AOL and Forbes Pick Best and Worst Car Names
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http://autos.aol.com/article/general...19112609990001
An interesting site. See how many of these you guys agree and disagree with.
( bit...you'll like the fact that they picked Explorer as one of the Best Car Names )
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An interesting site. See how many of these you guys agree and disagree with.
( bit...you'll like the fact that they picked Explorer as one of the Best Car Names )
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Well, as far as " outdated " goes, do you read the big auto mags? Car and Driver, Road and Track, Motor Trend, and Consumer Reports...........none of these publications are exactly spring chickens either, yet they still do a good job.....Motor Trend excepted.
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I'm not totally sure of this, but If my memory is right, I think that the name Accord came from Honda's efforts at the time (1976) to introduce a car that was slightly larger than a Civic and more in " Accord " with American market tastes.
And.........obviously........it was a good marketing move. Both the Civic and Accord went on, with the Corolla and Camry, to become some of the most popular cars in American history.
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vraa - I certainly don't normally go on aol content either, but I was wondering - where do you get your info on trends then? I'm all over the net.
As for Forbes, I wouldn't write off its expertise so lightly. The old guy Steve Forbes is unbelievably smart and successful. Another old guy is Warren Buffett (no relation to Jimmy as far as I know). Know him?
As for Forbes, I wouldn't write off its expertise so lightly. The old guy Steve Forbes is unbelievably smart and successful. Another old guy is Warren Buffett (no relation to Jimmy as far as I know). Know him?
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As for the Japanese names, you gotta admit the Live Dunk is a bit much, lol.
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Well, yes, that is their opinion........not necessarily yours or mine. That is why I posted it for discussion.
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I'm not a fan of extreme sporting, and tend to like classy car names myself...things like Crown Victoria, Electra, DeVille, Town Car, etc.....
but that DOESN'T mean that all I want to do is drive so-called Grandpa cars. Not true...but I DO like those classy names. I've never been a fan of the way that companies like Lexus, BMW, Mercedes, Audi, ( and now Lincoln, unlike before ) just use letters, numbers, or combinations for a vehicle. My feeling is...if you're doing to design a vehicle, NAME it......don't just use bingo combinations.
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I agree... I already know what all the "magazines" will say. "This SUV doesn't have as much soul as BMW 3-series! We can't take it on the 'ring as quickly; even tho it IS an SUV and made for something else, we still dont' like it"
I get my reliability info from CR and my car reviews from CAR FORUMS; where real owners and less biased test drivers exist.
I get my reliability info from CR and my car reviews from CAR FORUMS; where real owners and less biased test drivers exist.
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I agree... I already know what all the "magazines" will say. "This SUV doesn't have as much soul as BMW 3-series! We can't take it on the 'ring as quickly; even tho it IS an SUV and made for something else, we still dont' like it"
I get my reliability info from CR and my car reviews from CAR FORUMS; where real owners and less biased test drivers exist.
I get my reliability info from CR and my car reviews from CAR FORUMS; where real owners and less biased test drivers exist.
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