So I've been toying with this for a while and keep going round in circles with it..
To badge or not to badge? keen to hear your views...
To badge or not to badge? keen to hear your views...
To badge or not to badge, that is the question...
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I fall to peer pressure!
I think it gives more of an air of mystique.. especially with it being such a new shape (saloon).. i.e. 'what on earth is that?!' 
The tailpipes will give away an S3. Why hide it?
As above - be proud of it and promote the model
As above - be proud of it and promote the model
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..and the one vote to debadge wasn't from an S3 owner, or even an Audi owner (yet).
It's been done to death elsewhere but my thoughts are that I feel no particular need to advertise for Audi. It's going to be obvious to anyone who cares what the car is, and IMHO it just looks cleaner without the badges.
It's been done to death elsewhere but my thoughts are that I feel no particular need to advertise for Audi. It's going to be obvious to anyone who cares what the car is, and IMHO it just looks cleaner without the badges.
Liquidfusion-S3
I fall to peer pressure!
You're stealing Bristolhound's thunder!
Where's the forum police veeeight???
Where's the forum police veeeight???
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I fall to peer pressure!
If you had an R8 would you want to de-badge that? I wouldn't so why would you want to do that to an S3?
Or you could just as easily say that badging your car is like having a glamorous girlfriend and making her wear a t-shirt that says "I AM FIT" all the time. Everyone can already see it...
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Wouldn't miss that from a few hundred yards 
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Nice though, nothing wrong with badges that deserve to be there.
. Nice though, nothing wrong with badges that deserve to be there.
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Yep but that's nothing compared to the boost you get with the MTM M-Cantronic module !
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Wouldn't miss that from a few hundred yards
Nice though, nothing wrong with badges that deserve to be there.
I like the MTM badge design very much... It's a bit of Mystery...
Debadged, those who know will already know and everybody else thinks it is a diesel.
My local Frenchists have no idea what it is as my S3 is quite nippy obviously and not being a diesel makes it stand out!
It used to be entry level BMs used to be debadged but now I think the tide is turning the other way, being indiscrete is the way forward.
My local Frenchists have no idea what it is as my S3 is quite nippy obviously and not being a diesel makes it stand out!
It used to be entry level BMs used to be debadged but now I think the tide is turning the other way, being indiscrete is the way forward.
I have opted for de badged.
1. I think it gives it a "clean" look.
2. Not bothered about other people knowing its an S3, they will find out when there a dot in my rear mirror.
3. Most people who don't have much car knowledge even with the for pipes won't see any difference! for example... work colleague says to me "I saw the car you are getting today"!!, to my suprise I ask where? she replies well it was an S3 but only had two pipes!" this is with the A3 badge on!! hahaha just shows you!
anyway its personal choice but thats my reason.
also am I right in saying the S3 logo stays on the grill at the front regardless??
1. I think it gives it a "clean" look.
2. Not bothered about other people knowing its an S3, they will find out when there a dot in my rear mirror.
3. Most people who don't have much car knowledge even with the for pipes won't see any difference! for example... work colleague says to me "I saw the car you are getting today"!!, to my suprise I ask where? she replies well it was an S3 but only had two pipes!" this is with the A3 badge on!! hahaha just shows you!
anyway its personal choice but thats my reason.
also am I right in saying the S3 logo stays on the grill at the front regardless??
the partial badging (front grill) is something else I have debated haha.. I think I agree with you though, S3 on the grill but nothing on the back... mine is coming badged so I'll have the option to take off or leave on.. all will be revealed when it lands and I post some piccies
I ordered my Daytona SB S line 184 quattro debadged. I've added just the quattro boot badge to match the front grille badge...
You see even the gods have cried all over it because they don't like it debadged!
