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19-09-2013, 10:07 AM
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nope couldn't care less.
it's just a name. I don't care if it is Euro, US or AU based.
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19-09-2013, 10:16 AM
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I've sort of gotten used to it
The one that's giving me trouble coming to grips with ATM is the Malibu This is how I know a Chevy Malibu  I know there's been plenty of models since the 68 but thats how I remember the name plate
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19-09-2013, 10:59 AM
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19-09-2013, 11:36 AM
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I have to admit, i didn't like the colorado or malibu car names. still dont.
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19-09-2013, 11:46 AM
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Ford Aust butchered the vehicle known as falcon years ago with names like TS50 ,TE50 , G6E ,GTE ,GTP AND G6 just to name a few of the modern slaughter they committed , and there was GXL ESP etc .By stating this do I ridicule any of these fine cars , they all simply deserved better names and history has been unkind to them . Actually FORD Aust marketing have IMO
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19-09-2013, 01:20 PM
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No, Yank car names don't give me the *****, as it were. I don't care where the name comes from, so long as it sounds good. That being said, I do generally have a preference for European names than American ones, just as I have a preference for European Fords over American ones.
Mondeo > > > Fusion.
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19-09-2013, 02:37 PM
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Well Ford Cockatoo or Ford Galah just doesn't have the same ring to it as Ford Falcon.
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19-09-2013, 03:05 PM
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Pity the fool
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Imagine if Holden had have been called the 'Canbra' as planned...
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19-09-2013, 05:11 PM
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Subaru renamed their legacy to liberty in Australia only.
Magna was Australian only, anywhere else its diamanté.
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19-09-2013, 05:49 PM
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Toyota used to have a Lexcen (re-badged crumbledoor, I know).
Might be time for the Ford 'Warney' The Holden 'Shazza' Better than the Skoda Superb and the Sssssssangyong Chairman. |
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19-09-2013, 07:39 PM
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Hyundai tried to introduce its world car Elantra, but at the time it was deemed too close to Mitsubishi Magna Elante (trademark), called Lantra for the AU market - a few years down the line this is no longer a problem, so Elantra it is. Nowadays, with the world getting smaller, the same car should be badged the same everywhere, this increases the reach of your branding, rather than watering it down with multiple names.
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19-09-2013, 08:02 PM
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19-09-2013, 08:03 PM
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I think what the thread starter is more referring to well known American location names as car names.
Names like Falcon or mustang don't really count as one is a bird and the other a horse. Whereas as Colorado and Malibu are very American. |
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19-09-2013, 08:05 PM
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I kinda get where the OP is coming from....Colorado seems like a silly name in Oz, but then again Rodeo wasnt much better. As for Malibu.....doesnt get more yankee than that. On the other hand, would anyone have gotten excited for a brand new Epica?
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19-09-2013, 08:24 PM
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Maybe they should have named the Malibu the Kingswood or the Premier or the Torana.....lol
Can't get more australian than that. |
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19-09-2013, 08:35 PM
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Naming the Holden Canbra
well that reminds me back in 1965 just before decimal currency came out in Feb 66 our PM Bob Menzies wanted to call the new 10 shilling note a Royal but the rest of the government saw the light and called it the Dollar good idea looking at car names what about Leyland P76 didnt even have a name just a number John |
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20-09-2013, 04:34 AM
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Dodge Dandenong has a ring to it.
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20-09-2013, 04:39 AM
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20-09-2013, 06:21 AM
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20-09-2013, 06:48 AM
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20-09-2013, 07:31 AM
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IMO no other nation has done so much with the automobile, credit where credit is due!
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20-09-2013, 07:46 AM
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Chrysler used to make an Imperial, you know.
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20-09-2013, 07:53 AM
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What about the Miami Engine?
Also Known as Coyote in the US. Neither is relevant to autstraliana, but either one is a cool name. Who cares?
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20-09-2013, 07:54 AM
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So do you hate LTD's too?
L.T.D. = Lincoln Type Design Lincoln car company (a division of Ford) named after Abraham Lincoln.
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20-09-2013, 09:35 AM
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I saw "Colorados" in Las Vegas...
Oh...and "Falcon" is hardly Australian...just sayin'... 
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20-09-2013, 01:18 PM
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What about the most famous one of all.................. The Kingswood !
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20-09-2013, 02:58 PM
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First world problems...
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20-09-2013, 03:41 PM
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20-09-2013, 03:53 PM
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20-09-2013, 04:21 PM
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Re: Do cars with yanks names give anyone else the *****?
Re: Do cars with yanks names give anyone else the *****?
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