Picked up a 1997 Lexus SC300 yesterday.
>original 5 speed
>just clicked over 99,800 miles
>SC430 brakes, coils, slight exhaust work, and cheap intake
>clean title
>$4500
I am into happy
>>14723532
Damn, I thought 5spd sc300s were a myth. 10/10 damn good buy OP
![wscYKHr[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/JAGIwhL.jpg "wscYKHr[1].jpg")
This is mine, arrived wednesday, and it's my company car.
I didn't expected nothing on "power" side, I know it uses the prius powertrain, but actually I feel the car goes well and when in sport mode the engine kicks instantly in. Very nice to drive around.
![q30teWS[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/KOdYku9.jpg "q30teWS[1].jpg")
>>14724206
Also, interior.
>>14724124
They might as well be in 97
120 were made for the North American market
Crazy to think that theres only 120 facelifted og manuals made
did some top end work on this thing, paid $3500 for a top end rebuild a couple years back and they left all the valve cover bolts loose, put the cams in backwards, broke 1 spark plug wire, and seized one spark plug. waste of money that was
>>14723532
Nice find m8. Have fun
Get home and check the mail.
I won the /osg/ Instagram contest, they finally came in
HYPE
Also, based rain. But open diff is definitely a challenge
M-muh bb
>>14725953
>>14723532
Dat brotruck in the back tho
>>14723532
that's a nice find OP. Mine is a 2005 that I bought with 79k miles for nearly twice that.
>2JZ tax
>>14723532
Yessss you actually picked it up!
Good buy man
I bought this 1990 mr2 gt for $3500 last June. It's been my dd any day without snow on the ground since then. Besides a couple gaskets and a thermostat I haven't put any money into it yet. I will be doing a full top end rebuild soon though to make sure its road trip worthy.
>find a stock, clean R34 GT-T with 60k km on the clock up for 14k euro
>warm up my bank account as i dial in the number of the owner
>''we just sold it''
>mfw
>>14724287
you're a fucking dumbass for putting 3500 in that, you deserved it.
>>14723532
Damn OP, that is a sweet sweet find.
>>14724218
Looks pretty good. Does the infotainment get hard to read with glare because of where it is on the dash?
>>14723532
This is the only picture I currently have on my phone under 4 MB.
No complaints about the car so far. Drives exceptionally great for the segment.
>>14729908
>he posted it again
WEW
>>14729916
Why wouldn't I post it in a Toyota/Lexus general thread? Just because it's not a shitbox doesn't mean I can't be proud to post it on /o/. Jesus Christ some of you are so autistic.
>>14729896
Not at all, I just set the maximum brightness and it's ok.
The same as the one on the NX.
I'm looking to get a 2003 celica gts as my first car. Is it reliable and drivable in winter?
>>14729017
the headgasket went and my dad died 2 days later, i didnt want to fix the car so i had no choice. everyone said they were the best with JDM cars so i went with it because between cemetery arrangements etc i left the car with them for a week and didnt want to deal with it
life happens, what can you do
Working towards buying an IS300.
I'm not going to bother trying to hunt down a manual, they're all either beat to shit or "projects" when I need a DD.
I have to ask though, did autos have an LSD option? IIRC it wasn't a standard thing.
>>14731815
I'm not sure about LSD coming with autos, but if you look inside the door on the VIN sticker there should be a code like "B02C". If it has a C in it then the car has an LSD, if it has an A then no LSD. They're fun cars, good luck finding a decent unmolested one anon.
>>14731987
How are the autotragics on the IS300s? Been wanting the wagon, but only made available in auto in the US.
>>14732521
As far as autos go, they're pretty good. If you put it in 'power' mode, it holds the lower gears longer for better acceleration, and compared to other autos, it's much easier to get it to redline. I'm pretty sure every auto version also has a fake manual setting with upshift/downshift buttons on the steering wheel.
I've driven a manual version and it is a lot more fun with a clutch, but the auto version isn't bad at all. Really just depends on if you want spend a few months hunting down a manual version for a reasonable price.
>>14725966
Are you a sorority girl?
>>14731815
My 2004 is 300 auto sport design has the LSD. If you can find a sport design model it's guaranteed to have the LSD option as far as I know
>>14725953
weld it then
>>14731118
lol wut?
your joking right?
>>14723532
I've been on the fence about buying a 95-00 ls400 as a daily, but can't bring myself to pull the trigger. If I could find a 5spd sc300 I would buy it in a heartbeat. Nice find OP. Enjoy.
>>14734945
That gen of the Celica is literally a souped up Corolla, I don't see why he shouldn't buy it.
>>14723532
Here is mine.
I am a TOYOTA SOARER GURU.
I know EVERYTHING about them.
Trust me here - REPLACE THE CAPACITORS IN THE ECU ASAP!
>read this
http://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls-1st-and-2nd-gen-1990-2000/656360-all-my-crazy-lexus-issues-solved-ecu-leaking-capacitor.html
I will have just saved you YEARS of headaches.
Great car, lots of electrical gremlins.
>>14735679
Toyota Soarer UZZ31 V8.
Air suspension, tv, self leveling, no ariels, was 150k brand new.
Lexus sc400 was 50k.
>>14735679
>Caps
in the 80s some cap company released a formula which was incomplete and stolen by someone like panasonic or whoever.
Basically 100 bil caps were made or something ridiculous and caused a capacitor epidemic in electronics from 85-96 or so.
The caps are all basically used/gone now.
New cars from japan wont have this issue.
The issue EVERY lexus and toyota faces from 91-98 is the capacitors erode, leak, and fuck shit up.
Your car might idle low or high, you may have a lack of power, your gears may not work, your airconditioner may not work - and so on.
Replace caps in main ECU before doing electrical work on this vehicle.
Trust me.
Costs 30 cents for caps.
Takes 1-2 hours in total (so that's like $120 labor).
Do it.
>Pic is rear seat removed, looking at the suspension ECU and fuel pump ECU on passenger wall.
>>14724206
>>14724218
nobody cares about that gay pos.
>>14728892
Skylines are gay.
Get a lexus sc400 V8 and turbo THAT!
>Every 20 year old fag thinks skylines are great, when in reality they are underpowered trash similar to a BMW
>>14729908
piss off with your fagmobil
>>14729916
ikr ...
>>14735689
>>14735679
People spend thousands on the car - then realize it was the ECU caps all along.
Fix ECU first - even before it breaks.
Do it ASAP.
MODELS/ENGINES AFFECTED:
This issue affects all Lexus & Toyota models with the following engines: 1JZ, 2JZ, 1KZ, 1UZ, 5E, 1G, 3S
The following are some of the models affected:
● Lexus LS400 - 1990-2000 (in 1997 and earlier models, the problem is extremely common)
● Lexus SC300 - 1993-2000
● Lexus SC400 - 1992-2000
● Lexus GS300 - 1993-1996
● Toyota Celica GT - 1985 -1998
● Toyota Supra Mark III (JDM) - 1986-1993
● Toyota Supra GT - 1995-1997
● Toyota Supra Mark IV - 1993-2002
● Toyota Supra Twin Turbo - 1993-2002
● Toyota MR2 - 1990-1999
● Toyota Camry - 1987-2001
● Toyota Soarer - 1992-2000
● Toyota Aristo - 1993-1996
http://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls-1st-and-2nd-gen-1990-2000/656360-all-my-crazy-lexus-issues-solved-ecu-leaking-capacitor.html
>>14735701
adding to this:
You may think the car is perfectly fine right now, but the ECU most likely is already fucked.
Replace caps - gain another 50 horsepower or more.
MY caps were ruined.
Car would idle from 1000-2500rpm over and over by itself.
2nd gear also wasnt working properly (auto).
Airconditioning not working.
Other strange electrical issues not worth mentioning.
All fixed with ecu repair (cap replacement).
Car is back to 6.5 seconds to 60mph.
Was doing it in 9.
Old fellas will say "oh it's a 20 year old car, course it's gonna lose power".
That's true to an extent - however - you will only lose 20bhp or so over 20 years.
The BIGGEST cause of losing bhp - is a faulty ECU with fucked caps, which can't charge circuits properly and thus can't adjust fuel/air ratios and timing - and so on.
:D
>>14735701
weird that the is300 isn't on that list
Help me out dudes. The thing circled in green before the Y pipe to the muffles is the resonator right?
That car is a winner. My SC400 has 258800 miles.
Where are you guys getting your capacitors switched? I want to do this to my SC and am afraid to mess with the ecu myself.
I have always had electrical problems.
I had all kinds of gremlins with my IS300 when I first got it. Eventually learned it was a loose cable in the ECU. Once loos cable was causing half a dozen different CEL codes. Fucked with my brain but it's been 100% since.
>>14740250
Get the caps done at any TV/computer repair place.
Anyone with BASIC knowledge of electronic repairs will do it easily.
You clip off old caps, put new ones on and solder it.
You clean board and inspect traces.
Repair traces with wire or trace glue.
Very easy.
Will be under $200 USA dollars in total.
Most likely around 2 hours labour.
I suggest you people - ALL of you people with 20+ year old cars, have your caps replaced.
Preventative maintenance.
www.soarercentral.com
>IMPORTANT: It is critical that you use the exact premium Japanese low ESR capacitors I have linked above, even if you are having someone else do the work.
The correct capacitors are very rare type and they will not have them locally - if they use other capacitors, the repair will not solve the problems you are having!
