SC430 - 2nd Gen (2001-2010)
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Garage queen, only driven on nice days
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It is your daily driver
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Somewhere in between, not a DD, but driven on any kind of day
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How is you sc430 driven

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Old 07-26-17, 05:11 PM
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With the sc430 getting older, and seeing more high mileage ones on auto trader. I was wondering how most on here drive their car.
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While not a complete Garage Queen ( it gets put away for the winter ), we usually drive it on the better summer days when we can drop the top.
Old 07-27-17, 01:46 PM
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Usually take it out twice a week to keep it running. Even in winter cos I have my OEM rims wrapped in winter tires. Spray the underneath thoroughly after winter use though.
Old 07-27-17, 03:24 PM
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Weekend driving only. I drive 4K miles in 2 years.
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All of the convertibles I've owned hard and soft top have been garage queens. If I can't put the top down I'll just drive one of my other vehicles. That said I have been caught out in a pop up shower, or sun going down and be to cold. Then of course have to put the top up.
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The SC, Two to Three times a week. The daily driver twice for golf, plus do the shopping. My two Classics Once a week each, but only get taken out on non rainy days.

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Can be several days a week most of the year and almost always with the top down, but since we live on the steamy Gulf coast the SC is almost never driven in July and August except once a week to get it rolling for a little exercise.
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....mine is somewhere in between, it's not my daily, but I don't mind driving it when the weather is nice or depending where I might be going. It was my daily for years, but it sits most of the time now. I put a little less than 5k on it, in the last year
Old 07-28-17, 08:46 AM
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Only had it a few months, but we mainly drive it on good days. We saw a storm coming and put the top up but mostly drive it with the top down.

I think we'll average about 5,000 miles a year.
Old 07-28-17, 09:30 AM
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Mine gets driven in any weather, pretty much anytime. I wouldn't drive in snow/slush however.
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It is my daily driver and I use it as my main car.
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The only time my wipers move is when it gets inspected.
Old 07-30-17, 07:27 PM
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We got our SC for our son. He hasn't been driving long, but It's mainly to and from football practice and his part time job right now.
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Done 15k miles in 15 months. I don't need a car, so it's only for fun.
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My 2007 SC430 is not a garage queen. It has just turned 75,ooo miles on it. However it is put in storage from November to the beginning of May. I am also carefull about what kind or weather I drive it in. My white says it is my last toy so it has to last. Ha, ha.


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