radiokilla

So I live in the SF Bay area and I have been pulled over twice (once a week) for having Celsior badges on my LS400. Apparently it's a huge issue because Friday night I was pulled over in Downtown SF by an undercover police unit for driving a "Grey Market Vehicle" then a second cop car and a motorcycle cop car were called over. LS400's and Celsiors are the same car....They asked me to step out of the car then searched myself and my 2 passengers on the grounds of "suspected smell of drugs" I have never drank/done drugs in my life and we were driving on Broadway in SF (Tons of people walking around on the sidewalks smoking etc.) It's just getting very frustrating No ticket but just getting hassled a lot.

I was also pulled over in Foster City for the same reason of having Celsior badges. In each instance I was driving less than 30 mph and not violating any traffic laws.

I don't understand why I am getting hassled so much considering tons of cars drive around badgeless...Even the LS400 was not equipped with an "LS400" badge unless it was installed by the dealer which was a rarity.

Just trying to vent

mr. tetsuo

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so the cop says "i pulled you over because your car is badged a celsior"?
cops be reaching to pull over anybody for any reason. smh.

PureDrifter

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you probably just got unlucky with the cops you got. I've been running a shaved trunk for over a year now and the most it's done is get me out of a couple parking tickets

fixmiester

THAT'S why you were pulled over in Calif.; you're just going to have to straighten up, man.

timmy0tool

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wow i always imagined that our cars were associated with the mafia, the mob, or yakuza. i never knew it was true, esp stateside!

to the OP, it could just be a coincidence in your city that they are associating big sedans with crime and law breaking.

RA40

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That is why you need to put on BMW or MB badges.

mikes7ke

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Is your car lowered? He may have thought you were pulling one of Steve Martin's stunts from My Blue Heaven.

awdandrwd

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You are probably fitting in some profile they have defined for some reason. Does the car really stand out that much? The City is usually pretty mellow as far as cops go, but then again it's been a while since I was 20.

Stan

S30ZG

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Damn that sucks Mike! I've been pulled over 5-6 times for no front plate by several different police municipalities, luckily no tickets so far! (knock on wood)

PureDrifter

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i get pulled over way more than that, usually because cops wanna make sure i'm not a dealer/affiliated (area where my school was) and because my car's sorta loud...

radiokilla

I had just driven out of chinatown heading towards north beach which is the "italian" part of the city.....I'm white lol

Yep im definitely gonna do that now haha jk

Yes its very very low. haha I havent seen that movie but ill check it out

I do have a somewhat loud exhaust and it is very low.

I always get pulled over in my LS for stupid things like this! im glad you havent gotten any tickets!

Maybe they were just seeing if i was a drug dealer or something, its so dumb though...I can't go anywhere in my car without getting followed etc. and here I thought it was generally regarded as being an old grandpa/grandma type of car....

whit3b0y

take it youve never tuned a honda. Ive been pulled over twice since i got my ls400 two years ago. One time deserved second time mistake. first i had no plates and was driving home from buying it, car was searched. second i was pulled over for my lexus plates on a benze. he then realized it was a lexus. I know vehicular harassment and neither was it.

AYEmike

no, you got pulled over cus they don't know a celsior is a ls400. once they pulled you over, they decided to profile and fffff c k with you. down here in socal, we got gang unit knocking heads out for driving modded "yakuza" lexus.

sgv_bum

AYEmike should know he get pulled over all the time by 714 cops

AYEmike

just stay calm and say no to everything. then they'll let you go cus you''ll be worthless to their time