Went to fill up at Sainsbo's the other week and the young lad at the till decided to ask and I quote:
Q "Did you decide to badge it as an Altezza or did you buy it like that?"
A "It is a Toyota Altezza, pump 3 and 20 Marlboro please"
Q "it's a really a Lexus though, the Japs just badge then as Toyotas"
A "No other way about mate"
Queue builds up behind, and he gets the fags and I am paying the bill.
Q "Yes but it is still an IS200 with different badges"
Too much for me this time.
A " It's a Toyota Altezza RS200, about 220 Bhp, about 70 more than an IS200, around 200Kg lighter and with 50/50 weight distribution front to rear, so now you know mate"
Payed the bill to one spotty faced youth with a big red face and big queue sniggering.