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    I dont care if is the same car.. is lame to do. If you wanna be so JDM or whatever it is, ship yourself back to whatever country you want your car to be.
    I guess live and learn.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Julio
    I dont care if is the same car.. is lame to do. If you wanna be so JDM or whatever it is, ship yourself back to whatever country you want your car to be.
    I guess live and learn.
    Double-edged sword, isn't putting german-style plates on a us car kinda the same thing?
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    Quote Originally Posted by fcman
    Double-edged sword, isn't putting german-style plates on a us car kinda the same thing?
    Not really.. The tag is not a representation of the actual vehicles trim.

    Most German cars, are actually made in Germany , not in mexico,canada or anything like that. They are actually really imported in to the U.S.

    I have one making fun of something. Not w/ numbers or characters like some people do... will I ever do a euro tag like that? prolly not.

    But, Anyways, Next time you try to put me on the spot do a little more research

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    Quote Originally Posted by Julio
    Not really.. The tag is not a representation of the actual vehicles trim.

    Most German cars, are actually made in Germany , not in mexico,canada or anything like that. They are actually really imported in to the U.S.

    I have one making fun of something. Not w/ numbers or characters like some people do... will I ever do a euro tag like that? prolly not.

    But, Anyways, Next time you try to put me on the spot do a little more research
    How am I supposed to do research on a subjective matter? I wasn't putting you on the spot, I love the tag and I think the German-style tags add another ounce of character to most German cars. I was merely remarking on the fact that someone putting Honda emblems on their Integra (never did it on mine, but mine was in fact assembled and shipped from Japan) is similar to putting a German tag on a US spec German car.
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    Quote Originally Posted by fcman
    How am I supposed to do research on a subjective matter?

    Because is 2 diffrent subjects. If this thread was tittled " JDM TAGS OR EURO TAGS OR OTHER COUNTRY TAG, it would be a diffrent story.

    A tag has nothing to do with a cars trim... You know a euro car when you see one, it doesnt take a tag to realize that...
    You put a Skyline badge on a g35, you thinking you have a TRUE skyline. you dont...
    See what i mean ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Julio
    Because is 2 diffrent subjects. If this thread was tittled " JDM TAGS OR EURO TAGS OR OTHER COUNTRY TAG, it would be a diffrent story.

    A tag has nothing to do with a cars trim... You know a euro car when you see one, it doesnt take a tag to realize that...
    You put a Skyline badge on a g35, you thinking you have a TRUE skyline. you dont...
    See what i mean ?
    I see where you're coming from and I agree with you on the badging a g35 as a skyline and stuff like that.
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    I agee up to a level on rebadging. On the G35, if I see a Skyline GT350 badge set then it's alright with me since they're essentially the same car. Just a dash and steering swap. Now if they slap a GT-R badge on it, then that's pushing it.

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