Silly numberplates and Opel badges

Dogbreath · 13 Sep 2011 at 21:40

[TW]Fox;20063475 said:
Everyone knows that Vauxhall isn't a highly regarded car manufacturer

The millions of Corsas on the road suggest otherwise!

[TW]Fox · 13 Sep 2011 at 21:43

Dogbreath said:
The millions of Corsas on the road suggest otherwise!

So because there are millions of Corsas on the road, people regard Vauxhall as on a par with Ferrari or Lotus. I see.

You know exactly what the point being made was.

vanpeebles · 13 Sep 2011 at 21:43

I'm fairly sure the day other I saw a Chrysler 300C with Bentley badges on, I've seen it around locally and thought it was a 300C. Later in the week it pulled along side me at the petrol station and I saw the Bentley badges. He put a tenner in and my suspicions seemed correct.

JonnyT · 13 Sep 2011 at 22:02

Opel badges aren't as bad as the frankly awful Irmscher styling kits, especially on pre-facelift Vectras

Lopéz · 13 Sep 2011 at 22:06

JonnyT said:
Opel badges aren't as bad as the frankly awful Irmscher styling kits, especially on pre-facelift Vectras

Got Irmscher styling parts on mine too, I'm racking up the sins here

breadturbo · 14 Sep 2011 at 05:48

at least Vauxhall picked something decent to rebadge, what about chevrolet

MrMoonX · 14 Sep 2011 at 06:31

if i had a monaro i would rip off the vauxhall badge, id be ashamed to drive anything with a vauxhall badge

Philz0r · 14 Sep 2011 at 08:32

Theres a corsa round the corner, hes pulled all his vauxhall badges off and slapped opel on but the inprint from the vauxhall badges are still there. Its disgusting.

MeAnBoY · 14 Sep 2011 at 13:04

Princey said:
We'll I'm guilty of badging my car as a HSV. The amount of times I've seen people walking up to it to take pictures asking their mate what it was only to hear 'oh its a Vauxhall'.

Pretty annoying huh

Had that so many times with my car, "oh it's not a skyline", tempted to get the Silvia lightning badges instead but hey ho it doesn't bother me too much and got far more important things to put in/on the car instead :cool:

NathWraith · 14 Sep 2011 at 13:32

vanpeebles said:
I'm fairly sure the day other I saw a Chrysler 300C with Bentley badges on, I've seen it around locally and thought it was a 300C. Later in the week it pulled along side me at the petrol station and I saw the Bentley badges. He put a tenner in and my suspicions seemed correct.

I have seen this before down south. Can't believe people are so self concious about how people perceive them, they have to "dress up" their cars to pretend they are someone they aren't.

lordrobs · 14 Sep 2011 at 13:44

I've got some genuine CRDM Mlada Boleslav number plate surrounds with pressed metal plates on my car

They are UK font and with the GB symbol though.

Matt82 · 14 Sep 2011 at 13:45

its almost common down south to have 300cs with bently grills and badges, but i do live in essex, that county that taste forgot

L0rdMike · 14 Sep 2011 at 13:51

Maybe I should join the gang what you think guys?

MOOGLEYS · 14 Sep 2011 at 13:52

I have Vauxhall badges on my car and my new car will have them too. Really couldn't care less what other people think.