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Old Jun 10, 2008 | 12:46 AM
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k, this is not a BMW but definitely a "NIGHTMARE" related. I was cruising on the freeway today and spot this car, Lexus logo on front, and Lexus Logo with Lexus lettering & 300 + Hybrid marking on the rear.

Usually I am good with identifying cars but this one kinda gets me. I mean it looks like some kind of Japanese or American model, but those rear lights looks like Mercedes... Totally weird.

Can anyone tell what this really is?

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Old Jun 10, 2008 | 01:03 AM
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Prius sedan. ewww.
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Old Jun 10, 2008 | 01:20 AM
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yeah old prius sedan with a tasteless owner
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Old Jun 10, 2008 | 02:15 AM
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Wait.... were you being sarcastic or for real? Anyways, yeah it's the last gen. Prius. I hear that in Japan, Toyotas here are actually Lexus over there.
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Old Jun 10, 2008 | 09:20 AM
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yeah old prius sedan with a tasteless owner


Prius, thanks.
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Old May 29, 2009 | 12:52 PM
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My my my how the Prius has come a long way...
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Old May 29, 2009 | 01:09 PM
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Yeah, first gen Prius. Honestly, I kind of like that version better than the current one. It looked more like a regular car and less like a... fish. Though it's not very much better...
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Old May 29, 2009 | 01:13 PM
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Is that car from Brooklyn, NY?
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Old May 29, 2009 | 01:19 PM
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lol, wtf, why would anyone do that???
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Old May 29, 2009 | 01:23 PM
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Wait what were youuuuuuuuuuuuuuu driving with yellow oval mirrors??????
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Old May 29, 2009 | 01:38 PM
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What an ugly thing................
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Old May 29, 2009 | 02:04 PM
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Originally Posted by So Philly1
Wait what were youuuuuuuuuuuuuuu driving with yellow oval mirrors??????
He has yellow mirrors because his F430 has yellow mirrors.

Any way you look at it its pretty obnoxious.
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Old May 29, 2009 | 02:18 PM
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They should have taken the Prius "P" and made it a P030.
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Old May 29, 2009 | 02:36 PM
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Hey Jimmy,

Good to hear from you. Haven't seen your blurred face around here in a long time.

Screw that old prius - we'd rather see pics of your cars dude.

Mike
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Old May 29, 2009 | 02:58 PM
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It is indeed a first-gen Prius....that was obvious from the first shot. I'm not a lawyer, but I wonder (?) if car companies can take legal action against motorists who use their badges and trim on vehicles that they don't produce. This is not the first time that we've seen posts like this....Lexus badges on non-Lexus vehicles. Seems to me that's a copyright infringement.
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