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

[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.

[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.

[retro80sboy]

Silverbullet767 said:

Renault Twingo?

Is that a car for conjoined twins?

I hate Twingos. bug eyed horrible little things.

anyone else remember the "Fiat Uno Italia '90"?. a special edition to celebrate the World Cup?

[retro80sboy]

chevy-stu said:

The VW's with band names, like the Golf 'Bon Jovi'... How cr@p

oh yeah, forgot about those. My mate had a Golf "Rolling Stones"

....was there any truth to the rumour of a VW Polo "Charles and Eddie"?

[retro80sboy]

iforb said:

The one that always made me laugh was the Nissan Micra "Wave"..........

edit: Wigeon you just beat me to it.

Edited by iforb on Thursday 17th May 12:29

my sister had a "Micra Dot"!

what about the Pug 205 Roland Garros.!

[retro80sboy]

ian_c_uk said:

Timberwolf said:

Mitsubishi Mum 500 Shall We Join Us.

I think we have a winner....

Rover 100 "Knightsbridge" - its a crappy old Metro for Gods sake, you cant polish a turd.

[retro80sboy]

wasnt there a 106 "key west" and "key largo".?

[retro80sboy]

Corsa Breeze(block through the windscreen) would have been a better name

[retro80sboy]

The old easten european car company "Wartburg" used to make me chuckle.

http://maxon.net/pages/gallery/pix/wa

Edited by retro80sboy on Thursday 17th May 15:40

[retro80sboy]

saw such thing as a Toyota Carina "executive" last night!

cant see many executives driving round in an crappy L reg estate car