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Old 08-09-2011, 08:11 AM   #323
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Originally Posted by 82mm 4g63 View Post
Of course it's still a Toyota, but it isn't a Toyota. When you buy a Lexus you're buying a Toyota, but does it cost the same as a Toyota? No. Same idea only reversed. When you buy a Scion you're still buying a Toyota, but it won't (and shouldn't) draw the same price tag that the exact same car with a Toyota emblem would.
In other countries Lexus cars are now only Lexus cars including Japan. I consider a cars real name by its country of origin. ex: my car is a Honda Integra because Acura doesn't exist in Japan.
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