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Originally posted by Kevmmm
Unbelievable....
While travelling on the slow moving freeway last week, I suspect I have finally spotted....a ""fake" M5!
What made it appear "like" a ///M5:
1) Exterior color - Royal Red
2) ///M5 front airdam, side skirts
3) Lowered stance
4) M5 badge on rear deck
...and, what made it appear to be a "fake":
1) Rear valance contained only two small exhaust pipes in center of valance, with ill fitting ACS tips to boot.
2) e36 M3 side view mirrors
3) No angel eyes (not on MY2000 M5, but you would think the guy would do this updgrade to be in line with newer 5 series)
4) The giveaway....A rectangular rear view mirror.
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I have no problem with a 528i or 540i owner doing any of the above modifications EXCEPT for #4, the M5 badge. Now that is tacky. It's one thing to add design elements from the M5 that you consider attractive. But to stick a badge on the car trying to pass it off as something it is not just rubs me the wrong way. What makes it worse is that he didn't even make a credible attempt to have his car look like a real M5. If I were a BMW brand manager, I would shudder when I saw something like this driving by because it weakens the brand image among those who don't know enough to realize it is a fake.