I went to file a report today about getting keyed and when the officer was filling in the car info (while standing in front of it) he asked, "what kind of car is it?"

"Scion tC"
"Who makes it?"
"Umm...Toyota, but Scion is its own brand."
"Oh. Well, what's the model then?"
"tC"
"Oh...ok."

Shouldn't cops know simple things like this? I would think it'd help to know what current cars are, especially in the case of a real incident. "Yeah I'm in pursuit of a silver...umm....coupe?"

 

How can you not know what a tC is? That's like saying "Toyota Camry... umm, I've never heard of that."

Maybe he/she was a rookie?

 

the license plate number will pull in the info of the registered car with it

 

most dealers dont know what it is, even toyota! you'd expect a cop to?

 

my dad doesnt even know what kind of car i have... he is a cop and he calls my car "that little white thing"...

 

My brother use to pull over Porsche 356's (yeah a long time ago) and ask the owner what year Volkswagon he had. That would frost them everytime.................he said their ears would turn red.

 

once a cop ask me if it was a nissan. lol.

 

well i mean our car is pretty new, alot of people dont know it

 

CO registered my car as a Toyota Scion Lol... and of course when went to register my Car on base they had to follow suit. *Shrugs*

 

I just registered my car again.

Guy at the DMV: "What kind of car is it?"
Me: "Scion tC."
Guy: "Ion VC?"
Me: "Scion tC."
Guy: "Sky-on VC?"
Me: "tC."
Guy: "Who makes it?"
Me: "Scion."

I really hope he was just messing with me.

 

Hahahaha. I love it. And my car.

 

My registration said Toyota Scion as well.

I told the Lady it was a scion tC. She asked who made it. I said Scion. She said I know, but who is the maker. I said they are owned by toyota. She said ok then toyota is the maker not scion.
I then asked her if she asks who makes Ford Mustangs. She said Ford does. I told her same deal with Scion. She seamed totally confuddled.

 

I feel left out. I was never in an accident and I was never pulled over. Chances are, the "police" in my area wouldn't know what my car is either.

 

I wonder if Lexus owners register their cars as Toyotas?

 

My registration says "Toyota Scion" as well.

 

same here

 

I'm not sure that Scion is that far separated from Toyota formally like Lexus is.

 

yea, like, u cant walk into a toyota dealership and get a brand new 07 lexus...

 

Don't feel bad everyone and there momma ask me what kind of car do I have, and I just smile and gladly inlighten them lol!

 

Give it time. When I was a kid, explaining what a Lexus was to people they also couldn't understand. Now Lexus is one of the first names people think of when you ask about Luxury cars.