misbadging cars
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ambuletz said:
pinched this one from the badly modified cars thread.
ferrari ford ka on ebay
"I was told it was made on the Ferrari production line in Italy but I can’t verify that."
Genuinely can't work out if that seller thinks he's got an ACTUAL Ferrari Ka.......ferrari ford ka on ebay
"I was told it was made on the Ferrari production line in Italy but I can’t verify that."
plus an S4 wouldn’t have Sline badges either.njw1 said:
The 545i was a 4.4, as was the earlier 540i
Then there were the 330d and 530d's that were actually a 2.9.
And the 316i that was a 1.8, and the 318i that was a 2.0, and the 320i/520i's that were actually a 2.2 and the 523i that was a 2.5.
What about all those 18d's that are a 2.0 or those 25/35/40d's and i's that are all a 3.0?
Oh, I forgot about the 1.9 316i, I'll stop now.....
Prior to the F10 generation I can only think of two examples that were out by more than 300cc, and both of those were undersold (4.4 ...40i and 3.0 ...25d) All very subtle model differentiating stuff.Then there were the 330d and 530d's that were actually a 2.9.
And the 316i that was a 1.8, and the 318i that was a 2.0, and the 320i/520i's that were actually a 2.2 and the 523i that was a 2.5.
What about all those 18d's that are a 2.0 or those 25/35/40d's and i's that are all a 3.0?
Oh, I forgot about the 1.9 316i, I'll stop now.....
It was only in the 2010s that the Germans took a truly "because whatever" attitude to naming.
Pixelpeep Electric said:
I don't get this at all.
Those that know cars know it's bulls
t, and those that don't know cars don't care.
Baffles my brain too. Bloke in the pub a while back was talking to someone who couldn't care less about cars about his 'M Power BMW' keeping up with an M5. Chap he was talking to told him he didn't know much about cars but he carried on.. 'M this, M performance, M that...'. Intrigued I interrupted and asked what car he had. 'M1 mate, it's outside'. Those that know cars know it's bulls
t, and those that don't know cars don't care.Went to the window and parked across two spaces was a mid-range 1 Series with M badges. No idea if it was an M Sport model or just a normal 1 series with badges but it definitely wasn't anything special.
I thought he was a tosser, original bloke he was talking to thought he was a tosser... what's the point?
As for keeping up with the M5, I can only assume he was following an M5 on the motorway, both doing 70.
WarrenB said:
As for keeping up with the M5, I can only assume he was following an M5 on the motorway, both doing 70.
Stuff like that does make you wonder how many races you've lost in the past, and what you were racing against when you lost... 
We've probably all lost multiple races to 1 litre Fiestas, Polos, Corsas etc.
WarrenB said:
Baffles my brain too. Bloke in the pub a while back was talking to someone who couldn't care less about cars about his 'M Power BMW' keeping up with an M5. Chap he was talking to told him he didn't know much about cars but he carried on.. 'M this, M performance, M that...'. Intrigued I interrupted and asked what car he had. 'M1 mate, it's outside'.
Went to the window and parked across two spaces was a mid-range 1 Series with M badges. No idea if it was an M Sport model or just a normal 1 series with badges but it definitely wasn't anything special.
I thought he was a tosser, original bloke he was talking to thought he was a tosser... what's the point?
As for keeping up with the M5, I can only assume he was following an M5 on the motorway, both doing 70.
You can use car check websites to see full info from reg plate which is easiest with these misbadged or body kitted cars.Went to the window and parked across two spaces was a mid-range 1 Series with M badges. No idea if it was an M Sport model or just a normal 1 series with badges but it definitely wasn't anything special.
I thought he was a tosser, original bloke he was talking to thought he was a tosser... what's the point?
As for keeping up with the M5, I can only assume he was following an M5 on the motorway, both doing 70.
Could have been a 135i with mods? They look more basic but as fast as a 1M.
2172cc said:
Besides the interesting fuelling arrangements, the sticker along the bottom suggests he worked for the council in Johor (in Malaysia, just across the causeway from Singapore) but has now retired. Lor. (My Bahasa is crap though, so if someone knows better do say)
Milkyway said:
BenS94 said:
Milkyway said:
I haven’t seen the MX-5 Abarth that resided in my street for quite a while now...
Abarth 124?It looked OK, but the MX-5 moniker at the rear was a bit of a giveaway.
457892345 said:
You can use car check websites to see full info from reg plate which is easiest with these misbadged or body kitted cars.
Could have been a 135i with mods? They look more basic but as fast as a 1M.
You know it wasn't though, from what a throbber the bloke was. He'd have been bleating on about his 900bhp tuned M Sport if it had a backstreet £299 remap on it.Could have been a 135i with mods? They look more basic but as fast as a 1M.
BenS94 said:
Milkyway said:
BenS94 said:
Milkyway said:
I haven’t seen the MX-5 Abarth that resided in my street for quite a while now...
Abarth 124?It looked OK, but the MX-5 moniker at the rear was a bit of a giveaway.
Edited by Milkyway on Monday 27th March 15:03
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