Originally used to describe a premium branded car (e.g. Mercedes-Benz, Audi,
BMW) that is equipped with a very basic spec (e.g. steel wheels with hub caps, manual
windows, unpainted plastic bumpers)
More recently used to describe things other than cars (e.g. base-spec
smart phones)
Tony saw my
new BMW M3 last week and earlier
today he pulled up to my house in a flimper 1 Series saying we’
re car bros now! I don’t think so!