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Old 02-09-2005, 07:14 PM   #31
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if you want to see awful car names, and some even more awful cars check out what they have in Japan

http://www.batfa.com/newvehicles.html

eg. Nissan Cube Cubic, Toyota Voxy and Succeed

Unbelievable stuff there.
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Old 02-09-2005, 07:19 PM   #32
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Old 02-09-2005, 07:22 PM   #33
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if you want to see awful car names, and some even more awful cars check out what they have in Japan

http://www.batfa.com/newvehicles.html

eg. Nissan Cube Cubic, Toyota Voxy and Succeed

Unbelievable stuff there.
Oh man, that site is a GOLD MINE of crap names!!!!

Here's a sample...
* Honda Acty Dump
* Honda Fit Aria
* Honda Mobilio Spike
* Honda That's (yep that's it's name, literally!)
* Honda Vamos Hobio
* Suzuki Every Landy
* Nissan Caravan Silkroad
* Nissan Expert
* Nissan President
* Nissan Wingroad
* Toyota Noah (what, it can fit 2 of each animal and outlast a global flood?)
* Toyota Crown Athlete
* Toyota Fun Car Go
* Toyota Wish
* Mazda Scrum Wagon
* Mazda Bongo Friendee
* Mazda Carol
* Diahatsu Move Latte
* Diahatsu Boon (consumption rated at 52 cans per London flight)

WHAT IN THE HELL ARE THESE JAPS FRIGGEN SMOKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Old 02-09-2005, 07:23 PM   #34
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Scrum wagon? Bongo Friendee? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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Old 02-09-2005, 07:24 PM   #35
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and my personal favourite (car and name).......... THE CAMRY SPORTIVO!!!!
I particularly like the Camry Sportivo GTP, Like them to all drive off the cliff, that is!!!
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Old 02-09-2005, 07:24 PM   #36
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Anything Daewoo - Nubira, Lacetti - need more be said.

Ssanyong is also right up there in the stupid names department.

Hyundai - Tacuma, Getz etc etc.

Proton - Waja, a couple more I cant remember.

Oh and btw - Maloo is the Aboriginal word for "Storm". Thats where HSV pinched it from.
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Old 02-09-2005, 07:25 PM   #37
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* Toyota Fun Car Go*
^^^^ : Now thats a name!
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Old 02-09-2005, 07:28 PM   #38
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* Toyota Fun Car Go
Its actually Toyota Fun Cargo...



Its a small van thing... "Fun Cargo"...
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Old 02-09-2005, 07:35 PM   #39
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Old 02-09-2005, 07:38 PM   #40
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Old 02-09-2005, 07:43 PM   #41
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lol my sisters got a pulsar reebok

everyone used to always give her - "your car's a shoe"
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Old 02-09-2005, 07:45 PM   #42
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More REAL crazy jap cars:

Daihatsu Naked;
Honda Life Dunk;
Honda That's;
Mitsubishi Delica Space Gear
Mitsubishi Pistachio;
Rickman Space Ranger;
Rinspeed X-Dream;
Suzuki Cappucino;
Toyota Deliboy
Volkswagen Thing
Volugrafo Bimbo
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Old 02-09-2005, 07:51 PM   #43
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NISSAN Pulsar replacement is TIIDA ...WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Old 02-09-2005, 08:04 PM   #44
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Was never a fan of the name 'fairlady' Nissan/Datsun depending on year? I don't think I'd want to drive a car called a fairlady.
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Old 02-09-2005, 08:59 PM   #45
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Yeah, the Greg Norman edition came with "auto choke"! :


That's harsh 4Vman, but christ its funny :
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Old 02-09-2005, 09:20 PM   #46
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Let's see, a couple of utes here.
BA XR6 Magnet! WTF is that about?
AU XL Marlin.
Courier Hurricane.
Ooooh! I need a bex & a lie down.
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Old 02-09-2005, 09:47 PM   #47
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Old 02-09-2005, 09:54 PM   #48
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What about the car the Reliant Rebel was replaced with?
The RELIANT KITTEN
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Old 02-09-2005, 10:56 PM   #49
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I always thought toyota kluger was a pretty hideous name for a car.

Mate , 4.9 Im with you on that one ! kluger is probly the worst name I have ever heard for a car !
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Old 02-09-2005, 11:10 PM   #50
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Oh yeah , one from the 60's!

The "NISSAN CEDRIC" !!!!!!!!!!!!!

I Shyte you not good peoples. Roy and HG used to mention it all the time on their show, and I thought they had made it up muckin around ! Imagine my surprise when I found and artical on it one day looking thru and old magazine ! KEN HELL ?????????????

you think im joking , here it is !
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Old 03-09-2005, 01:42 AM   #51
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There's also a Satria (from memory) called the Son of A Gun model.

Oh and who can forget Starion and the story how the asians were trying to copy masculine names like mustang so they chose another horse name "stallion" but due to the way it was spoken it came out as starion - so the story goes.

The Tiida name definately stinks.

Oh and what about the Festiva Demon model....hardly demonic in a gutless 4cyl....
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Old 03-09-2005, 01:52 AM   #52
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Nissan Silvia isn't exactly a great name is it Sparkles?
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Old 03-09-2005, 07:26 AM   #53
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I just read through the thread and the couple that are missing and I can't believe have not yet been stated are:

Proton Persona Sounds like a deodarant
Chrysler Neon viper. The neon is not too bad but to pair the name up with The "viper" that Chrysler also happen to make is just not gunna fly.
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Nissan Silvia isn't exactly a great name is it Sparkles?
Err.... no, it's not exactly masculine or tough sounding! Luckily the thing has a few other official names I can choose from, and good thing Nissan Australia renamed it when it came here. :monkes:

Oh and another one for the list, Subaru Leone! :
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Old 03-09-2005, 08:10 AM   #55
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what about the Amego ( holden frontera in the usa)
most of the 60s-70s were after birds, fish , falcon, baracuda, ect
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what about the Ford KA? that i reckon is nearly the most stupid name i have ever heard for a car. also what about the Holden combo? thats also a dumb name
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Whats that model thats replacing the Pulsar? Tittius or something?
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Old 03-09-2005, 05:52 PM   #58
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how about the proton Jumbuck, that proton ute, now who wants 2 buy a car named after a sheep, i might know but not going any further
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Old 03-09-2005, 06:00 PM   #59
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In Indonesia they have a model Toyota Kijang. Meaning Toyota Deer.
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