gaspam

not sure if this is really a poser but was funny cuz i saw it only after discovering this thread earlier in the day..

not sure what power packages Brabus had for a 1999 cl500 as this appears to be...

kbahl21

pic is not that good but it say clk280 on a regular c280

Yuille36

Well, last week, when I was at the car wash an African couple pulls up behind me.
I thought it was a W210 E55, turns out it was a E420, with the AMG badge. They ask me all kinds of questions, about my car, and it is a real AMG. I was going to take photos of their car. But I didn't want to hurt their feelings. As they were ignorant to the facts, of being a "POSER".

cal1

I really don't get this poser sh*t. The poser knows it isn't an AMG and 90% or more of the people that even know what an AMG is know it isn't an AMG. So who are they trying to impress?

HeissRod

Haven't seen posers in forever and now I've seen 2 within a few weeks. Go figure.... Whoever put this badge on cared enough to be a poser, but didn't care enough to try and get it close to lined up where it should be.

Tom_Boy

20 year old Blonde chicks?

cal1

Haha, is "blonde" to key word here?

citylightva

This is probably my favorite one I've seen yet. All the effort to wrap it and badge it is true attention to posing....

abrim

I've seen this car in dallas before! Didn't realize it had the amg badging hahaha! and those wheels are ****ing hideous!

gaspam

the viper in your sig is sic! looks like the fricken batman car except more sleek

taurran

I think there are more poser cars in Tampa than actual AMGs...

AMGfan

Taurran...I second that! They must be giving the AMG lettering for free at MB of Tampa...

Jon

PS. There is a USF car meet I think this Friday either @ USF parking garage across from the library OR at Peabody's parking lot in New Tampa. I'm going try and be there once I figure out which place they are having it...

dpavid

+1. Out of the 4 years I owned my E55, only 4-5 people actually complemented the fact it was real deal. To the rest of the world, is just a MB. WTH is AMG? It happens everywhere on every brand. 3 and 5 series BMW's with M Badges, Audi's with S Badges, Chrysler, Dodge, and Jeeps with SRT badges, on and on...

taurran

Nice... I'll have to look that up.

06E55

I agree... Most people have no clue what the AMG even stands for... And a lot of people buy their non-AMG vehicles with AMG badging on it already and are oblivious that it shouldn't be there... I saw a 80 year lady driving an S430 AMG the other day... I hardly think she is trying to be a poser... I was more impressed with here sense of humor (she has a bumper sticker that said "Caution: Over The Hill Driver" or something like that on it) than I was at pointing her out...

It's the people that are true posers that bother me... The ones that put the V8 Kompressor, or 6.3 badges, etc. and and do the AMG tailpipes and paint AMG on their calipers, etc. that really bother me... But I don't jump to any conclusions when see an AMG badge with no other modifications...

pearlpower

"What kind of car do you have?" , "AMG". "What's that?" pretty much sums it up.

Funny thing is, a transient at a gas station last week walked up and before starting his speech said, "Holy *****! AMG Kompressa!, wooooo, man!" I gave him $5 bucks just for knowing what it was .

taurran

haha... nice.

citylightva

^^^All of this...

Owner: I have an E55/E63
Layman: So you have a Mercedes
Owner: Yes, but it's not like a regular Benz, it's the AMG model
Layman: The what..?
Owner: It hauls a**
Layman: Yeah, aren't Mercedes quick..? I have a Corvette...

I also have no idea why you would want a fake AMG...The valets in Dallas notice what it is sometimes, but who really likes giving your car to someone to park it..??

benz_addict

this has to be a joke

Showkati

Just wanted to get some opinions. I recently purchased a 2003 e500 from a private party and the previous owner had added "Lorinser" on the back opposite of the number badge along with a set of Lorinser center wheel caps and the hood badge. Now obviously its not a Lorinser, but the cursive logo just looks so darn cool.

Now im pretty sure that Lorinser is only cosmetic (not 100%) so i don't think i fall into the catagory of impersonating a car that i don't own. I looked online and really began to fancy the Lorinser bodykits and wheels and am saving for it. After stumbling on this thread i'm kind of having second thoughts on keeping the badges up. The last thing i want is my car to end up on one these forums as a poser. Any feedback would be great. Thanks

Tom_Boy

IMO,lose the "Lorinser" badging. Go back to stock. I am not a big fan of theirs, and if I had any of their parts would not likely do the advertising for them. Believe you will be much happier. They do sell some performance stuff.

Good luck- Let us know what you decide to do here. If you decide to leave them on, take a picture and post it yourself in this section before others do!!!

bigben320e

Very good post, and I pointed this out before as well. One thing though, on the AMG tips, remember many cars with the AMG Sport package come with AMG exhaust tips.

citylightva

Holy Sh*t, with the southern box in the background that was awesome...

gaspam

LOL and so true on the Audi S's as i have owned many S4s and cant count how many times i have to tell people its not a damn A4! lol but once the ride in it they know something is different than a regular A4.. maybe its the 26psi of boost that hits them in the face

I think most people know the M's are diff than reg bmws though - i think M guys have done real good at telling (bragging) everyone how Ms are the coolest and sooooo different and super battleship race cars from a special planet that every 20yr blonde knows that "he has a M car" lol

E55Dimon

LOL. So, does it sound stock?