FabSwingers.com forum: Rubbish car model names.

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

My personal hates are the Toyota Picnic and the Dacia Duster - both equally stupid.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

VW up!

(exclamation mark is absolutely necessary)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The VW Taureg - how pretentious !!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

rover .its a dogs name and they all drove like a dog

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The leyland allegro - more like all agro!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The leyland allegro - more like all agro!!"

i thought the rear wheels falling off was quite a novel feature of the allegro

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I remember in in the 80's & 90's the Vaxhaull Corsa was called a Nova. It turns out that they changed the name because "Nova" in Spanish means "No go!"

I also understand that the Toyota MR2 didn't sell particularly well in France. Something to do with how it's pronounced by the locals & it sounding like a similar word!

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By *hite SnakeMan
over a year ago

leeds

The Mitsubishi shogun is called a pajero in most of the world quite apt really as pajero is Spanish for wanker.

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By *urvywelshCouple
over a year ago

Everywhere and nowhere baby

Skoda. The Roomster and the Yeti. WTF!!

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By *ree8iveMan
over a year ago

CORNWALL

Now this maybe a bit of an urban myth...but allegedly when Mitsubishi wanted to introduce a 2 door sports coupe into Europe in the 80s, they asked their European dealers for a good name...

Apparently the reply came back as 'call it a stallion'

'Ahhh' said Mr Mitusbishi, 'Starion, good

name!'

Hence the sporty Mitsubishi Starion arrived!

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By *ree8iveMan
over a year ago

CORNWALL

"The leyland allegro - more like all agro!!"

My mate at college had one, (square steering wheel!), and we ripped the piss mercilessly when someone read an article saying that a university had put one in a wind tunnel, and it was more aerodynamic in reverse than going forward!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes the Japanese are famous for badly naming things .. Remember the Nissan sunny .. The bluebird , which depicts speed trials in the bonneville salt flats !

Then the Japanese went all numerical on naming their bikes like GPX. GPZ ZZR etc etc yet look back at all the wonderfull names the old British bikes had like thunderbolt , rocket 3 commando etc etc .. Sigh .. Those were the days

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By *ree8iveMan
over a year ago

CORNWALL

"Yes the Japanese are famous for badly naming things .. Remember the Nissan sunny .. The bluebird , which depicts speed trials in the bonneville salt flats !

My mate had a Honda scooter called a Foresight....it had chrome stick on letters....he came back to it one day to find it renamed 'Frogshite' ...

Hee hee....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Datson Cherry

Small but perfectly formed

Hatchback....so you can get into it from the rear

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Apparently the Mitsubishi Starion was supposed to be called Stallion in the American market (pony car, Mustang etc) but the marketing people misheard it from the Japanese manufacturers as 'Starion'.

Ended up sticking.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

VAUXHAM ADAM

Whats that all about

Nearly as bad as the

VOLKSWAGON SHARON....a right girlie van with windows!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"VAUXHAM ADAM

Whats that all about

Nearly as bad as the

VOLKSWAGON SHARON....a right girlie van with windows!"

Whoops ...VAUXHALL

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By *ophiasChoiceWoman
over a year ago

ystrad mynach

"The leyland allegro - more like all agro!!"

Ahem, my first car was an Austin Aggro!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

CAR MASCOTS

the luxury and very fast Gordon Keeble mascot on the front badge was a Tortoise

???....hare and tortoise

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

Ford Ka, 'nuff said

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

"CAR MASCOTS

the luxury and very fast Gordon Keeble mascot on the front badge was a Tortoise

???....hare and tortoise

Gordon Keeble? Daft name, luscious car!

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By *eavenNhellCouple
over a year ago

carrbrook stalybridge

"Ford Ka, 'nuff said

notice they never brought an SI version out i wonder why as every other ford range had one ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The VW Taureg - how pretentious !!!"

Taureg is a nomadic tribe I thought it was quite fitting

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By *lassic1Man
over a year ago

bellshill

UNO......FFS...I mean duo/duet....trio....quattro...cinqucento....octovia,,,,,get the drift???? but Fiat bloody UNO

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

I'm not sure about the Qashqai.

Adam has the to be worst name for a car though.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Rolls Royce brought out a car some years ago called the Silver Wraith (sucessor to the Ghost ?). It didnt do too well in Germany as translated into the Silver Fart!

Brilliant ??

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By *otlovefun42Couple
over a year ago

Costa Blanca Spain...

"Rolls Royce brought out a car some years ago called the Silver Wraith (sucessor to the Ghost ?). It didnt do too well in Germany as translated into the Silver Fart!

Brilliant ?? "

Among other dodgy translations was the Triumph Acclaim, it didn't do too well in Germany because it loosely translates to Sieg Heil. Probably about 50 years too late. Adolf would have loved it.

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

The Morris Ital had a duff name. Was a duff car too.

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

"Ford Ka, 'nuff said

notice they never brought an SI version out i wonder why as every other ford range had one ?"

I doubt it would have made a whole heap of difference even if they had

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Can't beat the japs for bad car names Pareto (wanker) Nissan Sylvia , fairlady, cedric,

Mazda bongo friendee

To name but a few

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By *entaur_UKMan
over a year ago

Cannock

"The leyland allegro - more like all agro!!

i thought the rear wheels falling off was quite a novel feature of the allegro

My dad had an allegro when me and my brother were kids, we could open the locks with a pair of scissors, lol.

Also while driving along one day i was on the back seat and the seat just became detached all by itself and dropped on the floor, lmao.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Nobody has mentioned the Vauxhall ( i think) Mokka. Chocolatey coffee anyone?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Yes the Japanese are famous for badly naming things .. Remember the Nissan sunny .. The bluebird , which depicts speed trials in the bonneville salt flats !

How do you account for the F1 that Norton made.

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By *RYBBWCouple
over a year ago

Leeds.

The Ford Ka. Always thought they got it wrong and missed the other K off the end.

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