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Old 07-09-07, 08:29 AM
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Exclamation Poor (Brand New) Lexus RX . . .

You better do not park your new Lexus while on travel to Russia in wrong places !!
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Old 07-09-07, 09:04 AM
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A new car, still with the protective layer on the hood (Probably with some quality defects or mechanical damage.).

What a waste, they could've dismantled the RX for parts or fix it up and ship over to me!
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Old 07-09-07, 09:06 AM
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I could have used it as a test bed for modifications for the 2nd gen RXs.
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Old 07-09-07, 09:10 AM
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Holy Transformers
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Old 07-09-07, 09:50 AM
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I may have missed it...what was the reason for this?

Maybe some illegal import...
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Originally Posted by RA40
I may have missed it...what was the reason for this?

Maybe some illegal import...
The owner was street racing.
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Old 07-09-07, 03:12 PM
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Noticed that the tow "eyes" had been screwed into the front bumper. Doesn't look like it arrived under its own power. That or the owner had had it towed so many times, he was tired of removing and reinstalling the eyes.
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Old 07-09-07, 03:46 PM
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Russia hates Lexus, the oligarchs like their Maybach's and Mercedes
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Actually Lexus Russia is the #2 largest market for Lexus Europe sales, and growing fast. Russia loves their new Lexus cars!
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Old 07-09-07, 04:30 PM
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Is it me, or does it look like the wheels are spinning???

Oh nm... its some sort of cover... I didn't realize there were several pictures.

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Old 07-09-07, 04:58 PM
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anyone hear about that whole bs in canada where they say they can seize and destroy and car modified for street racing..?

this isn't the first pic of a car being crushed that you will see haha..there shall b more if they pass this law.

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Old 07-09-07, 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Ramon
Is it me, or does it look like the wheels are spinning???

Oh nm... its some sort of cover... I didn't realize there were several pictures.
Those are protective wheel covers that are used only during shipping. They allow the vehicles to be shipped without worry of the wheels being damaged. Depending on the vehicle, they might be thin plastic or heavy duty ABS.

It doesn't make sense to destroy it if the car has electrical gremlins. There are SOO many different things that can be salvaged from that car to make money... the wheels for one. Unless it was covered in Saltwater, there is really no reason it couldn't have been stripped first.

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[QUOTE=Ramon;2755299]Is it me, or does it look like the wheels are spinning???

Looks like photoshop to me
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reminded me when Prime took off the top on the Sector 7's Tahoe in TRANSFORMERS...
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See what a bottle of Smirnoff will do ?
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