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04 SC vs 05 SC

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Old 11-01-06, 08:25 AM
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I lasted about 2 weeks with my 05 SC. I traded it to use the tax credit to relieve a little of the monetary pain of buying my wifes new LS460 which was well worth it. But now I am already starting to look at a very low mileage 04 in a great color combo. Were there any changes made from 04 to 05 in the SC430. I am guessing Bluetooth was added in 05 and someone told me the suspension was refined for 05. True? False? Anything else?
Old 11-01-06, 09:32 AM
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the 05 has different suspension, supposedly softer, but i don't know

05 has bluetooth and also voice recognition. the whole nav is different as well
Old 11-01-06, 10:09 AM
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You can just wait for a little while and get an used 06 instead if you have enough budget.
Old 11-01-06, 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by talwang
You can just wait for a little while and get an used 06 instead if you have enough budget.
Nice sig Richard. Looks really good
Old 11-01-06, 02:12 PM
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The 05 suspension has monotube shocks which are supposed to improve ride and handling.
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Originally Posted by camillian
Nice sig Richard. Looks really good
hahaha.. I used to be a web developer for years.
This sig pic took me about 4 hours since my photoshop skill had gone rusty.
I made two totally, the other one was done by Flash which is not allowed to post as sig pic here. I might convert it to gif format and post it later on.
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very nice, richard, i wonder where you got that chinese slogan from

anyway, back on topic, i drove a 02 and couldn't feel much different from my 05, but then again i didn't have my 05 stock for long
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Originally Posted by talwang
hahaha.. I used to be a web developer for years.
This sig pic took me about 4 hours since my photoshop skill had gone rusty.
I made two totally, the other one was done by Flash which is not allowed to post as sig pic here. I might convert it to gif format and post it later on.
Hey Richard if I email you some recent pics with the Tein cs and LX mode lip as soon as I take some, maybe you can work on your skills some more. Ha Ha!
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