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PostPosted: Fri Dec 08, 2017 11:42 
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The Vauxhall Carlton
The Skoda Superb
The Renault Trafic

There have been some right shit names whacked on the back of automobiles.

But what's the worst?

And what's the most appallingly-christened car you've ever owned?


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 Post subject: Re: Worst Car Names
PostPosted: Fri Dec 08, 2017 11:49 
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Vauxhall have two strong contenders right now with the Mokka and Adam. Ford Probe always used to make me smile, who the fuck thought that was a good idea?


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 Post subject: Re: Worst Car Names
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markg wrote:
Vauxhall have two strong contenders right now with the Mokka and Adam. Ford Probe always used to make me smile, who the fuck thought that was a good idea?


Adam, fucking hell.


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 Post subject: Re: Worst Car Names
PostPosted: Fri Dec 08, 2017 11:54 
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Still think the Ford Ka is crappy

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Lamborghini huawarairoo

I have no idea how to spell or pronounce it but you know the one I mean right?


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Vauxhall have two strong contenders right now with the Mokka and Adam. Ford Probe always used to make me smile, who the fuck thought that was a good idea?


My Dad's current car is a Vauxhall Insignia. A name so dull, I always have to google it (like I did just now) because I've forgotten.

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 Post subject: Re: Worst Car Names
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Yeah that one always just makes me think of the 80s range of mens toiletries. Or something that Alan Partridge would have come up with.


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 Post subject: Re: Worst Car Names
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Mr Russell wrote:
Still think the Ford Ka is crappy


Is it ka as in "car", "Kay ay", or "kahhhh"?

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krazywookie wrote:
Lamborghini huawarairoo

I have no idea how to spell or pronounce it but you know the one I mean right?


that's amazing. Like someone starting to say something and then ejaculating.


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 Post subject: Re: Worst Car Names
PostPosted: Fri Dec 08, 2017 12:19 
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Still think the Ford Ka is crappy


Is it ka as in "car", "Kay ay", or "kahhhh"?

Aaaaand that's why it's a shit name.


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 Post subject: Re: Worst Car Names
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Adam, fucking hell.

Named after the founder of Opel, so it's not without some merit.

The Peugeot Bipper is a candidate for this. As is the Ssangyong Rodius (which is one of the most odious car designs ever seen).


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Named after the founder of Opel, so it's not without some merit.

Yeah, it only really works if the founder is named Enzo or something. This is why there was never a TVR Trevor.


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markg wrote:
GazChap wrote:
Named after the founder of Opel, so it's not without some merit.

Yeah, it only really works if the founder is named Enzo or something. This is why there was never a TVR Trevor.


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 Post subject: Re: Worst Car Names
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Ford Kuga.

Not a terrible name (although certainly not a great one), until you remember that there was a Ford Cougar.

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 Post subject: Re: Worst Car Names
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Obviously we don't need a thread for the best car name, as everyone would just be repeating "Jensen Interceptor".

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Correct


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 Post subject: Re: Worst Car Names
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Lovely words to say together, too.

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 Post subject: Re: Worst Car Names
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krazywookie wrote:
Lamborghini huawarairoo

I have no idea how to spell or pronounce it but you know the one I mean right?

Huracán? It means hurricane in Italian I think. Pretty cool.

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 Post subject: Re: Worst Car Names
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I wonder if krazywookie means the Pagani Huaraya or however it's spelt.


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 Post subject: Re: Worst Car Names
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I wonder if krazywookie means the Pagani Huaraya or however it's spelt.

This is indeed what I meant. Egg on my faceyarawooya


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 Post subject: Re: Worst Car Names
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 Post subject: Re: Worst Car Names
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 Post subject: Re: Worst Car Names
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Mitsubishi Pajero

Pajero is Spanish slang for homossexual.

They should have thought this through before naming it.


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 Post subject: Re: Worst Car Names
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Isn't there something about the Toyota MR2 where it sounds like you're saying "shit" in French?


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 Post subject: Re: Worst Car Names
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Yeah, sounds like merde.


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 Post subject: Re: Worst Car Names
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I wasn't sure, I know it sort of does it you pronounce the letters in English but does the same apply in French? Are the letters pronounced the same?


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 Post subject: Re: Worst Car Names
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Opel Astra is the best sounding car name. It just sounds like a classy spaceship.


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 Post subject: Re: Worst Car Names
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krazywookie wrote:
I wasn't sure, I know it sort of does it you pronounce the letters in English but does the same apply in French? Are the letters pronounced the same?


In French it sounds way more like merde.

Trust me, I was placed third in a French language championship in seventh grade.


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I still can't decide if Mazda Bongo Friendee is a good or bad name. The Ford Freda which is essentially the same car is dire.


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I still can't decide if Mazda Bongo Friendee is a good or bad name.

It’s great! It sounds like a Douglas Adams character.

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I wasn't sure, I know it sort of does it you pronounce the letters in English but does the same apply in French? Are the letters pronounced the same?

Em-air-duh.

The best car name is the Mazda 808 Estate . But that's cheating a bit.( It was only called the 808 down under, where it would be a station wagon rather than an estate.)


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Renault Kadjar - Always makes me say goo goo to myself when I see them.

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krazywookie wrote:
I wasn't sure, I know it sort of does it you pronounce the letters in English but does the same apply in French? Are the letters pronounced the same?

Em-air-duh.

The best car name is the Mazda 808 Estate . But that's cheating a bit.( It was only called the 808 down under, where it would be a station wagon rather than an estate.)

Weird that as the Mazda 323 had a name 'Astina' down under rather than just the number.

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Renault Kadjar - Always makes me say goo goo to myself when I see them.


I can't see one of these without saying internally, 'Ahhh, a Renault Khadgar's Whisker'. It's at the point now where I worry I might die if I don't obey the ritual.

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Reliant (bad) Scimitar (good).

The Interceptor is a great name, but in the flesh I don’ think it looked as appealing as the CV8. Looked kinda unballanced with a heavy looking back end. I was a passenger in a CV8 when I was a young teen and remember the acceleration pinned me to the seat.


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There's a Jensen Interceptor still in daily use in and around Ramsey (my home town), hot damn that thing is fucking cool.


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I had a couple of scimitars too, god damn they were cheap.


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Wasn't there a Renault Sharon, or something like that?

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Bobbyaro wrote:
Wasn't there a Renault Sharon, or something like that?


VW Sharan.


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I had a couple of scimitars too, god damn they were cheap.

3l Vsomething too, weren't they?

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I had a couple of scimitars too, god damn they were cheap.

3l Vsomething too, weren't they?

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My bro-in-law had a Scimitar that he left with his pensioner dad when he was working out of the country. His dad used to grow horns and the red mist came down whenever HE drove it. Fibre glass body meant it didn’t rust when left unused and largely uncared for, for months at a time.


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Bentley Bentayga for me. Just sounds ugly, but then the car itself is no looker.

Mondeo. Great car, deeply uninspiring name.

Renault Koleos. Sorry, sounds like a spinal condition.

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Keith Chegwin


What? He's only just kicked it and they've named a car after him? :blown:


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Bentley Bentayga for me. Just sounds ugly, but then the car itself is no looker.

Mondeo. Great car, deeply uninspiring name.

Renault Koleos. Sorry, sounds like a spinal condition.


Sounds more like a digestive tract disorder to me.


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Mitsubishi Carisma is a proper shit name.

Actually, Mitsubishi also came up with the Starion.

And when you think about it, the Volkswagen Golf and Polo are shit names too. You're just used to hearing them.


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VW have a range of shit names: Caddy, Rabbit, Jetta, Passat, CC, Touareg, Touron. All wank.

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