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[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 day 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."

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

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

[–] BigPotato@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day 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 day 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.