To badge or not to badge?
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Joined: Jun 2009
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From: Southern California
'05 CLK 55 AMG
well I was thinking of debadging my car
is it wrong to debadge an ///AMG?
If I were to debadge it, I would remove the star also
but if was to keep it, I would paint them black..
what to do?
is it wrong to debadge an ///AMG?
If I were to debadge it, I would remove the star also
but if was to keep it, I would paint them black..
what to do?
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From: Paradise (a.k.a. Austin, TX)
'09 S63 AMG
You Europeans are weird? Why the ***** would you debadge your car? Seriously, it's not like there are aliens waiting to abduct you and your car at the first sign of a 6 liter engine....
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The best or nothing
But tell me, what is more weird? Debadging or putting 22" aftermarket rims on a 3-Series BMW as you usually see in America?
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The best or nothing
But painting them black is nice too! Do it. It would look cool and original.
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The best or nothing
Badge/brand debate really depends upon one's local consumption culture, specific industry and position in one's career...many different answers even in same lucrative industry like finance, comparing NYC vs SiliconValley...and I suspect even Germany is similarly non-monolithic
That said, jealous people will always find a reason to be jealous of others; life's too short to not enjoy one's toys because of others' jealousies/insecurities
Most wealthy guys aren't car guys and don't really care if random people on road know they are wealthy
In Midtown Manhattan, many wealthy financiers choose to be driven around in base, blk/blk S550 (w/no Sport look but w/badges) and with various scuffs on bumpers and many door dings....a car difficult to distinguish from various high-end taxis in NYC
But many of these same guys who are driven in a humble, <$100K S550 in NYC and have no interest in cars are flown around in private, $50MM G550s....
That said, jealous people will always find a reason to be jealous of others; life's too short to not enjoy one's toys because of others' jealousies/insecurities
Most wealthy guys aren't car guys and don't really care if random people on road know they are wealthy
In Midtown Manhattan, many wealthy financiers choose to be driven around in base, blk/blk S550 (w/no Sport look but w/badges) and with various scuffs on bumpers and many door dings....a car difficult to distinguish from various high-end taxis in NYC
But many of these same guys who are driven in a humble, <$100K S550 in NYC and have no interest in cars are flown around in private, $50MM G550s....
Debadging doesn't say anything about being or not being wealthy. For majority of ordinary people, big Mercedes is just a big Mercedes. To some, even 15 years old Mercedes equals 100m2 flat in capital city equals something they cannot afford.
