There was a thread some weeks ago about where the name for the new Fiat Croma came from.
Must be an acronym, something like
Crushing Residuals: Owners Mostly Angry.
This kind of thing has obviously been going on for a few years at least: Like the old Daewoo Lanos, which obviously stood for
Looks Are Not Our Strength.
Any others?
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Lotus - Lots Of Trouble, Usually Serious
Fiat - Fix It Again Tomorrow
There was one east European car (never imported here, thank goodness) which worked as "You Finish It Yourself, Sir" in the native language. Perhaps not the best build quality...
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FORD
Fairly
Ordinary
Rather
Dreary
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\" Keep doing the same old thing, youll get the same old thing, try something different today!\"
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BMW
Bigheadeddrivers
Mustovertakeyou
WheneverIwantto
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I thought FORD stood for Fix Or Repair Daily.
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Roger
I read frequently, but only post when I have something useful to add to the thread.
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FORD was always "found on road dead" where I come from
In other news...
Very Erratic Cornering That's Rarely Appealing
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Life is complex; it has real and imaginary parts.
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Always Looks Fantastic Although Reliability's Our Most Expensive Option
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Life is complex; it has real and imaginary parts.
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A
Lot
Fall
Apart
Mine did!
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Mattster
Boycott shoddy build and reliability.
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But us Alfisti prefer Always Looking For Another
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Some Kind Of Disaster Again.
madf
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Another Ugly Deutsche Invention
Brings Me Women
Hallmark Of Non-Descript Automobiles
Money Guzzler
This Really Is Unreliable Man, Please Help!
Very Odd Looking Vehicular Object
All stolen from another website I might add
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All stolen from another website I might add
That's cheating. I would never consider doing that ;o)
Fast Only Rolling Downhill
Laughed At,Downright Awful
Many Expensive Repairs Can Eventually Discourage Extra Sales
Moron Inside Notably Insane
Mostly In The Shop Undergoing Big Investments, Sometimes Halfway Incomplete
Needs Imminent Salvage So Abandon Now
Proof Of Rich Spoilt Children Having Everything
Screwed Up Beyond All Repair Usually
Selfish Useless Vehicles
The One You Ought To Avoid
Very Old Lazy Vehicle Owner
Very Weird or Virtually Worthless
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Slightly off topic but Ford had a development/manufacture philosophy named CTC
The actual meaning was Concept to Customer
Variations I heard were:
Crises to Crises, and
Customers test Cars.
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I can remember reading Bob Marley justified buying a BMW because it stood for "Bob Marley and the Wailers"
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Also (edited out, not keen on that one here. smokie) applies in certain areas.On a slightly different note I was once behind an Astra on which the badge,which must have been made specially,read 'Disastra'.
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Very Angry Usually Xasperated Hostile Aftersales Left Lagging
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Surely there must be an insulting one for Citroen? Or do we just have to make do with (as my daughter says) Citron - lemon (not an acronym I know)
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Surely there must be an insulting one for Citroen?
What about- Cars In Tatters Really Offputting Entirely Naff
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Surely there must be an insulting one for Citroen?
Crap Interior Terrible Road-holding Owned Entirely by Nutters
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Roll On Various Eastern Rovers?
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Gah! Self-referencing acronyms. My brain's bubbling over.
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Life is complex; it has real and imaginary parts.
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Cheaply Improved Tata You Regret Owning. Very Expensive Really.
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Life is complex; it has real and imaginary parts.
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Capped Ogres Revere Such Automobiles.
My Ugly Little Tank Is Periodically Laughed At.
Mundane Or Not? Don't Even Open This Discussion. Conflicts Imminent.
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Life is complex; it has real and imaginary parts.
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Citroen:
used to be Creative Ingenious Technology Requiring Outstanding Engineering Nerve
... but now Clumsily Inane Technology Recalling Old Engineering Novelties
Honda: Highly Organised Naffly Designed Automobile
BMW:
In Sarf London, {Deleted. See earlier warning by Smokie. DD}
... but elsewhere, Bling Man's a Wannabe
Mercedes: Mainly Enjoyed by Rotund Capitalists, Enormous Dictators and Egotistical Spivs
Focus: Fairly Ordinary Car Used by Student
Micra: Macho Individual Commonly Runs Away
Mini: My Ingenious New Idea
MINI: My Imagination Never Inspired
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>>Focus: Fairly Ordinary Car Used by Student<<
That hurts.
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The truth often does!!
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If I didn't have a blinding headache, I'd think up a witty retort about Citroens...
...oh no wait - loads of others already have ;-)
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>>Focus: Fairly Ordinary Car Used by Student<< That hurts.
Cheer up Adam: at least when driving it, you avoid the suffering endured by those who have look at it ;-)
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I thought to myself yesterday "You know Adam, there's something you're *not* missing."
Funny - today, I know what that is ;-)
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Eventually Scrapped Car Only Requiring Towing
Fortunes Indifferent Easily Stolen Totally Awkward
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I thought to myself yesterday "You know Adam, there's something you're *not* missing." Funny - today, I know what that is ;-)
If you're happy without an elegant car, I'm pleased for you.
;-)
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