The inappropriate badging thread

[rorywquin]

 

[rorywquin]

It was in central Bradford the standard of driving takes some believing - road “quad” bikes going through red lights pulling wheelies and this muppet changing lanes like he’s playing frogger to try and gain a place or two...

Much like driving in some other countries?

 

[John Laidlaw]

This is a Brabus replica apparently because..............it has a Brabus badge
and an SL500 badge when it's an SL350
Delusion is alive and well
2004 Mercedes SL Brabus Replica HPI CLEAR | in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire | Gumtree

 

[Blobcat]

This is a Brabus replica apparently because..............it has a Brabus badge
and an SL500 badge when it's an SL350
Delusion is alive and well
2004 Mercedes SL Brabus Replica HPI CLEAR | in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire | Gumtree

SL600 badge...

 

[John Laidlaw]

SL600 badge...

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even worserer
My only excuse is my eyes couldna take any more captain!!!

 

[sl500amgsport]

even worserer
My only excuse is my eyes couldna take any more captain!!!

Worserer, is that like Sorcerer only a very bad practitioner?

Mercedes SL500 R231

 

[Rotorhead500]

even worserer
My only excuse is my eyes couldna take any more captain!!!

And his motor, clearly, does nay have the purwerrrr...! (Not sure how to spell Scotty's take on "power", sorry!)

 

[The Pan Man 2]

I have just returned to the forum after quite a while, some years in fact however some thing never really change. It's a bit like meeting an old friend after a long time and then you just start a conversation as though you had seen them yesterday not 20 years ago, so I thought I would stick my oar in the water.

My car is a DEBADGED E500 with a personal plate that spells my name if you don't look too hard. it was a 50th birthday present so as I will be turning 70 in afew weeks so I've just stuck with it, It's been on all the E classes and 1 other in the last 20 years. Being a W 211 it is now ageable by it's shape but not it's condition. This is my fourth E Class 2 W210's and 2 W211's. It's a bit like that Ford Escort mentioned in a earlier post.

I was considering changing it for something else, but what would I want? and what would it cost? to come even close in out and out performance, comfort and class? It also fits in the garage, just.

I have just taken the 18" AMG Alloys off and gone back to 17". Other than a weeping front caliper last year and more recently a secondary air pump it's been very cheap to run in the greater scheme of things, I'm a low mileage driver these days so a service every 2 years makes it a very nice vehicle for all that I need. I was quoted £950 for the secondary air pump work, that would have hurt so I did what all engineers do, I sourced a pump and replaced it myself and saved £800.

 

[SmartAmg]

Welcome. (Back)

 

[The Pan Man 2]

I have a genuine W211 E 280 CDi in Spain, The boot badging is totally awful. Picture to follow soon, please Covid 19.

 

[axelcls]

...speechless...


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[mioba]

Lots of decals on the car above. that said those alloys are awful.

 

[A.J.]

Lots of decals on the car above. that said those alloys are awful.

Not amongst Vauxhall's finest are they

 

[Rotorhead500]

Not amongst Vauxhall's finest are they

I think they're Insignia VXR alloys...

 

[00slk]

Suits the car, as it's ugly too

 

[A.J.]

Suits the car, as it's ugly too

I must admit I don't dislike looks of the the Insignia at all. My ex-son in Law had one a few years ago and it drove quite nicely.

 

[00slk]

I must admit I don't dislike looks of the the Insignia at all. My ex-son in Law had one a few years ago and it drove quite nicely.

I too have to admit, deep deep down I kind of like them too, neighbour had the SRi which I borrowed to go and get the new alternator for the 55, quite impressed with it though it had terrible turbo lag.

 

[Blobcat]

I too have to admit, deep deep down I kind of like them too, neighbour had the SRi which I borrowed to go and get the new alternator for the 55, quite impressed with it though it had terrible turbo lag.

Cavalier SRI was nice back in the day

 

[A.J.]

Cavalier SRI was nice back in the day

The Cavalier was a lot better car than it's successor that's for sure Particularly the 16v's

 

[A.J.]

The Cavalier was a lot better car than it's successor that's for sure Particularly the 16v's

I hink Vauxhall adopted a rubber chassis for the awful Vectra