Almost everymorning around 6:45 when i stop to get breakfast before work, i see this kid driving around in a Mitsu 3000gt with a cornyass bodykit huge wing, AND Ferrari Emblems on the hood, rear, and both side panells. I finally found him parked somewhere when i went out. So i had to stop and take pictures, it was night, and the flash sucked. You can see my car in the backround (if he was home he probably thought i was crazy)

I also continued to laugh for about an hour after taking the pics. What is wrong with people. i really don't understand. When ever i get upset, i look at these pictures and i smile

http://www.clublexus.com/gallery/data/500/medium/fer.jpg
http://www.clublexus.com/gallery/data/500/medium/feremblem.jpg

Maybe somebody told him it was a Ferrari GTO when he bought it, LOL.

BTW, the Ferrari GTO (1984) was pretty sweet, 3.5L V8TT, IIRC.

hahhaaa, just lame, that's pretty much how i would leave it :)

last weekend my wife and i spotted a "lexus" emblem on a car that we have never seen before (or should i say never care). had to chase it down to see the ford badge on the grille. retarded...

Was the chipped paint on the front air dam optional for that model year Ferrari? :D

Was the chipped paint on the front air dam optional for that model year Ferrari? :D


The chipped section is an old racer weight reduction trick. He gets roughly 10 mph increase from that mod! :D

That's a test mule for upcoming ENZO FXX2.
you will be sorry that you laughed for an hour.

who cares?you should have waited for him to come back and challenged him to a race

I just saw a 2nd gen Lexus GS rebadged with "Brabus" today...I thought WTF :uh:

Older guy driving...guess he wanted it to be a MB or something European?

if this post would've come up a couple of days earlier i would have laughed and flame it :D but last night while helping a friend out his car, a couple of hot girls, friends of him came over and chilled.. about 20 min later a F360 passes by very slowly and they go and ask, was that a viper or a porsche?? :egads: but then I thought, not all girls are into cars like most guys are so they just dunno any better, and I have seen this trend of the hotter the dumber they are <about cars> with some exceptions.. so Im pretty sure that any of those mid 90's to 00's sports car <rx-7's, supras, fillin the blank...> in a nice shiny red color, debadged and nice rims, could trick some girls into think they are some sort of exotic or something .. probably that's what that guy is TRYING to pull off but that body kit...............

* I'll take some heat for this but...

In my book, it's not a whole lot worse that Ariso, Soarer or Celsior emblems on new Lexus cars.

IMHO, same goes for Mercedes Mirrors and BMW Angel eyes..
Or people slapping Altezzas on BMWs and putting M kits and badges on non M cars......

* I'll take some heat for this but...

In my book, it's not a whole lot worse that Ariso, Soarer or Celsior emblems on new Lexus cars.

IMHO, same goes for Mercedes Mirrors and BMW Angel eyes..
Um no. Thats not bad at all. How is that bad, they are just badging to what the name of their car is in Japan. I dont see how you put that in the same discussion as this.

* I'll take some heat for this but...

In my book, it's not a whole lot worse that Ariso, Soarer or Celsior emblems on new Lexus cars.

IMHO, same goes for Mercedes Mirrors and BMW Angel eyes..

I suppose you are right with the Mercedes Mirrors and Angel eyes, but with badging the Soarers and Aristos, at least they are the equivalent (mostly) of the car in Japan. The 3000GT is not the equivalent of a Ferrari :egads:

Ah but that's not the case... Lexus has it's own identity in Japan...

From what has been posted here, there is a GS430, IS350 and LS430 in Japan, no Toyota cross branding.
Only the new ones (3GS, 2IS) starting August 2005. I think the LS430 is still a Toyota Celsior in Japan, until the redesigned one(LS460) comes out later this year. The facelifted SC430 is also a Lexus, no longer a soarer in Japan starting last August.
Theres nothing wrong with rebadging the 2GS, 1IS etc, they are Toyota's in Japan. All the new Lexus models coming out in future will be Lexus world wide .

Absolutely... I cringe when people talk about putting M6 wheels and mirrors on a regular E63... The Altezza light thing has not been big with the BMW crowd, the //M badging and kits, including exhaust, unfortunately has. :sad:


Damn I miss my friend Manaray... he and I shared the same view on this topic...
Manaray = Lexus god

In my book, it's not a whole lot worse that Ariso, Soarer or Celsior emblems on new Lexus cars.

I will agree with you here since you are talking about the newer models. Still, I am not really bothered that much by it.

IMHO, same goes for Mercedes Mirrors and BMW Angel eyes..
I will agree to disagree here. :)

I could care less what the kid does to his car- acually i feel kinda sorry for him :sad: - but then again hes the one that looks like a dumbass when hes driving around in it.

you should print this thread off and leave if on his window :D with a note that says
NICE FERRARI :thumbup:

Only the new ones (3GS, 2IS) starting August 2005. I think the LS430 is still a Toyota Celsior in Japan, until the redesigned one(LS460) comes out later this year. The facelifted SC430 is also a Lexus, no longer a soarer in Japan starting last August.
Theres nothing wrong with rebadging the 2GS, 1IS etc, they are Toyota's in Japan. All the new Lexus models coming out in future will be Lexus world wide .
yeah, i think putting aristo and altezza emblem on the new gs and is is stupid too. and for the ls? it will be stupid starting this fall :D

yeah, i think putting aristo and altezza emblem on the new gs and is is stupid too. and for the ls? it will be stupid starting this fall :D
Definitely not OK to put Celsior emblem on LS460, but still OK for LS430 .
What do you think of putting Soarer emblem on 06 SC430 ? Since a 06 Toyota Soarer doesn't exist - Camillian is about to do it to his 06 SC430 - see SC430 forum.

Definitely not OK to put Celsior emblem on LS460, but still OK for LS430 .
What do you think of putting Soarer emblem on 06 SC430 ? Since a 06 Toyota Soarer doesn't exist - Camillian is about to do it to his 06 SC430 - see SC430 forum.
hahaha, call it botherline imho. it's the only cars that pretty much with the same body going from toyota to lexus. other than that, it's a clear cut to me

oh and no, he cant' put the griffin in the front :)

Now let's see if you can find a Ferrari with the three Mitsu diamonds on it.

He could've done alot worse. Still not acceptable to me but he could've done ALOT worse.

Now let's see if you can find a Ferrari with the three Mitsu diamonds on it.

Sounds about right...