Why do people put "M" badges on non-M cars?

[M3RMS]

Wayne King said:

M3RMS said:

Spot the error here (from a Manchester car park a few months back).....

It's parked within the lines..

Do you know, what's probably even sadder than this aleady pathetic rebadging - is the fact that I then took a picture of it.

The missus told me to get a life. And to be fair, she's probably got a point.......

[Wayne King]

M3RMS said:

Wayne King said:

M3RMS said:

Spot the error here (from a Manchester car park a few months back).....

It's parked within the lines..

Do you know, what's probably even sadder than this aleady pathetic rebadging - is the fact that I then took a picture of it.

The missus told me to get a life. And to be fair, she's probably got a point.......

Ha! Show her the thread and tell her, i knew it would come in handy one day

[Tango13]

ETA the white lines are stitching NOT evidence of sweaty pits

Edited by Tango13 on Tuesday 2nd February 19:11

[NicoG]

Tango13 said:

I've got one of them too !!!

[Lord Pikey]

Great Pretender said:

I'm firmly in the old school camp and believe that an ///M badge should only grace a car that has come out of Garching and not Munich (E39 excepted).

I didn't know that. Do you know if the Garching factory is worth visiting? Is there anything to see?

I might go for a cycle tomorrow evening and have a nose about if there is.

[NicoG]

Lord Pikey said:

Great Pretender said:

I'm firmly in the old school camp and believe that an ///M badge should only grace a car that has come out of Garching and not Munich (E39 excepted).

I didn't know that. Do you know if the Garching factory is worth visiting? Is there anything to see?

I might go for a cycle tomorrow evening and have a nose about if there is.

Most 'Ms' come out of Regensburg and Dingolfing these days...

[carl_w]

NicoG said:

Lord Pikey said:

Great Pretender said:

I'm firmly in the old school camp and believe that an ///M badge should only grace a car that has come out of Garching and not Munich (E39 excepted).

I didn't know that. Do you know if the Garching factory is worth visiting? Is there anything to see?

I might go for a cycle tomorrow evening and have a nose about if there is.

Most 'Ms' come out of Regensburg and Dingolfing these days...

Mine came out of Spartanburg...

[Travis Mcgee]

all the Kudos, and none of the expence i guess. Sadly, most people wont know either.

[isee]

saw a beautiful white M6 convertible the other day. proper M spoilers/bumpers, correct looking exhaust, but then the side mirriors caught my attention, because they were the standard 6 series type. The brake disks were not ventilated either. Shame really

[///Mike]

There are a few cases where you might think its got the wrong bits on it and it hasn't though.

My M3 saloon had SE side skirts instead of the normal M3 skirst with a twist in the design. This was correct from factory just on the 4 door M3.

[bher]

Probably, for the same reason I ask the dealer to remove the M3 badge at the rear of my E92.
Just to fool people and ignorants

[foresterlad]

One reason I prefer my M3 E92 to other options is that it looks like any other beamer, which is a real plus after years of unwanted attention with other "sporting cars"

[Spokey]

M3RMS said:

Spot the error here (from a Manchester car park a few months back).....

I saw one of these today.

Twunts.

[JMRS4]

I had to laugh today, my car was parked over the road and this guy in a 3 series pulls up M3 badges galore and says to the girl with him, "well you can tell your mates about my M3 now you've had a blast" still revving the nuts off it.
She says to him,"thats an M3 over the road by the looks of it". His jaw just dropped, I said yea it's a real one.

[Wayne King]

JMRS4 said:

I had to laugh today, my car was parked over the road and this guy in a 3 series pulls up M3 badges galore and says to the girl with him, "well you can tell your mates about my M3 now you've had a blast" still revving the nuts off it.
She says to him,"thats an M3 over the road by the looks of it". His jaw just dropped, I said yea it's a real one.

[M3]

My bro in law has an M5 last shape dark blue, but no M5 badge subtle...apart from the 4 chimneys sticking out back..but his neighbour 4 houses away has new shape 5 series, mid range same colour ish......with an M5 badge....why??, does he walk past the real one and think, Ive got a brand new M5 on my drive..

What is the point, same discussion on Porsche forum re GT3 badging on coupes

[djohnson]

If you put M5 badges on your 530D you say the world 'I aspire to more than I am capable of achieving.'

Leaving it badged as a 530D and for all the world knows you are very wealthy and just want comfortable, reliable, value for money transport.

[GingerWizard]

426Hemi said:

ben said:

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/1378778.htm

Is it even possible to get anymore M badges on that car?

i would have to give a bean shaker if i met eyes with the owner of this horrific beast... the center badge on the boot and grill M badge just ruins the car, trying to hard.... screams nobber!

[carl_w]

GingerWizard said:

426Hemi said:

ben said:

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/1378778.htm

Is it even possible to get anymore M badges on that car?

i would have to give a bean shaker if i met eyes with the owner of this horrific beast... the center badge on the boot and grill M badge just ruins the car, trying to hard.... screams nobber!

Were the ones on the side repeaters too expensive to replace? There's also plenty of unadorned dashboard space inside -- I'm sure another couple of M badges could go in there to remind the passenger.

[KENZ]

I have an M light summer jacket that I got thrown in with my E46 M3. It was a deal breaker..lol Only wore it once!!