Whats it take to fall out of love?
08-09-10, 09:54 PM
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Whats it take to fall out of love?
Granted I have only owned my SC 430 for little more than 2 years, but I am always saddened when other forum members decide to sell their SC to purchase something else. I cannot imagine parting with mine unless I replace it for another SC. Does it have to do with age (I'm 60)-since I feel the SC 430 will be my last car-not nessarily the one I'm currently driving. I have wanted an SC since they came out. There is no other car I can say that about right now. I wonder how I would feel if I were 30 years younger. Then perhaps I would be content until another car comes out that makes my heart pitter patter. For me at least, thats got to be a convertible. Also, at my age, comfort, entry access, and ride are not negotiable.
Any thoughts,
John
Any thoughts,
John
08-10-10, 05:10 AM
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I'm 40+ and I just purchase my SC430 only 2-3 weeks ago. It was a toss up between the SC430 and a XK8 convertible and from left field a Boxster S (alot of 911 owner hates Boxster owners - I don't know why). I use a SC400 as a daily driver and clocked up ALOT of miles - reliability was up there on my want list from a car.
I wanted a XKR convertible but there are still asking top dollar so the SC430 tick all the right boxes. I think I will eventually get a XKR in the future. I have a motorcycle which is a work of art and only 300 made in the world (5 in Aussie). I get my speed and knee down action from the bike and use the SC430 to cruise, chill and relax.
From web pictures and magazine shots I hated the look of the SC430 with the top down. It looks like a bath tub on wheels. Its only when I saw the car in real life that I truly appreciate the SC430.
So from your initial question, I think people get bored easily so they move on. There is always something newer, faster, better around the corner.
I wanted a XKR convertible but there are still asking top dollar so the SC430 tick all the right boxes. I think I will eventually get a XKR in the future. I have a motorcycle which is a work of art and only 300 made in the world (5 in Aussie). I get my speed and knee down action from the bike and use the SC430 to cruise, chill and relax.
From web pictures and magazine shots I hated the look of the SC430 with the top down. It looks like a bath tub on wheels. Its only when I saw the car in real life that I truly appreciate the SC430.
So from your initial question, I think people get bored easily so they move on. There is always something newer, faster, better around the corner.
08-10-10, 06:40 AM
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I'm 27 and really enjoy my 02 sc. I drive an explorer most days, but the sc is a great car to play with on the weekends. I have only owned mine for a few weeks, and spent over $1k in repairs, so I hope that rate slows down over the next several years.
08-10-10, 07:11 AM
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I am about your age, Solman, and I have never kept any car very long except when I needed to early on for financial reasons (and back then I sure as heck didn't own anything like an SC). I don't drive the SC every day so every time I get in it seems somewhat special now. I guess my answer to your question is that I'll know it's time to move on when it's no longer special, but as you say, it's hard to imagine that happening.
08-10-10, 07:40 AM
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When the car slowly becomes unreliable as things continue to break on the car, that is when you will fall out of love with it. Every time you get in it to drive, and something else needs attention, whether you might be able to fix it, or have to take it to the shop, then it becomes a headache. I had an old MGB years ago that met this condition, and now I am dealing with my wife's 2001 Mercedes C240. Thinking about another SC.
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08-10-10, 12:38 PM
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It is a mentality thing, not an age thing. Some people get bored with things quickly, so they keep changing. Some people knows exactly what they want, when they found it, they keep it for as long as they can.
To me, there are no alternative. While there are a bunch of cars that are just as, or even more fabulous then the SC430 at the same price........SL, 6-series, S5, XK8.....etc. None of them offer the level of reliability and longevity from the SC430.
It is a mentality thing, not an age thing. Some people get bored with things quickly, so they keep changing. Some people knows exactly what they want, when they found it, they keep it for as long as they can.
To me, there are no alternative. While there are a bunch of cars that are just as, or even more fabulous then the SC430 at the same price........SL, 6-series, S5, XK8.....etc. None of them offer the level of reliability and longevity from the SC430.
08-10-10, 02:14 PM
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When she mistreats me or requires too much maintenance. If she doesn't do what she's told immediately and instead hesitates. Doesn't stop when I say stop. If over time performance starts to degrade and bolt-ons on don't solve the problem, then its another reason to replace it with a newer less tired one. I still drive my 88 MR2 MK1 with 230k and it's still fun. Although due to a recent parking accident, it could use a new nose job, but I always feel it's what's on the inside that counts. The SC 430 is the only car that both of us really like. We've liked it since it's birth 8 years ago when we were in our 20s, but could never afford one, now we have one. I think we might have another soon and give the MR2 away but keep it in the family.
08-10-10, 05:58 PM
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I am 65 and flat out love the car. The key is I use my car only in good weather. Since its not a daily driver . Every time i get in it . Its like a brand new experience. I drive it just enough that its allways a new feel.
08-10-10, 11:08 PM
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when I drove a 2003 svt cobra 'terminator' w/light mods, 450 rwhp / 485 tq, peak tq @ 3,500 rpms...made the sc feel like a camry...lol...and the terminator cost $19k in awesome condition, w/19k miles... see ya sc!
08-11-10, 05:30 AM
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At seventy-nine I am a lot older then the majority of participants in this forum.
Owning and driving cars has been a great part of my life. I began a love affair with cars in the late 1930's and since then have owned forty different cars.
At first, I learned about cars watching the older boys work on their hot rods after school. Later in 1953 during the Korean War, I bought my first car, a very used 1941 Plymouth. Its greatest distinction besides a hole in its master cylinder was its many shades of faded blue color.
From that time to 2008, I changed cars every 18 months to 2 years. I have owned just about every make and model of American cars and I have also owned quite a few European and Japanese cars.
In 2008, I bought my first SC430. It will be the final car I purchase. I say this not only because of my age but because it is the best "fit" in an automobile I have ever had. I liken my SC to a jewel among want-a-bees.
My SC thrills me with its elegant style, richness and features. Its power plant provides me with the horsepower to move quickly up a freeway on-ramp and move to high speed into a cruising lane. If I want to pass a car, flooring the accelerator immediately takes me to whatever speed I wish to attain.
Without question the SC does not have the sensual excitement of a couple of my former German cars. By this I mean when I take a curve in my SC, it is at moderate speeds. The feeling is nothing like I experienced flying into and out of esses in my Audi's or BMW's.
You might say I feel this way because of my age. I prefer to think of it as that I am enjoying the ride and scenery more now in my SC then I did in former cars.
Owning and driving cars has been a great part of my life. I began a love affair with cars in the late 1930's and since then have owned forty different cars.
At first, I learned about cars watching the older boys work on their hot rods after school. Later in 1953 during the Korean War, I bought my first car, a very used 1941 Plymouth. Its greatest distinction besides a hole in its master cylinder was its many shades of faded blue color.
From that time to 2008, I changed cars every 18 months to 2 years. I have owned just about every make and model of American cars and I have also owned quite a few European and Japanese cars.
In 2008, I bought my first SC430. It will be the final car I purchase. I say this not only because of my age but because it is the best "fit" in an automobile I have ever had. I liken my SC to a jewel among want-a-bees.
My SC thrills me with its elegant style, richness and features. Its power plant provides me with the horsepower to move quickly up a freeway on-ramp and move to high speed into a cruising lane. If I want to pass a car, flooring the accelerator immediately takes me to whatever speed I wish to attain.
Without question the SC does not have the sensual excitement of a couple of my former German cars. By this I mean when I take a curve in my SC, it is at moderate speeds. The feeling is nothing like I experienced flying into and out of esses in my Audi's or BMW's.
You might say I feel this way because of my age. I prefer to think of it as that I am enjoying the ride and scenery more now in my SC then I did in former cars.
08-11-10, 08:28 AM
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Gotta admit, all this talk the final car I purchase is creeping me out. Okay 42 is not shy of 80 but come on guys. Don't give away the what's next in your lives. Have you seen the XX most intersesting man in the world commercials? Your last car will be a rental, and you will be in a box. Till then you guys need a trip to Vegas (Bangkok would be better). Pack a weeks worth of Viagra, and get your hunger back with a new bucket list. I am so out of this thread!