Bob King
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What for the house or car ?
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What a plan….waiting for you Gary on your return home 😎 Guy on another SC430 club a few years back , I think left 3 or 4 deposits on cars he was interested in, not sure if he ever got his money back😳 . So £500 would be an amount that says you are serious 👍🏻
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Very fair and detailed report Stephen 👍🏻 it’s probably going to need a few grand spending on it but all our car will , as they are 15 + years old . Other thing to note is you’ll never get your money back on on it but then that’s not why we buy these cars. i would have sleepless night buying a car without seeing it (even though I missed stuff on mine ! ), yet the report above is very comprehensive…although disappointed not compression test was done or taste testing all the fluids(joke) 😂😘😉
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Yes …Got some ugly day time lights fitted next to the front fog lamps 🙄
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New radiator fitted 👍🏻👍🏻
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It’s a sad but true fact if looking for a SC430 you have to be ready to travel the next day ….or leave a securing deposit over the phone . My cars not perfect yet I have the time and ability to make it just right . Buying an SC430 is a bit like getting a classic , you will need to do work on it as most of these cars have had a life . Bumps and scraps can be fixed ,electrical gremlins sorted, and mechanical bits replaced, it’s just how much of that work you can do yourself . My cars does not FSH yet I can see by the bills it’s had a good level of maintenance and I can upgrade on that myself .
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Did you know ….from November 2008 the space saver spare was included as standard equipment 👍🏻
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Quick scout around the internet and colours updated in September 2006…
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Not my Windsor Blue (8U0) colour is not listed as it’s a mid 2007 colour ☹️
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Think the launch date was around November 2005 👍🏻
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Well that’s all I’ve got to go on 😉 Maybe be called different names on other models in the Lexus range . Went back to the photo on Facebook but not details about the car , other that with different lighting the car looked Black and with low side lighting, it looked Indigo Pearl 👍🏻
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That photo I got off the SC430 clubs Facebook page, I took a screen shot as it looked stunner after being detailed. Don’t think it was up for sale ☹️
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If you type that paint code into Google , you’ll get 4 different colour names from around the world, my reference on the name I’ve taken from the 2006 UK spec Lexus sales brochure …,also the leather colours 👍🏻
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He could have bought that one I list above …already in France !
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Maybe someone has left a holding deposit…..if it’s rubbish it will be back on the market next week.
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Hope you’ve got something by the summer 😉
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Look at that as an example of Indigo Pearl …beautiful…
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I like Indigo Pearl (code 3P6) it like a double personality..black on overcast days and a metallic plum in direct sunlight 😎 This car in question..paintwork look very very good, wheel repaint was a bad colour choice, should have stuck with the original colour . Seats are tired due to mileage but can be treated with leather dye. N\S headlamp much clearer than the other side, suspect it’s been replaced, so question mark on minor bump on that corner . Worth a look for the money if it’s had all the servicing done & water pump/ belt sorted.
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What didn’t you like about it from what they told you ?
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UK spec car on French plates…… Guess duty/tax makes in an uneconomical proposition☹️ https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C1678972
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That’s the trouble with old people buying sports cars 😉…I find hand on the ground and just roll out onto the floor is the easiest way …then dust myself off 😁😁 You could price the bits and jobs up on the car but it’s no longer a cheap car then ☹️ Still hope for you to get a winter/spring bargain 👍🏻
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Can be taken back of for originality but does need a closer inspection if it’s been tinkered with 🤔 just been looking at the area below the front grill, can’t see why it needed painting matt black, also sprayed over the chrome trim . All fixable if the price is right 👍🏻
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Looking at the photos again the tyres/wheels fill out the arches well….then realised it has wheel spacers, not a problem with that along as they are good quality ones .
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First owner 21 years , 2nd owner 10 months . could be a very genuine car, give it a good check over that everything works. headlamps a little discoloured but not bad , drivers seat cracked and worn but can be treated with leather dye cheaply. Rear boot roller blind has a bit hanging off it on the left, check underside for mould . front grill should be chrome and silver but it’s been painted Matt black , inspect behind for damage . use all those things to haggle..you might get it cheaper 👍🏻
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Looks clean and tidy , no mention of corrosion on the mot history . observations ….rear headrests have been bleached in the sun (discouloured), roof latch trim not fitted correctly, so could of had a windscreen at some point . I bought my first Black car two years back, was told it would be difficult to keep clean…no different than any dark coloured car . Go look just as a tyre kicking exercise…yet it might be right for you 👍🏻👍🏻
