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From: John Selph on 20 Jun 2008 18:19

"Steve" <no(a)spam.thanks> wrote in message
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> Paul Hovnanian P.E. wrote:
>> I'm trying to get an idea of how common a practice it is for auto
>> dealers to affix permanent badges or plaques to the vehicles that they
>> sell.


It depends on what you consider 'permanent". Here in Louisiana, it's
uncommon to see a vehicle without a dealer badge/marking of some sort. Most
are applied with double sided tape, while some are decals or vinyl stickers.
Most are relatively small in comparison to the manufacturers info, but there
is the occasional out of proportion appliqu�. I think you would be hard put
to find anyone who would take the time to drill mounting holes or screw a
logo to any new, or used for that matter, vehicle.
John


From: ray on 20 Jun 2008 22:43
Paul Hovnanian P.E. wrote:
> I'm trying to get an idea of how common a practice it is for auto
> dealers to affix permanent badges or plaques to the vehicles that they
> sell.
>
> Where I live (Washington State) the practice is rare. More like
> nonexistent. License plate trim rings with dealer's names and adverts
> are common. But nothing one can't remove with a screwdriver.
>
> I've seen quite a few vehicles with what appear to be permanently
> affixed badges. All appear to be from out of state. I don't know if its
> a difference in the markets, but most people I know around here wouldn't
> put up with such a permanent defacement.
>
>

here in Winnipeg, Manitoba, it's 90%+. Blech. The dealer I bought my
Trans Am from (Melnick Motors) was nice enough to listen to my request
NOT to install decals on it, so I mention that Shawn at Melnick was very
good to deal with. When my 18 year old truck needed an immobilizer
installed, we had them do it.

Ray
From: Steve on 22 Jun 2008 17:44
Nate Nagel wrote:

>> Some of the new era dealers, though, go overboard. There a number of
>> import dealers around here whose badges are as big as the name brand
>> on the car, or bigger. I've also seen them applied crooked and with
>> wrinkles. There'd be hell to pay if a dealer ever did that to a car
>> *I* bought!
>>
>
> IME it's near universal, but in the last 10 years or so the badges have
> been replaced with vinyl stickers. Some "luxury" brand dealers still
> use chrome badges though. I do remember the one new car I've bought in
> my life didn't have one on it, although most of the cars in the parking
> lot at work do (my company car included.)


My wife's 93 Eagle doesn't have one. When we bought the car in March of
93, it was via a dealer trade with a dealership in Houston. We showed up
at our dealer about the same time as the car arrived from Houston, and I
intercepted the prep guys before they could slap a sticker on it ;-)

I do still have the dealer plate frame, but it came off the car as soon
as the dealer plates came off.


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