Fake AMGs...

[LeMansNut]

Is there a cheapo deal on eBay for AMG badges? Came back from France today via the tunnel in my C63 and, when on the M20, I spotted 4 fake AMGs. One of them was a C series coupe with a 4 exhaust mod but the flat bonnet gave the game away. Another was a "CLS AMG" which had the cheapo LED driving lights stripe (and was driving like an @rse), the 3rd was a "C22 AMG CDi Elegance"...the 4th was an E class taxi.

Why? I note someone has posted on this forum about a tune/remap and has included pics of yet another fake AMG...wtf? I always wanted a Sierra Sapphire RS Cosworth back in the day, but I never felt the need to re-badge my Sierra Sapphire 2.0i Ghia as an RS Cosworth.

[LeMansNut]

mike74 said:

What's so wrong with people mis-badging or otherwise modifying a car to make it appear a better model than it actually is?

No different to all the debt junkies and ten bob millionaires driving around in cars they can't actually afford to buy either.

I just asked why? Not interested in the politics of envy bollix.

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I was out and about yesterday on the M25 and I passed an SLK*** AMGCDI, couldn't make out the numbers but noted that the CDI badge had been moved closer to the end of the boot lid in order to accommodate the AMG letters?

There is a throbber around here in a white bog standard oil burner W205 C Class who has removed all badges and stuck an AMG badge on the right of the boot (like the W204 C63)...felt like leaving a note on his window to explain that the AMG badges of today are now on the left.

My next door neighbour's daughter has bought a shooting brake thing...CLA180 or something like that? Her "boyf" has......yep....you guessed it...stuck an AMG badge on the boot...

Very.Sad

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AllyBassman said:

OP - what about fitting a C63 grille? I have one on my C350 estate instead of the slatted one it came with... no AMG badge though!

Kudos to you, that slatted one looks cr@p...the grille is more Merc SL tradition I believe and fark all to do with AMG.

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REALIST123 said:

It’s tragic giving a st either way.

I can’t see why anyone would care what anyone else does to their car, frankly.

Because there's many of us who buy the real deal, that's why we care, stanley.

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euphoricmess said:

LeMansNut said:

Because there's many of us who buy the real deal, that's why we care, stanley.

and people badging up takes away the enjoyment your real deal gives you?

Well...if the logic is to not give a st either way, then why comment on the thread?

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euphoricmess said:

LeMansNut said:

Well...if the logic is to not give a st either way, then why comment on the thread?

Do you always answer questions with a question?

Is there a law somewhere which says that I can't?

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euphoricmess said:

Would you stop if there was?

To avoid derailing a thread, my thoughts since you asked...

WTF?

I seem to note that those who are making a noise about this thread are bimmer fans?

[LeMansNut]

Back on track.

All, to summarise the original topic, before the derailment attempts started, why do people rebadge their standard Mercs as AMGs? Let’s keep the thread on track...perhaps start a fake AMG photo thread like the bad parking thread?