Car Names
What those car-company names REALLY stand for:
ACURA
Another Crummy, Useless, Rotten Automobile
AMC
Another Major Catastrophe
BMW
Bavarian Manure Wagon
BUICK
Big Ugly Indestructible Car Killer
CHEVROLET
Can Hear Every Valve Rap On Long Extended Trips
DODGE
Drips Oil & Drops Grease Everywhere
EDSEL
Every Day Something Else Leaks
FIAT
Fix It Again, Tony!
FORD
Found On Road, Dead
GEO
Good Engineering Overlooked
GM
General Maintenance
GMC
Garage Man's Companion
HONDA
Hang On, Not Done Accelerating
What those car-company names REALLY stand for:
HYUNDAI
Hope You Understand Nothing's Driveable AND Inexpensive
JEEP
Junk Engineering Executed Poorly
MAZDA
Most Always Zipping Dangerously Along
MUSTANG
Motor Under Strain, Transmission Almost No Good
OLDSMOBILE
Overpriced, Leisurely Driven Sedan Made Of Buick's Irregular Leftover Equipment
or
Old ladies driving slowly making others behind insanely late everyday
PINTO
Paid Inspector Nicely To Overlook
PORSCHE
Proof Of Rich Spoiled Children Having Everything
SAAB
Sad Attempt At Beauty
SATURN
Sorry about that unusual rattling noise
SUBARU
Screwed Up Beyond All Repair Usually
TOYOTA
Too Often Yankees Overprice This Auto
VOLVO
Very Odd-Looking Vehicular Object
VW
Virtually Worthless
Originally published September 22, 2005.
