Hello, this is my first post.
1993 SC300 - 158k miles, paid 1900$ for it.
I am a former Audi enthusiast (TT 225 w/Mods) and still a family Chevy Camaro enthusiast (have a project 69 Camaro and plan on buying the new one next year)
I thought it would be hard to touch the detail and willingness to help in the Audi community, but you guys are doing it right as well :-)
SC300 is red and has just about every problem i've read on here about.
1) Tach and MPH needles black
2) A/C LCD not lit up except for strip of top bar, making it useless
3) Truck lid doesn't stay up
4) Interior pretty much looks horrible, seats cracked, carpet dirty, dash pieces cracked
5) Tilt steering wheel locked in all out all up position
6) Suspension is decent but the car seems to be riding a bit high, will be due for some upgrades
7) Oil is leaking I think from the front of the engine (so maybe timing belt from what i have read) Engine bay looks like someone threw a balloon full of oil in there, not pretty. There is a sticker on the top of the engine that says the timing belt was replaced around 135k miles, so I'm not sure if it is common for them to break again so quickly. (I actually read the forum rules, and will be posting new topics for questions I am seeking answers)
8) Headlights need to be polished, light is not passing through like it should be
9) taillights have condensation in them from an obvious leak somewhere
10) Front passenger fender needs to be replaced
11) Auto transmission shifter is cracked and needs to be replaced
12) I put Premium gas in it at the QT station by my house for the first time, and the car didn't crank when i went to leave. My heart sank. I tried it again and it worked, but for the rest of the trip home it seemed like it wanted to die every time i came to a complete stop. I did get me home though.
13) Passenger door window doesn't seem to want to roll up or down.
14) Airbag light is on
15) Brake light is on
16) Stereo is broken i guess, doesn't power on. Speakers all look like they were removed and then shoved back in. (almost like a 10 minute "return to stock stereo" type of job)
17) Power side mirrors don't seem to be working
18) Ground cable in bad shape (battery wasn't fastened in any way, slide over towards belt and belt rubbed the cable almost in half.)
19) While driving at night, occasionally headlights lights and dash will loose power with right set of blinkers running.
Thats all i can think of / have discovered at the moment. All that being said I still love the car. Since I bought it fairly cheap I dont feel so bad putting some money in it and making it a bit more respectable. I bought this car to be my daily driver, knowing i would have to breath some new life into it.
The previous owners were pretty rough on the SC, and made some horrible home-made fixes I dont wish on any car.
It looks good still, it will still run, and the after-market is awesome. I have always love the SC's and am very excited and pleased to now be a part of this world. I will keep the forum updated with my progress on things, and my experiences with DIY and shop prices/quality of work.
My major future mods I plan on are:
1) 1JZGTE TT swap ( i have so many questions here )
2) Eibach / Koni setup / bushings
3) Would LOVE to drop a Standard trans in it, but dont know if it would blow my swap budget
4) New carpet / and leather seat covers (not sure if I'm going to try and save the 300.00 and go synthetic or not)
Thanks for reading, again happy to be here and very happy to finally be a SC300 owner.