Why do people put "M" badges on non-M cars?
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Just wondered what the mentality is?
Guy drove past me yesterday on the motorway in a very nice white 3 series, 58 plate, coupe, had an "M3" badge on the back. No carbon roof, no bonnet bulge and more importantly a single exhaust pipe.
Anybody who doesn't know much about cars will think "that's a nice car" and won't have a clue what an "M" is, anybody who does know will look and think "you're sad".
So why do people do it, if you don't want to advertise it's a 320D or whatever then get the badge removed and have it with nothing on, don't try and make it something it isn't!
Guy drove past me yesterday on the motorway in a very nice white 3 series, 58 plate, coupe, had an "M3" badge on the back. No carbon roof, no bonnet bulge and more importantly a single exhaust pipe.
Anybody who doesn't know much about cars will think "that's a nice car" and won't have a clue what an "M" is, anybody who does know will look and think "you're sad".
So why do people do it, if you don't want to advertise it's a 320D or whatever then get the badge removed and have it with nothing on, don't try and make it something it isn't!
Yeah but it doesn't make the car look any better, it's just trying to advertise it as something it isn't.
Don't get me wrong, I put a full red "TDi" badge on my golf when it should have had a silver "i" (150/130bhp) but of course nobody looked and thought "that's not got 150bhp", this isn't the same thing though!!!
Don't get me wrong, I put a full red "TDi" badge on my golf when it should have had a silver "i" (150/130bhp) but of course nobody looked and thought "that's not got 150bhp", this isn't the same thing though!!!
There's a massive difference between "M sport" and real M cars, just as there is with "S line" and S models.
That wasn't the original post though, putting an "M" badge on an M Sport car is acceptable (I suppose) but putting an M3 / M5 badge on a car that clearly isn't is just wishful thinking and wrong.
That wasn't the original post though, putting an "M" badge on an M Sport car is acceptable (I suppose) but putting an M3 / M5 badge on a car that clearly isn't is just wishful thinking and wrong.
juliann said:
Daz507 said:
Why do people put "M" badges on non-M cars?
It is quite ironic as most people wouldn't have a clue what the badge means (if they ever noticed it) and those that do know what it means probably know their 318 from their M3. So really, all the badge says on non-M cars is "If you know what this means, you'll know I'm a twit""Anybody who doesn't know much about cars will think "that's a nice car" and won't have a clue what an "M" is, anybody who does know will look and think "you're sad".
I'm glad my post has has so much input, now I'm off to drive my 5.0 v10 with an M badge on the back :-)
Fidgits said:
Daz507 said:
3ftandclean said:
ga41 said:
First ever diesel M BMW. 
Brilliant!Edited by ga41 on Wednesday 2nd June 17:08
Daz507 said:
Yeah but it doesn't make the car look any better, it's just trying to advertise it as something it isn't.
Don't get me wrong, I put a full red "TDi" badge on my golf when it should have had a silver "i" (150/130bhp) but of course nobody looked and thought "that's not got 150bhp", this isn't the same thing though!!!
Don't get me wrong, I put a full red "TDi" badge on my golf when it should have had a silver "i" (150/130bhp) but of course nobody looked and thought "that's not got 150bhp", this isn't the same thing though!!!
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