maybe there are many levels of Poserism?
I get some of what you guys are saying though but these days, when I see a car wearing badges for a higher trim car (Camaro V6 wearing SS or Mustang V6 wearing GT or 5.0 badges), I just take the "humble" side and assume the owner is financially limited and can't afford the real thing so he is doing for himself what he can afford to at least make the car look (to him) like he has the real one. If one notices his switcharoo, oh well. But if it passes for some, then he is happy. Who are we to stand in the way of someone's happiness? hehehehe