MHB,Mary Hatch Bailey wrote:Mr. Bailey went to trade-in his current car (a Lexus SUV we bought from some friends when they moved last June). He was told that it was not actually a Lexus, it was an illegal parallel import -- it was really a Toyota masquerading as a Lexus. Yes, they come from the same factory, but there are supposed to be differences besides cosmetic. This car's mirrors were moved which is the most obvious difference in the body of the Lexus vs. the Toyota. You can actually feel where they used to be on the underside of the body and were bondo-ed over.
Our friends thought they were buying a Lexus and paid for a Lexus and got a Toyota, and so did we (but we got to trade it in for the original price Mr. Bailey had negotiated before the bait & switch was discovered, may be the deler offered a price based on the knowledge that it was probably an illegal import.)
So, more than ever caveat emptor.
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