Fake Badges

[Tewie]

Not a BMW but pretty cool Ferrari today

[Tewie]

Originally Posted by Theodore

Some people are more dedicated to the cause than others. For sale here.

09-11?

[Kong Sheng Han]

Beautiful

http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/5629448229.html

[Barathon]

Originally Posted by xeon32

Don't quite understand all the rage here. I see many here where I live, on a daily basis (will post pictures later today).

My own opinion is that if I'm privileged enough to drive an M, I enjoy it without caring too much about M wannabes. This possessive mentality is to me a little pointless. What does it achieve? In fact be happy people are so ready to slap on the M badge, it really reflects the prestige the emblem carries.

I don't thinks it's rage, I laugh every time I see some poser with a bunch of fake badges. I shared here to let others laugh too.

[///M4ster Yoda]

Originally Posted by xeon32

Don't quite understand all the rage here. I see many here where I live, on a daily basis (will post pictures later today).

My own opinion is that if I'm privileged enough to drive an M, I enjoy it without caring too much about M wannabes. This possessive mentality is to me a little pointless. What does it achieve? In fact be happy people are so ready to slap on the M badge, it really reflects the prestige the emblem carries.

Some feel that the "prestige" isn't what it used to be. BMW is slapping M badges on everything these days. All about the $$$$:

[///M4ster Yoda]

Originally Posted by MNoob

Weenie 3

[xxxian08]

Originally Posted by Kong Sheng Han

Beautiful

http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/5629448229.html

The rare 4 door E46 M3

[kb9uwu]

Originally Posted by xxxian08

The rare 4 door E46 M3

lol, i like the dent in the hood and the automatic tranny

[Zing]

Imitation is the highest form of flattery.

[DBACE]

Originally Posted by xeon32

Don't quite understand all the rage here. I see many here where I live, on a daily basis (will post pictures later today).

My own opinion is that if I'm privileged enough to drive an M, I enjoy it without caring too much about M wannabes. This possessive mentality is to me a little pointless. What does it achieve? In fact be happy people are so ready to slap on the M badge, it really reflects the prestige the emblem carries.

While you look at the comments here as rage oriented, it really is a level of disbelief, humor and maybe even awe.

When someone takes an item and adjusts the look of said item to be something it is not, it boggles my mind. To take a non-///M car and to portray it as an actual ///M is for the most part silly to me and rather entertaining.

We all are amazed when we note someone is wearing a toupee, a fake Rolex, various body augmentations, fake anything, etc. This amazement is based on the level of vanity, low self esteem, etc. it takes to push ones self to portray things that are not. And as one has noted already, find it rather laughable.

We as ardent fans of BMW ///M are just as amazed to see people push the levels of good taste as they augment their cars into something they clearly are not.

Now maybe you are right and there are far better things for us to focus on. Should we laugh at someone's low self esteem, balding head, fiscal lot in life, improved body image gone awry, of course not. Be happy in our own world, right? I get that. Should we share in our common amusement of people trying to fool others into thinking they have an Ultimate Driving ///Machine???

You bet your ass we should!!

[xeon32]

Originally Posted by Master Yoda

Some feel that the "prestige" isn't what it used to be. BMW is slapping M badges on everything these days. All about the $$$$:

This might just be true, there is an argument that the ///M brand is increasingly diluted.

Originally Posted by DBACE

While you look at the comments here as rage oriented, it really is a level of disbelief, humor and maybe even awe.

Fair point buddy, I'm just a lot more blasé about it, probably because I'm not fully appreciative of how exclusive the ///M division used to be.

Just took these...should give you guys something to laugh at














Wait for it...

[///Mongo]

The elusive 335i ///M

[Doctor///M]

Yet another...

[///M4ster Yoda]

Wifey is becoming quite a good fake M spotter. Here is a 328ci M.

[TahoeM3]

Two new ones in the last few weeks...

Fake M5

[TahoeM3]

And a fake M3...

[///F80M3]

Saw this sick m3 today. Even had the side badge/grill lol

[///M4ster Yoda]

Originally Posted by ///F80M3

Saw this sick m3 today. Even had the side badge/grill lol

That looks like a bawling 328 M3. Gotta love that M exhaust

[///F80M3]

Originally Posted by Master Yoda

That looks like a bawling 328 M3. Gotta love that M exhaust

I pulled up next to him and he acted like he never saw me

[///M4ster Yoda]

Originally Posted by ///F80M3

I pulled up next to him and he acted like he never saw me

I know exactly where you took that Pic. Van Wyck Expressway

[IM2C]

Originally Posted by TahoeM3

And a fake M3...

Whiskey Foxtrot Tango?

[TahoeM3]

Originally Posted by f80

Whiskey Foxtrot Tango?

Yup, it's a 228i. And a lady driving. When we ended up stopped next to each other at the next light, I told she had the wrong badge on her car. She said her husband was "a car collector" and he "did it on purpose." She seemed quite proud of him, as if it was a good thing to pretend your 228 is an M3. Sad. I wanted to tell her what I thought of his insecurity, but I have a feeling she already knows.