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Check your main grounds from the Alternator and the battery. Atrn't too many things besides a bad ground that can effect the whole system across the board. Pull the grounds off and have the contact points cleaned.

Besides the usual problems,because of the age, carefully check out the weatherseals around the car and listen to the front end on braking. any kind of cracks are usually caused by dried out rubber bushings in the front suspension. (expensive). Sounds like the car might be in outstanding condition considering it hasn't seen 8,000 miles a year. I'd offer 8,500 to 8,700 and see what happens. If you like the car and he says no, you can always up your offer or ask him for a counter offer. Good Luck.

I think you can do better. Some of the things listed are not common problems and lead me to beleive the car was not taken care of. 1)Tear in drivers seat The leather on these cars is pretty well bullet proof. 2)Doors windy @ 60+ Shouldn't be. Coud possibly be either dried out weatherstripping (Florida heat) or a collision repair that wasn't recorded. The car seems to have every other costly problem these cars have. (minus the speedo / cluster light problems.) Most I've seen have one or two, but not all of them. I'd say move on.

If you see a car you really like, call the Lexus dealer in the the area the car is in. Most of the time, they can do, or can have done, an inspection on the car. The person I bought my car from, had just sold a 5 series BMW. The purchaser had him take it down to the local BMW dealership for an inspection before the deal was finalized. The inspection cost him $250. Most areas have independent inspectors if no dealer is close. It seems Ebay also has an inspection deal with PEP BOYS for a $24.99 inspection. Having lived in PA. I will not buy a car with higher miles from the northeast due to rust. If you find a car in your area, I would definately have the local Lexus dealer look it over. Good Luck. Hopefully you'll find an SC you just love.

Bide your time and wait for the right car. I would suggest staying with An SC300 for the first car. Plenty fast enough, and an almost bullet proof 2JZ engine. Go out of your area if you need to. I live in Denver,CO. which is also pretty barren of SC's. I always look for a Florida, CA or Texas car. bought my 97 SC300. Green on tan, 66,000 miles. $11,000. Bought it from CA. on Ebay. There are a lot of reputeable dealers on there. Make sure to check feedback, and call them. Bought my last three cars that way. Ask them to send you additional pictures. Then Fly out and look at the car. Also watch autotrader online. It is better to spend 3-400 for a plane ticket than get a suprise off a trailer. Who knows, you could get some good practice driving it home. :)