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Old 03-15-05, 04:43 PM
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What is the first word that comes to your mind (without too much thinking) when your hear the following brands?If its more than one word then thats cool too.


1- Acura:
*Aston Martin:
2- Audi:
3- Bentley:
4- BMW:
5- Buick:
6- Cadillac:
7- Chevrolet:
8- Chrysler:
9- Dodge:
10- Ford:
*Ferrari:
11- GMC:
12- Honda:
*HUMMER:
13- Hyundai:
14- Infiniti:
*Isuzu:
15- Jaguar:
16- Jeep:
17- Kia:
18- Land Rover/Range Rover:
*Lamborghini:
19- Lexus:
20- Lincoln:
*Maybach:
21- Mazda:
22- Mercedes:
23- Mercury:
24- Mini Cooper:
25- Mitsubishi:
26- Nissan:
27- Pontiac:
28- Porsche:
29- Rolls-Royce:
30- Saab:
31- Saturn:
32- Scion:
33- Subaru:
34- Suzuki:
35- Toyota:
36- VW:
37- Volvo:
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1- Acura: Wrong Wheel Drive
*Aston Martin: Bond
2- Audi: Olympics (always thought Audi and the Olympics were related LOL)
3- Bentley: Brute
4- BMW: Arrogant
5- Buick: Rebates
6- Cadillac: Comeback kids
7- Chevrolet: Failing miserably
8- Chrysler: Cheap Bentley??
9- Dodge: Redneck(Commercials)
10- Ford: American
*Ferrari: Technology looking(Enzo)
11- GMC: Why??
12- Honda: Uncle Ben's
*HUMMER: Aaahnnold!!
13- Hyundai: Cheap
14- Infiniti: Its about time
*Isuzu: LACKING!
15- Jaguar: Armani suit/Classy
16- Jeep: Camping
17- Kia: K-mart car
18- Land Rover/Range Rover: Anywhere
*Lamborghini: THE ONE
19- Lexus: Perfection
20- Lincoln: Social Security
*Maybach: Bill Gates
21- Mazda: Zoom
22- Mercedes: Lost without a cause
23- Mercury: Why??
24- Mini Cooper: Go-Kart
25- Mitsubishi: Goodbye!!
26- Nissan: Performance
27- Pontiac: Fake performance cars(except GTO)
28- Porsche: Envy
29- Rolls-Royce: P. Diddy
30- Saab: Sob
31- Saturn: Tupperware
32- Scion: SURPRISE!!
33- Subaru: AWD
34- Suzuki: One Hitter Quitter
35- Toyota: The Takeover
36- VW: Hitler
37- Volvo: Spilled milk(long story)

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Old 03-15-05, 07:08 PM
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ACURA.........."Precision Crafted Performance"
ASTON MARTIN........James Bond, Expensive Jaguar.
AUDI......BMW alternative
BENTLEY........expensive British luxury/performance
BMW.....Chris Bangle, I-Drive
BUICK.....ride comfort, cheap interiors
CADILLAC......too much pursuit of youth
CHEVROLET.....cheapness of design
CHRYSLER.....shoddiness
DODGE....shoddiness (also)
FORD.....factory defects
FERRARI......Michael Shumacher
GMC.....Chevy clones.
HONDA......engineering, quality control
HUMMER....Arnold Shwartzneggar
HYUNDAI.....TREMENDOUS improvements lately, now a great bargain.
INFINITI....cheap interiors for their class.
ISUZU....one product left...a non-Isuzu design
JAGUAR......CLASSY but unreliable
JEEP......stuck in the past too much
KIA.....same as Hyundai to a slightly lesser extent
LAND ROVER......EXPENSIVE lemons
LAMBORGHINI....Ferrari competitor
LEXUS........Q-U-A-L-I-T-Y
LINCOLN....too many SUV's, not enough sedans
MAYBACH....too few built, needs more customers
MERCURY....needs better marketing
MINI-COOPER.....cute and agile but uncomfortable
MAZDA...the poor man's BMW; agile handling
MERCEDES....R-I-P-O-F-F, gouging the public
MITSUBISHI...they're not done YET.
NISSAN....cheap interiors
PONTIAC.....LOVED the body cladding. Bring it BACK.
PORSCHE........Arrogance
ROLLS-ROYCE...for the super-rich.
SAAB...needs to dump GM and return to independence.
SATURN.......RUINED by GM management
SCION....xA and XB reliable but UGLY.
SUBARU....THE BEST AWD for 30K and under...money WELL-SPENT
SUZUKI....basic transportation except for the Verona
TOYOTA......quality cars but getting too big for its own good.
VW.....OK for diesel fanatics but not much else.
VOLVO....safety traditions but edging more into BMW territory.

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Old 03-15-05, 07:25 PM
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31- Saturn: Tupperware

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA ROFLCAKES !!!!
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Very fun post

1- Acura:.................Boyracers
*Aston Martin:.....James Bond
2- Audi:................. Quattro
3- Bentley:..............Pointless
4- BMW:..................Arrogant
5- Buick:.................Senior Citizen
6- Cadillac:............Mushy
7- Chevrolet:..........Corvette!!!!
8- Chrysler:............Caravan LOL
9- Dodge:...............Rough
10- Ford:.................Truck
*Ferrari:..............Red
11- GMC:................got nothing on this, blank image for me
12- Honda:.............precision machinery
*HUMMER:........WAR
13- Hyundai:..........budget
14- Infiniti:..............Pretender (sorry fellow Infiniti owners )
*Isuzu:...............commercial truck
15- Jaguar:............Great Britian
16- Jeep:................Outdoors
17- Kia:...................cheap
18- Land Rover/Range Rover:.......Camel Trophy / bling bling
*Lamborghini:.....Playboy
19- Lexus:.................Toyota
20- Lincoln:...............Limo
*Maybach:.............Not a Rolls
21- Mazda:.................121 not zoom zoom
22- Mercedes:.......... mixed emotions (old MB) oldworld charm
...................................................................(new MB) Stuck up
23- Mercury:..............Not for me
24- Mini Cooper:......Cute
25- Mitsubishi:.........Jackie Chan LOL
26- Nissan:..............Skyline GTR
27- Pontiac:.............BMW wannabes
28- Porsche:...........Frog
29- Rolls-Royce:....I've made it
30- Saab:................Swedish charm
31- Saturn:..............Plastic
32- Scion:................Will (another Toyota brand in JDM)
33- Subaru:.............Oddly attractive
34- Suzuki:..............K-cars
35- Toyota:..............Childhood, I grew up riding Toyotas
36- VW:....................German
37- Volvo:................Safe, Boxy, Cool, Sleeper, Dependable, SIPS, ROPS, SRS, Seatbelts, DRLs

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Old 03-15-05, 08:35 PM
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1- Acura:VTEC
*Aston Martin:James Bond
2- Audi: Hear, hear!
3- Bentley: Bling
4- BMW: umm...
5- Buick: SCRAPER!
6- Cadillac: Break Through
7- Chevrolet: unreliable
8- Chrysler: bad trannies
9- Dodge: ditto
10- Ford: great when they work
*Ferrari: insanely fast
11- GMC: glorified Chevy
12- Honda: commuter car
*HUMMER: meh
13- Hyundai: not too bad of a car
14- Infiniti: *cue G35 exhaust*
*Isuzu: who are they?
15- Jaguar: fast
16- Jeep: capable
17- Kia: getting better
18- Land Rover/Range Rover: junk
*Lamborghini: same as ferrari
19- Lexus: perfect, maybe too perfect
20- Lincoln: boat
*Maybach: dunno
21- Mazda: dunno
22- Mercedes: expensive Chrysler
23- Mercury: dunno
24- Mini Cooper: nice
25- Mitsubishi: K-car
26- Nissan: drift machine
27- Pontiac: ummm...
28- Porsche: fast
29- Rolls-Royce:
30- Saab: quirky
31- Saturn: plastic
32- Scion: boxy
33- Subaru: snow machine
34- Suzuki: motorcycles
35- Toyota: the best
36- VW: German fun
37- Volvo: Swedish engineering with a dash of Japanese and American componentry
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1- Acura: filipino/asian kidz
*Aston Martin: one word?: VANQUISH!
2- Audi: the other lux car
3- Bentley: bling
4- BMW: mmmmmmmM5!
5- Buick: grandma
6- Cadillac: dayuhm
7- Chevrolet: sittin on blocks (got one sittin on blocks outside my driveway)
8- Chrysler: cheap benz? hearse(esp PTcruiser and magnum)?
9- Dodge: TRUCK...BIG TRUCK!
10- Ford: good cars (when they work)
*Ferrari: see ya later!!!! also... missy elliott
11- GMC: broken down utility truck/van.
12- Honda: same as acura
*HUMMER: my dream truck
13- Hyundai: nice, inexpensive... but also: i'm always reminded of the older ones where the bumpers melt off... all the older hyundai's I know of have melted bumpers.
14- Infiniti: expensive nissan
*Isuzu: Rodeo?
15- Jaguar: "I have arrived"
16- Jeep: Go anywere vehicle
17- Kia: toy car
18- Land Rover/Range Rover: Alicia Silverstone... Clueless... dont know. I think of this car as one of my ditzy girlfriend's cars
*Lamborghini: DIABLO!
19- Lexus: perfect
20- Lincoln: Limo (towncar)... mafia
*Maybach: mafia... except on a higher level.
21- Mazda: zoom zoom.
22- Mercedes: expensive chrysler. Japanese car wannabe
23- Mercury: cheap ford.
24- Mini Cooper: cameron diaz (dont know why)
25- Mitsubishi: Magz (one of my friends)
26- Nissan: lacking something? cant put my finger on it
27- Pontiac: cool cars! even since forever.
28- Porsche: my other dream car.
29- Rolls-Royce: King/Queen
30- Saab: funny looking cars?
31- Saturn: econobox... I just cant take out the picture in my head of my cousin throwing a baseball at his door panel demonstrating the plastic door panels.
32- Scion: kidz
33- Subaru: forester/outback.... some australian guy
34- Suzuki: do they still make these?
35- Toyota: family car
36- VW: flower pot
37- Volvo: box
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1- Acura: NSX
*Aston Martin: James Bond
2- Audi: Ronin
3- Bentley: --
4- BMW: 3 Series
5- Buick: --
6- Cadillac: Boat
7- Chevrolet: Corvette
8- Chrysler: --
9- Dodge: Hemi
10- Ford: Mustang
*Ferrari: Schumacher
11- GMC: --
12- Honda: Reliability
*HUMMER: --
13- Hyundai: --
14- Infiniti: --
*Isuzu: --
15- Jaguar: Electrical problems
16- Jeep: Offroad
17- Kia: --
18- Land Rover/Range Rover: --
*Lamborghini:
19- Lexus: Comfortable
20- Lincoln: --
*Maybach: --
21- Mazda: RX7
22- Mercedes: AMG
23- Mercury: --
24- Mini Cooper:
25- Mitsubishi: Fast and the Furious
26- Nissan: --
27- Pontiac: Smoky and the Bandit
28- Porsche: Frog
29- Rolls-Royce: --
30- Saab: --
31- Saturn: Plastic
32- Scion: --
33- Subaru: Rally Racing
34- Suzuki: --
35- Toyota: Reliability
36- VW: Rabbit
37- Volvo: --
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Originally Posted by babyGS3
1- Acura: filipino/asian kidz
interesting... in nyc/nj, filipino kids drive just about anything.
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1- Acura: stolen the next day
*Aston Martin: DB9
2- Audi: RS6 owns
3- Bentley: P Diddy
4- BMW: half of all SJU students drive one
5- Buick: old person's car
6- Cadillac: escalade
7- Chevrolet: corvette
8- Chrysler: 300C
9- Dodge: Viper
10- Ford: that Focus can really handle
*Ferrari: scaled-down version of god
11- GMC: "we are professional grade"
12- Honda: hit vtec
*HUMMER: umm it's big
13- Hyundai: 300hp tiburon?!
14- Infiniti: G35
*Isuzu: Rodeo
15- Jaguar: E type
16- Jeep: bug-eyed
17- Kia: the sportage, popular among kids when i was in elementary school
18- Land Rover/Range Rover: 4.6 HSE... suv of manhattan in the 90s
*Lamborghini: diablo
19- Lexus: bulletproof
20- Lincoln: towncar
*Maybach: it's really expensive
21- Mazda: RX-7
22- Mercedes: S class
23- Mercury: maurader
24- Mini Cooper: premium small car
25- Mitsubishi: 11 sec DSM
26- Nissan: Skyline
27- Pontiac: GTO... the old one
28- Porsche: 911 turbos with MD plates (doctor not maryland)
29- Rolls-Royce: old school britain
30- Saab: 9000 turbo
31- Saturn: i hate my history teacher
32- Scion: tC
33- Subaru: WRX Sti
34- Suzuki: Hayabusa
35- Toyota: Supra
36- VW: R32
37- Volvo: those things are not slow
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some will be repeats but hey

1- Acura: VTEC
*Aston Martin: Bond ...... James Bond
2- Audi: Lord of the Rings
3- Bentley: bling
4- BMW: M-Power
5- Buick: grandma, grandpa
6- Cadillac: kitchen apliance
7- Chevrolet: corvet
8- Chrysler: US MB
9- Dodge: RAM , Viper
10- Ford: Rustang with italian flag and flowmasters
*Ferrari: Schumacher
11- GMC: another badge
12- Honda: VTEC , B22 swap, comuter
*HUMMER: I'll be back
13- Hyundai: inexpensive
14- Infiniti: about time
*Isuzu: huh
15- Jaguar: ford
16- Jeep: outdoor
17- Kia: cheap
18- Land Rover/Range Rover: who cares you not gonna take it to real outdoor
*Lamborghini: bling
19- Lexus: best reliability
20- Lincoln: Towncar
*Maybach: passanger - u made it, driver - i wish i was passanger
21- Mazda: zoom zoom
22- Mercedes: still a taxi in europe
23- Mercury: why
24- Mini Cooper: fun
25- Mitsubishi: EVO 3000gt - sheep in wolf skin
26- Nissan: Skyline GTR, in Brooklyn you know you are Russian if u drive Maxima 5spd
27- Pontiac: GTO
28- Porsche: frog also
29- Rolls-Royce: blin
30- Saab: why the f they put egnition key next to shifter
31- Saturn: plastic
32- Scion: TC big surprise
33- Subaru: WRX STI, best AWD
34- Suzuki: they make cars???
35- Toyota: mass production of good quality cars
36- VW: original Beatle
37- Volvo: safe, boxy
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Originally Posted by FLiP Sp33d

*Ferrari: scaled-down version of god

Than your Porsche should be "hopped up Volkswagen" hehehe
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Originally Posted by CK6Speed
1- Acura: NSX
*Aston Martin: James Bond
2- Audi: Ronin
3- Bentley: --
4- BMW: 3 Series
5- Buick: --
6- Cadillac: Boat
7- Chevrolet: Corvette
8- Chrysler: --
9- Dodge: Hemi
10- Ford: Mustang
*Ferrari: Schumacher
11- GMC: --
12- Honda: Reliability
*HUMMER: --
13- Hyundai: --
14- Infiniti: --
*Isuzu: --
15- Jaguar: Electrical problems
16- Jeep: Offroad
17- Kia: --
18- Land Rover/Range Rover: --
*Lamborghini:
19- Lexus: Comfortable
20- Lincoln: --
*Maybach: --
21- Mazda: RX7
22- Mercedes: AMG
23- Mercury: --
24- Mini Cooper:
25- Mitsubishi: Fast and the Furious
26- Nissan: --
27- Pontiac: Smoky and the Bandit
28- Porsche: Frog
29- Rolls-Royce: --
30- Saab: --
31- Saturn: Plastic
32- Scion: --
33- Subaru: Rally Racing
34- Suzuki: --
35- Toyota: Reliability
36- VW: Rabbit
37- Volvo: --
BOOOOOOOOOO!!! Now you and I both know you can do better than that!!! LOL. j/p. Have some fun with it though.
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Originally Posted by CK6Speed
2- Audi: Ronin

I like that one though. I loved that movie.
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1- Acura: cheap, entry-luxury
*Aston Martin: Bond
2- Audi: Quattro
3- Bentley: expensive
4- BMW: driver's soul
5- Buick: old people
6- Cadillac: black people (not racial, but because I remember reading a story by, I believe Maya Angelou, of how her father bought one and was constantly harassed back in the late 50's)
7- Chevrolet: America
8- Chrysler: breaks
9- Dodge: Al Bundy
10- Ford: trucks
*Ferrari: sportscar
11- GMC: trucks
12- Honda: efficient
*HUMMER: waste
13- Hyundai: economy
14- Infiniti: getting better
*Isuzu: rodeo
15- Jaguar: breaks down
16- Jeep: climbs mountains
17- Kia: mazda
18- Land Rover/Range Rover: English farmer
*Lamborghini: expensive
19- Lexus: reliable
20- Lincoln: limo
*Maybach: showoff
21- Mazda: sporty compact
22- Mercedes: luxury
23- Mercury: old people
24- Mini Cooper: sardine can
25- Mitsubishi: crankwalk
26- Nissan: Ghosen
27- Pontiac: bonneville
28- Porsche: sports
29- Rolls-Royce: wealthy
30- Saab: turbo
31- Saturn: plastic
32- Scion: new
33- Subaru: all wheel drive
34- Suzuki: gixxer
35- Toyota: reliable
36- VW: homosexual
37- Volvo: safe
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