Badged or De-Badged

[Mudster]

Well looking around here I would say that well over 90% of customers choose to have the badges, so presumably they think they look better. And virtually all the ones I have seen without badges are bottom end models.

This is an English trait.

The mainland Europeans nearly always de badge the higher models, strangely in the UK, the land of conspicuous consumption, it seems to de rigueur to remove badges from the lower engined models in case your neighbours might see you can only afford a "Base" model.....

What was the Harry Enfield character? "The wife and I can't help noticing that we're considerably richer than eweee"..

 

[Mactech]

I have a foot in both camps here. My estate car is de-badged because it looks less cluttered and my S Class is de-badged apart from the CDI badge being replaced by my initials. That is very personal choice.
The Vito has retained all its badges.

 

[DieselE]

i have a amg 63clk which is completely debadged,only tell tail signs are the brake calipers,

So the exhausts and pumped up wheel arches are totally invisible then?

 

[glojo]

The designers never put badges on their drawings. It's just marketing. It has a MB star, does it need more???

I have no real opinion either way but I am a naturally curious person and always look to see what specific model the car is. Who cares if the car has a 2ltr engine or a 9ltr gas guzzler. If we de-badge then by the very word it is de-badging, but how many folks completely remove all badges? The car we had yesterday was a 220 Executive??? allegedly completely de-badged but it still had the star on the boot? Of course we are all proud to be owners of this excellent marque but is a car completely de-badged if it still displays a badge right in the centre of the boot?

I doubt the badging means anything to the average car owner and it's only owners of the marque and a few petrol-heads that would know what these numbers mean. Just my personal thoughts and I totally agree, each to their own but be careful if you want to put these badges back. I'm sure it's possible, but by crikey it stands out if these badges are only very slightly misaligned.

Regards
John

 

[BTB 500]

This is an English trait.

The mainland Europeans nearly always de badge the higher models, strangely in the UK, the land of conspicuous consumption, it seems to de rigueur to remove badges from the lower engined models in case your neighbours might see you can only afford a "Base" model.....

Don't know about the rest of Europe but in Germany it's quite common to de-badge base models.

 

[Mudster]

Don't know about the rest of Europe but in Germany it's quite common to de-badge base models.

Actually the stats are BMW's based on their domestic sales, but based on percentages not unit volumes.

As by definition they will sell more 318i's than 335i's - the the larger engined models were more commonly ordered sans badges on a percentage basis. It was an article in Autocar magazine.

 

[Venomous]

De-badging is to be encouraged, rather than over badging....

Which is basically "wannabe" territory!

Spotted an Audi B6 1.9 TDI Sport with an RS4 badge perched under the A4 badge on his boot - what a knob! It still had all the original Audi badges too..

Then we have the people that believe because their BMW 318 has an M-Sport body kit, it should be festooned with ///M3 badges.

This provides a small amount of amusement, together with a hand gesture (on my part to them) to acknowledge their complete lack of originality as they drive past.

Keep it simple, keep it tasteful, and don't be a "wannabe knobber"...

 

[Ade B]

I rather like the badge on mine, the fact its over a foot long makes it a quirk of the car and adds to its character.

If I was ordering a new one, I'd probably leave it standard, and if the car came without one I'd probably not replace it.

Then you get no badges but a numberplate that says CLK 300


Ade

 

[scumbag]

I had the AMG de-badged.

Strangely, I was once asked what car it was, by a security guard at my place of work. Looking at the nice shiny unblemished black boot, and right in the middle was the mercedes star, I replied with, a black one!

If they don't know what it is, why tell them. If they do, they don't need to be told.

Same as people buying rolls royces. If you have to ask, you can't afford!

 

[Kompressor_Dude]

Write 'MERCEDES AMG' evenly spaced across the boot-lid...... Halfords have got a great deal on italic chrome letters at the minute!

 

[E55.AMG]

I'm so tempted to put E300 TURBODIESEL on a E55 when I buy one!

 

[glojo]

I had the AMG de-badged.

Strangely, I was once asked what car it was, by a security guard at my place of work.

You nearly made me choke on my ginger-nut

Your car was just soooooooo subtle and I will very tactfully suggest that perhaps gravity might have helped remove the badges??


So there

Regards
John the very envious.

 

[glojo]

I'm so tempted to put E300 TURBODIESEL on a E55 when I buy one!
Definitely badged

Nearly as good as the T55 AMG

Regards
John

 

[scumbag]

You nearly made me choke on my ginger-nut

Your car was just soooooooo subtle and I will very tactfully suggest that perhaps gravity might have helped remove the badges??


So there
.

I think a hair dryer had a hand in it too. I didnt do it tho, it was professionally done. I collected the car new, with no badges.

I wish I had asked for the AMG badges tho. I feel the Skip could do with some adornment. At least when I park next to a non AMG merc with AMG badging, the Owner may see the futility of their decision.

Portzy should keep a look out for a VW van marked up with Merc badges, kicking about round his neck of the Glen. I remember it well but never got a pic of it.

 

[Shude]

Of course we are all proud to be owners of this excellent marque but is a car completely de-badged if it still displays a badge right in the centre of the boot?

The centre badge is often fixed there with rivets or something and would require a bodyshop visit to be removed in a visually-pleasing way, unlike the other badges which from the 90s onwards were just held on with glue.

 

[glojo]

The centre badge is often fixed there with rivets or something and would require a bodyshop visit to be removed in a visually-pleasing way, unlike the other badges which from the 90s onwards were just held on with glue.

Very good point

Bit of liquorice flavoured chewing gum should do the trick.

Welcome back as I've missed you picking out all my spelling errors. (I still get confused with xeon or xenon)

regards
John

 

[verytalldave]

Very good point

Bit of liquorice flavoured chewing gum should do the trick.

Welcome back as I've missed you picking out all my spelling errors. (I still get confused with xeon or xenon)

regards
John

Dyslexia is for the most part, a hereditary problem and is usually passed from Father to son. It is particularly prevalent in people who work in an industry where there is an element of artistic expression involved and/or design.
I am still Dyslexic to a degree, my son suffers badly but is coming to grips with it but neither of my 2 daughters are affected.
This was told to me by the doctor that performed my sons statemented application test when he was 6 years old.
That would explain why I struggled so much at school and had to bust a gut just to keep up with the middle stream.

 

[Mudster]

I'm dyslexic, but I'm at an age where it wasn't really completely understood so I was classed as stupid. Personal computers with spell checkers changed my life, but I also cured mine by compulsively doing crosswords.

I have very little issue with it now other than writing everything in capital letters, but as I mostly type that isn't an issue.

 

[verytalldave]

I'm dyslexic, but I'm at an age where it wasn't really completely understood so I was classed as stupid. Personal computers with spell checkers changed my life, but I also cured mine by compulsively doing crosswords.

I have very little issue with it now other than writing everything in capital letters, but as I mostly type that isn't an issue.

Same as me. I am 58 now but was considered a thicko at school and ended up with NO GCE's. But deep down I knew I wasn't.
I would be interested to hear what your occupation is.
I am a design engineer in the oil and gas industry.

 

[jaymanek]

I would be interested to hear what your occupation is.
.

see his website..