SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 9 - SeptemberSquall's Great Ocean Road Cruise (MK II)

[SeptemberSquall]

in. .

wouldn't be a true sequel if clg did not come
i will wear a bigger shirt this time

[Jnr91]

just wondering if i can come on this cruz, i own a soarer though and my mate was interested too and he owns a soarer aswell.

[Nim]

just wondering if i can come on this cruz, i own a soarer though and my mate was interested too and he owns a soarer aswell.

No! You can't come. Only people who drive Toyota's that don't have the Lexus brand associated with them are allowed to come!

Err, and by that I mean I don't see why you wouldn't be allowed to come... ? Hell I go to these meets and I don't even drive a Toyota.

[Jnr91]

hahahaha, No lexus stuff on my car mate

[Nim]

The Soarer is still associated with the Lexus brand. But that was just a stupid joke anyway. Like I said I've only ever owned one Toyota, and never turned up to a meet in it (As I never got it running).

[AndyTTR]

Mine's only a Lexus when the ladies ask what kind of car i drive. haha Otherwise i always refer to it as a Toyota Soarer (with Lexus badges).

[Nim]

Mine's only a Lexus when the ladies ask what kind of car i drive. haha Otherwise i always refer to it as a Toyota Soarer (with Lexus badges).

It'd call it a Toyota even when the ladies ask.

Why do they even have Lexus badges? As I understand it, they were never sold here... And they only just released the Lexus badge in Japan recently didn't they? So where are we importing all these Right Hand Drive Lexus Soarers from?!?!?!

[AndyTTR]

Is that a serious question? Ask in the Z30 thread if you really want to know. [/ot]

[Yian]

I won't cruise, but I might come past for the meet up point.

Not even in a car

[twentyEight]

As I understand it, they were never sold here... And they only just released the Lexus badge in Japan recently didn't they? So where are we importing all these Right Hand Drive Lexus Soarers from?!?!?!

The Lexus LS400 was sold here (Aus delivered), which is the same a UZZ30 Toyota Soarer (JDM)...

[Nim]

The Lexus LS400 was sold here (Aus delivered), which is the same a UZZ30 Toyota Soarer (JDM)...

Err... it is?

Don't think so.

[AndyTTR]

The Z30 soarer was sold in the US as the Lexus SC300 (2JZGE) / SC400 (1UZFE). I dont believe they got the TT.

Back in the '90s when they started importing Soarers to Australia the dealers got wise and were like 'maybe if we stick lexus badges on them people will pay more for them'. And they did, hence why almost every Z30 soarer has Lexus badges (even though the JDM versions are better spec'd than the US version they tried to pass them off as). The car was never sold in Australia, all Z30's are japanese imports.

The LS400 is basically a lower spec Celsior and was sold locally.

[/history lesson]

btw: count me in for the cruise.

[Nim]

The Z30 soarer was sold in the US as the Lexus SC300 (2JZGE) / SC400 (1UZFE). I dont believe they got the TT.

Back in the '90s when they started importing Soarers to Australia the dealers got wise and were like 'maybe if we stick lexus badges on them people will pay more for them'. And they did, hence why almost every Z30 soarer has Lexus badges (even though the JDM versions are better spec'd than the US version they tried to pass them off as). The car was never sold in Australia, all Z30's are japanese imports.

The LS400 is basically a lower spec Celsior and was sold locally.

[/history lesson]

btw: count me in for the cruise.

That's what I thought... that's so stupid. *shakes head*. I don't think i've ever seen a Soarer with a Toyota Badge in real life

You should rip your Lexus badges off, and put toyota badges on. Long live Toyota! Down with elitest branding crap!

Oh, and *counts you in*.

[twentyEight]

Ahh, I'm an idiot...

I had the wrong number in my head...

I don't think i've ever seen a Soarer with a Toyota Badge in real life

Really, I'd have to say I've seen just as many with Toyota Griffin badges as I have Lexus badges...

[Nim]

Ahh, I'm an idiot...

I had the wrong number in my head...


Really, I'd have to say I've seen just as many with Toyota Griffin badges as I have Lexus badges...

Wel Z30s anyway. I'm seen a few old school Soarers with the Griffin badge.