same car, different name.....

same car, different name.....

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Eighteeteewhy

7,259 posts

170 months

Thursday 19th April 2012
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Captain Muppet said:
Eighteeteewhy said:
Ford Fiesta/Mazda 121
OP reading fail.

>hates self for using "fail"<
getmecoat


To redeem myself...

VW Lupo/Seat Arosa

vit4

3,507 posts

172 months

Thursday 19th April 2012
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Passport Optima



Vauxhall Astra mk2



Daewoo Nexia



Pontiac Lemans



Chevrolet Kadett



Asuna GT



Opel Kadett



Daewoo Cielo



All the same car.
So, what do I win? biggrin

Codswallop

5,250 posts

196 months

Thursday 19th April 2012
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doogz said:
Codswallop said:
doogz said:
Codswallop said:
And 300bhp/ton ruined the guessing game too shoot
TBH, he didn't really! It's incredibly obvious!


It was, hence the winky smiley face in my post wink
My apologies, i hadn't realised that was how it was to be taken. Does the other one mean you're going to shoot me now too?
Nah, you're alright. I have different plans for you...





mnkiboy

4,409 posts

168 months

Thursday 19th April 2012
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Cygnet / IQ

ambuletz

10,809 posts

183 months

Thursday 19th April 2012
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daewoo Kalos & chevvy aveo are identical.

kambites

67,683 posts

223 months

Thursday 19th April 2012
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This:



Is not a Maestro, and as far as I know can still be bought.

CampDavid

9,145 posts

200 months

Thursday 19th April 2012
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vit4 said:

Passport Optima



Vauxhall Astra mk2



Daewoo Nexia



Pontiac Lemans



Chevrolet Kadett



Asuna GT



Opel Kadett



Daewoo Cielo



All the same car.
So, what do I win? biggrin
You win one of all of the above!

Now, you've got the time it takes the board to revolve to decide, do you want to gamble the prizes you've already won, and they are lovely prizes, for tonights star prize which is hiding behind Bully. 101 or more with 6 darts, non-dart player to go first...

.blue

726 posts

182 months

Thursday 19th April 2012
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It's called "badge engineering" and Wikipedia even has a whole article on it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badge_engineering

I win.

stuttgartmetal

8,110 posts

218 months

Thursday 19th April 2012
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Volkswagen Taro


5lab

1,674 posts

198 months

Thursday 19th April 2012
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kia, anyone??


Captain Muppet

8,540 posts

267 months

Thursday 19th April 2012
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5lab said:
kia, anyone??

A Kia what? Oh, Elan.

What was the car called when Lotus made it? Elan.

Same car, same name.

JayTee94

10,974 posts

159 months

Thursday 19th April 2012
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Cadillac Catera - Vauxhall Omega
Lancia Voyager - Chrysler Voyager.

smile

5lab

1,674 posts

198 months

Thursday 19th April 2012
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fine - audi 50 and vw polo?

a whole host of mgs with the relevent rovers alongside (25,45,75 and whatever the mg versions were)

austin metro, rover 100


PaperCut

640 posts

149 months

Thursday 19th April 2012
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.blue said:
It's called "badge engineering" and Wikipedia even has a whole article on it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badge_engineering

I win.
There's also an article on de-badging - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debadging
that must have been written by a PH'er!

Justayellowbadge

37,057 posts

244 months

Thursday 19th April 2012
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Hugo a Gogo

23,378 posts

235 months

Thursday 19th April 2012
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PaperCut said:
.blue said:
It's called "badge engineering" and Wikipedia even has a whole article on it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badge_engineering

I win.
There's also an article on de-badging - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debadging
that must have been written by a PH'er!
written by a fking idiot, what are 'drawknobs'? we used to do that at school to each other's school books

and putting an e-type grill on a vauxhall astra?

Justayellowbadge

37,057 posts

244 months

Thursday 19th April 2012
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Hugo a Gogo said:
written by a fking idiot, what are 'drawknobs'? we used to do that at school to each other's school books

and putting an e-type grill on a vauxhall astra?
It is the work of a damaged mind.

Vocal Minority

8,582 posts

154 months

Thursday 19th April 2012
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Isuzu Trooper/Vauxhall Monteray

300bhp/ton

41,030 posts

192 months

Thursday 19th April 2012
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vit4 said:

Passport Optima



Vauxhall Astra mk2



Daewoo Nexia



Pontiac Lemans



Chevrolet Kadett



Asuna GT



Opel Kadett



Daewoo Cielo



All the same car.
So, what do I win? biggrin
All British cars aren't they wink

rohrl

8,759 posts

147 months

Thursday 19th April 2012
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Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow / Bentley T2
Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit / Bentley Mulsanne

Jags / Daimlers

Or a really old one, wasn't the pre-war BMW 328 sold in the UK with a different badge? Bristol springs to mind but I could be wrong.