By Bud on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 - 11:50 am: Edit

Just for fun, how many auto manufacturers can you think of who are named after what their vehicles do? Other than Land Rover.

Bud

By Warren on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 - 11:59 am: Edit

Cheep, oh I'm sorry I meant Jeep so I guess that really isn't one

By Daniel on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 - 12:00 pm: Edit

Well, Let's see.
Chevy Suburbanite
Ford Exploder
Any others?

By Eric N (Grnrvr) on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 - 12:12 pm: Edit

Bronco... My friend's bucks like crazy in low range.

By Eric N (Grnrvr) on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 - 12:22 pm: Edit

Oh, wait, you want manufacturers... hmmmm.. Saab, cause that's what you do after you realize that you wasted your money on that POS..

By Jeff on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 - 12:28 pm: Edit

Volkswagen

"the people's car"

in its hay day it was exactily what it was meant to be, an affordable compact car with quite a bit of room.

By Bluegill (Bluegill) on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 - 12:53 pm: Edit

"Cheep" that was funny.

How about Infiniti? I will be repairing my wife's car for infiniti...

By gp (Garrett) on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 - 01:07 pm: Edit

are we talking truck/car makers or the names of their cars/trucks?? then we are open to Toyota Land Cruisers and the such.

By ken on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 - 01:08 pm: Edit

chevy "nova" spanish for "no go"

By Eric N (Grnrvr) on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 - 01:10 pm: Edit

I think that he meant the car makers not the car names.

By gp (Garrett) on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 - 01:20 pm: Edit

in that case all i can think of is Buick. back in my younger days (college) if you were barfing up a storm you were said to have been 'selling Buicks', since barfing and the word Buick seemed to sound the same.

try it next time your at the bars doing lemon drops or car bombs!!!

By Eric N (Grnrvr) on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 - 01:36 pm: Edit

Ummm, I try not to puke.. Last time I did that it was an everclear night. I got in big trouble at home that night.. She wouldn't talk to me for a week.

By Bud on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 - 02:07 pm: Edit

It was Manufacturers, not model names. Good one, Jeff. My point is, very few makes describe what they are designed to be. VW and Land Rover are notable exceptions. This all has to do with the solid axle thing.

By Bluegill (Bluegill) on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 - 02:48 pm: Edit

International Harvester?

By Slider on Wednesday, November 14, 2001 - 10:45 am: Edit

My first car was a Rambler...and that's just what it did. Could not get over 45 mph.

My grandmother was never upset with her: "NOMAD".

My brothers FIREBIRD did have an exhaust flare-up which burned the bondo and set the trunk alblaze!

Let's not forget the hipocritical "YUGO".

By Slider on Wednesday, November 14, 2001 - 10:55 am: Edit

YUGO...I mean, "YOU WENT"

By Dean Brown (Deanbrown3d) on Wednesday, November 14, 2001 - 10:58 am: Edit

Don't forget the Vauxhal Allagro in the UK

By Axel Haakonsen (Axel) on Wednesday, November 14, 2001 - 01:22 pm: Edit

Eric, Saab actaully is an acronym, it means Swedish Air AB (AB is the swedish term for Inc.)

This is why the interior looks the way it does, since Saab also makes fighter planes...

http://www.scramble.nl/mil/sf/viggendb.htm

Now, does anyone know what that 3 crowns logo on the wing of that plane means?

By Andrew Maier (White96disco) on Wednesday, November 14, 2001 - 01:34 pm: Edit

Not sure of the meaning, but all Swedish Air Force aircraft have that insignia -- sort of like the star-with-wings USAF aircraft have...

Andy

By Bluegill (Bluegill) on Wednesday, November 14, 2001 - 01:37 pm: Edit

Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget (abbreviated SAAB). Local caddy dealership has a 9.3 Viggen convertable on the lot - very nice.

By Eric N (Grnrvr) on Wednesday, November 14, 2001 - 02:17 pm: Edit

Axel, I knew that.. Just making a joke.. I like the looks of the Viggens but, they need more performance to match.

By Axel Haakonsen (Axel) on Wednesday, November 14, 2001 - 03:34 pm: Edit

Some of the Viggen models come with an afterburner option.

By Eric N (Grnrvr) on Wednesday, November 14, 2001 - 03:43 pm: Edit

I wish... Wouldn't mind having an afterburner for the Disco either. Would make going up steep hills much easier.