misbadging cars

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Triumph Man

8,271 posts

155 months

Friday 29th July 2022
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Stick Legs said:
If you are even remotely interested in cars a real M car stands out.

No badge required.
That's what I've never got about people who mis-badge cars. People who don't know about cars won't care if it says M5 and it's in fact a 520d. Someone who knows about cars won't be fooled or impressed and will probably laugh. I don't know what the effect is supposed to be.

CinnamonFan

899 posts

183 months

Friday 5th August 2022
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Batman as a trim spec. It did make my queueing experience slightly better il admit.

WarrenB

1,926 posts

105 months

Friday 5th August 2022
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CinnamonFan said:


Batman as a trim spec. It did make my queueing experience slightly better il admit.
I bet he jokingly but seriously and cringeworthily refers to it as the Batmobile.

mattman

3,018 posts

209 months

Friday 5th August 2022
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No photo I’m afraid, but a Chrysler 300C adorned with Bentley B badges, wheel centres as well - they really aren’t kidding anyone

21st Century Man

39,037 posts

235 months

Saturday 6th August 2022
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mattman said:
No photo I’m afraid, but a Chrysler 300C adorned with Bentley B badges, wheel centres as well - they really aren’t kidding anyone
What the wedding hire trade called a "Baby Bentley". It wouldn't surprise me if folks booked it with no idea, even after the wedding.

Jon556

431 posts

13 months

Saturday 6th August 2022
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WarrenB said:
CinnamonFan said:


Batman as a trim spec. It did make my queueing experience slightly better il admit.
I bet he jokingly but seriously and cringeworthily refers to it as the Batmobile.
A dad who thinks he’s a right laugh.

ajprice

24,941 posts

183 months

Saturday 17th September 2022
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hehe

Bmwdriver777747

5 posts

5 months

Saturday 1st October 2022
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Fake Range Rover Sport SVR 33CR 33 CR

It’s actually a diesel…

Bmwdriver777747

5 posts

5 months

Saturday 1st October 2022
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Bmwdriver777747 said:
Fake Range Rover Sport SVR 33CR 33 CR

It’s actually a diesel…

carl_w

8,501 posts

245 months

Saturday 1st October 2022
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Bmwdriver777747 said:
That plate must have cost a few bob, could sell it and get the SVR?

carlove

7,332 posts

154 months

Thursday 6th October 2022
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The rare Volkswagen Polo M Sport.

Stick Legs

3,555 posts

152 months

Thursday 6th October 2022
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Out & about recently I have noticed a lot of cars with badges in the wrong place.

Most numerous seem to be F10 saloons with the badge above the right hand rear light, not further in where it is meant to be.

An R56 Mini with the ONE D badge on the wrong side of the boot.

An Audi A6 with the badge on both sides of the tailgate.

A BMW 730d with the badge at a jaunty angle.

These cars are correctly badged, but in odd locations.

Shoddy bodyshop?

Red9zero

5,212 posts

44 months

Thursday 6th October 2022
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My fil bought an X3 recently and is looking at putting an M badge on it. Is it possible to divorce your in laws ?

Pixelpeep 135

8,495 posts

129 months

Thursday 6th October 2022
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i have an f40 m135i which has M badges on it. I consider it an M lite. the M badge was on there from factory, and it's in the official name of the car, so, i'm ok with them being on there.

I know it's not a proper M car.

There are other owners in the 135 group that are actively removing the BMW mirror projectors with the M logo. Sticking M performance stickers on the rear spoiler lip, etc, etc.

That's not cool, it's not a proper M car, stop wasting your money on garnish which doesn't suit the dish.


Stick Legs

3,555 posts

152 months

Thursday 6th October 2022
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What fresh hell is this?

Take a relatively handsome recent BMW & add the lookalikey ugly grille from the new models,
‘Because it look like a new one innit’

No, it really doesn’t!

Levin

1,888 posts

111 months

Thursday 6th October 2022
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Ah yes, the 'Meteor' grilles as they're listed on eBay. Funny enough I've also only seen them fitted to an F10 5-Series in the real world.

WarrenB

1,926 posts

105 months

Thursday 6th October 2022
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Stick Legs said:


What fresh hell is this?

Take a relatively handsome recent BMW & add the lookalikey ugly grille from the new models,
‘Because it look like a new one innit’

No, it really doesn’t!
Are there actually any holes in that grille?

hairy v

969 posts

131 months

Friday 7th October 2022
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I saw a Tesla on the M5 that had been painted/wrapped in silver and re-badged as SpaceX.

Pan Pan Pan

9,179 posts

98 months

Friday 7th October 2022
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Baked_bean said:
Im all in favour of reverse badging however i was referring more to just 'wrong' badging such as the 911 turbo badge on the back of a passat tdi or maybe a V8 badge on a corsa.
Could it be that the Passat owner also has a 911 turbo and wanted to advertise the fact? Some people do in fact have more than one car.

Stick Legs

3,555 posts

152 months

Friday 7th October 2022
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Pan Pan Pan said:
Baked_bean said:
Im all in favour of reverse badging however i was referring more to just 'wrong' badging such as the 911 turbo badge on the back of a passat tdi or maybe a V8 badge on a corsa.
Could it be that the Passat owner also has a 911 turbo and wanted to advertise the fact? Some people do in fact have more than one car.
Weird way to do it. Most folk use an Owners club window sticker as their ‘my other car is a Porsche’ willy waving tactic.

Yes I have done it too.