The inappropriate badging thread

Paul Garrett

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Talking of number plates, I followed a car yesterday “A L05ER X“ (spaced like that!). The driver cut up a lorry in front of me coming off a roundabout in the wrong lane and almost caused an accident. Lived up to his/her name!
Perfect plate for them then! Must have paid a lot to have them.?? Ha!
 

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Yep i cannot understand the reason why they do it? Makes me laugh when i see 220d cars with AMG badging as if that will make the car go quicker! Huh?
Nope, they think that they are conning others into thinking that their car is better than it actually is.
 
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Nope, they think that they are conning others into thinking that their car is better than it actually is.

That's right, the people they are trying to impress are the people that can spot the deception :rolleyes:
 

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I got the irony, did you not Russ? ;)
They drive a Beemer but secretly they dream about owning a Skoda!! My Ex father in law drove an old Skoda Felicia but i called it a Fellatio...as the car that really sucked! Ha!
 

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That's right, the people they are trying to impress are the people that can spot the deception :rolleyes:
Don't agree....they are trying to impress people who cannot tell the difference between a real AMG and theirs. "It is an AMG....see there is the badge, it also has the AMG carpets and oops almost forgot, AMG alloys see the marking there....." :rolleyes: ;)
 

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Don't agree....they are trying to impress people who cannot tell the difference between a real AMG and theirs. "It is an AMG....see there is the badge, it also has the AMG carpets and oops almost forgot, AMG alloys see the marking there....." :rolleyes: ;)

I suppose you are right :rolleyes: There will be many more out there who don't know than those who do know. :D
 
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I suppose you are right :rolleyes: There will be many more out there who don't know than those who do know. :D
But those who don’t know, don’t care either. More likely to be impressed by the colour
 

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They drive a Beemer but secretly they dream about owning a Skoda!! My Ex father in law drove an old Skoda Felicia but i called it a Fellatio...as the car that really sucked! Ha!
There is also the Skoda Labia ;)
 


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