misbadging cars

[ajprice]

BMW M3 525d Turbo. Yeah!

[Mr E]

Utterpiffle said:

Not misbadged as such... Subtle enough?

Like.

[iva cosworth]

I don't have pictures but,VW scene boys with caddy vans that aren't.

They have a Seat Inca but put a VW badge on the front to be proper "scene".

Spotted 2 in the last few days who have done this.

[5potTurbo]

Mr E said:

Utterpiffle said:

Not misbadged as such... Subtle enough?

Like.

Me too, knowing what's inside from the Readers' Cars thread.

[iacabu]

The new 420d M4



(terrible pic but yes that's an M4 badge)

[BrabusMog]

I am no psychologist, however I can't help but feel that whoever owns that "M"420d has a bit of an inferiority complex. Perfectly good, aspirational car to own, and they go and dress it up as something it isn't.

[lord trumpton]

Wasn't there a thread on here with some 420d guy who wanted to fit twin exhausts and de badge for 'improved aesthetics' and nothing to do with making it look like a more powerful model?

[caelite]

ajprice said:

BMW M3 525d Turbo. Yeah!

Well... I suppose it DOES have a turbo. xD

[Gompo]

It's a C2.

[KFC]

lord trumpton said:

Wasn't there a thread on here with some 420d guy who wanted to fit twin exhausts and de badge for 'improved aesthetics' and nothing to do with making it look like a more powerful model?

I remember commenting on that one.

[Alex L]

Quite a few misbadged cars yesterday in the west Midlands, including a crappy audi estate badged as an RS4 and an A3 as an S3.

The only one I caught on camera was this E320 badged as an E55 on the M40

[Cobracol]

[quote=CoolHands]I like this one it has it's own, errrr... style

[/quote Highly useful badging!, considering the way I see most BMW drivers drive!;)

[uncinquesei]

"Enhanced" Mercedes:

Wonky photo due to attempt to take it on the sly

[rohrl]

[skip_1]

Looks like all the trophies from other cars he has run off the road or some such.

[Dave.]

Not sure if I've posted this before, but I saw it again yesterday so still counts...

Mini "Cooper S" convertible that clearly isn't an S, no scoop and a single offset exhaust...

Some people are strange...

[Timbergiant]

The lesser spotted 4X4 MX5



And a non M5

[InitialDave]

Gompo said:

It's a C2.

At least it's a decent badge, not one of those cheap pieces of crap that reads "timbo".

[kmpowell]

Sat at some traffic lights this afternoon and this pulled up alongside. I mean, why?!?

[8bit]

Found myself parking next to a... Ferrari... at work this morning...