misbadging cars
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Stick Legs said:
I was wondering why the definite integral... Then I googled "Z71 truck" to see if that gave me a clue...If that truck is one of these (appreciate the lights are wrong but could be a facelift... this is a Chevy avalanche z71) then that is bloody amazing and I will weep myself to sleep for finding that bloody amazing.
They... They're calculating "the area under a triangle"
hungry_hog said:
Childs Hill, London
pretty half hearted effort - didn't even use the AMG badge
Disappointed at lack of 4D plate
There's a completely standard mid range spec second generation Ford Kuga I see occasionally. As well as the standard Ford badging on the back identifying the make and model, he's also stuck 'FORD KUGA 4X4' in chrome letters along the bottom of the boot. I'd love to ask him why.
WarrenB said:
I always wonder what is going through the minds of people when they're sticking these badges on.
There's a completely standard mid range spec second generation Ford Kuga I see occasionally. As well as the standard Ford badging on the back identifying the make and model, he's also stuck 'FORD KUGA 4X4' in chrome letters along the bottom of the boot. I'd love to ask him why.
I wonder if he's related to the chap I saw years back who had "2.5 turbo 5-cylinder" on vinyl along the sides of his Ford Focus ST225? There's a completely standard mid range spec second generation Ford Kuga I see occasionally. As well as the standard Ford badging on the back identifying the make and model, he's also stuck 'FORD KUGA 4X4' in chrome letters along the bottom of the boot. I'd love to ask him why.
I think it's cringe when people stick aftermarket V8 badges on a thing with a V8, and I love a V8 so when I saw massive custom vinyl stating "my car has a modestly sized engine with insufficient cylinders" I cringed so hard I needed physiotherapy before I could turn my head or move my arms.
When I lived in Essex there was an A4 diesel estate round the corner with exhausts, body kit, wheels etc from an RS4 - no badges though. There was also a diesel C-class badged up as a C63.
But I drive around in a Z4 with a "turbo" badge from a 1973 BMW 2002 Turbo on the back, so I'm not in a position to point fingers...
But I drive around in a Z4 with a "turbo" badge from a 1973 BMW 2002 Turbo on the back, so I'm not in a position to point fingers...
Tiglon said:
When I lived in Essex there was an A4 diesel estate round the corner with exhausts, body kit, wheels etc from an RS4 - no badges though. There was also a diesel C-class badged up as a C63.
But I drive around in a Z4 with a "turbo" badge from a 1973 BMW 2002 Turbo on the back, so I'm not in a position to point fingers...
We’ve got one! Hold him down so we can integrate him!But I drive around in a Z4 with a "turbo" badge from a 1973 BMW 2002 Turbo on the back, so I'm not in a position to point fingers...
Seriously tho, why add the badge?
illmonkey said:
We’ve got one! Hold him down so we can integrate him!
Seriously tho, why add the badge?
Haha bit of fun. It's a BMW turbo badge on a BMW with a turbo. It reminds me of being a kid in the 80's when turbo = cool.Seriously tho, why add the badge?
I removed the Z4 badge, 2 x ///M badge and 2 x sdrive 35is badge, which were utterly meaningless 2000's marketing b
ks.
WarrenB said:
I always wonder what is going through the minds of people when they're sticking these badges on.
Us PHers, being PHers, tend to understand the difference between, say a M3 and a BMW 318, or an AMG C63 versus a Mercedes C200, and the tangible visual hints signifying those differences - e.g. twin tailpipes, a splitter and spoiler, pumped wheel arches, etc. For the average pleb, the only visual difference is the number on the back because they don't know or care enough. So they genuinely believe other people think they have the fancier/faster model. Why you'd want to show off about having a fancier car than what you really do is another question, irrespective of whether they get away with it or not.
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