Dr_Watson Posted August 15, 2006 Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 Saw one early sitting next to me at the lights. Was silver, roof down, twin pipes, nice big alloys (chrome reflection).....looked the bollocks I must say. Can get one with under 15k miles, 3 years old for £30000 Looks like a retirement car for me! What do you think. This is the only pic I could find showing off a similar colour and alloys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malagus Posted August 15, 2006 Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 looks brilliant, though the reviews were not fabulous for it. it apparantly rolls quite alot with the roof down, and isn't the best at cornering, though i obviously haven't driven it, so worth a test drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted August 15, 2006 Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 It is 'officially' the worst car in the world according to Top Gear. I don't mind the look of them, but many reviews have said they do everything that they should do well...very badly. The engine isn't pokey enough, they handle like a bag of vomit, they're too wallowly to even cruise, the rear is even smaller than a 6-series, the leather is horrid quality and has silly 'real leather' tags on it - and the car has the feedback of a dog on a 5 mile lead. Not good, not good at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted August 15, 2006 Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 By the way, James May came out with a fantastic quote about them. He said something like "Everytime I see one I get the distinct impression the driver thinks they're God and that everyone is looking at them, idolising their vehicle. The truth of the matter is people are saying 'Good god, look at that idiot, he bought one of those'..." He went on to say that if you bought a Vauxhall Frontera, you'd bought a better car than the SC430. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted August 15, 2006 Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 It's such a missed opportunity the SC430. Incredibly refined V8, bulletproof reliability, fairly acceptable looks for an 'old school' Lexus. But the package is just completely uninspiring. And whereas I can forgive the Japanese plastic wood in a luxury saloon like the LS, it looks sooooooo bad in the SC. Classic example of a car designed for the US market and only imported to Europe as a bit of an afterthought. Having said all that, if you want a convertible and don't give a toss about sporting dynamics... er, and your friends know feck all about cars... it is an awful lot of car for the money! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woppum Posted August 15, 2006 Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 Fecking useless, slow as feck and handles like a boat but has very hard suspension apparently. A bad compromise... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfer Posted August 15, 2006 Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 A Vile ride and engine, would not have one free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted August 15, 2006 Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 I think the engine's actually pretty damn good. Not particularly powerful for a 4.3 V8, but probably the most refined V8 out there. If the rest of the car amounted to a reasonable package it'd suit it alot better. The thing is, it's not an easy concept for us Europeans to grasp - a 2+2 convertible that's not meant to be sporting. (Shame the ride means it ain't much of a wafting cruiser either...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Doe Posted August 15, 2006 Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 Stay well clear of this monstrosity!! Having previously owned 3 Lexii in various shapes and size this was always considered to be the "ginger haired stepchild" of the bunch, it wallows along, its heavy and the only decent thing it had going for it was the Mark Levinson sound system. Stay well clear Dr.... Overall they are crap (the car not the ginger haired stepchildren I might add)!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuntimeFrankie Posted August 15, 2006 Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 Amercians love them, nuff said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarMad Posted August 15, 2006 Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 Put it this way not even I would recommend a SC to anyone.. that should tell you a lot about it. As already said, not that quick, hard ride and built with too much of a tilt to the American market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_C Posted August 15, 2006 Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 Horrid. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shao_khan Posted August 15, 2006 Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 I had an extended drive of one of these a few years back, was considering one about the time we got the boxster. It would be an excellent cruiser in Germany with nice smooth miles of tarmac. THats pretty much all positive I would give it. On out roads particuarly around MK its was dreasful, to be honest my 1.9 Beetle cab handles better, has better performance, more room and you can get 2 or 3 for the price of a used lexus giving the benefit of a few different colours. It just wasnt a great car in any respect, hence the purchase of second Boxster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser647 Posted August 15, 2006 Report Share Posted August 15, 2006 [ QUOTE ] It's such a missed opportunity the SC430. Incredibly refined V8, bulletproof reliability [/ QUOTE ] That is part of it, the V8 is just way to quiet. It needs poke and sound! Oh, and Nigel Havers drove one in the Manchild series! Nuff said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted August 16, 2006 Report Share Posted August 16, 2006 As I said, incredibly refined. In anything remotely sporty it would need a voice. I even reckon they had to dub some engine noise into the mix for the LS on Spooks - it sounds pretty good on a couple of occasions... I said it could do with being a bit more vocal to a Lexus salesman once. He sniffed, "Lexus don't do exhaust notes." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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