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Originally Posted by Ben73
What I find interesting is the badge snobs usually have the cheapest variety of whatever model they have. Bmw 320, Merc C200 and so on.
Give me a Stinger over any base model Euro that's somewhat close to the same price.
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It’s the same with all marques. Plenty of people buy the entry level models because they can’t afford the model with all the fruit. There are plenty of badge thieves from all makes. M badges on non M cars. AMG badges on non AMG..... FPV badges on non FPV cars etc.... I’m waiting for the “N” badges to start appearing on standard i30 variants..
I think someone that wants a C200 Merc isn’t the buyer that would ever look at a KIA stinger anyway. Stinger is a performance car aimed primarily at the FPV / HSV gap. It didn’t work out, no shame as it was a good effort. It will likely disappear from our shores and is perhaps a missed opportunity for some. In the meantime that gap is well and truly filled as I see stacks of SS commodores and turbo FG falcons around the traps still. Stinger was just a square peg looking for a round hole. No matter how hard they try with it, it just won’t fit in here.