Did I pay too much for this?

[spewey at comcast.net (Spewey)]

Gordon Forbess wrote:
> A whole $4.49 shipped.  I did have to spend some restoration time
> since the letters were corroded and the black paint flaking off.
>
 > http://pws.prserv.net/gforbess/scirocco/badge.jpg

Omigawd, you tiled your car!  Ugly!

> Now, does somebody want to argue that the plastic badges on the FI
> cars are somehow "better" than this 75-76 cast aluminum one?

Way better.  Less maintenance.  Just sand the silver paint off.
Besides, how would we know if it's injected or not?