hey all just a bit of trivia sorta..
car manufaturer companies have some weird and great names..
but what do they stand for..
here is an example of what i mean..
KIA - Krap In Australia 馃榾
anyone got any more.. lol
sax 路
FIAT
Fix It Again Tony
or
Failed Italian Automotive Technology
Chewy 路
FORD
found on road dead
h 路
:P
Fossil 路
nice one chewy :P
Fossil 路
PanAm airways was aslo referred to as 4 million pop rivets flying in formation :P
HotRodMatt 路
Pajero literally means wanker in some countries...
Doug Sweetman 路
FORD - Fix or Rust Daily
First on Rubbish Dump
HOLDEN - Holes Oil Leaks Dents and Engine Noise
rice_girl 路
FORD
First On Race Day
Fast On Race Day
Feeling Of Regular Dominance
Found On Redneck's Driveway
(Not true but funny)
:thumb
BMW
Because Mums Wealthy
Bought My Wife
Break My Windows
PORSCHE
Proof Only Rich Suckers Can Have Everything
[Edited on 22/4/2005 by rice_girl]
kombibob 路
vw to me stands for.....vulnerable wallet
Freddie Fender 路
Alfa = first.
Gibbo 路
BMW
Black Mans Willy - (Back in the UK, Tee-Hee)
bugeyedbabe 路
FORD:
Found on Rubbish Dumps
BMW:
Bought Mistress Wheels
toplessbug 路
ford Fix Or Repair Daily
Special Air Service 路
TORANA = Tons Of Rust And No Acceleration
helbus 路
HOLDEN Heap Of Lead Doing Entirely Nothing
BMW Big Money Waste
PONTIAC Poor Old Nigger Thinks It's A Cadillac
zac_smits 路
BMW
Big Money Works
Bought My Wife
Break My Window
bloody money waster
ford - Frigin Old Rebuilt Dodge
Fix Or Repair Daily
Found On Road Dead
Fast Only Rolling Downhill
Family on Road Dead
Forget Off Road Driving
mitsubishi - bits are missing
FIAT Failure in Italian Automotive Technology
GM General Maintenance
Great Mistake
Garbage Machint
HONDA Had One Never Did Again
HYUNDAI Hope You Understand Nothing's Driveable And Inexpensive
MAZDA Most Always Zipping Dangerously Along
SAAB Send Another Automobile Back
Swedish Automobiles Always Breakdown
TOYOTA Too Often Yankees Overprice This Auto
VOLVO Very Odd Looking Vehicular Object
AUDI Always Unsafe Designs Implemented
last celtic warrior 路
Hmmm, how about the usual expansion of KIA? Since it's the name to start this topic...
KIA stands for Killed In Action. An appropriate name for their 4WD I reckon.
Whitty 路
H ope
O ur
L uck
D oesnt
E nd
N ow
zjm 路
SEAT = chair
zac_smits 路
^^zjm = sad :P
phatrat 路
no idea馃檨
VolksFolks 路
GMC - Gets More Chicks
PONTIAC - Poor old Nun thinks its a cadillac
CITREON - Crummy Internal Transaxle Repaired Every Other Night
RENAULT - Repair Estimate Not Affordable Until Light-years Time
MG - Mostly Garbage
Robo 路
Why did god invent other cars? To keep *&^%wits out of VW's
Rob...