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HI guys
my car at last has arrived and i am going to pick it up tommorow.
i am going to pay 55,000 USD . My friends want me to take out the 320 badge and put a 500 badge what do u think guys since both look exactly like each other .....
my car at last has arrived and i am going to pick it up tommorow.
i am going to pay 55,000 USD . My friends want me to take out the 320 badge and put a 500 badge what do u think guys since both look exactly like each other .....
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Enthusiasts will notice the difference....rims and bodywork are different. Otherwise, it is your call. run the risk of an enthusiast noticing and calling you on it or BS the vast majority of the public.
Just make sure that an enthusist is not around when your picking up chicks!!
Just make sure that an enthusist is not around when your picking up chicks!!
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Acutally, the 320 w/ apperance does not come with the AMG wheels the 500 does. Check out MBUSA's site...unless your dealer is taking them off a 500 to put them on yours. It just seems a little weird for someone to debadge a 320 and rebadge it as a 500. Just opt for the 500 and you get the 302 horses!
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Just say "no"
My vote is "no". Even if your 320 somehow looks exactly like a 500, it still isn't, and it certainly won't drive like one. Of course, you already know this. So badging it as a 500 is essentially a lie IMO. But if you have no problem falsely representing your possessions, than I'm not going to stop you.
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My vote is "no". Even if your 320 somehow looks exactly like a 500, it still isn't, and it certainly won't drive like one. Of course, you already know this. So badging it as a 500 is essentially a lie IMO. But if you have no problem falsely representing your possessions, than I'm not going to stop you.
I'd have to agree. Its people who put '500' badges on their 320's that dilute the prestige factor of actually coughing up the extra $10,000 to get the 500. Putting an AMG badge on a 500 is one thing, because you've got the AMG body kit and wheels. But a 500 badge on a 320 is being selfish.
I'd have to agree. Its people who put '500' badges on their 320's that dilute the prestige factor of actually coughing up the extra $10,000 to get the 500. Putting an AMG badge on a 500 is one thing, because you've got the AMG body kit and wheels. But a 500 badge on a 320 is being selfish.
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Re: Just say "no"
how pathatic?!
why not just go all the way to CLK55 AMG??
if you can only afford a CLK320, then be happy to drive what you can afford!!
why not just go all the way to CLK55 AMG??
if you can only afford a CLK320, then be happy to drive what you can afford!!
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Momba... if you would feel better with a 500 on it. Go for it. No matter what anyone else has to say, it is after all your car. Though this is probably not the best place to ask a question like that.
I dont know if you can call it selfish personally. Selfish is buying a mercedes while others are starving?
I am just wondering why people on this forum are so sharp with their words? I realize that there are differences in opinions but diplomacy should always prevail???
I dont know if you can call it selfish personally. Selfish is buying a mercedes while others are starving?
I am just wondering why people on this forum are so sharp with their words? I realize that there are differences in opinions but diplomacy should always prevail???
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Rebadging a car is very uncool.
Girls dont know the difference between a 320 and a 500 anyway, and neither does the majority of the public for that matter. So the only people you are realy trying to fool are people with the know and they're the ones most likely to pick you out. If they do you go from having the respect of a clk owner to a complete tryhard.
Ill save you the embaracement later on and tell you not to bother a 320 is a good car dont feel embarrased.
Girls dont know the difference between a 320 and a 500 anyway, and neither does the majority of the public for that matter. So the only people you are realy trying to fool are people with the know and they're the ones most likely to pick you out. If they do you go from having the respect of a clk owner to a complete tryhard.
Ill save you the embaracement later on and tell you not to bother a 320 is a good car dont feel embarrased.
What do you think if you wear a coat have "Harvard" or "MIT"
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I think debadging it would look much better than the stock badge, or even a fake badge. But if you must put a different badge on it, put a 55 badge, not a 500!
I've seen an E320 with V12 emblems on it...
I've seen an E320 with V12 emblems on it...
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That's not right, you are saying that you have a 500 when everyone who knows Mercedes cars will know it's not. You will then look totally stupid because you don't have a 500! I also don't think it's appropriate to put a AMG badge on the 500!
Honestly, I don't like the interior of the AMG version especially the dash with the white dials. Although it is a bit faster which is what I like, the car isn't worth the extra $10 or $20 grand or whatever it is.
Be proud of what you own, otherwise don't buy it and save up for the better product to which you want.
Just my 2 cents, but I think all will agree.
"The Don"
Honestly, I don't like the interior of the AMG version especially the dash with the white dials. Although it is a bit faster which is what I like, the car isn't worth the extra $10 or $20 grand or whatever it is.
Be proud of what you own, otherwise don't buy it and save up for the better product to which you want.
Just my 2 cents, but I think all will agree.
"The Don"
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2002 CLK 55 AMG Coupe ;)
Rebadging a CLK 320 to 500 or 55 ////AMG is fine.
Other fictious identities for consideration, which might be more representational of the new CLK 320:
T A U R U S
A C U R A ..... CL-S
H Y U N D A I ..... S O N A T A (my 1st choice)
V O L V O
or ALL of the above, like a billboard and as some notable and PROMINENT signatures on this forum!! (my 2nd choice)
Other fictious identities for consideration, which might be more representational of the new CLK 320:
T A U R U S
A C U R A ..... CL-S
H Y U N D A I ..... S O N A T A (my 1st choice)
V O L V O
or ALL of the above, like a billboard and as some notable and PROMINENT signatures on this forum!! (my 2nd choice)
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Rebadging a CLK 320 to 500 or 55 ////AMG is fine.
Other fictious identities for consideration, which might be more representational of the new CLK 320:
T A U R U S
A C U R A ..... CL-S
H Y U N D A I ..... S O N A T A (my 1st choice)
V O L V O
or ALL of the above, like a billboard and as some notable and PROMINENT signatures on this forum!! (my 2nd choice)
Other fictious identities for consideration, which might be more representational of the new CLK 320:
T A U R U S
A C U R A ..... CL-S
H Y U N D A I ..... S O N A T A (my 1st choice)
V O L V O
or ALL of the above, like a billboard and as some notable and PROMINENT signatures on this forum!! (my 2nd choice)
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2002 CLK 55 AMG Coupe ;)
Originally posted by Aus
Huhh??
Rebadging a car is very uncool.
Girls dont know the difference between a 320 and a 500 anyway, and neither
does the majority of the public for that matter.
So the only people you are really
trying to fool are people with the know and they're the ones most likely to pick
you out. If they do you go from having the respect of a clk owner to a complete
tryhard.
Ill save you the embarrassment later on and tell you not to bother a 320 is a good
car dont feel embarrassed.
Huhh??
Rebadging a car is very uncool.
Girls dont know the difference between a 320 and a 500 anyway, and neither
does the majority of the public for that matter.
So the only people you are really
trying to fool are people with the know and they're the ones most likely to pick
you out. If they do you go from having the respect of a clk owner to a complete
tryhard.
Ill save you the embarrassment later on and tell you not to bother a 320 is a good
car dont feel embarrassed.
o o:o o:o
Last edited by karl k; Sep 9, 2002 at 09:17 AM.
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2002 CLK 55 AMG Coupe ;)
Originally posted by young
karl, how old are you? and are you normally as abrasive as your posts?
karl, how old are you? and are you normally as abrasive as your posts?
