Shiro Z31-T
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Hi guys, Just wanted to say hello. I just signed up to the forums obviously.
I'm thinking of buying a 1998-1999 SC400 but I know almost nothing about these cars. I've liked them since they came out but was never really able to afford one. Most of the ones I've seen are close to, or over 100k miles... How reliable are these Toyota V8's? I know most Japanese cars are extremely reliable at 100k+ compared to the American counterparts but I'd still like to hear some of your inputs on this. If 100k+ miles are pushing it - how expensive are used SC400 engines (I'm not sure the engine code.. maybe someone can fill me in)? Or parts for a rebuld?
Some background on me... I grew up working on cars with my father. Mostly old VW air-cooled engines and sand rails. We've just finished a 1955 Porsche 356 Speedster with an upgraded 1915cc air-cooled boxer-4 and a sand rail built from the ground up with a near stock 1600cc air cooled. I, myself have a 1988 300ZX turbo which I'm building up as a track car, and a 1989 Honda CRX which I'm using as a daily driver right now due to the excellent gas mileage (35-38mpg) and I drive about 60 miles a day so that helps a lot. Anyway, I'm moving closer to the job so I was going to get something nice that was fast and beautiful..i.e SC400, and I'm hoping to learn a little something about these cars for my possible future buildup of my possible future SC400.
I'm also a member of www.Honda-Tech.com, www.HybridZ.com, and www.z31.com
I'm thinking of buying a 1998-1999 SC400 but I know almost nothing about these cars. I've liked them since they came out but was never really able to afford one. Most of the ones I've seen are close to, or over 100k miles... How reliable are these Toyota V8's? I know most Japanese cars are extremely reliable at 100k+ compared to the American counterparts but I'd still like to hear some of your inputs on this. If 100k+ miles are pushing it - how expensive are used SC400 engines (I'm not sure the engine code.. maybe someone can fill me in)? Or parts for a rebuld?
Some background on me... I grew up working on cars with my father. Mostly old VW air-cooled engines and sand rails. We've just finished a 1955 Porsche 356 Speedster with an upgraded 1915cc air-cooled boxer-4 and a sand rail built from the ground up with a near stock 1600cc air cooled. I, myself have a 1988 300ZX turbo which I'm building up as a track car, and a 1989 Honda CRX which I'm using as a daily driver right now due to the excellent gas mileage (35-38mpg) and I drive about 60 miles a day so that helps a lot. Anyway, I'm moving closer to the job so I was going to get something nice that was fast and beautiful..i.e SC400, and I'm hoping to learn a little something about these cars for my possible future buildup of my possible future SC400.
I'm also a member of www.Honda-Tech.com, www.HybridZ.com, and www.z31.com