misbadging cars

[JZZ30]

From the numberplate thread

[r11co]

JZZ30 said:

From the numberplate thread

That's being ironic!

[CanAm]

Eyersey1234 said:

Wasn't the original Polo a rebadged Audi?

The Audi 50 predated the VW Polo by a couple of months so they were developed side by side, but the Audi came first.

[LordJammy]

Our area manager at work who’s a total anus stuck S Line badges all over his new company Audi. We all found immense satisfaction in hearing that he’d been given an enormous telling off by his boss after the fleet company found out about it and kicked off.

[Dominic TVRetto]

CrimsonAvenger said:

...The Mitsubishi Debonair V 3000 Royal AMG:

Gotta say I reckon that's a properly pimp wagon - sorta thing I could see the Beastie Boys cruising around in...

If I was dealing drugs in the US 20 years ago, I would seriously be considering that as my ride...

[CanAm]

There is a Robin Hood that turns up at local car shows which has Lotus badges in every conceivable location including the steering wheel and valve caps. I haven't got the heart to take photos of it.

[gowmonster]

Dominic TVRetto said:

CrimsonAvenger said:

...The Mitsubishi Debonair V 3000 Royal AMG:

Gotta say I reckon that's a properly pimp wagon - sorta thing I could see the Beastie Boys cruising around in...

If I was dealing drugs in the US 20 years ago, I would seriously be considering that as my ride...

it's not, but it reminds me of the car in robocop. 6000 SUX

[Merc 450]

There was a guy with a golf equipment shop in bradford, he had Ferrari badges on his Skoda and Skoda badges on his Ferrari 308 GTB

[crankedup]

Was looking for a daily runner last year, BMW 325 or 330i coupe. Found a good looking car that ticked my boxes except it was adorned with ‘M’ badges. No thanks that was enough for me not to bother looking at it. Just embarrassing.

[AlexHat]

crankedup said:

Was looking for a daily runner last year, BMW 325 or 330i coupe. Found a good looking car that ticked my boxes except it was adorned with ‘M’ badges. No thanks that was enough for me not to bother looking at it. Just embarrassing.

Could you not have just taken the offending badges off?

[DoubleD]

crankedup said:

Was looking for a daily runner last year, BMW 325 or 330i coupe. Found a good looking car that ticked my boxes except it was adorned with ‘M’ badges. No thanks that was enough for me not to bother looking at it. Just embarrassing.

And that was the only reason you didnt buy it? Its just a badge.

[Exige77]

DoubleD said:

crankedup said:

Was looking for a daily runner last year, BMW 325 or 330i coupe. Found a good looking car that ticked my boxes except it was adorned with ‘M’ badges. No thanks that was enough for me not to bother looking at it. Just embarrassing.

And that was the only reason you didnt buy it? Its just a badge.

M Sports versions have M badges everywhere.

[crankedup]

Was looking for a daily runner last year, BMW 325 or 330i coupe. Found a good looking car that ticked my boxes except it was adorned with ‘M’ badges. No thanks that was enough for me not to bother looking at it. Just embarrassing.

[DickyC]

So good they named it twice.

[chasingracecars]

I have seen around Swindon a Mitsubishi 3000 GT with Ferrari badges on it in place of the Mitsubishi ones.

[meehaja]

Vauxhall vectra CDti vxr v6 turbo. Missed the photo but the memory remains!

[gowmonster]

AlexHat said:

crankedup said:

Was looking for a daily runner last year, BMW 325 or 330i coupe. Found a good looking car that ticked my boxes except it was adorned with ‘M’ badges. No thanks that was enough for me not to bother looking at it. Just embarrassing.

Could you not have just taken the offending badges off?

if someone is <adjective> enough to put fake badges on, what else have they done/not done?

[Europa1]

CanAm said:

There is a Robin Hood that turns up at local car shows which has Lotus badges in every conceivable location including the steering wheel and valve caps. I haven't got the heart to take photos of it.

I now have a weird image of a chap in green tights with a bow, covered in Lotus badges.

[Liquid Knight]

Someone asked me why do I have a Quatro-figaro badge on my Alfa 145



Because she's a 145 Quadrifoglio (Cloverleaf).

[hondansx]

FTBBCVoodoo said:

On so many levels.....

You win. Brilliant.