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04-06-2011, 08:01 AM
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#1 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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| Marketing some cars can be pretty hard in another country
http://www.oddee.com/item_93544.aspx
I guess alot manufacturers went to numbers and letters cause of this
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04-06-2011, 01:05 PM
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#2 | | RS Lurker, I don't post!
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I'm hoping that these cars were renamed before being sold in the countries where the names is so.... questionable. Except for the last 3 i guess. Then again, i suppose that it's hard to ensure that the name of your car doesn't envoke a double entendre in all dialects in the region.
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04-06-2011, 03:57 PM
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#3 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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Surprised the STi isn't on there...
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04-06-2011, 07:21 PM
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#4 | | What hasn't Killed me, has made me more tolerant of RS!
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That list is stupid.
Honda Fit is actually called Jazz in Europe.
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04-06-2011, 11:39 PM
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FORD Probe - sounds like the seats are going to be very uncomfortable.
I was personally waiting for the Chevy Enema to come out. 
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04-07-2011, 11:14 AM
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#6 | | "They call me Bowser...RawR!"
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Originally Posted by some_punk  I guess alot manufacturers went to numbers and letters cause of this |
That doesn't always work either... lol.. Toyota MR2. When said in French, it sounds like merdeux = shitty..
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04-07-2011, 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Senna4ever FORD Probe - sounds like the seats are going to be very uncomfortable.
I was personally waiting for the Chevy Enema to come out. | Only reason people think something bad for the probe is because they're sick minded 
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04-07-2011, 11:59 AM
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#8 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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Originally Posted by JS1988 That list is stupid.
Honda Fit is actually called Jazz in Europe. | and Honda Jazz can be misconstrued how?
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04-07-2011, 08:40 PM
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#9 | | What hasn't Killed me, has made me more tolerant of RS!
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Honda never sold that model as a Fit in Sweden so it was never a marketing fail, therefore number 7 doesn't belong on the list.
But yea, this is the reason manufacturers moved towards numbers and letters. That and to sound classier and to put more emphasis on the brand itself.
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04-07-2011, 09:32 PM
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#10 | | Need to Seek Professional Help
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Originally Posted by SkunkWorks Surprised the STi isn't on there... | Seeing how many people want STis, I'd say that is a marketing success.  | |
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04-07-2011, 10:32 PM
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#11 | | Need my Daily Fix of RS
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Well then I guess it's a good thing Toyota renamed their, "GayerThanABagOfDicks" to the "Prius".
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