How comes up with names for vehicles ?
01 April 2009, 09:52 AM
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How comes up with names for vehicles ?
I know the marketing guys really have their work cut out with coming up with new and novel names, that convey the style and looks of the vehicle they are selling. But there are some real howlers out there on our roads !!
I give you Exhibit A
You may need to zoom in , but yes that does say BIPPER
Title meant who, not how
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01 April 2009, 09:56 AM
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Like most of the advertisers-running out of ideas!
01 April 2009, 11:11 AM
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what does impreza mean anyway ???, it's far easy to give them numbers like the french do
01 April 2009, 11:15 AM
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I think the best one is Pajero which is a slang term for ****** in Spanish apparently!
01 April 2009, 11:42 AM
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what does impreza mean anyway ???, it's far easy to give them numbers like the french do
The van is french
01 April 2009, 01:11 PM
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what does impreza mean anyway ???, it's far easy to give them numbers like the french do
Numbers like Clio and Megane for instance
01 April 2009, 01:17 PM
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Didnt know BMW were french
01 April 2009, 01:19 PM
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You've got a long way to go to beat the Mazda Bongo Friendee
01 April 2009, 01:35 PM
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Didnt know BMW were french
Nor did I
01 April 2009, 02:06 PM
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Ford Probe. God only knows what was on their minds when they agreed on that one.
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How comes up with names for vehicles ?
