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I have been noticing a lot of Mercedes and BMWs going badge-less as of late. The funny part is: Some of the Mercedes owners take off the Model number but keep the 4matic on the vehicle. So I asked the person why did he take the model off: response “It’s a sleeper” 
I said no it’s an E350. Why be ashamed to own an E350?? I own an E350 and I love it. I could have bought the V8 but the money I saved is going towards my CTS V.
Well at the end of the day it's his car not mine.
I said no it’s an E350. Why be ashamed to own an E350?? I own an E350 and I love it. I could have bought the V8 but the money I saved is going towards my CTS V. Well at the end of the day it's his car not mine.
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at least he didn't put an AMG badge on the trunk
On the other hand, using the same logic, if an AMG owner de-badged his car,
would that indicate just the opposite?
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(Steady there chap, pictures of the car..)
Perhaps I should de-badge the E-500, then some girl in the know would think
it was a de-badged AMG owned by a stud that had it all and nothing to prove and she would, uh....Too much reverse psychology, better off just flaunting what I got...Still good stuff, just not as fast..
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De-badge FTW.
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The % of AMG owners removing badges to be stealth compared to 350 owners removing theirs (mostly but not always* to try and hide their car is a 350) or adding an AMG badge is I'd imagine quite low. I especially luv the people that poorly place an AMG badge on crookedly...geez.
* Yeah I know some here like the clean euro look of no badges but the majority of people who debadge in the US are trying not to show they drive a 350 in the E line or a 300 in the C line. This also runs rampant with certain BMWs. When it comes down to it, the only one they're fooling is generally themselves.
* Yeah I know some here like the clean euro look of no badges but the majority of people who debadge in the US are trying not to show they drive a 350 in the E line or a 300 in the C line. This also runs rampant with certain BMWs. When it comes down to it, the only one they're fooling is generally themselves.
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SaD! I DISPLAY THE E350 BADGE PROUDLY! LOL
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haha, I have been planning on debadging my E63 just to bring a bit less attention to the AMG factor......that is my logic, guess it isn't a new sentiment huh?
no matter.......
with no badge there is a nice clean look back there......
I still want to have the badges on my 550 painted black....
just so people wonder 'what model is that?' if they're behind me or something, lol......
no matter.......
with no badge there is a nice clean look back there......
I still want to have the badges on my 550 painted black....
just so people wonder 'what model is that?' if they're behind me or something, lol......
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The % of AMG owners removing badges to be stealth compared to 350 owners removing theirs (mostly but not always* to try and hide their car is a 350) or adding an AMG badge is I'd imagine quite low. I especially luv the people that poorly place an AMG badge on crookedly...geez.
* Yeah I know some here like the clean euro look of no badges but the majority of people who debadge in the US are trying not to show they drive a 350 in the E line or a 300 in the C line. This also runs rampant with certain BMWs. When it comes down to it, the only one they're fooling is generally themselves.
* Yeah I know some here like the clean euro look of no badges but the majority of people who debadge in the US are trying not to show they drive a 350 in the E line or a 300 in the C line. This also runs rampant with certain BMWs. When it comes down to it, the only one they're fooling is generally themselves.
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On my word of honor; during the way home tonight I saw a blk/blk late model SL with NO sport pkg NO AMG rims nothing but a pure base SL with a freaking AMG badge on the trunk lid and it wasn't even was not driven by some young dude but an older gray haired guy...I tried to get my phone cam going but by the time I unlocked the phone he began changing lanes then turned. I was laughing out loud while driving, people next to me were probably wondering what I was on...
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I debadged mine as well, lol. My '06 W211 E350's previous owner debadged that car and I actually asked the Dealer to put the badge back on, until they talked me out of it.
I admit that can be a bit "ghetto" due to the reasons that most people do it (hide that thy have a lower model), and if a cars rear is bone dry stock (I mean, at least without some Tinted windows), that reasoning could be more apparent with a debadge.
In my case, my cars rear has a fairly "modded" look, so I just feel it really ties the clean look back there together.
I am very openly proud about having a 350 also, and have no envy, and will certainly never call my car an "E550". I find them to have equal cache anyway. However, I can understand the questioning and discontent toward debadging, though NOTHING is worse than rebadging.
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I went for badges and no chrome btw cause I'm a cheap *** *******, and E. 55K was already enough for a 4 cyl car.
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people should really worry less about the opinion's of others........
and do what they want to...
the pressures of society are such a retarded bunch of pressures......
I'll put a freakin' Ferrari badge on my car if I want to.........and could really
care less about the downing opinion of others........
and do what they want to...
the pressures of society are such a retarded bunch of pressures......
I'll put a freakin' Ferrari badge on my car if I want to.........and could really
care less about the downing opinion of others........
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I'll put a freakin' Ferrari badge on my car if I want to.........and could really
care less about the downing opinion of others........
care less about the downing opinion of others........
Would that be the reason some folks go for piercing and nose rings with purple hair: Too scream "I don't care what you think", but screaming to deaf ears as nobody really give a f... except a few who's opinion does not matter anyhow so all that for nothing....
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LOL, no pierced nose or purple hair here,,,
but I agree with your notion........
it would just be to annoy and infuriate those few boneheads......
like the ones who started the posuer thread, lol........
have they nothing better to do that scout for posuers?
lol
but I agree with your notion........
it would just be to annoy and infuriate those few boneheads......
like the ones who started the posuer thread, lol........
have they nothing better to do that scout for posuers?
lol
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have they nothing better to do that scout for posuers?
I can somehow see where they are coming from: They spend $90K on a fast car, but the only visible difference is a $3.00 AMG badge on the trunk,
Then some cheapo little-***** guy get the same respect and glamour gluing on the $3.00 badge,..
Perhaps both sides live in a bit of a fantasy world as it does not matter to anybody, and nobody in the real world cares one iota over a trunk badge..
