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Don't mind them as long as they're exactly the same as the JDM/EDM counterpart.
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They should never be done and look like crap.
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Replica or Ripoff?

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Old 06-13-2013, 06:57 PM
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Just wondering what people think about replica cars. By this I mean a car that is built to look like a car that it isn't. For example a four door Civic rebadged as a Ferio or a 240 rebadged as a Silvia. What about an Accord badged as a Euro R? You see this in the muscle car world quite a bit (Cutlass badged as a 442, GTO bagged as a Judge, etc.). Does it make a difference if it's bagged as a car that was never sold in the US? Just wondering what the opinions are.
Old 06-13-2013, 11:15 PM
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Do what I do, get and drive what you want and just picture whatever you are driving is actually a hand with the middle finger raised. In every scene there will be haters, purists, defilers, appreciators and fans... like the penguins say, "just smile and wave boys, smile and wave".....
This is what makes me the person I am. I drive what I want, the way I want no matter what the trend, fad, peanut gallery says..
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As long as you call it a replica and don't try to pass it off as legit when you sell it, why not.
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Originally Posted by Big Chris
As long as you call it a replica and don't try to pass it off as legit when you sell it, why not.
This! It's fine to have a replica just as long as you realize its a replica. Most people with replicas still act like they have the real thing. Like the guy around here that thinks his Fiero with a body kit is a true Ferrari...
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9/10 chance that its slower than what you're claiming it is. That is what makes it retarded.
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thought this was gonna be a wheel snob thread
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Putting Honda emblems on Acura or other way around pisses me more off than kids who stick GTR stickers on their mustangs.
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Originally Posted by Big Chris
As long as you call it a replica and don't try to pass it off as legit when you sell it, why not.
Fake Integra Type R's, and then they dont even have the right parts and just exterior stuff or the recaros.
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