Total Number of SC430's Sold in the U.S. so far .

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07-10-06, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Pearlpower

Henry hit it right on. Last thing I would want is Lexus to scale this car back in the market place by placing a 6 in it regardless of how nice the 6 is. Rarely does someone ask how fast the car is, they ask about the top, the wheels, the nav, etc.....

but then of course we have lee here, who's ready to take over the world with his sc430

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okok, seriously, it's pretty clear it's the style of the that sells. people wow about the hard top, gals scream over the lines and curves, passengers praise the audio. but you rarely get a driver pulling up on you saying "hey your car is fast"

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08-15-06, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by GFerg

Thats nice. Good find.

I remember way back in the day Lexus stated that they wanted to sell 12,000 the first year and 10,000 the following years. The first 2 years they exceeded their goals and was around it the following 2 years. IMO the SC is still doing good. In its 6th year I think the SC430 has aged quite well.

I have been seeing quite a few of the 06 SC's in Jersey and NYC now. Everytime I see it I snap my neck looking at it. The little improvements helped a lot IMO. Grill, extra chrome pieces, new lights, nicer looking rims(love that dark shade/tint the new wheels have), and the biggest improvement IMO are the newer colors. The colors look damn near perfect for this car.

It's interesting to me what others observe and like. I only like the SC430 in black and only with the upgraded chrome Lexus wheels or other after market chrome wheels. I think the new wheels look awful and when I look at a new 2006 next to a 2005 it is hard for me to notice any difference. But these differences are what makes the world go round. I also think of the SC430 as a luxury coup/convertable, that is nicer (creature comforts) and higher quality then a SL500 or any other comparable Jag. or BMW. I don't consider the SC430 as a sports car or a performance car. I don't think the car magizine editors do either, based on what I've read.