Toyota Stalking, er...um, SPOTTING with Charlie™ (Cars, vans, SUVs, Lexus, Scion, and brochures)!

August 20th, 2022:

Warrington, Pennsylvania

 

2007 Yaris


August 20th, 2022:

Bally, Pennsylvania

 

1998 Camry LE V6


August 20th, 2022:

Perkasie, Pennsylvania

 

2009 Pontiac Vibe GT


August 20th, 2022:

Perkasie, Pennsylvania

 

2005 Pontiac Vibe


August 20th, 2022:

Perkasie, Pennsylvania

 

Can't remember the last time I saw a 1st Gen Camry this nice!


August 20th, 2022:

Perkasie, Pennsylvania

 

2002 Celica GT


August 20th, 2022:

Perkasie, Pennsylvania

 

2004 Solara SE


August 27th, 2022:

Glen Mills, Pennsylvania

 

2003 MR2 Spyder


August 27th, 2022:

Glen Mills, Pennsylvania

 

1995 Corolla LE


August 27th, 2022:

Glen Mills, Pennsylvania

 

2000 Camry LE V6


August 27th, 2022:

Doylestown, Pennsylvania

 

2018 RAV4 LE; Normally, I would not take pictures of a RAV4 newer than 2005, but this one is pretty unique! I thought it was for Google Maps first, then I thought it might be a self-driving vehicle, and then I realized it was used to mapping out future roads for self-driving vehicles. TomTom is headquartered in Amsterdam, and this RAV4 is registered in New Hampshire, but I spotted it less than ten miles from my house here in Pennsylvania (no idea what's up with that); I'm pretty sure I have seen this particular RAV4 driving around the area before...


August 27th, 2022:

Doylestown, Pennsylvania

 

1992 Previa All-Trac with a rare factory 5-speed manual transmission!


August 27th, 2022:

Around the corner from my house

 

Five speeds and three pedals!

 

The owner of the Previa is a Star Wars fan!

 

2015 Subaru BRZ


August 28th, 2022:

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

 

1996 Corolla DX


August 28th, 2022:

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

 

1994 Corolla


August 28th, 2022:

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

 

2022 Supra


August 28th, 2022:

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

 

aw this near-mint 2003 Lexus RX300 in the Wegman's parking lot on Monday, and I was shocked to see that it had not been inspected in almost seven years! The inspection stickers say 12/16, which means it was last inspected and emissions tested in late 2015!

My guess would be that it is owned by a senior citizen who literally only drives it to the grocery store and back. According to Carfax, it had an odometer reading of almost 200K miles at the time of that last inspection in December 2015. That means it has well over 200K now. Also according to Carfax, it has had two owners, and the second owner bought it used in 2006 with over 87K miles. That means that just over 112K miles were accrued in the first nine and a half years with the second owner, which is about right, and this Lexus would likely have around 150K miles if it didn't have so many put on it the first three years of ownership. By comparison, I put 54K miles on my truck between July 2019 and July 2022...

Another clue that this Lexus has been owned by the same person since 2005-2006, without resorting to Carfax, is the license plate. It is wearing the old "fade" plate issued from 2000 until 2005. It is possible to transfer plates form vehicle to vehicle in PA, so that is probably how this Lexus has a pre-2006 plate.

I have met many people who take excellent care of their vehicles, but simply don't bother to get them inspected, so the owner of this Lexus is probably one of them.


August 29th, 2022:

Warrington, Pennsylvania

 

2006 Scion XB


August 30th, 2022:

Doylestown, Pennsylvania

 

2001 Lexus RX300


August 30th, 2022:

Doylestown, Pennsylvania

 

2005 Scion TC


August 30th, 2022:

Doylestown, Pennsylvania

 

1997 Lexus ES300


August 30th, 2022:

Doylestown, Pennsylvania

 

Same car!


September 3rd, 2022:

Boyertown, Pennsylvania

 

2003 Avalon XLS


September 3rd, 2022:

Boyertown, Pennsylvania