Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 22:31:20 GMT From: Tim Schier <awareANTInopsamdigital-audacity.com> Subject: Re: Mercedes smokes BWM/Saab/Volvo with better model names
Hey !! What about _my_ Nova - it's not ... oh. {crawls back in shell} Tim danny wrote: > Jan Johansson wrote: > > > >With *feel good* names, Mercedes will bury the other European > > >makers. "Mercedes Windsor" is regally inspiring. "318i", and > > >other designations used by BMW, Saab, and Volvo, are about as > > >inspiring as the secret manufacturing date code on a package of > > >condoms. > > > > Ah, yes, do not forget the "Honda Fitta"... Now, fitta means "cunt" in > > swedish, great choise to market that here. > > Similar problem with the Vauxhall Nova - great until you try and sell it > in Brazil (or some other SA country) where it means "shit" (mind you, at > least it would be a more accurate description of the car) > > -- > Regards, > Danny > > http://www.gaggia-espresso.com (a purely hobby site) > swap Z for above characters in email address to reply