2002 Lexus SC430 #2
What a frustrating car this was!
I love Lexus - we have an LS in our garage right now - and while I always thought the SC430 was an ugly car, once I bought one (my first one, not this one) I grew to absolutely love it. When I saw this beauty with under 2K miles at an auction, I couldn't resist. The reason it had such low mileage however was that it had been a theft recovery. There was no damage per say, and the title was clear, but it was missing a lot of parts. Most of them were merely cosmetic, but Lexus is very proud of their parts.
Here's an example: See the missing trunk trim piece on the left? You'd think something like that couldn't possibly cost too much, but Lexus would disagree. I think I spent about $8K in just trim parts for the car. I was still way ahead though.
The car actually rode and drove fine when it was finally put back together, but it still had a number of annoying issues. One in particular was that the navigation system wouldn't stay calibrated. After a couple days of driving around it would always think I was in the middle of Clear Lake. There were also a few interior parts that didn't fit quite right either. In the end, I got it as nice as I could and sold it locally. The low miles saved me, but I was disappointed that it didn't work out. Branelle has actually grown to really like these so maybe we'll end up with another one some day.
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