Why did Mercedies used to make hood ordiments that could be pulled off?

I want to know weather people think it was a good idea or not.

Answers:
to appease the chavs that believ its a status symbols 2 steal them - they appealing 2 all markets!!

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To make them easier to steal?

I don't know. Seems like a crappy idea to me.

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so that if the car was in collision with a predestrian they would breakaway rather than staying attached and becoming embedded in the person and ripping them apart

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they weren't made to steal its just over hear we have move thieves

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