Motoring abreviations, the more obscure the better

Motoring abreviations, the more obscure the better

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Eighteeteewhy

Original Poster:

7,259 posts

169 months

Sunday 31st March 2013
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Anything from engine layouts, safety equipment, gadgets...whatever.

I'll start simple,

PAS

Power Assisted Steering.



Over to you. smile





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simon1987

401 posts

136 months

Sunday 31st March 2013
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Ford - fix or repair daily

B17NNS

18,506 posts

248 months

Sunday 31st March 2013
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Not abbreviation as such but...

Bidet

(rear wash wipe)

anonymous-user

55 months

Sunday 31st March 2013
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CHMSL, pronounced Chim-sal.

Centre High Mounted Stop Light, i.e. the brake light in the rear window or boot lid.

okie592

2,711 posts

168 months

Sunday 31st March 2013
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Twoc seems too be a popular one currently.

Mostly said by twoczarks

Allyc85

7,225 posts

187 months

Sunday 31st March 2013
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Ford - floats on race day

Fiat - fix it again Tony

Tango13

8,457 posts

177 months

Sunday 31st March 2013
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Ford, First On Rubbish Dump

LHD

17,001 posts

188 months

Sunday 31st March 2013
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Lotus - Lots Of Trouble, Usually Serious.

DKR - Dog Knob Red


Asterix

24,438 posts

229 months

Sunday 31st March 2013
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JRG

Jewish Racing Gold.

Conian

8,030 posts

202 months

Sunday 31st March 2013
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Do people know the difference between an abbreviation and an acronym?

31mph

1,308 posts

136 months

Sunday 31st March 2013
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Conian said:
Do people know the difference between an abbreviation and an acronym?
Evidently not

Save Ferris

2,686 posts

214 months

Sunday 31st March 2013
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RAV 4

Recreational Activity Vehicle (4 Wheel Drive)

Wacky Racer

38,195 posts

248 months

Sunday 31st March 2013
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DOHC.....Dual overhead camshaft




anonymous-user

55 months

Sunday 31st March 2013
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31mph said:
Conian said:
Do people know the difference between an abbreviation and an acronym?
Evidently not
Woops hehe

I just did what the OP did. The title of the thread is wrong. Everyone else is right biggrin

bigandclever

13,802 posts

239 months

Sunday 31st March 2013
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Eighteeteewhy said:
Over to you. smile
I like how you've abbreviated 'abbreviations'. Sutle.

Wills2

22,907 posts

176 months

Sunday 31st March 2013
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bigandclever said:
Eighteeteewhy said:
Over to you. smile
I like how you've abbreviated 'abbreviations'. Sutle.
I like the way you abbreviated subtle.

Edited by Wills2 on Sunday 31st March 22:58

Disco You

3,685 posts

181 months

Sunday 31st March 2013
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Pug = Peugeot.

What do I win for actually posting an abbreviation?

seeby

1,807 posts

171 months

Sunday 31st March 2013
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Jag = Jaguar whistle

Caulkhead

4,938 posts

158 months

Sunday 31st March 2013
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Conian said:
Do people know the difference between an abbreviation and an acronym?
They certainly don't seem to know the difference between an acronym and an initialism.

seeby

1,807 posts

171 months

Sunday 31st March 2013
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FSH Full Service History .A/C Air Conditioning. 4WD Four Wheel Drive. AWD All Wheel Drive. RWD Rear Wheel Drive. SNVO Sorry Not Very Obscure. smile