Faker spotted
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Eh, lots of fakers in LA.
I saw the best thing last weekend. It was a white BMW 330i with the 330i badges still on (the right side of course). It had NO mods, but it had a BRABUS emblem on the left of the decklid AND v12 Biturbo at its fenders (the emblems looked waay too big though, so they were probably fake emblems too!) I wish I could have taken a pic that would be posted on here and e46.
Was the C240 on like 18 inch rims that looked kinda big b/c the car was on stock suspension and looked really high, with a "dual" exhaust that looked like it was gonna fall off? I think that guy parks in the same structure as I in DTLA... He's a goober.
I saw the best thing last weekend. It was a white BMW 330i with the 330i badges still on (the right side of course). It had NO mods, but it had a BRABUS emblem on the left of the decklid AND v12 Biturbo at its fenders (the emblems looked waay too big though, so they were probably fake emblems too!) I wish I could have taken a pic that would be posted on here and e46.
Was the C240 on like 18 inch rims that looked kinda big b/c the car was on stock suspension and looked really high, with a "dual" exhaust that looked like it was gonna fall off? I think that guy parks in the same structure as I in DTLA... He's a goober.
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daytona's
As a matter of fact, if your wearing a daytona I will check you on it.
Originally Posted by CynCarvin32
so it was a fake what? a fake nothing?
it had no model designation at all so who was he pretending to be?
if that made your day good for you
if it said C32 i would be angry but i would not come make a big post about it.
do you also walk around inspecting people to check if their daytona's are real? watch for the movement of the second hand.....
it had no model designation at all so who was he pretending to be?
if that made your day good for you
if it said C32 i would be angry but i would not come make a big post about it.
do you also walk around inspecting people to check if their daytona's are real? watch for the movement of the second hand.....
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funny
Originally Posted by mbbodytech
The best thing I ever saw was a BMW 525 (with the 525 emblem still on) and an AMG emblem on the right side of the decklid!!!! I about ran off of the road looking at it just to make sure I wasn't seeing things. That was hilarious. What kind of a moron would do that???
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It's southern California. You wouldn't understand
Originally Posted by raymond g-
I am not so consumed with accuracy that I get all in a froth if I see someone
misbadging their vehicle. If they need recognition so bad that rebadging is
their ticket to happyness, knock yourself out. If people are so shallow that
they worship something simply for a label, and unable to recognize fact from
fiction, then they deserve to be fooled. If you have nothing better to do than
to drive around and get incensed at posers, come help me mod my ride. :-)
Until this harmless rebadging crosses the line ie has legal (buying, selling)
implications, no harm-no foul.
"Titles are labels that weak men hide behind...." Churchill.
misbadging their vehicle. If they need recognition so bad that rebadging is
their ticket to happyness, knock yourself out. If people are so shallow that
they worship something simply for a label, and unable to recognize fact from
fiction, then they deserve to be fooled. If you have nothing better to do than
to drive around and get incensed at posers, come help me mod my ride. :-)
Until this harmless rebadging crosses the line ie has legal (buying, selling)
implications, no harm-no foul.
"Titles are labels that weak men hide behind...." Churchill.
Like the spelling
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he didn't even have the dual exhaust
Originally Posted by nlpamg
Eh, lots of fakers in LA.
I saw the best thing last weekend. It was a white BMW 330i with the 330i badges still on (the right side of course). It had NO mods, but it had a BRABUS emblem on the left of the decklid AND v12 Biturbo at its fenders (the emblems looked waay too big though, so they were probably fake emblems too!) I wish I could have taken a pic that would be posted on here and e46.
Was the C240 on like 18 inch rims that looked kinda big b/c the car was on stock suspension and looked really high, with a "dual" exhaust that looked like it was gonna fall off? I think that guy parks in the same structure as I in DTLA... He's a goober.
I saw the best thing last weekend. It was a white BMW 330i with the 330i badges still on (the right side of course). It had NO mods, but it had a BRABUS emblem on the left of the decklid AND v12 Biturbo at its fenders (the emblems looked waay too big though, so they were probably fake emblems too!) I wish I could have taken a pic that would be posted on here and e46.
Was the C240 on like 18 inch rims that looked kinda big b/c the car was on stock suspension and looked really high, with a "dual" exhaust that looked like it was gonna fall off? I think that guy parks in the same structure as I in DTLA... He's a goober.
Guess he was a different faker.
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Badging
I would like to put a fake brabus (sp.? I'm not sure b/c i am that big of a poser lol), along with 20 inch lexani's with a decent lip on 30 series tires. Along with that I would like to put brabus badges in exactly every location to make it a true "replica". I plan on selling this vehicle as a "replica", and where I will be selling it I will make about $4,000 from it because the people here are dumb and have too much money. (Florida)
Basically, I make money from driving a nice car... Best job ever! I started out when I was 16 with a '95 dodge neon with 120k miles on it, now 5 years later I have a '01 c240 w/ half the milage literally, soon to be a fake brabus, paid off completely with out ever having a job or no help, just modding and selling cars.
If the average price of a c240 in my area is going for 24,000 usd, what would be a fair price to ask for when all mods are done? It will also have 2 -tv's, an indash PC by clarion aka Autopc Joyride with voice recognition, all very professionally installed.
I paid $16,000 for the vehicle stock. My estimated investment after all mods will be around the upper $18's. I believe that if I ask $23-$25k that would be fair. Let me know what you all think about it, and give me some suggestions of popular modding that would attract more potential buyers.
PS I have read almost all of the c class posts and their really isn't much about modding and selling vehicles for profit, maybe i should copyright the idea lmao
Basically, I make money from driving a nice car... Best job ever! I started out when I was 16 with a '95 dodge neon with 120k miles on it, now 5 years later I have a '01 c240 w/ half the milage literally, soon to be a fake brabus, paid off completely with out ever having a job or no help, just modding and selling cars.
If the average price of a c240 in my area is going for 24,000 usd, what would be a fair price to ask for when all mods are done? It will also have 2 -tv's, an indash PC by clarion aka Autopc Joyride with voice recognition, all very professionally installed.
I paid $16,000 for the vehicle stock. My estimated investment after all mods will be around the upper $18's. I believe that if I ask $23-$25k that would be fair. Let me know what you all think about it, and give me some suggestions of popular modding that would attract more potential buyers.
PS I have read almost all of the c class posts and their really isn't much about modding and selling vehicles for profit, maybe i should copyright the idea lmao
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2002 c32
Originally Posted by evanswan
Now I know my AMG's and can spot a fake from a far distance. So, I am in San Clemente and I make a left onto Pico from PCH to go home and I see 6 car links a head of me a c class with no model # on the left and an amg badge, but something about the car didn't look right, so I floored it to catch up and sure enough as I pull along side the car it was a c240. No body kit, wrong exaust, brake calipers, ect. I roll down my window to give the guy a heckle, and he wouldn't even acknowledge me. Then he will not get anywhere near my car. He stays 2 to 3 car links behind me and then at the light there is no one in front of us, he stays like 3 car links back. He was a poser and he knew it. It just bothered me for some reason. If you don't have the money don't pretend you do. Fakers? 
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Originally Posted by skahung
Lets not dogg on our own C Class partners, we all family.
Lets hate on the 3/M3 beemers!
Now everyone sing with me.....
My C Class brings all the boys to the track
And they're like, it's better than yours
Damn right it's better than yours
I could smoke you
But I need the supercharge
My C Class brings all the boys to the track
And they're like, it's better than yours
Damn right it's better than yours
I could smoke you
But I need the supercharge
Lets hate on the 3/M3 beemers!
Now everyone sing with me.....
My C Class brings all the boys to the track
And they're like, it's better than yours
Damn right it's better than yours
I could smoke you
But I need the supercharge
My C Class brings all the boys to the track
And they're like, it's better than yours
Damn right it's better than yours
I could smoke you
But I need the supercharge
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Truthfully, does it really matter if they have an AMG badge or whatnot on their car? I find them funny but they dont bother me at all.
What really bothers me is seeing a beautiful german car in an accident, regardless of model designation.
What really bothers me is seeing a beautiful german car in an accident, regardless of model designation.
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Originally Posted by ultraseven
In the Bay Area, first and foremost are the spiky haired Asians who think they are God's right hand man.
Then comes the skinny White boys that you mentioned, but the first group is much more prominent.
Then comes the skinny White boys that you mentioned, but the first group is much more prominent.
i care cause it is slowly devaluing amg as a company and hurting amg's resale value because the demand (affected by the apparent supply/number of "amg" on road) is distorted by the general public's perception of amg and how commonplace it is becoming. now i know that when i do sell my car, it will be worth less than if there were fewer amg "fakers". i guess Mercedes and AMG itself is to blame, as they tend to screw over their owners. c32 people and w209 clk55 people have it the worst i think - i think there should be some more differentiation between amg and non-amg if there's such a price premium. no disrespect at any to non-amg cars and i don't mean to come off with an "elitist attitude", so sorry if it seems this way.
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2002 c32
I have heard (perhaps on this very board?) that some dealers make small modifications to the car (like just AMG front brake rotors/calipers) and then think that's enough to put the AMG badge on there.
Also, what is the original poster refering when he's talking about a 'link'?
Also, what is the original poster refering when he's talking about a 'link'?
Originally Posted by KompressorKev
LOL u know it. man i also see regular middle-aged people with fake / misbadged cars. i see middle-aged white women to older asian men, and of course mostly teenagers, who have "AMG" badged their non-amg's. i see W163 ML320s, W220 S500s, and W208 CLK's most often that have an AMG badge on their car. today i even saw a CLK320 cabriolet with AMG badge and a V8 badge LOL. the most common, however is the W208 clk430 with amg badge. i'm not hating on any of the w208, w220, or w163 in general, but only the specific ones that have amg badges but are not. i guess it's not always the owners' fault tho cause sometimes i see dealer cars with amg-badged cars. amg posers are by far the worst group out of any poser car group...it used to be M badges on non-M e36's and S badges on non-s4 b5 a4's, but the demographics have seemed to matured.
i care cause it is slowly devaluing amg as a company and hurting amg's resale value because the demand (affected by the apparent supply/number of "amg" on road) is distorted by the general public's perception of amg and how commonplace it is becoming. now i know that when i do sell my car, it will be worth less than if there were fewer amg "fakers". i guess Mercedes and AMG itself is to blame, as they tend to screw over their owners. c32 people and w209 clk55 people have it the worst i think - i think there should be some more differentiation between amg and non-amg if there's such a price premium. no disrespect at any to non-amg cars and i don't mean to come off with an "elitist attitude", so sorry if it seems this way.
i care cause it is slowly devaluing amg as a company and hurting amg's resale value because the demand (affected by the apparent supply/number of "amg" on road) is distorted by the general public's perception of amg and how commonplace it is becoming. now i know that when i do sell my car, it will be worth less than if there were fewer amg "fakers". i guess Mercedes and AMG itself is to blame, as they tend to screw over their owners. c32 people and w209 clk55 people have it the worst i think - i think there should be some more differentiation between amg and non-amg if there's such a price premium. no disrespect at any to non-amg cars and i don't mean to come off with an "elitist attitude", so sorry if it seems this way.
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Originally Posted by Bif powell
I have heard (perhaps on this very board?) that some dealers make small modifications to the car (like just AMG front brake rotors/calipers) and then think that's enough to put the AMG badge on there.
