06-12-2019, 12:03 PM | #1 |
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I'll be removing the M and xDrive badges, anyone else?
I'm not an M badge hater (have owned a few over the decades) and I don't believe that the MXXX cars are diluting the M brand. I'm also not a huge fan of debaging cars regardless the reason
That said I simply don't like the look of the M before the 340 and if all 340's are M340's I don't feel the added M decoration serves any purpose of differentiating the car from the other G20 340's on the road so I'm going to ditch it. Just want to be left with a clean 340 emblem like I have now. XDrive is going away as well, but that's probably more of an obvious choice. Anyhoo I know there is not a right or wrong answer here (hold on I don't think I was seeking out an answer haha) and this is a million percent subjective so just sharing my intentions, that's all. |
06-12-2019, 12:15 PM | #2 |
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Rather than remove the xDrive badge, I am going to add "se" in front of it.
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06-12-2019, 12:20 PM | #3 |
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Ahh yes a modern play on the famous VW "rabbit injection" emblems from the 80's
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06-12-2019, 01:54 PM | #5 |
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I'm assuming you purchased outright? Then have at it.
Now if it's a finance or lease, you cannot do any "major tuning" ... found a chap on YouTube that got into some trouble with BMW for engine mods (600+ HP M4) on a financed vehicle. :
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06-12-2019, 01:56 PM | #6 | |
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It is part of M Performance family BMW introduced, so there is many more on the road with M upfront M550 m850 M760 M240 And some with M in the middle x2 M35 X5 M50 x3 M40 Other Ms now have it at the end x3 M x5 M |
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06-12-2019, 03:03 PM | #7 |
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I remove that cheap xDrive badge the sec my cars come home. BMW should really do something about it.
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06-12-2019, 03:22 PM | #10 | |
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the only way that i am feeling is that I would prefer MY car without those two badges it doesn't go any deeper than that for me :-) **edit** You also misread my post relative to diluting the brand - that's something else I really don't care too much about |
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06-12-2019, 03:56 PM | #11 |
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I'm going to take my M3 symbol and swap them real fast when i turn it in for the M340....jk jk
I'm going to leave it, its not a big deal to me. So much M stuff around these days. I really just care how i enjoy the car. Doesn't matter if its a M series or M sport version. |
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06-12-2019, 03:59 PM | #13 |
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meh looks fine to me and I like the pretty ///M colors
And if the xdrive badge comes off then you better be able to show window sticker to any future buyers given a few of the recent incorrect orders that have gone through. Although buyer beware I suppose. |
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06-12-2019, 04:03 PM | #14 |
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Just show that you can't spin the tires on launch.
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06-12-2019, 04:41 PM | #17 |
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Didnt realize this would evoke such passion from some but it's classic we've gone from...dear lord never ever put an m badge on a none m car to the new reality "don't touch that m badge" pretty funny really
Guess that little M badge just generates emotion on all sides :-) Anyhoo too cluttered for me and my car will not have one - reading between the lines (cough cough) sounds like some of you will be leaving yours on and to that I say bravo Last edited by chenry; 06-12-2019 at 04:46 PM.. |
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Nah, I don't have an opinion one way or the other. But I do find it entertaining... Badge or no badge it's the same vehicle.
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06-12-2019, 06:02 PM | #21 |
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Here is a good one for you,
BMW sells M performance parts for our cars. You can put them on real M cars and M performance cars. I have a couple of those on the car - so I'm adding another badge to my car. It is a double M now MM340 |
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