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Car Name Acronyms

aeronca65t

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Car Name Acronyms
Stole this from another forum....some are goofy, but some seem too true!

ACURA -Another Crummy, Useless, Rotten Automobile
AMC -All Makes Combined
AMC -A Major Cost
AMC -A Mutated Car
AMC -A Morons Car
AMC -Another Major Catastrophe
AUDI -Accelerates Under Demonic Influence
AUDI -All Unsafe Designs Implemented
AUDI -Another Ugly Duetsche Invention
AUDI -Always Undermining Deutsche Intelligence
AUDI -Automobile Unsafe Designs, Inc.
BMW -Babbling Mechanical Wench
BMW -Beastly Monstrous Wonder
BMW -Beautiful Masterpieces on Wheels
BMW -Beautiful Mechanical Wonder
BMW -Barely Moving Wreck
BMW -Big Money Waste
BMW -Big Money. Why?
BMW -Big Money Works
BMW -Born Moderately Wealthy
BMW -Breaks Most Wrenches
BMW -Bring Many Wrenches
BMW -Brings Me Women
BMW -Brings More Women
BMW -Broken Money Waster
BMW -Broke My Wallet
BMW -Broken Monstrous Wonder
BMW -Brutal Money Waster
BMW -Bumbling Mechanical Wretch
BMW -Blasphemous Motorized Wreck
BUICK -Big Ugly Import Car Killer
BUICK -Big Ugly Imitation Chrome King
BUICK -Big Ugly Indestructible Car Killer
BUICK -Big Ugly Indestructible Compact Killer
BUICK -Big Ugly Indestructible Car Killer
CADILLAC -Crazy And Demented Idiots Like Large American Cars
CADILLAC -Cars Are Driven In Long Lines And Crashed
CHEVROLET -Car Has Extensive Valve Rattle, Or Loud Engine Ticks
CHEVROLET -Cracked Heads, Every Valve Rattles, Oil Leaks Every Time
CHEVROLET -Can Hear Every Valve Rap On Long Extended Trips
CHEVROLET -Car Has Extensive Valve Rattle On Long Extended Trips
CHEVROLET -Cheap, Hardly Efficient, Virtually Runs On Luck Every Time
CHEVROLET -Cheap Heaps Erratically Vibrate Running On Level Even Terrain
CHEVROLET -Constantly Having Every Vehicle Recalled Over Lousy Engineering
Techniques
CHEVROLET -Cracked Heads, Every Valve's Rotten, Oil Leaks Every Time
CHEVY -Cheapest Heap Ever Visioned Yet
CHEVY -Can Hear Every Valve Yell
DODGE -[censored] Old Dirty Gas Eater
DODGE -Dead Old Dog Going East
DODGE -Dead On Day Guarantee Expires
DODGE -Dead On Delivery, Go Easy
DODGE -Dead On Delivery, Guarantee Expired
DODGE -Dead Or Dying Garbage Emitter
DODGE -Drips Oil Drops Grease Everywhere
DODGE -Driven Only During Grey Evenings
EDSEL -Every Day Something Else Leaks
FIAT -Failed In A Tunnel
FIAT -Fails In Attempted Turns
FIAT -Failure In Automotive Technology
FIAT -Feeble Italian Attempt at Transportation
FIAT -Fits In A Thimble
FIAT -Fix It Again Tony
FIAT -Flats In All Tires
FIAT -Found In A Trench
FORD -Fabricated Of Refried Dung
FORD -Fails On Rainy Days
FORD -Famous Odor Resistant Dog
FORD -Falling Off: Rusty Door
FORD -Fast Only Rolling Downhill
FORD -Fantastically Orgasmic Realistic Dream
FORD -Fastest On Road, Dip!
FORD -Fatally Obese Redneck Driver
FORD -Fault Of R&D
FORD -Final Organ of Reproductive Discipline
FORD -Finally Obsolete Racing Device
FORD -Fireball On Rear Denting
FORD -First On Recall Day
FORD -First On Race Day
FORD -First On Road to Dump
FORD -First On Rust and Deterioration
FORD -First Order of Reproductive Discipline
FORD -Fix Or Recycle Dilemma
FORD -Fixed Or Repaired Daily
FORD -Flip Over Read Directions
FORD -Flipping Over Results in Death
FORD -Flipped Over Roadside Disaster
FORD -Flintstone Or Rubble Driven
FORD -Follow Our Ruddy Dogsled
FORD -Fond Of Resonating Decibels
FORD -Foot On Road Decelerates
FORD -Fords Only Run Downhill
FORD -Forced On Reluctant Drivers
FORD -Formed Of Rejected DNA
FORD -Forwarded Once; Return Denied
FORD -Forward Only; Reverse Defective
FORD -Forgot Our Recommended Defaults
FORD -Forlorn, Old, Ratridden Dustbin
FORD -For Old, Rotten Deadbeat
FORD -Fork Over Repair Dough
FORD -Found On Red Dumpster
FORD -Found On Redneck's Driveway
FORD -Found On Roadside Dead
FORD -Found On Rubbish Dump
FORD -Found Outside Refuse Dump
FORD -Found Outside Rotting Dump
FORD -Found On Russian Dump
FORD -Fouled Out Re-done Dodge
FORD -Fraternal Order of Restored DeSotos
FORD -Frequent Overhaul, Rapid Deterioration
FORD -Frequently On Ritalin, Designers
FORD -Free Or Reduced Drastically
FORD -Frequent Opinion: Really Disappointed
FORD -Fumes and Odors Readily Detectable
FORD -Funny Old Rattling Dump
FORD -Funky Old Rebuilt Dodge
FORD -(spelled backwards)Driver Returns On Foot
GEO -Good Engineering Overlooked
G. M. -General Maintenance
G. M. -Goshdarn Mess
G. M. -Generally Misunderstood
G. M. -Garbage Motors
G. M. -Generally Miserable
G. M. -Grossley Misconceived
G. M. -Gluteus Maximus
GMC -Garage Man's Companion
GMC -Generally Mediocre Cars
GMC -Generic Made Chevy
GMC -German Milk Cow
GMC -Get More Chicks
GMC -Gets Mechanics Crazy
GMC -Gods Mechanical Curse
GMC -Gotta Mechanic coming
GMC -Got More Crap
GMC -Great Mountain Climber
GMC -Great Motor Car
HONDA -Had One, Never Do-that Again
HONDA -Hang On, Not Done Accelerating
HONDA -Has Often Nice Dealer Accessories
HONDA -History Of No Dramatic Acceleration
HYUNDAI -How Your Usual Nerd Drives An Import
HYUNDAI -Hope You Understand Nothing's Drivable And Inexpensive
IROC -I Race Other Cars
IROC -I Run Over Critters
IROC -I Run Off Cliffs
IROC -I Reek Of Cologne
JAGUAR = Just Another Gearbox Under Annual Repair
JEEP -Just Eats Every Part
JEEP -Junk Engineering Executed Poorly
KIA -Kills In Accidents
LOTUS: Lots Of Trouble, Usually Serious.
LTD -Long Term Debt
LTD -Lousy Transportation, Dammit!
LTD -Little Tin Dream
LTD -Last Try from Detroit
LTD -Long, Thin Dumpster
LTD -Long Time Driving
MAZDA -Most Always Zipping Dangerously Along
MAZDA -My! Another Zany Detroit Assassin!
MERCEDES -Most Eccentric Rich Capitalists Enjoy Driving Expensive Sedans
M.G. -Money Guzzler
MINIVAN = Male Integrity Not Intact, Vasectomized And Neutered
MITSUBISHI -Mostly In The Shop Undergoing Big Investments, Sometimes Halfway Incomplete
MOPAR -Many Odd Parts Arranged Randomly
MOPAR -Miscellaneous Oddball Parts Assembled Ridiculously
MOPAR -Most Often Passed At Races
MOPAR -Mostly Old Parts And Rust
MOPAR -Mostly Old Paint And Rust
MOPAR -Move Over People Are Racing
MOPAR -Move Over Plymouth Approaching Rapidly
MOPAR -My Old Pig Ain't Running
MOPAR -My Only Problems Are Repairs
MUSTANG -Men Usually Stand Together And Never Go
NISSAN -Nine Idiots Standing, Saying Absolutely Nothing
NISSAN -Needless Innovations, Silly, Stupid, Automotive Nonsense
OLDS MOBILE -Oh, Look, Dammit! Some Massive Oil Burning Idiot's Leaking Everything.
OLDSMOBILE -Old Ladies Driving Slowly Make Others Behind Infuriatingly Late Every day.
OLDSMOBILE -Old Loose Dented Sheet Metal Out-dated By Infamies Like Edsel.
OLDSMOBILE -Overpriced, Leisurely Driven Sedan Made Of Buick's Irregular Leftover Equipment
OLDSMOBILE -Old Ladies Drive Slow - Mostly Over Bridges Into Lake Erie
PINTO -Put In Nickel To Operate
PINTO -Paid Inspector Nicely To Overlook
PLYMOUTH -Please Let Your Mother Out (from) Under The Hood!
PLYMOUTH -Police Laugh, Young Men Ogle, All Underestimating This Heap
PONTIAC -People On Narcotics Think It's A Chevy
PONTIAC -Poor Old Nitwit Thinks It's A Cadillac
PONTIAC -Puts Out Noxious Toxins In All Cities
PORSCHE -Piece Of Rubbish, Saps Continually High Expense
PORSCHE -Proof Of Rich Spoiled Children Having Everything
PROBE -Plainly Runs Only By Exception
SAAB -Send Another Automobile Back
SAAB -Swedish Automobiles Always Breakdown.
SAAB -Swedish Automobiles Are Beastly
SAAB -Sad Attempt At Beauty
SAAB -Sorry Auto, Always Broken
SAAB -Swedish Automobile-Always Broken
SATURN -Sounds Absolutely Terrible, Unbelievable Rattling Noises
SUBARU -Screwed Up Beyond All Repair Usually
SUBARU -Sorry Unreal Bonsai Attempt at a Russian U-boat
TOYOTA -Too Often Yankees Overprice This Auto
TOYOTA -Torturous On Your Old Tired Ass
TRIUMPH -This Really Is Unreliable Man, Please Help!
TRIUMPH -Tried Repairing It Until My Parts Hurt!
TRIUMPH -The Risk In Useless Machinery Pays Heavily
VOLVO -Very Odd Looking Vehicular Object
VW -Virtually Worthless
VOLKSWAGEN -Very Obsolete, Losers Knowingly Suffer With All German Engineered Nonsense
 
The other one for Toyota is...

Totally Ordinary You Oughta Try Again - although I probably shouldn't be saying this!!!!

There's also another one for Honda, How Odd No Darn Acceleration

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Never heard of 99 % of them. Some great names. Seems most are derogatory. Wonder if there are any nice acronyms for cars. Like maybe MG - Mighty Great. Or ALFA Auto Love For Always. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
Another one ... bit more positive ...
HEALEY - Handsome English Auto Leaves Everyone Yearning
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Note to Bruce: "Nice" names are no fun!

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It is that they are harder to think up!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/lol.gif I think the Healey one is great. The POSITIVE one. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Lotus - Lots Of Tender Useful Service
 
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My personal 'rename' for HUMMER is DUMMER!

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John: That's the *owner*....not the vehicle!

Despite my HUMMER-bashing, I like their new TV commecial with the kid who builds the soap-box derby HUMMER (maybe it's "The Who" music in it).
 
SUNBEAM ALPINE:
Spouse #1: Surely U are Not Buying Excessive Automotive Equipment?
Spouse #2: All Legendary Philosophers Invest in Norman Equipment! Surely U are Not Believing i Experienced Another Motivation! All Logical Parameters in this Normal Expenditure!

Happy Ending:
Spouse #1(prostrating self): Seeing U have No Blame for Extreme Auto Mania, Apologies Lauded Perpetually, Indeed Never-Ending!
Spouse#2: Since U have Now Become Enlightened as to my Automotive Mission, Arise and Let Us Participate in Nuptial Ecstacy!

Unhappy Ending:
Spouse #2: Since U have Now Become an Evil, Acrimonious Mate, All Life Partnership Initiatives are Now Extinguished! See U Never, Become Extinct As Mastadon!
 
TIGER: To Initiate Grins, Engage Right foot!
HARRINGTON: Has A Rigid Roof, It Never Got Too Overly Numerous.
SUNBEAM: Soon U will Never Be Envying Another Motorist! or Several Uniquely Nimble Blondes Encountered Anticipating Mating!
 
For the Australians.
HOLDEN, Hope Our Luck Doesn,t End Now
(and I like Holdens) Graham /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cheers.gif
 
Re: Sprite

Still alive, thanks. Very little webtime I'm afraid. But here now! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/square.gif
 
Re: Sprite

Jolly glad to hear that....sorry you don't get much time for the web, hope you get chance to partyicipate more often. We missed you around here!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/nopity.gif
 
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