''Yeah it's an M3 mate''

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http://ph.uncle-dave.co.uk/upload/images/m3%20hone...

Today, car park at John Lewis in Bristol.

Maybe it's a genuine one and this is a clever 'double bluff'?

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I recently saw an E46 M3 with a 318 badge. There could be lots of reasons to do this (many admirable i.e. less likely to draw plods/teenage paint scratcher's attention etc), however, it did rather look like a rugby player dresses in drag on a rugby club night out. The flared arches, the chrome vents, the wide tyre width, made me chuckle..a rare site to have 'gone the other way'..

Edited by hewlett on Monday 4th August 10:52

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Twas Cribbs Causeway and it was very busy, although parking away from the disabled would only add another 10 seconds to the walk. I have no idea if the chap was/is/should be disabled but I have my suspicions he wasn't based on the fact that these spaces are usually filled with 80% non disabled. Met an old guy on crutches over the weekend (chip shop queue) who was moaning that his disabled badge was useless in supermarkets as the spaces were always filled by non disabled people's cars.

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It's in the same league as Dr Gillian McKeith PhD, courtesy of a US correspondence course.

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Just today, I don't know enough about the brand to know if this is legit btw.

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But I guess it isn't..

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Spot on, I think the guy lives in the estate behind the VW place.

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http://ph.uncle-dave.co.uk/upload/images/IMG00268....

This morning.

Edited by hewlett on Thursday 4th September 12:53

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There was an M badge squashed into the kidney grill too, a large one that no doubt affected airflow to the engine, couldn't get a picture with though..

Edited by hewlett on Thursday 4th September 13:39

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Maybe with fuel prices going up the M Division is turning their attention to smaller capacity power units?

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That badge just doesn't look like BMW put it there (which is where the humour comes from)..would BMW really dilute the M5/M3 models by allowing M Sports to wear an M badge?

http://www.bmw.com/com/en/newvehicles/5series/seda...

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I don't think anyone here has indicated that (they believed) that the 'M' is not associated with M Sport models too.

Edited by hewlett on Thursday 4th September 21:59

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It's a good visual that shows the exterior differences between the sport and non sport model, it doesn't show the M badge on the boot but actually you can't see any of the other M badges that do go elsewhere on the car.

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Shame on me, its says M3 on the number plate, has the mirrors, I thought it was a genuine (err never made) M3 estate or 'station vvvaaagen'.

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Yes, Thames Valley Park, around 9am.

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Steve M3 Estate, how about bringing it along to the next Sunday run, it'd be great to see it standing still

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I sees em', I shoots em, I posts em:

Survey says: BMW 535I (96 ON) MK 4 AUTO 3498cc 4DR

Today, photo says:

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Spot on sir

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The English Language just doesn't have enough words for some people..