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[–] dink@lemmy.world 54 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

Why would anyone be ashamed of owning a WRX STi?

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 32 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Why would anyone be ashamed of owning any Subaru?

[–] Damage@slrpnk.net 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I fucking love mine, best car I've ever had.

[–] swag_money@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

nothing beats a Subaru in the snow! we're just getting hammered with snow up here and it's no issue for the legacy.

[–] Damage@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lol someone went and downvoted all the Subaru-positive comments.

[–] swag_money@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

probably somebody that spent more for a less capable car 🤷‍♂️

[–] zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com 0 points 1 year ago

Yeah, home would be a lot better with kia

[–] __init__@programming.dev 20 points 1 year ago

It’s actually a regular wrx with a sti wing and they don’t want anyone to know

[–] dditty@lemm.ee 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, usually the debadged cars I see around me are 3-series and other entry-level luxury sedans. I think the owners want to try and trick people into thinking they're actually driving an M3, etc.

If you debadge an M3, RS3, etc then I think that's actually a pretty cool flex

[–] Venator@lemmy.nz 1 points 1 year ago

If you debadge an M3, RS3, etc then I think that's actually a pretty cool flex

I guess it might slightly reduce the chances of getting stolen.

[–] BigPotato@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Because of other STi owners?

[–] janNatan@lemmy.ml 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The top reason: the badge fell off for some reason, and I do not care enough to replace it.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Somebody tore the logo off my Honda Accord in a Chicago suburb parking structure

[–] Kitathalla@lemy.lol 1 points 1 year ago

Or in my case, half fell off and that just won't do... but then the glue still is half on and now it looks worse, so let's just cover it with a bumper sticker, eh?

[–] DannyBoy@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 year ago

Those Subarus are cool though.

[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)
[–] __init__@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago

It’s a saabaru

Drive it fast enough in reverse and urabus

[–] dunz@feddit.nu 1 points 1 year ago

The weird thing is that the SAAB version, that's supposed to share a lot of parts, had a different wheel base even, because they changed so many things. SAAB being SAAB, they lost money on most 9-3x and 9-5x

[–] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago
[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's so that people have a harder time saying "yes officer it was a Toyota Camry" unless they're familiar with the body style enough to know it isn't a Honda Accord without the markings. "A truck" is less descriptive than "A black Dodge Ram 1500."

[–] BigPotato@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Look, avoiding Undercovers is half the reason I can tell a car by it's headlights or taillights, so sorry Nissan Altima with paper plates, I can tell you're a 2008 from 150m, day or night.

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago

Not everyone is as adept. (And that Altima was probably recently purchased used, tbf lol).

Also I've seen a ~25yo undercover minivan with the paint half worn to primer in my area, that trick is less reliable here since 2010ish.

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

Even better if you put the badge of another car on it.

[–] Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] spittingimage@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Another reason to do it (in my area): you want to pay a fine for illegal car conversion!

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago

Cybertruck 2025: now with complimentary anti-vandalism Fuck Musk wrap

[–] Grass@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

it comes and goes but some years school age kids will gain a car emblem theft fixation. I lived on the same street as a high school and every second year or so any remaining emblems on cars parked outside would be stripped off