man, the wheel with less grip gets more power with open dif. or atleast how i feel my car act.
Def isnt a fun in the snow car, but if u learn how to control it and when to accelerate and decelerate, you can be pretty safe on snow. Assuming your from michigan, im sure u know the importance of snow tires. Great investment, especially with liability insurance.
Def isnt a fun in the snow car, but if u learn how to control it and when to accelerate and decelerate, you can be pretty safe on snow. Assuming your from michigan, im sure u know the importance of snow tires. Great investment, especially with liability insurance.
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if your still not convinced on the sc's reliability, this should change your mind pretty quick ![Smilie](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sc-...e-sc-ever.html
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