JCtx

Not that I want to brag about that, because we're taking a tremendous depreciation hit and are not driving a fantastic vehicle, but many of us bought the SC to just drive it under conditions we like (no rain, no blowing dust, etc). I'm one of those, but living in a city which is windy as hell half the time of the year, and most of the rest is freezing, boiling, or raining (or a combination), doesn't give me a chance to enjoy my car too often, and I can't always enjoy the nice days. So yes, I'm sad to say my SC is a typical 'garage queen'.

Anyway, my car has 801 miles, and it's exactly 4 months old, which translates to 200 miles/month, or 2,400 a year. Out of those, 267 were spent to bring the car home from Albuquerque, which was a great ride, even though I had to restrain my right foot. I expect to at least put the usual 3K miles a year (on my 'toy' cars) when the weather turns better.

Let's hear from the other 'garage queens' out there; the good news is I don't think they'll be worse than mine. If I lived in a nice place, that would be waaaay higher for sure.

Later.

flatfoot

six months - 2300 miles
average spped 37.4
average mpg 22.1
loving it! In central Florida top is down more than up.

Flatfoot

JCtx

Must be nice to live there man, but everything is a compromise in life. I bet many people would rather have my car and live here, so I don't complain. I plan to retire in a nice place though.

Anyway, if we award 'garage queen' status to cars with less than 5K miles a year, you still barely qualify at your current rate.

Just wanted to discuss something different; the board seems awfully slow lately. We don't drive our cars enough to have problems

JC

1NICESC430

When I put my SC back on the road this Easter, I will have owned it for 33 months (purchased 7/19/01) and will have driven it 7466 miles. That's about 226 miles a month. This includes 1440 miles to and from my dealer who is 160 miles away.
Four dealer trips - 1K service, 5K service, replace RFs/install spare kit, replace power amp.

Because of the weather around here, I put the SC in hibernation every year between Thanksgiving and Easter, unfortunately.

JCtx

Hey, we're running neck and neck! I'd have a lot more miles if I had better weather too.
But every time I get in the car, starting with that awesome leather smell (kept alive by Griot's Garage leather conditioner), is worth the wait. And I feel blessed I can have such a fine car.
Even though I'd never own a Ferrari, Lamborghini, etc. unless I win a HUGE lottery jackpot (I'd get a modena 360 6-sp manual, and that's it), I feel our SC doesn't give up any luxury against those ultra expensive icons. Anything over 300 hp is really unnecessary, and only makes us do stupid things every once in a while, like if we were teen agers.
The SC is as much as I can justify in a car, so I'm really enjoying it when I can, and I feel as excited to drive it every time like if it was a Ferrari.

One thing I plan to do before I leave this earth is rent one for a day, preferrably with a buddy, so we can at least say we drove one. And no, I won't do anything stupid.

Good hearing from you, and take care.

JC

1NICESC430

> I won't do anything stupid<
Oh, yes you will. It's in a boy's blood.

I caught a piece of a TV sitcom (can't remember the name) starring Michael J. Fox whose sister, with a deadpan matter-of-fact expression, explained, "Guys are always acting stupid. That's normal for them. Girls kind of expect it and live with it."

I don't know if the writing for this series was always this insightful, but I sure am glad I caught this jewel.

DeniskaGS4

https://www.clublexus.com/gallery/sh...cat=504&page=1

Here is my 'garage queen'.. j/k i drive the car all the time.. top up or down.. even got 16 snow tires to drive it in the snow

dseag2

Don't want to stray from the subject, Deniska, but is that your silver QX4 in the pic? I have pretty much the same vehicle as a daily work horse. (Which actually helps me keep my GS300 a "garage queen". Unfortunately, my SC430 was not. 15,000 in a year.)

ron36330

My SC 430 is one year old and it has 5011 miles. It is in storage now as I only drive the car from 01 APR thru 01 OCT each year. If I can't put the top down I don't drive it.
Ron

Cadd

Hey, let me know if you guys want to sell your car!

1NICESC430

Deniska ...

From the pic you uploaded, it appears that you live in a relatively populate area. When I lived in town, I always drove my cars all year long. But since I moved to the boonies, I hibernate the SC and use an Outback for the winter.

Here's what greets me when I leave my driveway ...

https://www.clublexus.com/gallery/da...0038-thumb.JPG

1NICESC430

ooops .... here's the "d" that was supposed to go with "populate" - it fell off.

d

Lexusfanatic

Black cherry GS430 2001 - 33 months - 10,568 miles. --- 320 mi / mo.