The Names of Makes of Cars

In Southern California where I live, driving a late model car is part of the status symbol of having arrived. While I realize some car companies use alphanumerics for their boring car names (i.e. Mercedez-Benz, Volvo), many still use names. There seem to be a lot of weird ass names out there.

FOCUS
ECHO
ELEMENT
SCION

Any others come to mind ?

 

PCC...Pasadena City College?

 

How about Coronas or Corollas? What does that tell you about a car? But any of them sound stupid when you think about it. Like the animal thing. Mustangs, Cougars, Broncos.

 

Pinto!!!!! named after a bean!!!!!!

 

Isn't a Pinto a horse, like in the Mustang and Bronco family?

 

Yep, looked it up - a spotted horse.

 

SOkay.......I knew that. I just think the name is lame.

 

I kinda guessed that and I will never look at a Pinto again without thinking of beans. HAHAHAHAHA

 

scion is strange
aries
golf
rabbit
caravelle
lebaron oooo
entrepid
and don't let us forget the ' Thing'.

 

Or Bug! I have to type more cuz my answer was too short?

 

Ford PROBE. Who the hell thought of the name Probe???? Reminds me of an unpleasant medical procedure.

 

the truck i am driving is a Mighty Max LOL I think I will rename it Mighty Mouse

 

there is a manufacturer in Europe that is called SEAT...WTF, thats like naming yer car company "DASH"

 

Plymouth made a car called the Cricket.

 

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And AMC came up with the Gremlin.

 

i dont usually pay attention to that stuff but the other day an infinitee(sp?) caught my eye.

 

My first car was a Chevy Vega. Great on gas, crappy on oil

 

I actually saw on the news years back on the names of cars always ending in A.
I dont remember their conclusion, but whatever. I have a 1973 mercury montego MX. It is badass. Its not in such good condition as this one, though.

 

I live near you and your right it's horrible I know no one who drives an older car and most of the people I know are like my self we're broke college students who have massive car payments and insane debt (mine's not bad though). I was watching susie orman today and she refered to us as broke but fabolous it's so true no one would ever guess how little I make with how I look it's sad.