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Old 02-07-2008   #1 (Post Link)
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TUT Fools!

It seems the chav badge brigade have even managed to get their hands on lovely red Spiders these days

Alfa Romeo : Stunning Red Alfa Spider!

Note the Q4 badge on the back, and the fact that they have stuck on these trinkets all over the car as a selling point. The mind boggles!!

IMHO the serpent badges dont look right either, and I have never noticed a Spider with rear mud flaps before - me no likey!!

Alfa should have a vetting system before letting people loose with their product
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only thing i see wrong with it is the fact that they're acting as if it's the 3.2 version when it's not
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TBH mate it's not that bad I was expecting summat really
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it can all be reversed, thats something... not liking the serpent decals myself either though...
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Sticking Q4 on the back is pretty bad.
Next up will be a Turbo badge.
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ooooh loads of ideas.

Mudflaps - never thought of those. And the decals. Mmmm.

Time to lock the credit cards away until I sober up methinks.

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I've seen worse
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I've seen worse

agreed, but it is still bad tho
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Well I havent seen worse on a current generation Spider, so this car gets that award for now.

The Q4 badge is huuuge! Plus its pointless, as most numpties have no idea what Q4 is, and those in the know, know that its BS because of the brakes fitted to the 2.2.

If I went to look at that car and saw those badges it would make me wonder what sort of a plonker the vendor is and what else have they done to the poor car
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Well I havent seen worse on a current generation Spider, so this car gets that award for now.

The Q4 badge is huuuge! Plus its pointless, as most numpties have no idea what Q4 is, and those in the know, know that its BS because of the brakes fitted to the 2.2.

If I went to look at that car and saw those badges it would make me wonder what sort of a plonker the vendor is and what else have they done to the poor car
Agreed! This car has been up for sale for quite a while. As soon as I read that he's put Q4 badges on it, I knew he'd have a job selling it. Obviously doesn't know his market.
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Agreed! This car has been up for sale for quite a while. As soon as I read that he's put Q4 badges on it, I knew he'd have a job selling it. Obviously doesn't know his market.
Originally advertised at 2,200 miles and it's now showing 8,026. Actually saw it in York a few weeks ago but before I saw this ad - Q4 badge looked well out of place.
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I really dont understand why anyone would badge any car to represent a different spec???? Ive never got that. To De badge a car actually makes it look more classy for me.

just think about it, why put that Q4 badge on? to impress someone? thats all it can be? thats really is sad. How many people does that guy actually think will go 'hey wow, wadda guy, he drives a Q4! wadda, wadda guy'

I guess he needs that thought for some reason, maybe its better to have a small engine and a big personality.
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I noticed EB Spares are selling Q2 badges - even 'though I've put a Q2 diff in the GTA, I can't bring myself to stick a Q2 badge on it ... I can't explain why, just doesn't seem right!
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