Re-badging gone totally wrong!!

[Matt UK]

We've all seen plenty of base models with high end badges on them... Very sad and I think there is a thread about them somewhere on here.

But tonight on the M25 I saw:
An e46 3 series BMW
Low engine spec with the single exhaust - pretty sure that makes it a 318i
SE spec bumpers
Big after market wheels - I reckon 18s, but the offset was all wrong, as was the ride-height
And the badge said...
...wait for it......RS4!

Was on my own so couldn't get a pic I'm afraid - but what a wally on so many different levels!

[Qwert1e]

Matt UK said:

Low engine spec with the single exhaust - pretty sure that makes it a 318i

Is that a problem to you?

Seems to me that although there's a lot of pub talk about M3 this and M5 that, most of the cars sold are far more mainstream.

[sc0tt]

never mind

[MagneticMeerkat]

Was that the most exciting thing that happened in your life today?

If so you've beaten me; the most I came to strong emotion was the frustration caused by mistakenly ordering decaffeinated black coffee from a vending machine.

[JQ]

MagneticMeerkat said:

. . . the most I came to strong emotion was the frustration caused by mistakenly ordering decaffeinated black coffee from a vending machine.

That would make me far more irate than a misbadged car - decaffeinated coffee is the work of the devil.

[kingofdbrits]

I saw a brown vectra that was brandishing an RS badge yesterday, what added to my mild amusement was that they hadn't been bothered to remove the 1.9 cdti badge, iirc it was an '04 plate so perhaps before Vauxhall started using VXR?

[Herbs]

Qwert1e said:

Matt UK said:

Low engine spec with the single exhaust - pretty sure that makes it a 318i

Is that a problem to you?

Seems to me that although there's a lot of pub talk about M3 this and M5 that, most of the cars sold are far more mainstream.

You've misspelt qwerty.......

[TheEnd]

I saw this old Mercedes and it had a Cosworth badge on the back!!

Some people, eh?!

[Matt UK]

Qwert1e said:

Matt UK said:

Low engine spec with the single exhaust - pretty sure that makes it a 318i

Is that a problem to you?

Seems to me that although there's a lot of pub talk about M3 this and M5 that, most of the cars sold are far more mainstream.

318i a problem for me? Nope, just painting a picture. But I was given one as a hire car once back in the 90s and I thought it a horrid little engine in what was otherwise a nice car.

And yes, I'm sure the stats will confirm your observation that there are less M3s and M5s sold than more mainstream models. Clearly you have your wits about you..

Edited by Matt UK on Monday 23 June 21:44

[HertsBiker]

TheEnd said:

I saw this old Mercedes and it had a Cosworth badge on the back!!

Some people, eh?!

Whoosh! Hope you are being ironic?

[Matt UK]

JQ said:

MagneticMeerkat said:

. . . the most I came to strong emotion was the frustration caused by mistakenly ordering decaffeinated black coffee from a vending machine.

That would make me far more irate than a misbadged car - decaffeinated coffee is the work of the devil.

Decaffeinated coffee is simply hot brown.

[Matt UK]

TheEnd said:

I saw this old Mercedes and it had a Cosworth badge on the back!!

Some people, eh?!

[Matt UK]

MagneticMeerkat said:

Was that the most exciting thing that happened in your life today?

On reflection, probably yes

[TheAngryDog]

I quite like decaf coffee

That and the fact caffeine exacerbates a condition I have.

[SV8Predator]

TheAngryDog said:

I quite like decaf coffee

That and the fact caffeine exacerbates a condition I have.

You can buy ointment for that. In fact they sell it in Tesco, saves any embarrassment having to ask for it in the chemist.

[Mastodon2]

Qwert1e said:

Is that a problem to you?

Seems to me that although there's a lot of pub talk about M3 this and M5 that, most of the cars sold are far more mainstream.

Yes, but which would you rather be driving, if you could afford either?

[Escort3500]

TheEnd said:

I saw this old Mercedes and it had a Cosworth badge on the back!!

Some people, eh?!

Similar thing happened to me. Saw an old Escort a few weeks ago with a Cosworth badge on the back. The bloke had even grafted a big whale tail spoiler on the back and installed leather seats in a pathetic attempt to make it look like a Cossie Sierra. He even tried telling me it was four wheel drive.

[TheAngryDog]

SV8Predator said:

You can buy ointment for that. In fact they sell it in Tesco, saves any embarrassment having to ask for it in the chemist.

Excellent, I'll get some next time I'm there

Now, how do I apply it to my eustachian tubes?

[TheEnd]

TheAngryDog said:

Excellent, I'll get some next time I'm there

Now, how do I apply it to my eustachian tubes?

Just show them your oyster card.

[Liquid Tuna]

Matt UK said:

We've all seen plenty of base models with high end badges on them... Very sad and I think there is a thread about them somewhere on here.

But tonight on the M25 I saw:
An e46 3 series BMW
Low engine spec with the single exhaust - pretty sure that makes it a 318i
SE spec bumpers
Big after market wheels - I reckon 18s, but the offset was all wrong, as was the ride-height
And the badge said...
...wait for it......RS4!

Was on my own so couldn't get a pic I'm afraid - but what a wally on so many different levels!

Did the reg begin DV51 *** ? If so, that car has an RS4 engine, running gear and all the relevant bits and pieces. It's basically an RS4 in an E46 shell. The big wheels are to fit over the calipers. Bit of a sleeper.