You Bought What?
Car names have always puzzled me. How do they get them? Why do they pick the ones they pick? Why can't some dealers pronounce the brand name of the car they are selling?
Then there are the names of different car models. Perhaps the old rumor is true that there are no more good names left, that they have already been taken and legally reserved. So they use names that are left over or them make them up. If that is the case, why aren't they using the good names instead of those they think sound good? You may remember the joke about the Ford Aspire in that aspired to be a better car. Then there is the Armada. Is that supposed to imply that the car is part of a group of Spanish battleships that were destroyed by the British navy?
We have named cars after colors or things related to colors. The Toyota Sienna is an example. Of course, sienna is a kind earth used as a pigment in paint. It is yellowish-brown in color. Knowing that, one could drive a white earth. They must have picked the name because they thought it sounded cool. The Neon is another example. Yes, Charlie bought a black Neon. The Chevy Cobalt is still another example. Cobalt is another pigment, which is blue, and cobalt blue is a deep blue. So why would someone drive a yellow Cobalt?
Other names make no sense at all. Is the Dodge Nitro supposed to be dangerously explosive? Is the Subaru Tribecca for those who want to gamble that is a good car? Will the Ford Flex bend itself to pieces? Where did the name of Ford's Edge come from and does it mean if you drive it, your teeth will be set on edge? Does anyone know exactly what Eos means and how that relates to driving?
There are car models that evidently have numbers and letters on them because the manufacturers cannot find any new cool names. Some are: RX 350, MKX, SC 430, RX8, 328i, tC, CLS 500. They might just as well have used TLC, DDT, OK, PDQ, ICU, RU12?, and IM4UK.
Then there are the dealers, who put their people on radio and television that cannot pronounce the names of their cars. There was a dealer sales rep, who called the Chevrolet a Chev-a-let. A Ford advertiser called the Explorer a Explore. Recently, I heard an upscale Toyota sales manager call it a Tota. There is also a local dealer who calls his business "A business a character." I wondered if he was supposed to be the character.
If you are going to buy a new car soon, can I suggest the Burnt Sienna Cobalt Neon Eos Aspire? It is a real humdinger.
Then there are the names of different car models. Perhaps the old rumor is true that there are no more good names left, that they have already been taken and legally reserved. So they use names that are left over or them make them up. If that is the case, why aren't they using the good names instead of those they think sound good? You may remember the joke about the Ford Aspire in that aspired to be a better car. Then there is the Armada. Is that supposed to imply that the car is part of a group of Spanish battleships that were destroyed by the British navy?
We have named cars after colors or things related to colors. The Toyota Sienna is an example. Of course, sienna is a kind earth used as a pigment in paint. It is yellowish-brown in color. Knowing that, one could drive a white earth. They must have picked the name because they thought it sounded cool. The Neon is another example. Yes, Charlie bought a black Neon. The Chevy Cobalt is still another example. Cobalt is another pigment, which is blue, and cobalt blue is a deep blue. So why would someone drive a yellow Cobalt?
Other names make no sense at all. Is the Dodge Nitro supposed to be dangerously explosive? Is the Subaru Tribecca for those who want to gamble that is a good car? Will the Ford Flex bend itself to pieces? Where did the name of Ford's Edge come from and does it mean if you drive it, your teeth will be set on edge? Does anyone know exactly what Eos means and how that relates to driving?
There are car models that evidently have numbers and letters on them because the manufacturers cannot find any new cool names. Some are: RX 350, MKX, SC 430, RX8, 328i, tC, CLS 500. They might just as well have used TLC, DDT, OK, PDQ, ICU, RU12?, and IM4UK.
Then there are the dealers, who put their people on radio and television that cannot pronounce the names of their cars. There was a dealer sales rep, who called the Chevrolet a Chev-a-let. A Ford advertiser called the Explorer a Explore. Recently, I heard an upscale Toyota sales manager call it a Tota. There is also a local dealer who calls his business "A business a character." I wondered if he was supposed to be the character.
If you are going to buy a new car soon, can I suggest the Burnt Sienna Cobalt Neon Eos Aspire? It is a real humdinger.
posted by The Joker at 8:02 PM
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