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Offline mistertee

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False R's?
« on: 14 October 2015, 20:46 »
I've seen at least 2 "R''s in the past few months.  R badge on the front, R badge on the back... and 2 exhausts.

Am I looking at an elaborate fake?
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Offline monkeyhanger

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Re: False R's?
« Reply #1 on: 14 October 2015, 20:50 »
2 exhausts, one each side (GTI) or 2 on the left (GTD)? Front fogs and fins around them?

Someone spent a fortune a while back making a 1.2TSI Golf look like a Lapiz R - they swapped out pretty much everything but the grey headlining. It may still be on ebay looking for a buyer.
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Re: False R's?
« Reply #2 on: 14 October 2015, 21:19 »
R Line?
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Offline remlapeel

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Re: False R's?
« Reply #3 on: 15 October 2015, 09:28 »
That would be the R-Line, there are a few round here, also have single DRLs, 17"rims
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Re: False R's?
« Reply #4 on: 15 October 2015, 09:40 »
The upside of the R-line imposter is maybe would-be thieves will mistake the real R for it and leave it alone.

Or I wonder if there's many R-lines nicked by mistake.  :laugh: 
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Offline mistertee

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Re: False R's?
« Reply #5 on: 15 October 2015, 13:39 »
Aha! I didn't know about the R line.

That's not confusing at all is it?  Why don't they chose a different letter?  :laugh:
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Re: False R's?
« Reply #6 on: 15 October 2015, 13:59 »
Same as BMW (M) and Mercedes (AMG), what was once a tuning division has become a trim line.
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Re: False R's?
« Reply #7 on: 15 October 2015, 14:23 »
Quote from: jv on 15 October 2015, 13:59
Same as BMW (M) and Mercedes (AMG), what was once a tuning division has become a trim line.

A great shame.
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Offline p3asa

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Re: False R's?
« Reply #8 on: 15 October 2015, 14:39 »
Audi have done it for a few years now with the "S Line" so I guess VW are just following suit.
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Re: False R's?
« Reply #9 on: 15 October 2015, 14:51 »
Vauxhall "VX Line" too
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