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Old May 19, 2008 | 04:29 PM
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yep, but you could also get it in the 325
The Performance Package only came on 330s.
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Old May 19, 2008 | 04:39 PM
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I cant stand it when people do that. I remember my sister had a friend over, and when her mom came to get her she had an Avalon with a Lexus badge on it. Funny thing was she looked like a total normal person.
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Old May 19, 2008 | 05:08 PM
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The other day I saw a CTS-V (real CTS-V too)... AMG edition. Go figure...didn't have a camera. Don't get why you would do that to a nice car?
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Old May 19, 2008 | 06:26 PM
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don't understand the fake badges, if anything I would go stealthy and de-badge.
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Old May 19, 2008 | 08:28 PM
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As an owner of an M3 it never bothers me, good for a laugh though. The faker knows mine is real and knows I know their car is a fake. Plus, if you know and care what an M car is you aren't fooled, if you could care less about cars then an M or AMG etc means nothing to you. Most people just look at me funny when they ask what I drive and I say M3, then I say it is a BMW then they usually thing I drive the little roadster... Z3.
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Old May 19, 2008 | 09:10 PM
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idk but i just came across this at the legend forum, thought it fits right in with this thread. LMAO

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Old May 19, 2008 | 10:06 PM
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To each its own. If they wanna do it, fine.

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Old May 19, 2008 | 10:14 PM
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^^I remember seeing that a while back. I think the guy owns a Hyundai dealership (or 20).
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Old May 19, 2008 | 10:19 PM
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^So is that a Kia badged as a Hyundai?
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Old May 19, 2008 | 10:38 PM
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that's a bently badged as a hyundai

my reasoning when i saw this one was that if people really think its a hyundai... there's less chances to be jacked??? O.O

what if someone asks to buy a hyundai like his? since he owns a few dealerships... lol
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Old May 19, 2008 | 11:03 PM
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Originally Posted by LIPPSTUH
that's a bently badged as a hyundai

my reasoning when i saw this one was that if people really think its a hyundai... there's less chances to be jacked??? O.O

what if someone asks to buy a hyundai like his? since he owns a few dealerships... lol
it's a great marketing tool for him i guess.
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Old May 20, 2008 | 12:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Yumchah
Tonnes of regular 3-series with M-badges on them...?


So, when you rice a Euro car, is it called schnitzeling or bunning...? Cuz, I don't think Europeans really eat much rice.


That one made me laugh out loud.
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Old May 20, 2008 | 01:24 AM
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its like all the honda civic owners who drive around with the Type R badge lol...
In 98 I bought a brand new championship white Type R and I was always reassuring the skeptics that my car was a genuine Type R because it seemed nobody thought it was real (I believe there were only 800 made that year and I was #168). It really got frustrating and annoying to the point when told by an idiot that my car wasn't a "real" Type R I would just answer with "yea your right". I hate when people do this because it can totally take away the exclusiveness from owning a unique and high performance car, until you step on the gas and let the hp do the talking. Down with the posers and haters!!
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Old May 20, 2008 | 09:40 AM
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I took this one just this morning:

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Old May 20, 2008 | 01:52 PM
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There's a Toyota Tacoma that I've seen parked in Wheaton, MD with various stickers and emblems covering the back window. I've spotted the following:

- TRD
- "Toyotasport"
- "Hondasport"
- Mugen
- Ralliart
- ////M
- Nismo
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Old May 20, 2008 | 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by zigzagzig
There's a Toyota Tacoma that I've seen parked in Wheaton, MD with various stickers and emblems covering the back window. I've spotted the following:

- TRD
- "Toyotasport"
- "Hondasport"
- Mugen
- Ralliart
- ////M
- Nismo

Fucking NISMO. Thats another badge/decal/emblem I see on every other car but a Nissan. Nothing better than seeing a POWERED BY NISMO decal on a friggin Toyota Corolla
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Old May 20, 2008 | 02:22 PM
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m3 type-r ftw
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Old May 20, 2008 | 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by agranado
I took this one just this morning:

I bet thats not even the 3.0i, just a 2.5i.
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Old May 20, 2008 | 02:52 PM
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Ive seen an M3 minivan. a mercury villager to be exact.
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Old May 20, 2008 | 04:14 PM
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You sure the ZHP came in 325i also? I don't think so...
yes it did. I was service advisor for them for three years
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Old May 20, 2008 | 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by mclarenf3387
The Performance Package only came on 330s.
well you could get the performance package kit on the 325 from the factory. so I just assumed it came with all upgrades for 325...
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Old May 20, 2008 | 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by agranado
I took this one just this morning:

LOL it's even worse when there isn't even an //M variant of the model.
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Old May 20, 2008 | 04:19 PM
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i saw a current Nissan Altima 2.5 with a BMW license plate frame. i pointed it out to my gf and she and i just laughed cause that's just plain stupid.
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Old May 20, 2008 | 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by nbennettksu
well you could get the performance package kit on the 325 from the factory. so I just assumed it came with all upgrades for 325...
The option code ZHP was only available on 330i vehicles.
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Old May 20, 2008 | 04:50 PM
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here's more: http://www.jimmy540i.com/bmwnightmare.htm
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Old May 20, 2008 | 05:03 PM
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all those pics are funny
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Old May 20, 2008 | 07:46 PM
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seen many
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Old May 20, 2008 | 07:50 PM
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haah again coming from the grocery store just right now, it's not bad, but I saw a Nissan Murano with an Infiniti license plate frame. Why, I have no idea.
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Old May 20, 2008 | 08:02 PM
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saw a toyota sienna minivan with an ///M badge on the back
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Old May 20, 2008 | 08:31 PM
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https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...=1#post5981649
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Old May 21, 2008 | 07:46 AM
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i saw a Dodge Neon "Type R" the other day. I'm thinking WTF. Type R is Integra. not even same car company.
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Old May 21, 2008 | 09:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Mokos23
haah again coming from the grocery store just right now, it's not bad, but I saw a Nissan Murano with an Infiniti license plate frame. Why, I have no idea.
maybe they are just trying to rep what they got?

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Old May 21, 2008 | 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Alperovich
maybe they are just trying to rep what they got?

well, the murano also had a mfr or dealer license plate, but, why put an infiniti frame on a nissan, even though they are the same company.

interesting pic though, maybe he is the owner of acura-legend.com?
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Old May 21, 2008 | 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by zeroday
I was in AC the other night and some girl had rebadged her 323/325/328 coupe as an M3 (2 pipes on the left side, no fender flares, a non //m blue color). This thing was complete with stick on chrome fender vents. Her and her guy friend were both sitting down really low in the thing 'gangsta style' and when they passed me in my 335i in the parking garage the guy in the passenger seat gave me this "you aint shit look" . By the time I had my camera phone out they were gone.

But this isn't the first time I've seen this. It's getting common. I wonder if these people really fool anybody?
don't hate (sarcastic) just because they're pin head wannabe gangstas who can't afford a real car and bought a 3rd hand me down and try to make into a real car.

wannabe gangstas are stupida$$ people to begin with lol
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Old May 21, 2008 | 11:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Mokos23
well, the murano also had a mfr or dealer license plate, but, why put an infiniti frame on a nissan, even though they are the same company.

interesting pic though, maybe he is the owner of acura-legend.com?
haha, nah man, thats my van. ROFL!!

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Old May 21, 2008 | 11:49 AM
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a 22 yr old with a minivan? u pimpin the ladies in that thing?
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Old May 21, 2008 | 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Mokos23
a 22 yr old with a minivan? u pimpin the ladies in that thing?
yup! pickin them up by the van load.... its my dad's. we're in the transportion business *ppl* i've been driving it since i blew the motor in my CL. its my DD for now, i've put 85% of the 10k we have on it since december when we got it... plus i also use it for towing my Legend to the track and stuff. gotta rep the forum if i'm driving it, haha...
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Old May 29, 2008 | 08:11 PM
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Funny, if i had an M5 or M3.
I would strip it of all its badges because when people see you at the lights, it gives them hope that they might just be able to beat it.No evidence of the menace hidden underneath the hood.
Precisely why my TL doesnt have an A-Spec badge. People always have to ask me why it looks different.........
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Old May 29, 2008 | 08:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Mokos23
interesting pic though, maybe he is the owner of acura-legend.com?
There's a couple members here sporting a-cl.com or acurazine stickers on their non-acuras
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Old May 30, 2008 | 12:05 AM
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I see old Buicks with the Rolls Royce lady on the hood once in a while
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