Lot Ended
Description
From a deceased estate; few owners, the current for 11 years;
exceptionally clean and tidy; good service history; electric roof
works as it should; silky smooth 280bhp 4.3 V8; legendary Lexus build
quality
Launched in 2001
to rival the Mercedes SL, the Lexus SC430 was a luxury convertible powered by
the same 4.3-litre V8 as found in the GS and LS430 saloons. Utterly bulletproof
and virtually silent, it produced 280bhp and, mated to 5-speed automatic
transmission, it could power the car to 60mph in just over six seconds with
uncanny smoothness and refinement.
As you would
expect from Toyota’s luxury division, the build quality was unsurpassed and
reliability was second to none with 20,000 mile service intervals and a 100,000
mile timing belt life.
Cocooned in leather and
wood, passengers were entertained by an epic Mark Levinson hi-fi system with 9
speakers and a Sizewell-B grade amplifier that turned the cabin into a concert
hall. The climate control system was equally cutting edge and could sense
whether the roof was up or down and adjust according to speed and outside
temperature, even taking windchill factor into account. The retractable
aluminium roof took only 25 seconds to do its party piece and has proved to be
as unfailingly reliable as the car itself.
Supplied new by Lexus Nottingham in October 2004, this SC430 would
have cost its first owner well over £50k. It has had just three more owners
since then, the current acquiring the car back in November
2021.
It has covered 115,718 miles with 12 stamps
in the book, the last in August this year at 115,325 miles. The cambelt and
water pump were changed at 97,570 miles (see photos).
It has
all the toys you could wish for including: dual zone climate control;
touch-screen sat-nav; electric foldable door mirrors; full leather trim; heated
memory seats; electric roof; rain-sensing wipers; stability control; cruise
control; parking sensors; remote central locking; Xenon headlights etc
etc.
Very clean and tidy, both inside and out, it
retains its original bookpack and has an MOT to December 2025 with just a couple
of minor advisories. On offer here from a deceased estate, it has no V5C so the
new owner will need to apply for one in the usual manner and payment of a £25
fee.
With build quality to make a nuclear bunker
feel flimsy, any Lexus is a safe second hand buy and the service history with
this one makes it mighty tempting at the modest guide price suggested.
Consigned by James Dennison – 07970 309907 –
james.dennison@brightwells.com