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Warren Moore
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Tuesday, July 09, 2013 - 12:49 pm, by:  Warren Moore (Warreng) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I remember seeing a thread or link regarding one of a very few brand new Soarer or SC400 that was sold in Australia back in the 90's for over $150k. Does anyone have the article or link?
Tom Richards
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nsw
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Tuesday, July 09, 2013 - 03:17 pm, by:  Tom Richards (Tomr) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

http://soarercentral.com/sc-forum/messages/282/302304.html

may be another one also
Vincent Chan
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Tuesday, July 09, 2013 - 04:10 pm, by:  Vincent Chan (Vincent191) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Not sure if anyone actually imported any brand new Soarer into Oz but I know a few Lexus dealers did import some good low mileage used Soarers in pristine condition into Australia and sold them through local Lexus dealerships as pre loved vehicles.

They came with the Lexus dealership log books, service records and manuals. They were all badged as Lexus SC400 but the manufacturer's complaince plate had Toyota on it and stamped as private imports.
Warren Moore
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Tuesday, July 09, 2013 - 06:52 pm, by:  Warren Moore (Warreng) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Vincent, I'm not talking about a import. I remember reading back in the early 90's there were a few soarers sold in Australia that were not imports, they were sold brand new from either a Toyota or Lexus dealership (not sure which) for around $160k-$180k.

I'm 90% sure they were SC400's being sold at a Lexus dealership
James Buchan
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Tuesday, July 09, 2013 - 07:15 pm, by:  James Buchan (Jrbuch) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Warren, they'd have had to have been left hand drive if they were brand new SC400's as these were only sold in the States.

Pretty sure they would have just been a Lexus Badged Soarer.
Mike Beck
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Tuesday, July 09, 2013 - 08:42 pm, by:  Mike Beck (Gold_40gt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Yeah, would have been a little dealer trick.
Boris Siljanoski
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Tuesday, July 09, 2013 - 09:05 pm, by:  Boris Siljanoski (Z2tt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

If SC400's were Indeed sold in Australia then we'd see heaps of Aftermarket parts catalogs listing the SC400 in their books but we only get heaps of parts support for LS400 and less so for SC400.

Would be as easy as having a look at the radio buttons to see if they are Japanese, look for Toyota logo on the Engine Bay and you will always find they are Toyotas not Lexus as otherwise they would not have a Digital Dash.
Scott Vim
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Tuesday, July 09, 2013 - 10:05 pm, by:  Scott Vim (1uz1jz) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

They never came out here. All of them are jap imports some have Lexus badges on them.
Joshua Rao
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Tuesday, July 09, 2013 - 11:33 pm, by:  Joshua Rao (Soaren1) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I heard that Lexus brought 3 or so actual Lexus sc's LHD over to test the waters however that all fell into the sewer with the early 90s recession.

But I have never seen them!
Scott Vim
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Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 02:15 am, by:  Scott Vim (1uz1jz) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Why not just bring the rhd version in? I think this is just myth.
Allan Langford
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Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 06:41 am, by:  Allan Langford (Allan) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

if toyota had of had any here they would've been crushed once evaluation was finished or sent back
Warren Moore
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Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 02:43 pm, by:  Warren Moore (Warreng) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Yeah then it was most likely a V8 Soarer.

I'm 100% there was at least one brand new Soarer sold in Aus back in the 90's, it sold for around $140k from memory.

There was an article posted on here years ago about it
Dave Rose
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Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 05:54 pm, by:  Dave Rose (Sand_groper) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Yes Warren,you are right think there might have been three bought in , i will try and find the article
Joshua Rao
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WA
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Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 08:06 pm, by:  Joshua Rao (Soaren1) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I am so sure. C'mon gooroos find some evidence. Ali?

The crushing thing or sent back thing would make sense as I've searched far and wide and never seen the LHD sc in Aust.

Wasn't the article in an early hpi issue?
Tom Richards
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Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 09:08 pm, by:  Tom Richards (Tomr) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

my thoughts are a CEO of LEXUS in australia had a soarer rebadged in japan to LEXUS and sent to Australia as a new car with LEXUS books etc.
Matthew Sharpe
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Friday, July 12, 2013 - 08:08 am, by:  Matthew Sharpe (Madmatt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I remember reading somewhere that a hand full of Soarers were brought into New Zealand brand new for filming of adverts, then sold off to the local market after filming was completed. No idea how true it is, but there is definitely a Soarer advert that was filmed in NZ, as I've seen it.
Mark Donovan
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Auckland
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Friday, July 12, 2013 - 05:56 pm, by:  Mark Donovan (Mark_donovan) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

^ Correct - alot of the ads were filmed in NZ, especially around Queenstown, Glenorchy, Tekapo. Some of the original Soarer brochures have shots with the Auckland Museum in the background too.

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