JMc

Thank you for taking the time to reply to my post. I appreciate it. I know what you mean about the rear seat. It's preposterous. I would almost rather have no back seat at all, and just better legroom, which I'm not sure is an issue, anyway. One of our other cars is a Jaguar S Type that features similar performance, many of the same interior comfort and convenience features, and back seats that ar marginally more useful, but our kids don't like sitting back there, either. Fortunately, we're just getting past the minivan/SUV stage in our lives and no longer need a large vehicle to haul our kids around in. Two of them are driving and the youngest doesn't get a vote. I'm a little concerned that you feel the 430 is too small for you. I'm an XL guy and I know I wasn't going to be comfortable in cars like the Benz SLK. I felt way too cramped and shoe horned in. I was expecting (hoping) that the 430 would have more lateral and fore/aft room at the driver's seat. I don't really care about the trunk space. If the SC 430 doesn't seem like it's going to work for me though, I'm just going to give up and buy a C5 Corvette convertible.

Hi! I think I might be interested in buying a 2002 SC 430. I'm really wanting a coupe that can covert easily to a roadster, and I personally love the styling of this vehicle, despite a lot of negative comments I've seen both in the press and from other aqauintences about it. Phooey on them. I was originally looking into buying a Mercedes SLK 32 AMG -- until I took one for a test drive and discovered that there wasn't enough seat fore/aft adjustment to let me adjust the seat to a comfortable position. I loved the performance, but visibility was poor and my lower back was beginning to hurt after the test drive. It seems to me that the SC 430, in addition to probably having better legroom, is a much finer car in almost every respect. The interior appointments and performance remind me much more of my Jaguar S Type, which my wife and I absolutely love, whereas the Benz was rather spartan in comparison. So I think that the SC 430 is going to satisfy all my needs and wants with aplomb. If there are any "gotcha's" or surprises that I wouldn't normally be aware of, or service issues or known defects or anything like that, I'd sure appreciate any advice or feedback you could impart. Lastly, is it possible to find a clean, albeit higher mileage example for $30k or under? Or am I dreaming? Thanks in advance. Jeff