Anyone going to switch badges?
 

First time poster here, when I heard about the car and SAW the prototype and saw the PRICE TAG I said to myself I am damn well going to buy that car when it gets here.

But from what Ive read so far here in Canada it will be sold as the Scion? Well I would way rather have a Toyota, but since thats not going to happen I would still rather have Toyota badges instead of roll around reppin' Scion.

So I was thinking of just switching the badges from Scion to Toyota.. Thoughts?

Everyone will always know its a scion. but do whatever you want its your car.


Also this topic has been discussed

You can change all the badges you want but it's still a Scion. If you don't want a Scion, I'd recommend getting the Subie version or looking at something else.

Ill swap you my Toyota Badges for your Scion ones ;)

The problem with badge-switching is this: Non-car people won't notice/care, and car people will think you're a tool (because you are). It's a no-win situation.

I think... we already have a thread about this...

I might de-badge it for a clean look.

I would de-badge before I re-badge, and not only because it's impossible to avoid that step, but I just think it would look better to have no badges at all than have mismatched ones.

Who's gonna be the first loser to put a subi badge on their scion.

Yeah im going to stick a BMW logo on it like this guy
http://www.forkparty.com/wp-content/...BMW-donkey.jpgthey will never know its a donkey...

no badges? then you'd have a giant phallus on your hood. look at the car again and imagine it without that front badge... :bellyroll:

You can use the Vitz emblem.

http://www.buycheapr.com/us/result.j...&q=vitz+emblem

suddenly....GTR emblems everywhere

:laughabove:

debadge... keep it clean

A word of caution about debadging... especially on a new car... everywhere you go people will walk up and start asking you about the car. Then you will end up verbally acknowledging its a Scion. You can't escape!!! :bellyroll:

The steering wheel and the radio will still say Scion so you're still screwed! :clap:

I think it is the other way round. Whatever car it is, a Scion is a Toyota with another badge. You think the cars will be different in EU and US? They will be exactly the same only instead of Toyota badge get Scion badge. If you then put a Toyota badge on the Scion it will just mean you got a Toyota from EU or Japan.

I know switching badges is very gay a lot of the time, but I really dislike Scion, and Toyota is my favorite manufacturer (in the 90s at least) so I would rather switch or debadge it.

They are one in the same, my man. Why not get the Subie? What's your experience with Scion?

By going off the "Green Light for Subie" thread.. the subie is going to be priced around the same as scion. It'll all come down to design at some point.

Here's what it seems like.
I don't:
- like scion because of the badge. Options: Debadge/rebadge or Buy Subie.
- like subie's design. A: Buy a Scion
- like scion's design but I like subie's interior. A: Buy a Subie
- like scion because... its a scion! A: Buy a Subie
- like to haggle prices because its a hassle! A: Buy a Scion
- like the no-hassle price thing. A: Buy a Subie
- like that it only has 200hp and no turbo. A: you're looking at the wrong car. Go buy something else.
- like that this car has a boxer engine. A: Don't buy the car.
- like this car because it's not fuel efficient. A: Buy a Prius


I'll argue for both sides but getting really bored of reading the same comments over and over. Lol

I think I'm going to put every single manufacturer's badge on.

Well, I was actually unaware that there was going to be a subaru version in Canada. If that is the case then I will definitely take that. But can someone explain to me why there are 3 different versions of the car...

one day its a BMW

one day its a Benz

one day its a Kia

one day its a audi

one day the list will go on forever.

HAha :D

Just 2 my friend. Just 2.

fr-s, ft86, 216a..

The FR-S was a concept car by 5Axis based on the FT-86. There are essentially 2 cars, the Toyota/Scion FT-86 and the Subaru Whatevertheydecidetocallit. It sounds like the FT-86 could end up getting a Toyota emblem across the pond, but in NA its a Scion.

LOL :clap:

FR-S/FT-86 is the same. Its just branded Toyota instead of Scion to other countries. 216a is Subie's version. :)

Hope that cleared it up.

Too slowwwwww :D Unless someone ninja deletes my posts again.

ahh I seee, I see. Well when the time comes Ill take both the subaru version and scion version for test drives.

Its not my fault. :( haha

Although... when zombies come I won't be slow. :P

A lot of women don't even know Scion is a brand :bellyroll:. They might even think it's an exotic... :party0030:

I agree, de-badging doesn't work. I vote for the donkey or is it jackass.

eh. I'd still debadge simply for the cleaner look. not because I'm embarrassed by it being a scion.

I'm going to swap mine. It's made by Toyota, why not?

I don't know why no one has said this by now but...wouldn't this be better if it had a poll? you know, to visualize things? :iono:

What makes the difference is if the badges use 2 holes in the body and screws to attach it, or if it is simply glued on. If the badges use 2 holes and screws then there's no way I'm going to trouble myself debadging/rebadging because I would have to bog over the holes and re-paint. However, if it is glued on then that's a different story and I would debadge and go for a cleaner look.

I'm not sure how the badge will change my experience of driving the car.. since it won't. Personally I don't care what badge is on the car, the driving feel/fun to drive side is all that matter IMO.

Why not just TRD badge? No more Scion/Toyota/Subaru worries!