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  1. h4mza's Avatar
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    Why would someone do this?
    A car with Audi front and BMW back and call it a Subaru :confused:

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1993-SUBAR...item2572eb7501

    Item number 160841869405
  2. Scott1541's Avatar
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    Re: Why would someone do this?
    I saw an ad last month where some guy was selling a Peugeot 306 as a Mitsubishi Pajero (Might have been a Nissan Patrol)
    Last edited by Scott1541; 11-07-2012 at 22:26.
  3. Theflyingbarney's Avatar
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    Re: Why would someone do this?
    Clear cut-and-shut, pretty much a guaranteed MOT failure as soon as you buy it
  4. M4LLY's Avatar
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    Re: Why would someone do this?
    Maybe they wanted something unique
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    Re: Why would someone do this?
  6. cfizzle's Avatar
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    Re: Why would someone do this?
    It's probably a pissed off chav-wife selling it lols.


    (Original post by h4mza)
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    Also, Mr Bean sig fwends! :ahee:
  7. JO53PHS's Avatar
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    Re: Why would someone do this?
    It probably actually is a Subaru underneath.. it's just had BMW bodywork attached to the rear and Audi bodywork attached to the front. Why you'd want to do that though, I have no idea.
  8. Alex17595's Avatar
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    Re: Why would someone do this?
    Inbreeding, now comes in cars.
  9. Nuffles's Avatar
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    Re: Why would someone do this?
    (Original post by Theflyingbarney)
    Clear cut-and-shut, pretty much a guaranteed MOT failure as soon as you buy it
    To be fair, if it's been SVA'd then it's perfectly legal and safe to drive around. Not that you'd really want to.
  10. JC.'s Avatar
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    Re: Why would someone do this?
    Different...
    The shape of the C post suggests that it's a scoobydoo.

    Cant say I'm a fan - it doesn't really flow as a car as the styling is totally different front to back.
  11. Herr's Avatar
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    Re: Why would someone do this?
    They had a term for these type of cars, they called it in USA as Ricemobiles as in the 90s the big thing was to make an entry level car to appear as if it was a higher spec model, usually done by the Oriental blokes in their Honda Civic or Acura Integras though after the movie Fast and Furious it started to catch on and become something everyone did.

    I think UK had the term carbage for such things
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