What Car Names Really Stand For

[Sifaan]

Came across these:

ALFA: Aging Latin f**kwit's Ambulance

ASTON MARTIN: A Silly Toy Of Neurotic Middle Aged Rich Toffs Investing Needlessly

AUDI: Another Useless Deutsche Invention

BMW: Bought My Wife; Brings Me Women; Big Money Waster; Broke My Wallet; Babe Magnet Wannabe

CADILLAC: Crazy And Demented Idiots Like Large American Cars.

CHEVROLET: Can Hear Every Valve Rattle On Long Extended Trips.

CHRYSLER: Company Has Recommended You Start Learning Engine Repair!

DODGE: Drips Oil, Drops Grease Everywhere. Dad's Old Dead Garage Experiment. Don't Over Drive Gutless Engines.

EDSEL: Every Day Something Else Leaks.

FIAT: Failed Italian Automotive Technology, Feeble Italian Attempt (at) Transportation; Fix It Again Tomorrow!

FORD: Fix Or Repair Daily; Fast Only Rolling Downhill; First (or Fails) On Race Day; Found On Road Dead; Funding Our Retirement Daily (from a mechanic`s point of view); Driver Returning On Foot (Ford spelled backwards!)

HOLDEN: Holes, Oil Leaks, Dents, Engine Noises. Heaps Of Loud Disgusting Engine Noises.

HONDA: Had One Never Did Again; Hold On, 'Nother Dickhead Arriving; Happy Owners Never Drive Anything (else)

HYUNDAI: Hope You Understand Nothing's Driveable And Inexpensive; Hang Your UNDerwear Anywhere Inside

ISUZU: It Sucks, Unless Zero Used

JAGUAR: Junk Always Going Under At Repair Shop.

JEEP: Junk Engineering Executed Poorly; Just Enough Engine Power

KIA: Kick It Again; Keep It Away; Kill It Anyway

LOTUS: Lots Of Trouble, Usually Serious.

MAZDA: Mostly Always Zipping Dangerously Along; Made After Zero Design Analysis.

MERCEDES: Many Expensive Repairs Can Eventually Discourage Extra Sales

MG: Merciless Garbage; Money Guzzler; MG-B: Might Go Backwards; the new MG-F: Might Go Forwards

MINI: Moron Inside Notably Insane

MITSUBISHI: Mostly In The Shop Undergoing Big Investments, Sometimes Halfway Incomplete. Motor Is Tough, Sounds Unbelievably Bad, Intimidates Slow Hondas Incessantly

MOPAR: Move Over, Professionals Are Racing. Mostly Old Parts And Rust

NISSAN: Needs Imminent Salvage So Abandon Now

OLDSMOBILE: Old Ladies Driving Slowly Make Others Behind Infuriatingly Late Everyday; Old Ladies Drive Slow - Mostly Off Bridges Into Lake Erie

PLYMOUTH: Please Let Your Mother Out Under The Hood!

PONTIAC: People On Narcotics Think It's A Cadillac

PORSCHE: Proof Of Rich Spoilt Children Having Everything.

SAAB: Send All Available Bits. Send Another Automobile Back; Swedish Automobiles Always Breakdown; Start Adding Additional Brakefluid; Sad Attempt At Beauty. Still Ain't A Beamer. Slow As A Buick!

SUBARU: Screwed Up Beyond All Repair Usually

SUZUKI: Space Usually Zero Unless Kids Inside

TORANA: Tons Of Rust And No Acceleration.

TOYOTA: The One You Ought To Avoid, They Overcharge You On Their Accessories, and Take Off Your Oversized Tires Asshole

TRIUMPH: This Really Is Unreliable Man, Please Help; Tried Repairing It Until My Parts Hurt!

VOLVO: Very Odd Looking Vehicular Object; Very Old Lazy Vehicle Owner.

VW: Very Weird; Virtually Worthless.

VOLKSWAGEN: Vehicle Owners - Losers Knowingly Suffering With All German Engineered Nonsense.

Anyone care to add to this?

[CyRaX]

Ha ha nice ones,those days I could remember them calling BMW ''Be My Wife''

[miniace]

  On 6/16/2011 at 2:05 AM, CyRaX said:

Ha ha nice ones,those days I could remember them calling BMW ''Be My Wife''

Ha ha heard it as 'B!tch Moved Witch'

MINIACE

[techlove]

Jamaican dudes call BMW ; Bad Man's Wagon.

[CyRaX]

[Crosswind]

Something similar to this (but not the same):

There's a car called Mazda Laputa (rebadged Suzuki Kei). In Spanish, La Puta means 'the whore'

And in Spanish, Pajero means 'wanker' (guy who mast*rbates all the time)

When Chinese bought the Rover marque, they changed the name to make it easy for Chinese people to pronounce. They called it Rong Wei (WRONG WAY!)

Chevy had a car called Nova. In Spanish (damn Spaniards again!) No Va means 'doesn't move'

Mitsubishi came up with a car called Legnum. Add a 'b' to the end and you get numb legs

Daihatsu came up with a car called Naked!

Citroen has a car in China called Citroen Fukang. They wouldn't dare sell it elsewhere I guess :0

and my personal favourite is Isuzu BIGHORN... needless to say why

Edited June 16, 2011 by Crosswind

[heavyD]

  On 6/16/2011 at 10:36 AM, Crosswind said:

And in Spanish, Pajero means 'wanker' (guy who mast*rbates all the time)

Ahahahahahahahaha!!!!

[Sifaan]

  On 6/16/2011 at 10:36 AM, Crosswind said:

Chevy had a car called Nova. In Spanish (damn Spaniards again!) No Va means 'doesn't move'

can't comment on the rest, but that story's fake (urban legend):

http://www.snopes.com/business/misxlate/nova.asp

http://spanish.about.com/cs/culture/a/chevy_nova.htm

[techlove]

  On 6/16/2011 at 10:36 AM, Crosswind said:

Something similar to this (but not the same):

There's a car called Mazda Laputa (rebadged Suzuki Kei). In Spanish, La Puta means 'the whore'

And in Spanish, Pajero means 'wanker' (guy who mast*rbates all the time)

When Chinese bought the Rover marque, they changed the name to make it easy for Chinese people to pronounce. They called it Rong Wei (WRONG WAY!)

Chevy had a car called Nova. In Spanish (damn Spaniards again!) No Va means 'doesn't move'

Mitsubishi came up with a car called Legnum. Add a 'b' to the end and you get numb legs

Daihatsu came up with a car called Naked!

Citroen has a car in China called Citroen Fukang. They wouldn't dare sell it elsewhere I guess :0

and my personal favourite is Isuzu BIGHORN... needless to say why

Umm.....any idea about the current market price for a low mileage , mint condition La Puta in SL ?

[NRX]

  On 6/16/2011 at 1:07 PM, techlove said:

Umm.....any idea about the current market price for a low mileage , mint condition La Puta in SL ?

LMAO, Japanese mades are hard to come by,even European, Would you mind a Russian ? :P

Edited June 17, 2011 by NRX

[Modaya]

  On 6/16/2011 at 1:17 AM, Sifaan said:

Came across these:

ALFA: Aging Latin f**kwit's Ambulance

ASTON MARTIN: A Silly Toy Of Neurotic Middle Aged Rich Toffs Investing Needlessly

AUDI: Another Useless Deutsche Invention

BMW: Bought My Wife; Brings Me Women; Big Money Waster; Broke My Wallet; Babe Magnet Wannabe

CADILLAC: Crazy And Demented Idiots Like Large American Cars.

CHEVROLET: Can Hear Every Valve Rattle On Long Extended Trips.

CHRYSLER: Company Has Recommended You Start Learning Engine Repair!

DODGE: Drips Oil, Drops Grease Everywhere. Dad's Old Dead Garage Experiment. Don't Over Drive Gutless Engines.

EDSEL: Every Day Something Else Leaks.

FIAT: Failed Italian Automotive Technology, Feeble Italian Attempt (at) Transportation; Fix It Again Tomorrow!

FORD: Fix Or Repair Daily; Fast Only Rolling Downhill; First (or Fails) On Race Day; Found On Road Dead; Funding Our Retirement Daily (from a mechanic`s point of view); Driver Returning On Foot (Ford spelled backwards!)

HOLDEN: Holes, Oil Leaks, Dents, Engine Noises. Heaps Of Loud Disgusting Engine Noises.

HONDA: Had One Never Did Again; Hold On, 'Nother Dickhead Arriving; Happy Owners Never Drive Anything (else)

HYUNDAI: Hope You Understand Nothing's Driveable And Inexpensive; Hang Your UNDerwear Anywhere Inside

ISUZU: It Sucks, Unless Zero Used

JAGUAR: Junk Always Going Under At Repair Shop.

JEEP: Junk Engineering Executed Poorly; Just Enough Engine Power

KIA: Kick It Again; Keep It Away; Kill It Anyway

LOTUS: Lots Of Trouble, Usually Serious.

MAZDA: Mostly Always Zipping Dangerously Along; Made After Zero Design Analysis.

MERCEDES: Many Expensive Repairs Can Eventually Discourage Extra Sales

MG: Merciless Garbage; Money Guzzler; MG-B: Might Go Backwards; the new MG-F: Might Go Forwards

MINI: Moron Inside Notably Insane

MITSUBISHI: Mostly In The Shop Undergoing Big Investments, Sometimes Halfway Incomplete. Motor Is Tough, Sounds Unbelievably Bad, Intimidates Slow Hondas Incessantly

MOPAR: Move Over, Professionals Are Racing. Mostly Old Parts And Rust

NISSAN: Needs Imminent Salvage So Abandon Now

OLDSMOBILE: Old Ladies Driving Slowly Make Others Behind Infuriatingly Late Everyday; Old Ladies Drive Slow - Mostly Off Bridges Into Lake Erie

PLYMOUTH: Please Let Your Mother Out Under The Hood!

PONTIAC: People On Narcotics Think It's A Cadillac

PORSCHE: Proof Of Rich Spoilt Children Having Everything.

SAAB: Send All Available Bits. Send Another Automobile Back; Swedish Automobiles Always Breakdown; Start Adding Additional Brakefluid; Sad Attempt At Beauty. Still Ain't A Beamer. Slow As A Buick!

SUBARU: Screwed Up Beyond All Repair Usually

SUZUKI: Space Usually Zero Unless Kids Inside

TORANA: Tons Of Rust And No Acceleration.

TOYOTA: The One You Ought To Avoid, They Overcharge You On Their Accessories, and Take Off Your Oversized Tires Asshole

TRIUMPH: This Really Is Unreliable Man, Please Help; Tried Repairing It Until My Parts Hurt!

VOLVO: Very Odd Looking Vehicular Object; Very Old Lazy Vehicle Owner.

VW: Very Weird; Virtually Worthless.

VOLKSWAGEN: Vehicle Owners - Losers Knowingly Suffering With All German Engineered Nonsense.

Anyone care to add to this?

Wow!! Nice work mate. nothing to add. Almost all cars are there.

[Sylvi]

Sifaan,

Your post are the names given for Automobiles by various people in different country's.

It is very good post by you.

Car word as far as I know has come from a Latin word carrus.

The meaning of this I think if I am not mistaken wheels turning by a force created by mechanical power.

Sylvi Wijesinghe.

[Sifaan]

  On 6/17/2011 at 12:20 PM, Sylvi said:

Car word as far as I know has come from a Latin word carrus.

The meaning of this I think if I am not mistaken wheels turning by a force created by mechanical power.

hmm... never thought about that... quick search (for "car etymology") turned up:

  Quote

Car seems first to have been used as an independent term for a road vehicle powered by an internal-combustion engine in 1896, in the publication Farman’s Auto-Cars (the compounds autocar and motorcar are a year earlier). But the word is of course of far longer standing as a general term for a wheeled conveyance. It comes ultimately from an unrecorded Celtic *karros, via Latin carrus ‘two-wheeled wagon’, Vulgar Latin *carra, and Anglo-Norman carre or car; it is probably linked with current and course, giving an underlying meaning ‘move swiftly’. English words derived at some point or other from the same source include career, carriage, carry, charge, and chariot.

[techlove]

  On 6/17/2011 at 9:22 AM, NRX said:

LMAO, Japanese mades are hard to come by,even European, Would you mind a Russian ? :P

Hook me up bro.

[Sylvi]

Car seems first to have been used as an independent term for a road vehicle powered by an internal-combustion engine in 1896, in the publication Farman’s Auto-Cars (the compounds autocar and motorcar are a year earlier). But the word is of course of far longer standing as a general term for a wheeled conveyance. It comes ultimately from an unrecorded Celtic *karros, via Latin carrus ‘two-wheeled wagon’, Vulgar Latin *carra, and Anglo-Norman carre or car; it is probably linked with current and course, giving an underlying meaning ‘move swiftly’. English words derived at some point or other from the same source include career, carriage, carry, charge, and chariot.

  On 6/17/2011 at 12:32 PM, Sifaan said:

hmm... never thought about that... quick search (for "car etymology") turned up:

'Sifaan',

Very good explanation.

Sylvi Wijesinghe.

[toyota sucks]

  On 6/16/2011 at 1:07 PM, techlove said:

Umm.....any idea about the current market price for a low mileage , mint condition La Puta in SL ?

U can rent one,

the price depends on the beauty, accessories and number of previous users.

[toyota sucks]

  On 6/16/2011 at 10:36 AM, Crosswind said:

And in Spanish, Pajero means 'wanker' (guy who mast*rbates all the time)

Luckily my pajero is badged montero

[luckey007]

  On 6/17/2011 at 9:22 AM, NRX said:

LMAO, Japanese mades are hard to come by,even European, Would you mind a Russian ? :P

Chinese and Korean makes are readily available.