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Chinese police caught rebadging Mercedes as Honda to avoid taxpayer ire

This made me LOL

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog....50-cop-car.jpg

http://www.carnewschina.com/wp-conte...a-china-21.jpg

Report: Chinese police caught rebadging Mercedes as Honda to avoid taxpayer ire; Autoblog Canada

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Perhaps there was once a time when the Chinese citizenry couldn't tell the difference between a Mercedes-Benz and a Honda. In today's car-crazy China, however, this is clearly no longer the case. That didn't stop police in Fangchenggang (part of Guangxi Province) from performing a low-tech badge swap on a Mercedes-Benz ML350 in a bid to make it look like a run-of-the-mill Honda, right down to CR-V emblem on the rear liftgate.

Car News China reports that the police did it to fool taxpayers into thinking that the department didn't spend big bucks on a Benz. An ML350 reportedly costs around 900,000 yuan ($133,000 CDN), which is a lot more than Honda CR-V, which runs around 200,000 yuan ($30,000 or so). As you may have guessed, the ridiculous (and failed) cover-up attempt by the cops angered residents whole lot more than if they'd simply rolled out, baller style, in the Mercedes from the beginning.

[Source: Car News China]

So many fools putting GTR badges on honda's etc. to try and look cool, then we see this downgrade LOL

it's got a k24a swap..hence the honduh badge

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Originally Posted by kouki_monster (Post 7506059)

So many fools putting GTR badges on honda's etc. to try and look cool, then we see this downgrade LOL

:seriously: Putting a GTR badge on a Honda is cool? Who are these people trying to impress?

wow what a sleeper..

Does it have turbo
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Originally Posted by LsquareD (Post 7506137)

Does it have turbo
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yeah, the ML350 is turbocharged

*edit*

only for ML350 BlueTEC 4MATIC

i am actually traveling in china right now, i've seen some of the worest "rebadge" ever, i have seen multiple TRD Buicks, and a few AMG Hondas.....its quite sad.

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Originally Posted by twitchyzero (Post 7506064)

it's got a k24a swap..hence the honduh badge

There's no such thing as a k24a..
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^ +1
there is KA24DE for nissan though =.=

I rather have a Mercedes rebadged as a Honda than a Honda rebadged as a Mercedes.

even the police... tsk tsk

:fuckyea:...crv conversion......from a mercedes

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Originally Posted by MindBomber (Post 7506354)

There's no such thing as a k24a..
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engine code fail:fullofwin:

I bet 99% of the citizen there have never seen a Mercedes ML before.
worth a try.

why do that to a mercedes:facepalm:
:fuuuuu:

holy shit 133grand for a ML