TreasonousBastard
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Thu Jan-15-09 01:38 AM
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| 102. Except that the Merkur WAS a European car... |
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the Ford Sierra, that they brought over here.
As I remember, it wasn't bad for the 80's when every manufacturer made sucky cars.
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| -Worst car name? |
XemaSab |
Jan-13-09 05:25 PM |
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Probe |
MrsGrumpy |
Jan-13-09 05:26 PM |
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My very first thought. |
Richardo |
Jan-13-09 05:44 PM |
#7 |
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Somebody is saying that you are dead |
CreekDog |
Jan-15-09 12:45 PM |
#115 |
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!! |
Richardo |
Jan-15-09 01:58 PM |
#125 |
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Grand Prix |
Ptah |
Jan-13-09 06:22 PM |
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I was about to say that. |
surrealAmerican |
Jan-13-09 08:45 PM |
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The Spanish translation is Nova, |
Ptah |
Jan-13-09 08:53 PM |
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Nova couldn't be sold in Latin America |
StopThePendulum |
Jan-13-09 09:50 PM |
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What a bunch of ignorant crap. |
Ptah |
Jan-13-09 10:03 PM |
#48 |
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everyone in America knows what Nova meant |
CreekDog |
Jan-15-09 12:46 PM |
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yup, what WERE they thinking on that one??? |
AZDemDist6 |
Jan-14-09 02:45 PM |
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Hummer |
ZombyWoof |
Jan-13-09 05:28 PM |
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nova |
motely36 |
Jan-13-09 05:34 PM |
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Merkur |
NYC_SKP |
Jan-13-09 05:41 PM |
#4 |
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Except that the Merkur WAS a European car... |
TreasonousBastard |
Jan-15-09 01:38 AM |
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But the name is still sucky. I was in Europe in '84 and remember seeing many |
NYC_SKP |
Jan-15-09 12:40 PM |
#113 |
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Their marketing was completely hopeless at the time... |
TreasonousBastard |
Jan-15-09 01:10 PM |
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Volvo |
frogmarch |
Jan-13-09 05:42 PM |
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Pinto. |
JerseyGirlDem |
Jan-13-09 05:43 PM |
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I love that word. |
bigwillq |
Jan-13-09 06:20 PM |
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Nope. It's the Le Car by Renault. |
flvegan |
Jan-13-09 05:46 PM |
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Oh, and it drove like Le Crap too. nt |
mwooldri |
Jan-13-09 11:05 PM |
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It drove? |
flvegan |
Jan-13-09 11:06 PM |
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Nah. Mine was a blast for something all four passengers could stand outside the roof in |
DS1 |
Jan-14-09 10:03 AM |
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Ahh the memories! Loved my LeCar and that sunroof!! n/t |
Red State Rebel |
Jan-14-09 02:04 PM |
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I know someone who had a yellow LeCar and called it "Le Limon" |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Jan-14-09 12:56 AM |
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That's a winner. |
geardaddy |
Jan-14-09 02:44 PM |
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Ford Aspire |
LeftyMom |
Jan-13-09 05:54 PM |
#9 |
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Top Gear's Pacific Rim review |
flvegan |
Jan-13-09 06:00 PM |
#11 |
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In a further sign that I am your ideal woman: I've already seen it. |
LeftyMom |
Jan-13-09 06:02 PM |
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Totally agree. Not only does it look like an antiperspirant, it sounds like one too. |
ogneopasno |
Jan-13-09 08:55 PM |
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They misspelled "expire". And that's all I have to say about that. nm |
dicksteele |
Jan-14-09 02:04 AM |
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The Aspire was something on four wheels that |
MineralMan |
Jan-14-09 09:57 AM |
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Edsel...nt |
CaliforniaPeggy |
Jan-13-09 05:55 PM |
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GMTA! |
Xipe Totec |
Jan-13-09 08:30 PM |
#27 |
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Edsel receives my vote |
Winebrat |
Jan-14-09 10:26 AM |
#77 |
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Found these strange birds. Didn't make 'em up. There's even a link. |
kayakjohnny |
Jan-13-09 06:09 PM |
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Hey now |
turtlensue |
Jan-13-09 06:16 PM |
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Oh really? Hmmmm. |
kayakjohnny |
Jan-13-09 06:22 PM |
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"Mitsubishi Delica Space Gear and Pistachio"? |
surrealAmerican |
Jan-13-09 08:50 PM |
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Mysterious Utility? |
EOO |
Jan-13-09 09:51 PM |
#46 |
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See two posts down. I won't do it though--but I'm sooo tempted! nt |
blondeatlast |
Jan-15-09 06:50 AM |
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I remember THE THING |
Perragrande |
Jan-15-09 04:43 AM |
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I swore I wouldn't change my username, but I kinna like "Mysterious Utility!" |
blondeatlast |
Jan-15-09 06:48 AM |
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I kinda like the name "Rickman Space Ranger" |
Rob H. |
Jan-15-09 10:49 AM |
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I agree with Probe... |
mcctatas |
Jan-13-09 06:11 PM |
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Tang Hua Detroit Fish |
trof |
Jan-13-09 06:14 PM |
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I'm not seeing much Tang happenin' in that thing. |
kayakjohnny |
Jan-13-09 06:24 PM |
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That car looks like a Dr Seuss illustration. |
LeftyMom |
Jan-13-09 06:26 PM |
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I'm guessing that thing seats about 15 passengers... |
surrealAmerican |
Jan-13-09 08:53 PM |
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The only person I can imagine driving one of those |
Peake |
Jan-13-09 09:43 PM |
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a pokemon with wheels |
DBoon |
Jan-13-09 10:11 PM |
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Gremlin |
turtlensue |
Jan-13-09 06:26 PM |
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It was an appropriate name, doncha think? |
jobycom |
Jan-13-09 10:27 PM |
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Husband had a 1973 Gremlin, Purchased it new. 18 months |
LibDemAlways |
Jan-14-09 12:53 AM |
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Many years ago, Dave Letterman had a top ten list of car names that never made it |
av8rdave |
Jan-13-09 06:46 PM |
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Ford Gelding! |
mycritters2 |
Jan-13-09 08:43 PM |
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You beat me to the punch! |
targetpractice |
Jan-14-09 01:05 PM |
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Yugo Screwyourself...I'd forgotten that one! |
av8rdave |
Jan-14-09 01:18 PM |
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Probe is my first choice |
NV Whino |
Jan-13-09 08:26 PM |
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Mercury Mistake |
HuskerDU |
Jan-13-09 08:30 PM |
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Edsel |
Xipe Totec |
Jan-13-09 08:30 PM |
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Why did the Edsel bomb? Anyone know? |
Bertha Venation |
Jan-14-09 10:13 AM |
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The wrong car at the wrong time |
Xipe Totec |
Jan-14-09 10:21 AM |
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because it's grill looked like a |
CreekDog |
Jan-15-09 12:50 PM |
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Impact. |
Peake |
Jan-13-09 08:32 PM |
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Anything with "fine Corinthian leather" n/t |
SacredCow |
Jan-13-09 08:44 PM |
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Just nitpicking here, but.. |
geardaddy |
Jan-15-09 04:36 PM |
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Armada |
kwassa |
Jan-13-09 08:53 PM |
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Pinto. Pinto is a bean. |
applegrove |
Jan-13-09 08:54 PM |
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It's also Brazillian slang for "small penis". |
AspieGrrl |
Jan-13-09 09:06 PM |
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I never would have guessed that. |
applegrove |
Jan-13-09 09:39 PM |
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Wasn't there another car name |
otherlander |
Jan-13-09 10:22 PM |
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You would have bought a Pinto had you seen this commerical |
snooper2 |
Jan-14-09 09:36 AM |
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I knew it was a horse too. I just thought saying it was a bean was funnier. |
applegrove |
Jan-14-09 08:44 PM |
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Charade |
pokerfan |
Jan-13-09 09:33 PM |
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Kia Rondo? |
PeterU |
Jan-13-09 09:41 PM |
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Rondo? |
BlueDogDemocratNH |
Jan-14-09 08:55 PM |
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Yaris. By far, definitely the Yaris. |
mwooldri |
Jan-13-09 09:48 PM |
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and it's FUGLY |
midnight armadillo |
Jan-13-09 09:52 PM |
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I'd still go with the Scion xB as ugliest car. |
PeterU |
Jan-14-09 11:21 AM |
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Like an Army Truck but without the charm and panache. |
Perragrande |
Jan-15-09 04:42 AM |
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Crossfire |
XemaSab |
Jan-13-09 09:48 PM |
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Saxon |
bridgit |
Jan-13-09 10:07 PM |
#49 |
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Olds Eighty-eight |
Inchworm |
Jan-14-09 12:57 AM |
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It's named for the average age of the driver. nt |
LeftyMom |
Jan-14-09 02:06 PM |
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I'm with you, Prius, sounds like Pruitis |
48percenter |
Jan-14-09 01:01 AM |
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Punto! |
48percenter |
Jan-14-09 01:02 AM |
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Or Priapus. I have one! |
NYC_SKP |
Jan-15-09 12:42 PM |
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Yugo, but thecar stays where it was. |
hedgetrimmer |
Jan-14-09 01:38 AM |
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Aztec = a slur on a proud people's name |
bluesbassman |
Jan-14-09 01:53 AM |
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Wasn't that the one with the integrated camping tent in the rear? |
Robb |
Jan-15-09 06:03 PM |
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Festiva |
krispos42 |
Jan-14-09 01:55 AM |
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"Armada" |
FloridaJudy |
Jan-14-09 02:04 AM |
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My choice as well--I giggle every time and there's many in my area. nt |
blondeatlast |
Jan-15-09 06:52 AM |
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Seems you've all overlooked the greatest Car-Name blunder in history: the Chevy NOVA. |
dicksteele |
Jan-14-09 02:34 AM |
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Sad that some people believe that. |
Ptah |
Jan-14-09 09:42 AM |
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No, it's TRUE, I'm telling you! |
dicksteele |
Jan-15-09 12:42 AM |
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I guess I'll have to ask my NZ girlfriend |
kentauros |
Jan-15-09 01:11 AM |
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Oh, you crazy kids today! |
dicksteele |
Jan-15-09 01:42 AM |
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Wartburg or Borgward |
Throd |
Jan-14-09 09:10 AM |
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Anything that is just numbers or letters with numbers. |
Deep13 |
Jan-14-09 09:32 AM |
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worst car manufacturer name "Citroen" lemon. |
auntAgonist |
Jan-14-09 09:38 AM |
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And there's the 2CV, which translates to |
MineralMan |
Jan-14-09 10:02 AM |
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Isn't the 2CV the original automobile "Lemon?" |
hunter |
Jan-14-09 02:15 PM |
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I owned one of those once. |
FloridaJudy |
Jan-15-09 03:36 PM |
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Ford has a near genius for bad names |
sarge43 |
Jan-14-09 09:58 AM |
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My bad |
sarge43 |
Jan-14-09 11:17 AM |
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And the Aztec was a Pontiac- also GM. |
LeftyMom |
Jan-14-09 02:07 PM |
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Screwed the pooch on that one. :( |
sarge43 |
Jan-14-09 02:42 PM |
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My bad |
sarge43 |
Jan-14-09 11:17 AM |
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I delivered pizzas in my Mom's... |
targetpractice |
Jan-14-09 01:14 PM |
#82 |
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You left a note, but what did it say? "Ooops. Sorry! Have fun repairing the box."? |
JVS |
Jan-14-09 08:58 PM |
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Mea culpa... |
targetpractice |
Jan-14-09 11:01 PM |
#99 |
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It was not like that, stop exaggerating |
CreekDog |
Jan-15-09 12:53 PM |
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The "Cricket" |
KansDem |
Jan-14-09 02:24 PM |
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What about the infamous K-car? |
geardaddy |
Jan-14-09 02:47 PM |
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Avalanche |
kentauros |
Jan-14-09 02:53 PM |
#93 |
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Toyota had a Celica Tsunami that was re-named |
Ikonoklast |
Jan-15-09 04:01 PM |
#127 |
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Duster? |
geardaddy |
Jan-14-09 02:59 PM |
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Ram |
Phentex |
Jan-14-09 03:00 PM |
#95 |
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SUX 3000 |
Lionel Mandrake |
Jan-15-09 02:27 AM |
#104 |
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Fiat, Punto |
JCMach1 |
Jan-15-09 04:54 AM |
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Yugo. nt |
LaydeeBug |
Jan-15-09 06:15 AM |
#108 |
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I did a mock campaign for a "women's" car that I called "The Ford Estrus" |
PassingFair |
Jan-15-09 01:27 PM |
#120 |
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Ferrari Red Ball? |
Lionel Mandrake |
Jan-15-09 01:49 PM |
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The dealers have lots of them. |
Lionel Mandrake |
Jan-15-09 01:45 PM |
#121 |
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or maybe "Fiat Prius" |
Lionel Mandrake |
Jan-15-09 01:47 PM |
#122 |
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Studebaker Dictator |
chimpsrsmarter |
Jan-15-09 01:50 PM |
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of the modern cars |
OutspokenLiberal |
Jan-15-09 05:52 PM |
#129 |
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