way2evil

i saw three amg posers today, a cls500 amg, and 2 s600 amg's. did the price on fake badges come down or something?

harpz

could be two things
1) they are posing
2) a dealer put them on

Musikmann

I don't know what AMG badges cost, but like everything else, they are likely for sale on eBay. Posers bother me too, but I guess those are their cars so there's not much we can do about it, except removing those fakes. I've read dental floss will do the trick.

JRAMGV8

I was at a car wash two weeks ago and saw a S600 AMG and the driver some kid, I hate to describe (street punk) driving this car great car but there was somthing missing!!!no dual exhaust in the back, so I said hmmm ( a poser?). His car lined up to get his car wash in the machines and mine was right behind it. As it exit, one of the guys that work there got in his car and parked it out so they can finish drying it and cleaning it up. Then my car came out and they parked right next to the S600. I went over and waited and guess what the AMG and the S600 emblem is missing....

way2evil

this is starting to get me aggrivated. all of the benzes i saw this week were "AMG's" i saw a cls550 and two s600 AMG's including a honda and some other buckets

Scoop55

The dealers are slapping them on. I've seen S500, S600 and CLS500...all mis-badged. If I were to buy one of those cars from the dealer, I'd take the AMG badge off day 1.

AsianML

AsianML

I'd make them reduce the price for misrepresentation.

JRAMGV8

yeah I was like "huh"... he must have the AMG sports package S430 or s500 older W220 models with the older version AMG rims from 00s'-02's. The idiot must of put the S600 emblem on himself, like i said he's just a kid.

DevilsAngel

stupid a$$ kid. i personally get embarrassed for those who try to 'fool' others into thinking that their car is more then it really is. they probably think that nobody will notice but really though people do notice and laugh.

JRAMGV8

Yeah there's always someone will try to completely fool you but they are not that hard to spot. The one I mention about the car wash almost got me, but then I hesitated when I notice the car is missing dual exhaust. Any car with AMG Emblem like the S55, S600 and the new S65 must have a dual exhaust system, if not then we know its just another poser trying to impress someone. I can spot a fake and I'm sure you guys can too.

Just the other day I saw an E320CDI AMG badge on right side.... oh wow!!!!

cascade

I confess! I have an AMG badge on the trunk. It's period correct, from Affalterbach, and it cost me $150, from someone who actually was an authorized AMG dealer in the 1980s and 1990's... and a sticker for the air cleaner housing that said AMG also.

No excuse, I just wanted to have one. From time to time they show up on ebay for sale, about $135 to $150...

The rule was the car was supposed to have at least 3 AMG modifications to qualify for the AMG script. Those could be body, interior, mechanical or suspension, but there had to be three.

I'm still open to period correct AMG mods sometime in the future, but they would have to be well thought out before I would get any.

bltserv

Great first post !

FYI:

The rule is:
AMG Engine = AMG
Everything else is just a poser.

1985mb

I think he's talking about the time when AMG was an independent after-market tuner and not owned by DaimlerBenz

Saprissa

I had heard that too for pre-1993 (C36 ////AMG) AMG-tuned cars.
so for the:

• 1971 300 SEL 6.3 / 6.8 AMG
• 1980 450/500/560 SEC/SLC AMG
• 1985 190E 2.3-16v AMG
• 1987 300E / 500E 5.6 / 6.0 AMG
• 1989 190E 2.5-16v Evolution I AMG
• 1992 190E 2.5-16v Evolution II AMG

that could be the case. Granted there were VERY limited editions of all of the above AMG cars.



What you guys are observing now-a-days, aside from the true posers, is that many of the S500, S600, CLS500/550/600 are coming with complete AMG body kits, wheels, brakes, and minor trim, but not with the AMG engine. Dealers are slapping the AMG badge on them to attract clientele. The owners themselves may be completely oblivious to the badge, and so when you laugh and honk at them on the street, they have NO idea what you're ranting about.

btw, in Europe the last models of W168 A-Class A210 EVO-AMG come with AMG badge despite its non-AMG engine.


Carlos

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rolngta

I saw a "C32" yesterday as well. Couldn't believe it.

AsianML

C32s exist. Whether or not it was really a C32 or just a C320 with the 0 taken off is the question.

JRAMGV8

I saw an E32 the other day... LOL just messing with ya!!!

LeftCoastBias

hahah


seriously. same thing is going on in the BMW community lately. depreciation is a *****.

rolngta

I wasn't clear. It definitely wasn't an AMG. He was a poser. He just had the C32 and AMG badge on the rear. Nothing else.

Walla

This is nothing new.

Ouf Merc wants more and more clients and they are pulling from that other brand.

From personal experiance i have seens tons of 318 BMW's with the M// Badge, and even worse there is now this infestation of AMG, Brabus badges on C180k's.

MercPlease

Today at Fashion Valley here in San Diego..i'm coasting in the parking lot..and what do i see.. yes. the RAREST car IN THE WORLD....


.....a C60 /AMG.

also, normally on the AMG badge its.. ///AMG.. but no, this was the special edition one that had /AMG. Yes.

a C60 /AMG. It was.....a wonderful moment in my life.

e1000

I've seen a C23 AMG........

rolngta

Too bad you didn't get any pictures of that rarest of rare beasts!. I've heard they are endangered. It may be the "only" one in the SD area.

sklasse

what u talking about ... i have no idea what your talking about


posers?

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