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From: Stu on 27 Jun 2010 17:52
On Sun, 27 Jun 2010 18:32:18 +0100, johannes
<johs(a)size31891133fitter.com> wrote:

>
>
>Stu wrote:
>>
>> On Sun, 27 Jun 2010 11:18:22 +0100, johannes
>> <johs(a)size31891133fitter.com> wrote:
>>
>> >Chevrolet Lacetti - Chewy lettuce?
>> >
>> >Vauxhall Vectra - The engineer must be dumb?
>> >
>> >Ford Escort - Pimpmobile?
>>
>> Not sure exactly how you define idiocy in a name, but the most
>> inappropriate of all time has to be Austin Allegro.
>
>I define the name as idiotic if it's a random collection of syllables
>with no particular meaning, other than fixing the name in the minds
>of the car buying public.
>
>E.g. what does 'Vectra' mean???
>
>probably produced by a random generator.

Ah, I see. Well, a good example was brought to my attention whilst
watching top gear* this evening - Kia Cee'd
>
>Allegro isn't so idiotic according to this definition. And remember
>the TV ads: "Allegro has VROOOOM", LOL!

Blessedly, I'm a bit too young to remember that. ;-)



* Almost wet myself watching Clarkson's feature on Reliants! :-)


Stu
From: Clot on 27 Jun 2010 19:38
Stu wrote:
> On Sun, 27 Jun 2010 11:18:22 +0100, johannes
> <johs(a)size31891133fitter.com> wrote:
>
>> Chevrolet Lacetti - Chewy lettuce?
>>
>> Vauxhall Vectra - The engineer must be dumb?
>>
>> Ford Escort - Pimpmobile?
>
> Not sure exactly how you define idiocy in a name, but the most
> inappropriate of all time has to be Austin Allegro.

Oi!

There was alliteration which seemed sensible and the 1500 and 1750 did
Allegro!


From: Kenny on 28 Jun 2010 00:59
In message <4C27256E.9F4AC5E8(a)size31891133fitter.com>, johannes
<johs(a)size31891133fitter.com> writes
>Chevrolet Lacetti - Chewy lettuce?
>
>Vauxhall Vectra - The engineer must be dumb?
>
>Ford Escort - Pimpmobile?


Mazda Bongo Friendee?
--
Kenny
From: Paul on 28 Jun 2010 06:18
On 27/06/2010 18:07, Stu wrote:
> On Sun, 27 Jun 2010 11:18:22 +0100, johannes
> <johs(a)size31891133fitter.com> wrote:
>
>> Chevrolet Lacetti - Chewy lettuce?
>>
>> Vauxhall Vectra - The engineer must be dumb?
>>
>> Ford Escort - Pimpmobile?
>
> Not sure exactly how you define idiocy in a name, but the most
> inappropriate of all time has to be Austin Allegro.

Especially since the font used made it look like Rustin' Allegro...
From: Mike P on 29 Jun 2010 04:28
On 27 June, 15:11, "Mungo \"Two Sheds\" Toadfoot"
<eastREMOVEk...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> "Tim Watts" <t...(a)dionic.net> wrote in message
>
> news:i07e68$clb$1(a)news.eternal-september.org...
>
> > Ka
>
> Made even worse because most people call it a Kay Ay, which annoys me a lot
> for some reason.

Hell yes, that really gets on my nerves too.

Mike P


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