Crap car names....

[retro80sboy]

something that really makes me snigger or just plain angry is crappy cars that the manufacturers have added another name to to try and make it sound better.

examples:-

Metro "Ascot" and Metro "Kensington"

- theres no way you can make a Metro posh - you could super glue the crown jewels to the roof and it would still be a crappy rust bucket

others that spring to mind, the Corsa "flair" (yeah right), Escort "bonus", and the dreadfully named Fiesta "classic"

anyone got any more to add?

Edited by retro80sboy on Thursday 17th May 11:34

[L100NYY]

Mitsubishi Charisma?

Trade descriptions act I reckon

[Strawman]

Ford Probe, what were they thinking

[boRED S2upid]

Fiesta Black.

I think there was a whole range of them, Fiesta Blue, Fiesta Red etc... They probably pad some Marketing Graduate a years salary to think up rubbish like this. If someone came to me with that idea would beat them to death with the stapler.

[retro80sboy]

Strawman said:

Ford Probe, what were they thinking

wasnt the tag line "you can go your own way"?

..yeah, anyway that was atleast 200 miles from a dealership selling the thing.

[retro80sboy]

The Peugeot 106 "Graduate"

...........certainly without honours!

more like for people who bombed out of their course after 4 weeks.

[tiga84]

Nissan Cedric

[boRED S2upid]

tiga84 said:

Nissan Cedric

[mackie1]

Just about any "special" edition has a crappy name. Does the Clio Ripcurl actually come with anything vaguely surfing related? A roof rack? Neoprene seats? A special board wax holder? Nope!

[hugoagogo]

VW Sharan Carat - or Sharon Carrot

[eltax91]

Renault Clio "Campus", you certainly are Camp-us if your a bloke driving one...

[dougc]

Mazda Bongo Friendee anyone?

[retro80sboy]

I once had a Vauxhall Nova "LUXE"

was never quite sure if LUXE was short for Luxury.....

believe me there was NOTHING of any luxary about that car.

[KB_S1]

All of the New Nissan 4x4's.

[don1]

Golf GTI TDI PD150. Snappy title!

[dougc]

don1 said:

Golf GTI TDI PD150. Snappy title!

Rolls off the tongue doesn't it? Rather like: Mégane Renaultsport 230 F1 Team R26

[TonyHetherington]

Some great ones in this thread

MR2 was, in France at least, quite literally "crap".

[don1]

They had to think hard for it, didn't they? Like EVO said - great for a hand in scrabble...

[glassman]

Were the Vauxhall van design team watching the entire series of Shooting Stars when they came up with:

Vic Reeves said:

Movano

and

Vic Reeves also said:

Vivaro

[ian_c_uk]

Anything that was named after one extra feature...

Mazda 3 "mp3"

Fiesta "fresh" (yes, a pop out sunroof)

etc