Chicagoland MINI spottings!
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#2659
Haha, how ironic.
I've always wondered why people de-badge. Is it to make the beholder of the car to view just the car rather than who makes it or what it's called? More like a work of design/art? Or is it to be more deceitful: the owner of the car doesn't want others to know what it is capable of (i.e. removing your S) to surprise unsuspecting competitors at stoplights or the like? Or is it just an aesthetics thing? People just want a more clean-looking car?
I'd be curious to hear why you de-badged. But just to be clear, I am only curious, not hating on it.
I've always wondered why people de-badge. Is it to make the beholder of the car to view just the car rather than who makes it or what it's called? More like a work of design/art? Or is it to be more deceitful: the owner of the car doesn't want others to know what it is capable of (i.e. removing your S) to surprise unsuspecting competitors at stoplights or the like? Or is it just an aesthetics thing? People just want a more clean-looking car?
I'd be curious to hear why you de-badged. But just to be clear, I am only curious, not hating on it.
#2660
Over the years i have run the gamut of reasons to why i have done it.
With the '99 Audi A4 Quattro and '96 BMW 328i it was purely to clean up the rear lines of the car. The entertaining side effect was being accused of having an S4 or M3 respectively due to the performance of both cars.
With the mini, it starts as the higher powered car so just dropping the 'S' badge would make me a ****... i got rid of the whole 'COOPER S'.
Not only does it clean up the rear and make it even(center exhaust on S models) but if there happens to be a silly fool to make the challenge on a Mini and not have the knowledge about the models... his/her own fault.
The only badges i have ever left on a car were the manufacturers name... if in a central-ish location so the car looks the same from all angles.
I find it is pretty rare to de-badge a faster car... most people add badging to make car appear faster.
With the '99 Audi A4 Quattro and '96 BMW 328i it was purely to clean up the rear lines of the car. The entertaining side effect was being accused of having an S4 or M3 respectively due to the performance of both cars.
With the mini, it starts as the higher powered car so just dropping the 'S' badge would make me a ****... i got rid of the whole 'COOPER S'.
Not only does it clean up the rear and make it even(center exhaust on S models) but if there happens to be a silly fool to make the challenge on a Mini and not have the knowledge about the models... his/her own fault.
The only badges i have ever left on a car were the manufacturers name... if in a central-ish location so the car looks the same from all angles.
I find it is pretty rare to de-badge a faster car... most people add badging to make car appear faster.
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0 for 5 this morning
Saw more MINI's in a shorter distance then I think I've ever seen outside of a CMMC drive. Three on Winchester between 45 and Milwaukee in Libertyville this morning, then two more within a couple miles heading north on Milwuakee. Waved at all five and none returned. :(
#2667
My old stomping grounds! I used to live in both cities! Nobody with a MINI waves at me... I don't know why. Sigh.
#2668
One was probably me. I was dropping off the MY at Firestone on Milwaukee to get my snows put on. I was having a hard time finding the place so probably didn't see you.
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