Wow, what a poser
11-07-2007, 03:48 PM
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Hey Trez.
Back from my "Rev" sponsored 30 day vacation. I wonder if they just slap the badges over at FJ on anything with a AMG goodie on it ? I tried to go over to the District when it opened. Too Crowded. Guess I will give it another try soon. Man everything on my screen is red today. Ouch.
Back from my "Rev" sponsored 30 day vacation. I wonder if they just slap the badges over at FJ on anything with a AMG goodie on it ? I tried to go over to the District when it opened. Too Crowded. Guess I will give it another try soon. Man everything on my screen is red today. Ouch.
11-07-2007, 03:54 PM
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Hey Trez.
Back from my "Rev" sponsored 30 day vacation. I wonder if they just slap the badges over at FJ on anything with a AMG goodie on it ? I tried to go over to the District when it opened. Too Crowded. Guess I will give it another try soon. Man everything on my screen is red today. Ouch.
Back from my "Rev" sponsored 30 day vacation. I wonder if they just slap the badges over at FJ on anything with a AMG goodie on it ? I tried to go over to the District when it opened. Too Crowded. Guess I will give it another try soon. Man everything on my screen is red today. Ouch.
Dude, talk about red. I am sooooooooooooooo glad I held my short positions on the builders and on CFC, it helps even me out. My china stocks are bloody as hell.
But you'll never believe this (sorry to jack this post) I bought a Nov-17th put option on Yahoo at $30 for $1 yesterday. It has gone up 149% already. unfreakingbelievavle. Loving it.
I just bought a call option on SIRI for Dec-22 ($4 at $0.30) we'll see how that pays out.
11-07-2007, 06:58 PM
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Ya posers suck! However, the non-AMG's you claim that add the AMG badge are actually AMGs. My brother picked up his SL500 with the AMG body-kit from the dealership and it came with a AMG kit. If you have the AMG kit on it technically it is an AMG....not a E63/C63/SL63 but a AMG never the less.
11-07-2007, 07:18 PM
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Who cares? why's everyone wining about this? Some of you seem to think you're so special b/c you have a "real amg" whatever that means. So what if cars with AMG body kits have amg written all over them? why the bashing? It doesn't matter!
My ride has the C32 kit stock for the 2005 which comes with AMG everything except engine. Who cares if it has an amg emblem or regular emblem. Grow up boys and girls. Let people do what they want. If it makes them happy, let them be. Just do your own thing. Laugh if you want, but stop complaining. It's annoying.
Amiricanmade said it right. We all share the same passion. Let it be. Ever heard of the group called Blue Veins? Don't be like them. FYI it's a group of blacks that would only let people into their club if their skin was light enough to see their blue veins. Blacks were segregating against other blacks b/c their skin wasn't light "enough." Segregating within a community is so horrible. You guys are doing the same thing,....saying some people aren't as good b/c they don't have the "real amg," and poking fun b/c they mod their car a certain way. We're all mercedes fans, enthusiasts and mostly owners. Let's just enjoy the ride.
My ride has the C32 kit stock for the 2005 which comes with AMG everything except engine. Who cares if it has an amg emblem or regular emblem. Grow up boys and girls. Let people do what they want. If it makes them happy, let them be. Just do your own thing. Laugh if you want, but stop complaining. It's annoying.
Amiricanmade said it right. We all share the same passion. Let it be. Ever heard of the group called Blue Veins? Don't be like them. FYI it's a group of blacks that would only let people into their club if their skin was light enough to see their blue veins. Blacks were segregating against other blacks b/c their skin wasn't light "enough." Segregating within a community is so horrible. You guys are doing the same thing,....saying some people aren't as good b/c they don't have the "real amg," and poking fun b/c they mod their car a certain way. We're all mercedes fans, enthusiasts and mostly owners. Let's just enjoy the ride.
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11-07-2007, 07:53 PM
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Threads like this will continue as long as people 'pose.' I didn't start this thread to 'look down at the less-fortunate' or 'feel extra special cause I own an AMG.' Shoot, I used to drive a Camry 90% of the time for work. I could care less of what people thought of me. My point is a car should not define an individual or be used simply as a status symbol and that is part of the reason I think it's in poor taste to upbadge. Be proud of what you got and do not pose.
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11-07-2007, 08:04 PM
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Well I guess you and Mercedes Benz don't share the same view. If you walk onto a MB dealer, you will see SL's, S550's with the AMG kit often come with the AMG badge from the factory. My brother got his SL500 with the badge on it. Now....if it were me, I would take it off (actually, I wouldn’t get a NON-AMG 
) but some people think it's cool to have the badge. The AMG badge and the E55/E63 badge are 2 different things. To me if you have the Kit it's ok to have the badge.....but if you have a NON-63-55...then you are a big time poser!
) but some people think it's cool to have the badge. The AMG badge and the E55/E63 badge are 2 different things. To me if you have the Kit it's ok to have the badge.....but if you have a NON-63-55...then you are a big time poser!
11-07-2007, 09:04 PM
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It's interesting that people who rebadge their cars in the hopes of impressing people will often have the exact opposite effect.
For the people who don't know and/or don't care, the AMG or the 6.3 badges don't mean anything to them intellectually or emotionally.
For the enthusiasts in the know, it backfires because he or she can often identify a badged car immediately, so in the end the perpetrator ends up looking the bigger fool.
And for dealers that rebadge the cars in their inventory, they're only catering to the local population willing to buy into the badge and making a buck while at it; capitalism operating as it should...
For the people who don't know and/or don't care, the AMG or the 6.3 badges don't mean anything to them intellectually or emotionally.
For the enthusiasts in the know, it backfires because he or she can often identify a badged car immediately, so in the end the perpetrator ends up looking the bigger fool.
And for dealers that rebadge the cars in their inventory, they're only catering to the local population willing to buy into the badge and making a buck while at it; capitalism operating as it should...
11-07-2007, 09:07 PM
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And for dealers that rebadge the cars in their inventory, they're only catering to the local population willing to buy into the badge and making a buck while at it; capitalism operating as it should...[/QUOTE]
A dealer doing so will face a serious lawsuit if a car is ever sold as something it's not.....
A dealer doing so will face a serious lawsuit if a car is ever sold as something it's not.....
11-07-2007, 09:16 PM
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I saw this one on the road. He had the quad exhaust, E55 style wheels, all of the badges, but an E320 front bumper and no E55 side skirts..... and a hitch on the back... 
11-07-2007, 09:34 PM
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A dealer doing so will face a serious lawsuit if a car is ever sold as something it's not.....[/QUOTE]
I doubt that. When you buy a AMG badged SL500 like my brother did it does not say anywhere in the papperwork that you have an AMG car....Nor does the stealership sell it as an AMG car. The just have the badge IMO to show that it's an AMG kit. Now if the car had a E63 badge and it was not then yes there would be seroius lawsuits but not for an AMG badge.
11-07-2007, 09:36 PM
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No that just makes you an idiot. You're not getting the point here...i said if it has the AMG kit and you got it from the factory then w.e, but if you put a E63, E55, SLR badge on a car that is not then you're gay.
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11-07-2007, 09:39 PM
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Good for you. To me it's not a big deal. We know what's what...and i don't really flame on people who buy a MB with a AMG kid and put the AMG badge.
If i did then i guess i would have to have a really big problem with BMW. They came out with the 330 ZHP that had the ///M badge on the wheels, steering wheel, and shift konb. Now did anyone come out and bash BMW? No...the MB dealers are doing the same thing. Like Ghostrider said, it's all how you look at it.
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11-07-2007, 09:57 PM
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I dont have a problem with someone putting an amg on a amg package car. But when you buy an e350 and change the sign to e63 amg, you are a complete moron.
11-08-2007, 12:25 AM
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Ya posers suck! However, the non-AMG's you claim that add the AMG badge are actually AMGs. My brother picked up his SL500 with the AMG body-kit from the dealership and it came with a AMG kit. If you have the AMG kit on it technically it is an AMG....not a E63/C63/SL63 but a AMG never the less.
11-08-2007, 12:29 AM
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Who cares? why's everyone wining about this? Some of you seem to think you're so special b/c you have a "real amg" whatever that means. So what if cars with AMG body kits have amg written all over them? why the bashing? It doesn't matter!
My ride has the C32 kit stock for the 2005 which comes with AMG everything except engine. Who cares if it has an amg emblem or regular emblem. Grow up boys and girls. Let people do what they want. If it makes them happy, let them be. Just do your own thing. Laugh if you want, but stop complaining. It's annoying.
Amiricanmade said it right. We all share the same passion. Let it be. Ever heard of the group called Blue Veins? Don't be like them. FYI it's a group of blacks that would only let people into their club if their skin was light enough to see their blue veins. Blacks were segregating against other blacks b/c their skin wasn't light "enough." Segregating within a community is so horrible. You guys are doing the same thing,....saying some people aren't as good b/c they don't have the "real amg," and poking fun b/c they mod their car a certain way. We're all mercedes fans, enthusiasts and mostly owners. Let's just enjoy the ride.
My ride has the C32 kit stock for the 2005 which comes with AMG everything except engine. Who cares if it has an amg emblem or regular emblem. Grow up boys and girls. Let people do what they want. If it makes them happy, let them be. Just do your own thing. Laugh if you want, but stop complaining. It's annoying.
Amiricanmade said it right. We all share the same passion. Let it be. Ever heard of the group called Blue Veins? Don't be like them. FYI it's a group of blacks that would only let people into their club if their skin was light enough to see their blue veins. Blacks were segregating against other blacks b/c their skin wasn't light "enough." Segregating within a community is so horrible. You guys are doing the same thing,....saying some people aren't as good b/c they don't have the "real amg," and poking fun b/c they mod their car a certain way. We're all mercedes fans, enthusiasts and mostly owners. Let's just enjoy the ride.
spoken like i true poser.
11-08-2007, 01:00 AM
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Ya posers suck! However, the non-AMG's you claim that add the AMG badge are actually AMGs. My brother picked up his SL500 with the AMG body-kit from the dealership and it came with a AMG kit. If you have the AMG kit on it technically it is an AMG....not a E63/C63/SL63 but a AMG never the less.
Your brother must be stupid too if he thinks he is driving an AMG.. SL500 AMG.. LMFAO..
11-08-2007, 01:05 AM
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That's like...having a C5 Vette and putting on Z06 wheels.
Guess you might as well put a Z06 BADGE on, and say you have a Z06.
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11-08-2007, 01:09 AM
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well, actually, putting an AMG badge on a car that has the AMG suspension, aerodynamics (i hate to call it body kit), AMG wheels, AMG exhaust etc etc is not as bad as a Civic i saw with a Nismo GTR emblem on it.
11-08-2007, 01:13 AM
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11-08-2007, 01:26 AM
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No old man here is mad becuase he think a chipped 335 can somehow outdue a M. And i joined this forum becuase i plan on pickin up a C63 and my previous car was a CLK 500 (with the AMG kit ). BTW read post #40 buddy.
). BTW read post #40 buddy.
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