Stupid names, stupid cars, stupid people.

[hotford00]

Although I do have a love of Citroens(sorry but I do) how about the 2 CV editions, the Special which it clearly wasn't and the Bamboo when it wasn't!!

[andrew e]

Fila was a Lancia white hen.

[155V6]

Surely the ultimate Shite name has to be the Hillman Avenger 'Top Hat Special' with a white vinyl roof?

[outlaw118]

The Fiesta Sunray was blue if I remember correctly with a glass sunroof, pound shop stylee hubcaps and orange stripes. Yum!!Lancia Y10 (or "screaming Chicken" as it's known in my house) was indeed a "Fila".I've thought of another - Kia Picanto; I'm assuming the name is supposed to sound like "Piquant" as in spicy or whatever. And don't get me started on the Proton Savvy.....

[Ross_K]

The Japs have this kind of thing sewn up.

 

Isuzu Big Horn

 

Nissan Homer

 

Nissan Homy Coach

 

Toyota Belta

 

Suzuki Van Van - the smarter people among you might have noticed it isn't a van...

[outlaw118]

....And who can forget the Mazda Bongo Friendee??!!

[scrappylad]

and its twin... the Ford Freda.When I worked at Appleyard we did a Rover 600 'special edition' called the Viper. Appropriately it was on a Ti model so wasn't all that daft. All it consisted of was a few stripes & a viper decal on the boot lid!

[Split_Pin]

Out in my car park just now is a Nissan Sunny Sequel. What was the one before that like?Suziki Jimny is a pretty damned silly name, makes me think of a faded Irish Comic with an ill-fitting bowler hat.Its just occurred to me that you dont really get new cars now that take on shite 'limited edition' names to boost sales. I'll miss them!

[Albert Ross]

Yeah, I like this, what the fuck is a Formel, let alone a Formel "E" !!!!????Escort Bonus?Capri Carousel (Obviously fitted with slicks for damp roundabout fun)Metro Studio 2...Studio 1 not good enough?Mini Neon....I never saw any bloody strip lights in mine. Might have had chrome door handles, but was that it??Land Rover Defender? Not in the current wave of Snatch failures and deaths.(God Bless em)Micra Dot? Reminds me of erm........narcotics.There was adealer in Ilkeston had a special edition in the 90s, based around cinema, (Premiere, etc)was it Gordon Lamb? Just read the above post...Premiere, Sequel, Straight to video, 3 for a fiver at a car boot......

[Milford Cubicle]

My Primera 2.0D is a 'Circuit' special edition, it had a sticker on the back with 'Circuit' in a cheesy script font and a race track pencilled in. Bear in mind this is a car that has 74bhp and cracks 60mph in nearly 17 seconds...

[Split_Pin]

Actually now I see Mini Neon mentioned, I have a bit of a collection of spec ed minis models from the 80s - all the same car with a different paint job really:I have:Mini Neon, Ritz, Jet Black, Red Hot, 30, Racing, Flame, Rose, Sky, 40 and City.A-R really did batter the arse out of the Mini Limited Edition names in the 80's and 90s lol

[AXrescuer]

I'm a long time Genesis fan. I bought a brand new Polo Genesis back in 92. My Wife subsequently secretly arranged for me to collect the car at the Genesis gig at Knebworth in August 1992. When we got in it to drive home, there was a also a band signed concert programme sitting on the front passenger seat!

Clearly a man of taste!! I'm a long time fan too (seen them 5 times between '76 and '91) and do rather envy you that little tale, though I've got to be honest and admit that I'd never heard of the Polo Genesis.

Ah, a fellow fan! The Polo Genesis was a tidy little car. The early ones had on the boot, the same Genesis logo used by the band on the We Can't Dance album.

[pompei]

I can't say that I'm a fan, but have you seen the box-set for nearly a hundred notes?

[garycox]

There was adealer in Ilkeston had a special edition in the 90s, based around cinema, (Premiere, etc)was it Gordon Lamb?

Was this the same series as the 'Hollywood' and 'Matinee'? My uncle bought a new N reg Matinee, which he recently sent to the crusher...

[stormee]

Yeah, I like this, what the fuck is a Formel, let alone a Formel "E" !!!!????.

Formel is the German word for Formula, Formel E means 'Economy Formula', not a limited edition model but a line containing feautures such as shift indicator, 4+E gearbox and stop-start device without turning the key again etc.I once had a '81 Passat GLS Formel E, the 4+E was a really good thing!

[Guest Kyle]

The Shitroen Saxo Open Scandal. WTF is a open scandal?

[AXrescuer]

WTF is an open scandal?

'New' Labour still being in Power?

[Doobie]

The austin alegro, suzuki swift and the new mini.At least ford had the decency to name some of its cars after jaz mags.Though I won't be buying the latest issue of mondeo mag.

[fordpoplier]

Chevy Caprice 'classic'

[CortinaDave]

'New' Labour still being in Power?

You'll be pleased to hear that as I live in the glenrothes area i went along to deliver my own personal kicking to mr brown today

[reallyloud]

Vauxhall Astra and Nova 'swing', Citroen AX 'Splash' and 'Nightlife' parked up in laybys, national trust car parks and service stations are asking for trouble.I remember there were the Hyundai Pony and Stellar 'Presto' editions, highly apt as many were seen in the filthy Presto supermarkets in the 80's.FSO Polonez 'prima' was another, quality reading material for the discerning owner.

[alfetta]

citroen Ax elation. oh dear...spree. echo, dimension. Citroen were the worst for stupid names...

[andrew e]

Oi! I bought a spree and an Elation new

[Karmann Ghiaman]

It's a whole marque:

 

KIA = Killed In Action

 

 

...don't think I'll ever go in one of those.

[Richard]

My Xantia has Fate tyres on the back That's worrying but not as worrying as the Dae Yung BMX tyres you used to get.

[AXrescuer]

'New' Labour still being in Power?

You'll be pleased to hear that as I live in the glenrothes area i went along to deliver my own personal kicking to mr brown today

Good man. Shame there weren't a few more like you up there!

[Futuramic]

The Nissan Bluebird "Premium" was the lowest possible spec the car could come with. It didn't even have metal badges, "Premium" was a sticker.Which brings me on to the Sierra "Chasseur". "Chasseur" is the type of upmarket seventies pub food that punctuated a day filled with nylon, party 7's and St Moritz Menthols. Why did Ford decide to name an eighties hatchback after a reheated, chicken based meal?In fact the blue oval are the masters of this. My Mondeo is a "Ghia". Great, I know it has gears - five of them. It's also a "Sports Injection". A "Sports Injection" sounds like sexual congress with a hockey stick. Not something I want to think about on the A12; or anywhere in fact.Am I going mad or did Nissan do a Micra "Hollywood" and a Sunny "Broadway"?

[pandamonium]

Suburu Imprezza STi ?????

I'm sure there was a Peugeot with the letters STD but I probably imagined it.

 

Edit - it could have been this.

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/carreviews ... ibiza.html

[pompei]

I'm sure Mr Pog will recall the Rover 100 Knightsbridge and Kensingtons ...

[Justin Case]

Was this the same series as the 'Hollywood' and 'Matinee'? My uncle bought a new N reg Matinee, which he recently sent to the crusher...

Probably. Mrs A's last but one car was a Micra Matinee. It was shipped up from the Milton Keynes Nissan Dealer for her perusal, and even the salesman at the local dealers couldn't find any thing special about it. No pop-out sunroof, no Poundland wheeltrims, not even the model name on a tacky sticker Looking through the local freebie today, I noticed that the local Skoda Dealer has a Vauxhall Agila Enjoy up for sale Today's caption competition. Complete the following:' I enjoy my Vauxhall Agila Enjoy almost as much as I enjoy................'