sc430 Chick Car??

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10-29-23, 10:30 AM

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tmakogon

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SC430 has a male health AC air vent right under the steering column. See for yourself.

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10-29-23, 10:47 AM

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Chick magnet yes

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10-29-23, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by jimisbell

If its a chick car, my wife doesnt see it. I married my trophy wife the first of this year. She is 25 years younger than me so I guess that qualifies her as a "Chick" I have two Lexus cars, a 2004 LS-430 and and 2006 SC-430. She exclaimed after seeing the LS that it was "Her car". I was relegated to the SC. I prefer the ride of the LS, but EVERYTHING else is SC. Love it top down.

the ride IS fixable. Never ride the ls but much closer

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10-30-23, 08:41 AM

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the ride IS fixable. Never ride the ls but much closer

How is it fixable other than tires and shocks and a front tower brace. Yes, after replacing those the "Hobbyhorse" ride went away, but after that you would need to redesign the suspension.

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10-30-23, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by jimisbell

How is it fixable other than tires and shocks and a front tower brace. Yes, after replacing those the "Hobbyhorse" ride went away, but after that you would need to redesign the suspension.

sway bars allowed a small reduction in cornering prowess by going slightly oversize on the Michelin tires. Improved ride quality and speedo now correct.

i drive on fairly rough California freeways and with careful adjustments of the MeisterR CRD struts dampener adjusters I can get my 08 to 80-90% of perfect.

i think the suspension arms are fairly short and do have rubber suspension bushings for better ride?

fairly narrow band of tire/sway bar/springs/struts dampening rates.

i wish Koni made a race strut for this car. Their race shocks have both high and low speed adjustments to both compression and rebound dampening.

Such a high quality unique ride that the careful selection of the suspension components greatly reduces the major defect in the cars design.

radio head, whiter headlight bulbs, cabriolet wind blocker finish the major changes. Oh and a gen three luxlink to add nearly full remote operation of the car(remote top, remote start and quarter window control) is the cherry on top of the cars goodness.

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10-30-23, 04:36 PM

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I think it's a Chick Car.

I bought the 2001 SC for my Wife 7 years ago and she loves it. She had the 1977 Mercedes SLC 450 before that. I'm happy with my 1960 Ford Thunder bird Show Car and my 2 door Toyota 2005 Rav4 Cruiser as a daily. Mind you I drive the SC when we go out together.
Chris From OZ.