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. :)