Crap car names....

[dickkark]

what about the Nissan Pantry boy???????
who the fk would even enquire about one let alone drive it.

[Twincam16]

Taffer said:

Twincam16 said:

Actually, come to think of it, doesn anyone other than the Americans and the Italians (and the Italians only get away with it because you can say just about anything in Italian and it'll sound exotic to the rest of the world) make cars with decent names these days? ............

The Italians are losing it too now, especially with the Zimbabwean approach to democracy Alfa Romeo have when naming their cars.

Alfa launches competition for Joe Public to name new small car. Winning entry is 'Furio'. Company decides to ignore this completely and call new car 'MiTo'.

Meh...............

Actually I think they made the right decision. An international survey brought up 'furiosa'. The Alfa Romeo Furious. On a little supermini (no matter how stylish or good to drive), it's like putting great big plastic vampire fangs on a dormouse.

Mito, being a contraction of Milano/Torino, is in many ways reminiscent of the Alfasud (ie 'Alfa South'), in that it indicates a new factory arrangement.

Also, it's worth pointing out that a similar worldwide naming competition was used for the Duetto Spider back in the '60s. 'Duetto' was chosen because the bloke who came up with it reasoned there was a 'duet' theme going on with the two seats and the twin cams.

Which is thankful, as the other suggestions included Pizza, Sputnik and Al Capone.

Edited by Twincam16 on Monday 26th May 13:49

[Twincam16]

dickkark said:

what about the Nissan Pantry boy???????
who the fk would even enquire about one let alone drive it.

Although it makes me laugh, IIRC it was a fully-optioned delivery scooter-cum-Piaggio-Ape-van-type-thing aimed at, well, pantry boys in fast food parlours.

Rumours are unfounded about Harley-Davidson moving into the delivery scooter market in conjunction with Pizza Hut, with a model called 'Johnny No-Stars'.

[bobthemonkey]

Symbolica said:

Morningside said:

This one takes the proverbial. I give you the Kia Sedona Joey

How in the hell did that get approval!

[monthefish]

BlueEyedBoy said:

VRB03KT CAVOK said:

Robin Hood said:

fatboy b said:

Luckily the Ford Ka Si never made it to production.

There is a Sportka SE

http://www.ford.co.uk/ie/ka/Ka_models/ka_model_spo...

"Be prepared for the ride of your life. Sportka SE has got a powerful 95 PS 1.6i engine that fires you from 0 to 62 in a breathtaking 9.7 seconds. It has leather trimmed seats and its wide 16” alloy wheels grip the road like claws…"

The boys in marketing sure can come up with some sh*te when the have to...

Its a cracking car though. Lose the rubbish about 9.7 0-62 and the rest is fairly accurate, it has very good grip and can hold a lot of that speed.

[davido140]

dickkark said:

what about the Nissan Pantry boy???????
who the fk would even enquire about one let alone drive it.

hmm, yes I'd like to get in the pantry boy and take him for a wild ride.

[Twincam16]

davido140 said:

dickkark said:

what about the Nissan Pantry boy???????
who the fk would even enquire about one let alone drive it.

hmm, yes I'd like to get in the pantry boy and take him for a wild ride.

Do people tune Pantry-Boys?

Would those cars be correctly referred to as 'Jumped-up pantry-boys, who never knew their place.

Return to me, he knows so much about these things.

[hugoagogo]

Twincam16 said:

davido140 said:

dickkark said:

what about the Nissan Pantry boy???????
who the fk would even enquire about one let alone drive it.

hmm, yes I'd like to get in the pantry boy and take him for a wild ride.

Do people tune Pantry-Boys?

Would those cars be correctly referred to as 'Jumped-up pantry-boys, who never knew their place.

Return to me, he knows so much about these things.

I think I've seen one, charming cars they are

I got a puncture on my bike one time, and this fella offered me a lift

very smooth leather, from what i could see on the passenger side anyway

[Giocherellona]

Slightly on a tangent, does anyone else find that their brain refuses to accept stupid car names and automatically renames them?

The Picanto becomes Placenta
Amica becomes Arnica
Fiesta becomes Fester
Jazz, well you get the picture

I can't make it stoooooop.

[evenflow]

Just come back from Verona, where, amongst other things, I saw Juliet's (Giulietta's) balcony.

What is the history behind Alfa naming cars Giulietta?

Anyhow, did a bit of writing about car names...
http://notesfromatinymind.blogspot.com/2010/09/wha...

[slomax]

L100NYY said:

Mitsubishi Charisma?

Trade descriptions act I reckon

along with Vauxhall Agila

[nsmith1180]

Wow, I didnt realise that september the eigth was national thread resurection day. Thats two 2007 threads in one forum.

As for the bloke on page one that said about the Nova LUXE, its because it "luxe like you been had mate!"

[5678]

Giocherellona said:

Slightly on a tangent, does anyone else find that their brain refuses to accept stupid car names and automatically renames them?

The Picanto becomes Placenta
Amica becomes Arnica
Fiesta becomes Fester
Jazz, well you get the picture

I can't make it stoooooop.

Fabia = Labia
Felicia = Felatio

[hot metal]

Toyota Emina.

Just makes me think , enima

[mybrainhurts]

Have we had the Datsun Cherry...?

[Evangelion]

Someone once made a car called the Rustica, which must have become somewhat ironic a few years into its life when it began to succumb to body rot.

Then there was the Fiat Argenta, which probably sold really badly in England as we had just gone to war with a country with a very similar name.

But my all time favourite just has to be the Nissan CEDRIC!!!!!!!!!!!

[Who me ?]

Haven't read the lot ,bit how about the Jap ?? EMINA .First one I ever saw ,part of the M had been removed .

[Morningside]

Its not just cars though is it?

Who the hell would admit to owing a Peugeot Bipper?

[Snoop Bagg]

10 pages and no mention?

Willys MB US Army Jeep

[SGirl]

I used to work for an American company that sent me huge lists of suggested names for products, and I had to go through and say whether the names had positive or negative connotations, whether they were rude or sweary, involved any kind of sexual or racist innuendo, etc. It was quite interesting at times. You should see some of the names that were shelved before they were made public.