Why do European countries name their towns, islands, cities etc after old Fords
Granada, Capri, Cortina, Sierra etc.
Can you think of amy more?
Or, what does BMW stand for - Brutal Money Waster?
or Ford Found On Rubbish Dump?
or MITSUBISHI Management Incessantly Tolerates Socially
Unacceptable Behavior, Ignoring
Sexual Harassment Incidents
Alex
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F I A T = Fix It Again Tomorrow
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Was Montego Bay named after Austin / Rover's finest ?
Or the Paris undeground after the old Rover 100 {Metro}
The towns of Oxford and Cambridge name after Morris cars?
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Didn't LOTUS used to mean'Lots Of Trouble, Usually Serious'?
also:
Q. What's a creche?
A. A collision between two Rollers in W1..
P.
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Seat contiune to name their cars after very picturesque Spanish places, Shame the Marbella didn't reflect the beauty of the place...!
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Alfa romeo had to rename their 164 to 168 in far-east countries. Apparently 164 stands for 'one-way to death'.
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Just spotted my last entry appeared on the 'Too much time etc' thread a bit earlier. Telepathy, not cheating, honest.
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Anyone remember the Goggomobile ?
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Why do car makers name their cars after porno mags?
- Mini 'Mayfair'
- Ford 'Fiesta'
- Lancia 'H&E' (or should that be HPE?)
- Lada 'Spanking Monthly'
:-)=)
Martin.
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Continuing the Porno Mag theme:
Vauxhall Corsa / Astra CLUB ......
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BMW - Buyers mostly winkers (or make your own answer up)
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