misbadging cars
Discussion
Stickyfinger said:
L99JKB said:
Unfortunately these badges are now available cheaply on eBay which has surely led to the rise of all these misbadged cars.
It is the people who do it, the badges do not jump up on their own !
HedgeyGedgey said:
lucido grigio said:
In depth research suggests this isn't an RS500.
Maybe he needed a new tailgate and a 500 one was available.
whatever it has in it ,it's not an RS500.
Who said replicas can't exist ?
It didn't have the correct front bumper so a very poor replica......
Fckitdriveon said:
There’s a certain level of smug that comes with spotting a ‘misbadged’ car.
M cars seem to be a firm favourite although BMW haven’t done themselves any favours to M division with all the varying badges on Boggo cars.
I know what you mean, I saw on instagram earlier someone posting pics of their new Merc CLA. Someone commented saying "ooh is it the 220?" and the reply was "yeah the AMG one". And she apparently "knows about cars" too. Unless it's a CLA 45, then no, it's not "the AMG one", it's a smelly derv in a tracksuit.M cars seem to be a firm favourite although BMW haven’t done themselves any favours to M division with all the varying badges on Boggo cars.
Rat_Fink_67 said:
Fckitdriveon said:
There’s a certain level of smug that comes with spotting a ‘misbadged’ car.
M cars seem to be a firm favourite although BMW haven’t done themselves any favours to M division with all the varying badges on Boggo cars.
I know what you mean, I saw on instagram earlier someone posting pics of their new Merc CLA. Someone commented saying "ooh is it the 220?" and the reply was "yeah the AMG one". And she apparently "knows about cars" too. Unless it's a CLA 45, then no, it's not "the AMG one", it's a smelly derv in a tracksuit.M cars seem to be a firm favourite although BMW haven’t done themselves any favours to M division with all the varying badges on Boggo cars.
I can see the argument for both sides.
I remember when I had a civic type r as a youngster i use to spot type R badges on all sorts of different cars half of them weren’t even hondas. Go figure .
Yet to see an SVR badge on a standard range yet. That’s probably quite a niche market .
Found this one for sale
I mean I suppose it *is* effectively the Mondeo ST... but for whatever reason Ford decided not to call it that. Probably because they killed off any positive connection of the name with the Mk3 Mondeo STD.
Still misbadged though.
Oh and pretty sure Mountune didn't do a kit for the Mondeo either.
Oh even went to the effort of an ST gearstick gaiter
I mean I suppose it *is* effectively the Mondeo ST... but for whatever reason Ford decided not to call it that. Probably because they killed off any positive connection of the name with the Mk3 Mondeo STD.
Still misbadged though.Oh and pretty sure Mountune didn't do a kit for the Mondeo either.
Oh even went to the effort of an ST gearstick gaiter
Stickyfinger said:
Triumph Man said:
I get the piss taken out of me at work that my 530i SE has ///M badges on the steering wheel and gear knob. They were there from the factory dammit!!
take it like a man then...............you chose it for that very reason....go on..ADMIT it !Also being told to take it like a man from someone called Stickyfinger is slightly disconcerting!!!
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