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Matty wrote: Wed Jan 28, 2026 1:48 pm Lexus SC430.... Always wonder if these were as bad as they said. The one I saw clearly had a modified exhaust and sounded fantastic.

LS400 also sound great with a decent exhaust and are even more incongruous.

mik wrote: Wed Jan 28, 2026 1:54 pm Ugly ugly cars @Matty - always looked super-flabby to me.

They actually look better than I remember. Not saying I'd buy one, mind, too many better choices, despite my Lexii bias.

integrale_evo wrote: Wed Jan 28, 2026 9:08 pm Not sure I’d class the sc as a small convertible, they always looked like a big Yank targeting boat, more like 5 series / e class size.

Certainly looked smaller than the big SUV boats that surrounded it. 1800 wide, so same as a modern Golf, but fairly long car at 4.5m

Guess it depends on what you'd call small these days given the monsters on the roads.

McLaren 750s

No pics as the owner came back but therefore, got to hear it start up and pull away.

No doubt it’s an amazing machine and every inch of it is function over form,

But by Christ it’s an ugly thing.

integrale_evo wrote: Wed Jan 28, 2026 9:08 pm Not sure I’d class the sc as a small convertible.

What do you think it stands for?

Spotted in fuel station, a black Deranged with reg. BO55 OWN

Woodland neighbour has bought an Octa. My favourite SUV and I think way better than a wanky Urus or G63.

nuttinnew wrote: Sat Jan 31, 2026 9:07 pm

integrale_evo wrote: Wed Jan 28, 2026 9:08 pm Not sure I’d class the sc as a small convertible.

What do you think it stands for?

Sport Coupe. which ironically it isn’t really either!

I hadn’t ever thought about it, just like I’ve never wondered what LS, GS or IS stood for.

I definitely wouldn’t have ever imagined the S meant small.

A small convertible for me is an slk, z3, mx5 etc

Rich B wrote: Sat Jan 31, 2026 10:16 pm

nuttinnew wrote: Sat Jan 31, 2026 9:07 pm

integrale_evo wrote: Wed Jan 28, 2026 9:08 pm Not sure I’d class the sc as a small convertible.

What do you think it stands for?

Sport Coupe. which ironically it isn’t really either!

I was wrong then, I thought it was Slightly Camp.

integrale_evo wrote: Sat Jan 31, 2026 10:30 pm I hadn’t ever thought about it, just like I’ve never wondered what LS, GS or IS stood for.

Nor me - now I’ve googled it, the official Lexus names look utter bollocks like they’ve reverse engineered them

SC might as well be Soarer Coupe since the original was just a rebadged Toyota Soarer.

Nope, it’s still Sports coupe.

Rich B wrote: Sun Feb 01, 2026 1:23 pm Nope, it’s still Sports coupe.

Yarp..

https://www.toyota-global.com/company/h ... %C3%A9.%22

Someone must have had a bad day

No car there…

Rich B wrote: Sun Feb 01, 2026 1:23 pm Nope, it’s still Sports coupe.

As I said, the names are bollocks - it’s not sporting and it’s not a coupe.

Jobbo wrote: Mon Feb 02, 2026 6:50 am

Rich B wrote: Sun Feb 01, 2026 1:23 pm Nope, it’s still Sports coupe.

As I said, the names are bollocks - it’s not sporting and it’s not a coupe.

i said it before you - doesn’t change it though!

Mito Man wrote: Sun Feb 01, 2026 9:21 pm Someone must have had a bad day

No car there…

Might want to get the tracking looked at after that

UK post boxes are hard as fucking nails.

True dat...

I watched a Blitz documentary and by all accounts, nearly all survived the war. Some were blown 100 yards away, still attached to a chunk of the pavement but most were cleaned up and re-installed.

Rich B wrote: Mon Feb 02, 2026 7:29 am

Jobbo wrote: Mon Feb 02, 2026 6:50 am

Rich B wrote: Sun Feb 01, 2026 1:23 pm Nope, it’s still Sports coupe.

As I said, the names are bollocks - it’s not sporting and it’s not a coupe.

i said it before you - doesn’t change it though!

You didn't say anything about the SC model line starting life as a rebadged Toyota Soarer and you didn't post a link to Lexus's official explanation pages for their model names https://mag.lexus.co.uk/lexus-model-names/ and https://www.lexus.co.uk/discover-lexus/ ... -explained

mik wrote: Mon Feb 02, 2026 9:16 am UK post boxes are hard as fucking nails.

Someone crashed into the one on my mams road a few years ago. If they’re hit directly at speed you quickly find out how brittle cast iron actually is