Would you??
03-29-13, 05:19 PM
#33
I totally agree with you on this, my only argument will be the sc stock vs stock dosent do anything much better if any in performance department . Handling , acceleration , braking , so it all comes down to style and quality . Style is very arguable as different people like different things
03-29-13, 05:22 PM
#34
MDSC, just keep in mind that the 2GS was released towards the end of the 1SC's lifetime. Between 1992 and 1998, there had been many advances in technology, design, materials used etc. They aren't the same car and were released at different times, so you're somewhat comparing apples to oranges here.
03-29-13, 05:33 PM
#35
I agree with this, the SC was on a legacy platform by the time the 2GS came out. Toyota didn't want to spend more money on modernizing an aging platform so they just made subtle improvements here in there. Whereas the GS was a whole new design utilizing the latest and greatest in tech and materials at the time. Can't really compare the two. Also, I do remember reading that the GS clusters also got dimmer or went out after a certain age. So they were not immune to some of the same problems the SC had. And it was also very expensive since it uses a ccfl tube that is not replaceable on the GS cluster from what I remember.
Last edited by Dougspeed; 03-29-13 at 05:42 PM.
03-29-13, 09:05 PM
#37
I totally agree with you on this, my only argument will be the sc stock vs stock dosent do anything much better if any in performance department . Handling , acceleration , braking , so it all comes down to style and quality . Style is very arguable as different people like different things
03-29-13, 10:23 PM
#39
Lead Lap
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: I.E Southern California to SA,Texas
Posts: 4,447
Likes: 0
Received 5 Likes
on
5 Posts
MDSC, just keep in mind that the 2GS was released towards the end of the 1SC's lifetime. Between 1992 and 1998, there had been many advances in technology, design, materials used etc. They aren't the same car and were released at different times, so you're somewhat comparing apples to oranges here.
Its just not me or for me right now tho.
Last edited by Joey-E; 03-29-13 at 10:27 PM.
03-29-13, 10:38 PM
#40
this is a bit off topic but i started falling in love the the C4 vettes recently , even joined the vette forum , made a thread asking about the pros and cons of those cars,I was very much thinking of trying to get one, I told them i am coming from this forum and own an sc4, anyways long story short the members there are great, they were very honest and open about the issues, and after hearing about the crappy trannies, expensive parts, the rough choppy quality of the ride, the engine making less hp then ours having many more issues of failure and breakdown, the weatherstripping failure, injectors known to fail, ( the list went on and on and on) even a few memebers told me the vette is nice but 'its no lexus' and comes nowhere near the engineering of the lexus......needless to say im back in love with our cars again and im very much off the vettes
i guess my point is that the issues we deal with are in general very minor compared to other makes and models, so to use them as a reason to trade for a different car to me is not reasonable.
SC
all the way
03-30-13, 10:34 AM
#42
Driver School Candidate
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Maryland
Posts: 31
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
The GS hands down is 10 times more solid than an SC. Like my boy MDSC said if you like driving uncomfortable and having to fix all the stuff that should not be breaking, buy an SC. Yes its a good looking car and design but i would never daily one thats for sure. I was in the passenger seat with him when we went to north carolina to a show and i must have said 10 times how I'm so glad i sold mine. When we got there my body felt like i was stuffed in a suitcase for a week. You basically have to be a midget to be comfortable on long rides. I had a 97 SC so i know and sold it after a year because i couldn't stand it anymore. On top of all the problems it began to have. Unless your really ballin and dont care to spend money on things you will never have to fix in a GS, go ahead. I bought an 03 GS and its night and day. Never looking back. Do yourself and your body the favor and it will thank you later.
Last edited by St3alth_GS; 03-30-13 at 12:55 PM. Reason: edit
03-30-13, 12:45 PM
#44
I don't think the ride or the seats on the SC is that bad I take this car on a 7 hour road trip every other month and it's not that bad, I find myself feeling fine at the end of it and ready for more, quite comparable to the ride in my old 5 series. Sure It's lowered and the ride is a bit rougher than my 5 series, but overall, it's still a good ride.