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therealmccoy 
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Joined: 27-April-2003 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 552 |
 Topic: Why Bother?!?!Posted: 15-January-2004 at 20:52 |
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I got cut up by a Mercedes Chelsea Tractor today - I was not best pleased! But then, on the back instead of saying ML 270 it had an AMG badge. Why?? It is quite obviously not! (Missing the V12 engine for starters! Body kit, exhaust wheels etc) So my thinking is:
If someone doesn't know what an AMG is, then the letters will mean nothing to them. But, if someone does know what an AMG is, then they will know it is a sheep in wolves clothing! So why bother badging it up as something that it quite obviously isn't? Oh well, made me laugh as I sat in the queue for the Blackwall Tunnel - for an hour! James |
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Sohlman
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Posted: 15-January-2004 at 22:23 |
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There is an ML AMG. A quite pointless car as who wants to drive that fast in a 2 ton car with a 2 metre centre of gravity. (Scary). I think the only give away is a large exhaust on each side and some big wheels.
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Peter H
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Posted: 16-January-2004 at 06:53 |
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This is the same thing as "M power", "Schnitzer" & "Alpina" badges on Standard Cars ?????
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Das Wolperdinger
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STEVE328
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Club member, North East Region Joined: 25-June-2003 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 304 |
Posted: 16-January-2004 at 21:01 |
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I have also seen an 'M' badge on a Merc 190!!!Losers!!!
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kbannon
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E39 525i Sport Individual Joined: 09-October-2002 Location: 64 Zoo Lane Status: Offline Points: 15508 |
Posted: 16-January-2004 at 21:09 |
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Have a look @ www.100megspop2.com/bmwracer/misguided_mods.html (especially the bit about the ///M emblem. |
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Current: 2009 E60 520d "Sport" tractor
Previous: 1989 E30 320i SE 1997 E39 523i 2003 E39 525i Sport Individual |
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Simon325i sport
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Joined: 13-November-2003 Location: South Wales Status: Offline Points: 1022 |
Posted: 22-January-2004 at 22:15 |
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Just looking for some opinions here as I can see this subject has hit on the M-tech badge discussion. I am the owner of an mint 325i Sport which wears the m-tech badge on the grill and the bootlid, does my car have the right to be wearing these badges or not? If not why not?
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kbannon
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Posted: 22-January-2004 at 22:25 |
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I presume your car has M-Technik styling & suspension so why not? [on that note, I remember a salesman coming to my house once when I was washing the car or something and he was insisting that it was an M3 (and apparently he should know as he had driven loads!!!)- it was great fun shooting him down - needless to say I didn't buy whatever crap he waas flogging] |
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Current: 2009 E60 520d "Sport" tractor
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Simon325i sport
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Posted: 22-January-2004 at 22:29 |
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That was a quick reply! Yes the car is a genuine sport with the m-tech styling suspension etc. And I know what you mean about people who don't know what they're talking about. I'm fed up of asking people where they can see a 3 on my badge when they ask is it an M3!
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B 7 VP
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Posted: 23-January-2004 at 00:12 |
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Peter H
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Posted: 23-January-2004 at 07:08 |
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Do you mean you dont know who Alpina are? assume that is your question. If so try looking at Sytner BMW, Never been called Emms before, there are worse things ! |
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Das Wolperdinger
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Nick
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BMWCC Area Organiser Yorks & Humber Joined: 21-October-2002 Location: God’s own county... Yorkshire Status: Offline Points: 1319 |
Posted: 23-January-2004 at 18:26 |
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back in the good old days.. they would give you replacement M3 logos and emblems to freshen up your car.. the front one always got stone speckled quite quickly.. anyway.. I always collected a couple at every visit to the dealership and I accrued a goodly stock of them...
needless to say we have many an M3 badged bicycle or go-kart in the garage.. there is even one on the ride-on. .. the grass seems to get cut much quicker now! |
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Sohlman
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Posted: 23-January-2004 at 18:42 |
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Speaking of badges we have a ferrari badge on the font of our trackter which is the spare for his toy. That badge in particular would cost about £100 now as is no longer available. But unfortunantly it does not help to make the grass or any other job get done any quicker in our case. Maybe we will have to invest in an M badge
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Nick
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Posted: 23-January-2004 at 19:05 |
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Which tractor would that be then.. mine has had the whole front grille hanging off for years.. and a replacement from New Holland is not that far off your Ferrari badge...which would indeed make it go faster as it stops the hay seeds clogging the radiator and making it overheat.
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Sohlman
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Posted: 23-January-2004 at 19:19 |
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Countax thing we have had for 14 years. Has been thouroughly abused. Was the most powerfull one we could buy at the time and some day soon my old man will kill it. I killed the last one though, was never the same after i crashed it onto a tree. Mnd you i was only about 10.
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Nick
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Posted: 23-January-2004 at 19:27 |
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Countax.. thats fer gardnin.. I thought yer ad a proper tractor!
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Peter H
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Posted: 23-January-2004 at 21:43 |
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We used to have an old fordson that was TVO (2 off), then Ford Major, Super Major, 4000, 5000 ( with Power Shift!) Massey Ferguson 135 ( the best were small Fergusons & big Fords) The first Forage Harvesters were leathal, catch a stone & it would go for @ 100 Yds, as for mowing, loads of legless phesants !
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Das Wolperdinger
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Sohlman
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Posted: 23-January-2004 at 22:25 |
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Sorry didn't mean to misslead, We want/need to get a bigger one as we have 2 hecters of woodland and fields which need chopping up now as we no longer have horses. It takes us about 4 hours to do it all with the Countax and we really need a gang mower. Would save lots of time, plus it could carry a bigger trailer for carrying chopped wood. The thing is a proper trackter is exspensive even second hand. We will buy one when the countax has finally died. Should have 3-4 more years left. |
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grant w
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Posted: 24-January-2004 at 13:52 |
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you sure you lot are on the right forum ??? .
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kbannon
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E39 525i Sport Individual Joined: 09-October-2002 Location: 64 Zoo Lane Status: Offline Points: 15508 |
Posted: 24-January-2004 at 16:50 |
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I was starting to wonder that also! |
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Current: 2009 E60 520d "Sport" tractor
Previous: 1989 E30 320i SE 1997 E39 523i 2003 E39 525i Sport Individual |
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Peter H
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Posted: 24-January-2004 at 16:54 |
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Aye - this is the Trakter forum, Dont worry we will get to muk spreddng & balin soon
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Das Wolperdinger
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STEVE328 wrote:
Perhaps we should Get the "M"on each PERSON , so doesnt matter which model we drive, (subject to VIN numbers)we are ALL "EMMS", BUT-- who,s Alpina, ??