What is in the name of a car?

[steptoe]

Came to me when sitting behind an immaculate khaki green Leyland Marina - Jeremy Clarksons favourite bash

Sometimes I guess a name is hoped to be synonymous with the use or expectation of the vehicle,to get the purchasers imagination inspired.

As far as Subaru and its Brumby goes, it is a good little workhorse. Brumby - wild horse esp. one descended from runaway stock.
From what I understand they can make good workhorses once caught and broken in - or good dog meat

I think Leone may have been better reserved for the 4WD versions rather than the FWD. Leone suggests to me the more rugged outdoors. Maybe the lesser seen FWD should have just got L Sedan


Leyland Marina , suitable if you wanna use one (if you can find one) in a marina - as an anchor!
I suppose the Austin Tasman could be found - in the Tasman sea, as a lost anchor.
Man, what were they suggesting you could do if you bought a Kimberly? Get stranded in them. The Kimberlies!

What are your findings and suggestions?

[T'subaru]

[quote="steptoe"]Came to me when sitting behind an immaculate khaki green Leyland Marina - Jeremy Clarksons favourite bash

Sometimes I guess a name is hoped to be synonymous with the use or expectation of the vehicle,to get the purchasers imagination inspired.

As far as Subaru and its Brumby goes, it is a good little workhorse. Brumby - wild horse esp. one descended from runaway stock.
From what I understand they can make good workhorses once caught and broken in - or good dog meat

ah. that explains the Brumby name.

I guess we got the Brat cause we already had the mustang name since '65.
I like the ute thing...whats that about?...utility truck sumthing?
and I wonder whats the brat name about...thats something to consider tomorrow as I work on the dark side of my fleet.

[ChPLAT]

Ute is short for utility.
Brat stands for Bi-Drive Recreational All-Terrain Transporter

[TOONGA]

Leone means lion or lions strength depending on which language the description comes from.

I had a student in an art class who ribbed me about driving a Subaru he said it had a girls name (yet he wanted to drive a Nissan Sylvia it turns out) Leone is a girls name in a really annoying voice, he was really bad at art and funnily enough he failed and I drove an MY wagon not an L series wagon and as I understand it the MY wagons didn't get called Leone's rant rant rant

ford meteor is one of my favorites as well all know what happens to a meteor

I can't remember where it was in South America but the Chevy Nova hardly ever sold as the translation in the local language meant Chevy no go

TOONGA

[BaronVonChickenPants]

I'd still like to know who decided the "Ford Probe" was a good marketing strategy.

Jordan.

[Outback bloke]

A few obvious ones

Outback - Luxury mode of transport for traveling any where west of Brisbane
Forester - scrub basher
Impreza - impressive, well used to be
Commodore - common whore
Bently - you'd have to be - bent that is
Toyota - Toy yoda or in other words not a proper vehicle but a toy
Delica - D@#$ licker
Volvo - forgot the iced
Camry - should have been canwy as in get there

[wrxer]

a spanish guy told me 'mitsubishi pajero' means fu#@ing wa#ker. i guess that means if you own one you dont need to buy a bumper sticker

[TOONGA]

a spanish guy told me 'mitsubishi pajero' means fu#@ing wa#ker. i guess that means if you own one you dont need to buy a bumper sticker

LOL

I would say that about most pajero drivers anyway they are up there with volvo drivers

TOONGA

[El_Freddo]

I drove an MY wagon not an L series wagon and as I understand it the MY wagons didn't get called Leone's rant rant rant

Its interesting as the L series 4wd wagons didn't get called a Leone either. To find parts for them most of the time I put them under the leone banner so long as its for my Model Year range...

Cheers

Bennie