Re: Insult to all Audi Cars

[ti@amb.org (Ti Kan)]

Dan Sinclair writes:
> I saw a lowered, 
> chromed-out Acura Integra the other day that had all the Acura emblems
> stripped off and replaced with Honda 'H' emblems.  Someone want to explain
> that one to me?  Why take the luxury version of a car line, and put the
> 'base' company emblems on it?!?

You know, the "Acura" name is a north American marketing gimmick.  Those
cars are really called "Honda Integra" elsewhere in the world.  Perhaps
this guy did modify his car to put the Honda badge on it, but it wouldn't
be too different from someone putting a "Audi 80" insignia instead of
"Audi 4000" on the early 4000, since that is what the car is called
elsewhere.  You might think going from Acura to Honda is a "downgrade",
but he probably thinks it's cool because it looks like a non-US edition
of the car.

Audi rings on a Yotato lowrider, on the other hand... gasp.

-Ti
96 A4 2.8 quattro
84 5000S 2.1 turbo
80 4000 2.0
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