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Old 01-01-09, 11:20 PM
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Default Introducing The All New Lexus Mini Van

Hey guys, just got back from Vegas and I was in the parking garage at Ceasar's Palace and I happened to glance over and I saw this. I was laughing my butt off...enjoy. Happy New Year everyone...



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Old 01-01-09, 11:21 PM
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Hah! They should have debadged everything else.. It would have surely fooled SOME people.

Thanks for actually getting pictures!
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Old 01-01-09, 11:26 PM
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People like my mom or dad dont know the difference. They would have thought it was legit. Its kind of shameful and embarrassing for the driver imo. I remeber when a kid approached me at a car show to tell me he liked my car. As we were taking the kid insisted that he saw a skyline on the freeway the day before, and that it looked kind of like a G35. I told him that the car was just a rebadged G35 coupe and the kid looked dumbfounded. Some people, even some fans of cars, dont know the difference
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I remember there was one vehicle called the Lexus Estima based on the Toyota Estima van.
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who cares.
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I've seen Lexus Camry's and BMW Sentras, this one isn't that far off.
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They coulda used a Sienna XLE Limited
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hey, at least it's all in the family.

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I've seen such a Hyundai here with the Jag emblem and the driver had a big smile on their face.
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I have seen Lexus dealers use those vans for shuttles and parts delivery vehicles. usually they shave all the Toyota badges and put the Lexus L in their place.
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Originally Posted by Debonair
I have seen Lexus dealers use those vans for shuttles and parts delivery vehicles. usually they shave all the Toyota badges and put the Lexus L in their place.
Wow, that's some flagrant "badge engineering", but then GM creates whole divisions of redundant and mediocre cars this way.
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