Dealership Logos, and badges. 

"HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles" (hondasfordsvolvo) 06/29/2016 at 00:23 • Filed to: None

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For most car guys the first thing they do to their car, when it becomes their’s is remove any sort of dealership stickers, or badge on the car. It’s your car you shouldn’t be charged with advertising for some crappy dealership. However most people don’t care enough to vacuum there cars carpets, or avoid the universal parts section of Autozone, so they are not going to take the time to remove a sticker that was on the car when they bought it.

This one is by far the best I’ve seen its for Fox Ford in Grand Rapids Michigan.

It’s actually well thought out, and nice too look at. the worst would be RhinelanderGM,min RhinelanderGM Wi, my old homertown. Who plaster their website across the entire back window of their cars. Not exactly classy, of I was buying a car from them I would demand they remove that trash before I took delivery of the car.

So what are the best, or worst Dealership logos you’ve seen, on some uncaring pesent’s automobile.

deprecated account > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 06/29/2016 at 00:29

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POs of my car didn't not remove it and it is now as flaky as paint and a bitch to get off.

Urambo Tauro > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 06/29/2016 at 00:29

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I’ve seen that Fox Ford badge many times, never realizing that it was a dealer logo from across the state! I thought it was just some canine enthusiast thing. Certainly more classy than “I  my rottweiler”...

TheHondaBro > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 06/29/2016 at 00:29

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smobgirl > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 06/29/2016 at 00:33

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Funny, I was just thinking about this as I was stuck in traffic driving to the airport this afternoon. Was debating posting this exact question! I've already forgotten the dealer sticker that sparked the idea though.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 06/29/2016 at 00:35

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I’ve had my Foz for 9 months and I’m still trying to get rid of the last of the residue left by this awful sticker, so it gets my vote for worst. Yes that is a trash can in my trunk. Thankfull, I have tint now.

Bonus pink Buick Ranier that was the next picture in my camera roll because wtf pink body on frame Buick SUV needs to be posted somewhere.

Final note: Carmax stickers can be scraped off with a fingernail. Lots of pieces because it's die cut, but was super easy to get off of my previous car.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 06/29/2016 at 00:36

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I just picked up my Juke last week, all they put on was plate frame. It was nice, I drove to Canadian Tire and bought 2 clear cover’s not even 20 minutes after I drove it off the lot. It seems GM dealers are the worst for it.

cbell04 > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 06/29/2016 at 00:38

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Cant find a shot of the badge on a car over the web but this dealership is a popular local establishment.

wait forgot we had a loaner from them a while back..

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 06/29/2016 at 00:39

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Seems pretty typical for Texas though, I'm pretty sure no other state is as generally proud of itself as Texas. Also, Ranier! I was trying to remember then name of the Buick Tailblazer the other day. I saw the Isuzu variant the other today too.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > cbell04 06/29/2016 at 00:41

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If your name is also the name of a part of the male anatomy, don't. Use that name for your business.

E90M3 > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 06/29/2016 at 00:42

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I did this to my friends Golf, the dealer was O’Steen. Sometimes dealer badges can be useful.

cbell04 > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 06/29/2016 at 00:42

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Recheck my post updated it forgot we had a loaner from them long ago.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 06/29/2016 at 00:43

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I was going to mention in the original post, that I think the best solution for this problem is branded plate frames.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > cbell04 06/29/2016 at 00:44

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Oh god. The windshield. That's just wrong.

jasmits > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 06/29/2016 at 00:44

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Not a sticker per-se but I have always liked the (original) dealership license plate frame that is somehow still with my E36 almost 20 years later. Usually not a fan of dealership frames, but I can’t get rid of this one. It’s been with it too long.

Die-Trying > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 06/29/2016 at 00:45

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i like the old truck bumpers, that had the dealership name and location on them. told you where the truck had come from

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > jasmits 06/29/2016 at 00:46

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Yeah I really thing a branded plate frame is the classiest solution, nothing on the paint or window, and it's actually functional.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Die-Trying 06/29/2016 at 00:47

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Wow that's different.

Probenja > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 06/29/2016 at 00:47

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I know a dealer that just puts a little gecko as their sticker and I think it’s “cute” and they sell mostly audi’s so it kinda makes sense.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Probenja 06/29/2016 at 00:48

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That is a cool one, I'd actually leave it.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 06/29/2016 at 00:49

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Ascender!

This has to be close to the record for number of rebadges of one vehicle in the same market: TrailBlazer, Ascender, Envoy, 9-7X, Ranier, Bravada... same SUV different grille and tail lamps and that's about it.

Special shout out to the Hummer H3 that was on the Coloranyon chassis and used a 5-cylinder version of the TrailBlazer inline-6.

cbell04 > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 06/29/2016 at 00:50

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My suggested car advertisement. “You’ve never bought a car until you’ve Dick Ide a car.” or “Dick Ide were practically giving them away. Thats what she said”

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Urambo Tauro 06/29/2016 at 00:56

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I had to get a very specific F-250 for a customer when I was selling Ford and it came from this dealership. It pained me a bit to remove this badge and put on our sticker.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 06/29/2016 at 00:59

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One of the dealers around here puts a little silver star on cars they sell, which I have always found pretty acceptable. I think the fox is better, but you take what you can get...

The dealer for my last car, thankfully, didn’t apply any stickers. Just paper plates and frames, all of which I removed immediately upon getting home with the car. I don’t like plate frames to begin with, let alone advertising ones, but at least they’re better than stickers.

Probenja > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 06/29/2016 at 00:59

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They have one of a rabbit on some of their cars too:

And it seems like a Skoda logo looking bird too.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 06/29/2016 at 01:03

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They do seem to be the most reasonable middle ground, but I often notice that people never remove or replace them. My Lincoln came with the original frames the car came off the lot with. I couldn’t believe they were never removed/replaced in spite of being so faded and rough looking. On top of that, the original owner brought it to the dealer for every single service from the time it was bought. Every. Single. One... You’d think that someone would have noticed how rough those frames were looking and that they would have replaced them with new ones during one of the scheduled maintenance visits...

Die-Trying > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 06/29/2016 at 01:03

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most of the larger companies did it for the dealerships (chevy ford dodge) its fun to look on the old trucks, and see some of where they have been. find some starting in the late 50's

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 06/29/2016 at 01:08

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I don’t buy new cars, but if I did it would have to be removed or no sale, I’d tell them that.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > E90M3 06/29/2016 at 01:08

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It reminds me of when I removed all but the “Chevy” on my first car, or the time my ex-gf’s Chevy Classic lost the final C after about the third or fourth trip through a car wash it had in it’s life (that thing was a piece of shit and the only time I know it was cleaned before that time was after we first met when she was trying her best to impress me...). I then pulled the “I” off and rubbed the remaining rubber stuff off and cleaned the surrounding dirt/discoloration off enough that after a month or so you’d think they intended it to be that way.

Of course, later another of those letters fell off, so they all got removed, leaving the rubber since I knew nobody would ever clean that self-propelled dumpster.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 06/29/2016 at 01:12

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The last car I bought still had the dealership sticker on it, even though it was 5 years old, and. Bought it private party.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Die-Trying 06/29/2016 at 01:13

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Hmm... I have never noticed one like this, I’ll keep my eyes peeled. That would probably drive me insane...

As a side note, my buddy had a mid-70s GMC in the 90s-00s that had a smooth original bumper. My grandpa’s Ford from the same era didn’t have anything on the bumper, either...

I wonder if this is why so many have/had aftermarket bumpers.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 06/29/2016 at 01:18

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Well my DD 2006 CRV was from NM, has Albuquerque on it but it’s almost gone. I figured at this point it might leave a mark.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 06/29/2016 at 01:20

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I think it’s done more on used cars... Still, definitely with you there.

New cars probably get traded among dealers often enough that there’s a disincentive to defacing them like this.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 06/29/2016 at 01:22

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Mu 1991 Mitsubishi has the reminders of the sticker from the Florida Mitsubishi, Subaru, Volkswagen dealership it was originally purchased at. It's kinda like hey that sticker is as old as I am might as well leave it still it's gone completely, which won't be much longer.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 06/29/2016 at 01:23

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Mercedes of SF puts it on all of them, we have RAB motors in Marin and they do too, I can see where they all come from. I sure as hell would have them remove it from an S class if I bought it. People are proud of it I think.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 06/29/2016 at 01:25

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The Tokyo Nissan sticker on classic Fairlady’s etc is cool haha. I think they still do it.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 06/29/2016 at 01:28

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Eh, people in the Bay Area are crazy. Buying an S class for a large swath of the population there is the equivalent of people in most of the country buying a Nissan Versa.

Are you sure they’re not used? I bet a lot of people lease cars for very short periods there.

Chinny Raccoon > cbell04 06/29/2016 at 02:43

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Oh that’s nothing.I give you a dealer group, with brands such as Ferrari, BMW, Porsche and Aston.

http://www.dicklovett.co.uk

Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan' > Probenja 06/29/2016 at 08:22

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These look pretty good

64Mali > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 06/29/2016 at 08:44

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It took me way to long to realize that first picture was an outline of a fox. I was staring at it for 15 min before a comment said it was a fox and it made sense..

jmgadget > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 06/29/2016 at 09:24

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I tend to use the same sales guy. He knows now to not put on the dealer badge on any of my cars or other people who I have sent to him.

One of many reasons I love working with him.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > 64Mali 06/29/2016 at 10:31

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At first glance I thought it was a mountain.

Textured Soy Protein > 64Mali 06/29/2016 at 13:48

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I thought it was one of the Cardassian orbital weapon platforms from Star Trek DS9.

64Mali > Textured Soy Protein 06/29/2016 at 14:57

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I can see that..

JRapp: now as good as new again > cbell04 06/29/2016 at 15:25

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Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Eric @ opposite-lock.com 06/29/2016 at 21:22

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Working at a dealership that sells new cars: HAHAHAHA nope. Dealer trades are often LOADED with license plates, license plate holders, frames, stickers, badges, etc. linking them to the previous dealership. It’s super fun to remove (we have special solvents and lots of plastic razor blades)

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 07/06/2016 at 18:30

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When we bought my wife’s BMW I told the dealership to remove their badging or pay me for advertising space on the car. The sales guy was pretty surprised at the request to say the least.