Dealer Courtesy Cars Observation

I was driving down the freeway the other day when I noticed something odd on the rear windshield of a Toyota Corolla. It was the decals indicating it was a courtesy car for Lexus of Chandler. Hmm, Lexus luxury car, Corolla economy car, it just wasn't adding up right. Yes I'm well aware that Toyota is the big brother of Lexus. But really any Lexus model is easily 30K more than the average Toyota Corolla. This is not to say that the Corolla is a bad car but rather a statement on Lexus of Chandler obviously not willing to put their faithful customers in a like model during service. I have seen in the past BMW, and Mercedes courtesy vehicles and they were of course BMW and Mercedes. Is this a statement of our own economy? Is it just a dealership not willing to pony up for a classier model?

I personally do not own either of these cars. Nor do I plan to anytime soon. But a luxury car is supposed to be just that, luxury. And like all cars they will need some service. If it were me and they told me my Lexus was going to have to spend extra time in the shop and I was driving out in a Corolla, I would have told them who are you kidding? Lexus of Chandler definitely gets a big slam on this one for being cheap and not looking at the big picture. People buy their cars for the look and the status of owning a Lexus not a Toyota Corolla.