Lexus SC430 Dies Next Month

I think this party must still be going :-) Bought my 2002 last fall and have put 10K not-a-problem-miles on it already. Only 'fix' was to replace tires with Bridgestone - Potenza RE050A's run-flats, which I believe are 3rd gen, so not as harsh as 1st gen, and handle quite nicely. It cruises smooth at 100mph, sound system is top flight, solid Lexus quality. I debated this car over a 928 GTS, and choose the SC430 because it honestly looks better to me, has the same stright line performance as the 928, and the interrior luxury and Mark Levinson sound system are unparalleled. Oh, and it's a hardtop convertible... in short, the SC430 rocks!

Recently bought a used 2008 SC430 w only 34K on it for only 27K...car is NICE..ride is great! Drove to Oregon from LA across mountain ranges etc..whoever said it doesn't handle is high...these cars are a STEAL in the market right now considering this one was 70K new..the production figures are very low so you won't see yourself driving down the street like all you BMW and Mercedes boy and girl CLONES...lol..go ahead and drive what EVERYBODY else has..I'll stick to my 430...and looking forward to the new 2017 SC coupe coming soon...see ya in the fast lane...

Holding a drink, I could be the last one at this party but the comment about, 'cougars and their plastic surgeons alike' stirred my senses. I suppose that cougars will fancy just about any car that's stylish, that draws a man's attention. And plastic surgeons will likely drive Porsche's and Mercedes since these are upper-crust, more expensive cars. Like Bill Viverette, I've worked hard most my life and have recently rewarded myself to a 2004 white/saddle SC430 with 73,000 miles, 13 years after it had left the showroom. My SC430 with original paint and leather is like new. The drive train whispers thru the freeways, the suspension is like straddling on a big cat, agile and supple over bumps and along curves. Just so you know, I acquired the SC430 for the hard convertible top, the 4 seats, the V-8 power, the Lexus/Toyota reliability. The rear seats are perfect if I desperately need them, say picking up several people from the airport with luggage. The V-8 power is exactly the what's needed on the Florida Gulf freeways, maneuvering thru the byways in an open-top, breezing past the brawling Harleys, the flashy Bimmers, outguessing the clever Priuses. Without being said, driving slow with inability to accelerate quickly is unsafe to today's roads. Today's cars with their awkward noses and angular lines look arrogant and showy. The SC430 has aged well. Ostentatious? Perhaps 15 years ago, but not now. The body lines are smooth, the paint colors are modest. The car is a natural beauty and doesn't show wear or wrinkles. Therefore, I couldn't see a plastic surgeon driving in one of these cars.

I'm neither cougar nor plastic anything except perhaps last through the door on this. I've been hugely fortunate to have grown up with a dad who loves luxury and sports cars, so we always had sexy autos to drive. My fav of all time was what he just parted ways with - his original '73 Jaguar XKE v12 convertible. Of course, it's strictly a two-seater with no small back seat, but we didn't mind the (cough) hardship. I mention car history only to indicate I was trained well to appreciate good cars and yet I'm currently a PROUD and appreciable owner of a 2002 Lexus SC430 NM Silver Belle edition, 1 of the only 100 made. I purchased it used when it had barely two years and 10K on her shapely but not overly-designed, psuedo-looking something chassis. She's adorable in her candy cane red hand-stitched leathers and unique Thundercloud Grey-colored outerwear and I especially love the looks she gets when she drops her top. We've been paired for 15 years now, she's never let me down, her maintenance is low, and I still get excited taking her places. I'm petite and have allowed myself to ride passenger in the back seat and we've also tucked a couple of nieces/nephews there, too. And many are the times that *worthless* back seat has come in handy for transporting non-people items! I couldn't care less if Silver Belle never merits collection status. And I love there aren't 50 of the same looking vehicles remotely near me on any given drive. The amount of abuse dumped on the SC430 here is so surprising to me, the thrill of the put-down, seemingly each trying to be more clever than the next. It leaves this female thinking the men on board with the "cougars and their plastic surgeons" description are perchance "beer-bellied bullies with wallets emptier than their heads." Hmmm, while having been raised by a car snob, I was also taught not to trash other people's things. To each, their pleasure.