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Title: best car name
Post by: Silver Bullet on August 05, 2009, 11:31:39 AM: Not even close.

Ford Mustang
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Post by: Ex-MA Hole on August 05, 2009, 11:40:24 AM: I always thought that Dodge Ram was an oxymoron of sorts...
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Post by: AJ Dual on August 05, 2009, 11:40:47 AM: How about the Chevy Consensus?
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Post by: Silver Bullet on August 05, 2009, 11:41:35 AM: Voyager and Caravan are perfect for minivans.

Corvette (small fast boat) is very good.
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Post by: charby on August 05, 2009, 11:44:44 AM: DeSoto Firedome
Plymouth Barracuda
Volkswagen Thing
Hudson Hornet
Volugrafo Bimbo
Chevrolet Biscayne
Essex Terraplane
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Post by: BlueStarLizzard on August 05, 2009, 12:28:14 PM: lulu and cassandra

=D

(who hasn't given a car a name anyway?)
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Post by: seeker_two on August 05, 2009, 12:47:22 PM: Quote from: Ex-MA Hole on August 05, 2009, 11:40:24 AM
I always thought that Dodge Ram was an oxymoron of sorts...

...no more than Dodge Charger.... =D
Title: wrong forum
Post by: xavier fremboe on August 05, 2009, 01:06:26 PM: whoops.
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Post by: Jocassee on August 05, 2009, 01:14:09 PM: I had a Camry I called Don Quixote. Now I have a little black jellybean Ford Escort and I call it Sancho Panza.
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Post by: makattak on August 05, 2009, 01:15:53 PM: I've always liked the name of the AMC Javelin. (Let's give them some love since they also made the Gremlin...)
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Post by: Monkeyleg on August 05, 2009, 05:26:32 PM: I always liked Detomaso Mangusta myself. Seems like the name could double as a pasta dish.
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Post by: Sawdust on August 05, 2009, 05:44:05 PM: Rambler Scrambler.

Sawdust
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Post by: Perd Hapley on August 05, 2009, 06:24:16 PM: F-150.
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Post by: Jamisjockey on August 05, 2009, 07:27:36 PM: F650.

(https://armedpolitesociety.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.f650pickups.com%2F25791.jpg&hash=41c51fbb659be1f2e1ffe20843fcd810f86a8a40)
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Post by: Gowen on August 05, 2009, 07:31:06 PM: Jamis wins!!!!!!!
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Post by: AZRedhawk44 on August 05, 2009, 07:31:44 PM: Quote from: JamisJockey on August 05, 2009, 07:27:36 PM
F650.

Congratulations... you win the innernetz.

=D
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Post by: Lennyjoe on August 05, 2009, 07:50:18 PM: Chevy II
Mercury Cougar
Two of my fav's
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Post by: Perd Hapley on August 05, 2009, 10:57:48 PM: The Chevy II was the only car we had in the early eighties, until we got an old Nova.

We eventually gave it to Uncle Roger. He spray-painted it black. =(
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Post by: freedom lover on August 06, 2009, 02:04:02 AM: Quote from: fistful on August 05, 2009, 06:24:16 PM
F-150.

Ever hear the real reason why Ford puts the letter F in front of its truck names? It symbolizes the amount of swear words one utters while filling the tank. F150 F250 F350 =D

Quote from: JamisJockey on August 05, 2009, 07:27:36 PM
F650.

Cool Pickup. How big is it? It looks like it would make a neat tow truck.
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Post by: Ryan in Maine on August 06, 2009, 03:00:16 AM: Jamis' future daily driver:
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Post by: freedom lover on August 06, 2009, 03:43:40 AM: Quote from: Ryan in Maine on August 06, 2009, 03:00:16 AM
Jamis' future daily driver:
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Awesome! I'd like to ride in something close to that size if I ever get the chance. It would be cool to watch someone working the big clutch. I wonder how long the throw is on the shifter. Anyone ever ridden in a big truck?
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Post by: mtnbkr on August 06, 2009, 07:06:47 AM: That would work well for JJ's commute since it consists of walking from his bedroom to the kitchen.

I've driven work trucks about that size (dumptrucks and such). The clutch isn't much different than any other truck, the shifter throw isn't any longer than another truck. On the dumps I drove, you had two gear ranges, so you had a little switch in addition to the clutch to move from lo-range to hi-range, but you only needed that when loaded.

Other than the size and the hi/lo selector, it wasn't much different than driving a pickup with a manual transmission.

Chris
Title: Re: best car name
Post by: Gewehr98 on August 06, 2009, 08:19:31 AM: Not an original concept.

I remember when the International CXT first came out, and then I saw my first one.

Ford only recently hopped onto the mega-pickup bandwagon.

http://mycxt.com/internationalcxt.html

They also expanded into the MXT and RXT models.

I believe all three are discontinued as of last fall, thanks to gas prices.

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Post by: mtnbkr on August 06, 2009, 10:19:43 AM: I'm not sure what the point of the megapickups is other than the codpiece factor. You can do an amazing amount of work with an F350 turbodiesel, anything else is probably going to require something other than a pickup truck.

Then again, I haven't seen anyone doing "work" with a megapickup.

Chris
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Post by: Silver Bullet on August 06, 2009, 11:30:05 AM: Toyota Pious would be a great car name for one of their hybrid vehicles. :rolleyes:
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Post by: Monkeyleg on August 06, 2009, 02:42:15 PM: Quote
Toyota Pious would be a great car name for one of their hybrid vehicles.

How about Toyota Supercilious?
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Post by: charby on August 06, 2009, 02:48:41 PM: (https://armedpolitesociety.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmotortorque.askaprice.com%2Fimages%2Ffeatures%2F428-288%2FHomer-Simpson-car-21638.jpg&hash=d4a5f2944d15c16057769301755449eb375c0145)
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Post by: Boomhauer on August 06, 2009, 02:50:09 PM: That's pretty fly, Charby.
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Post by: Gewehr98 on August 06, 2009, 10:03:38 PM: Quote
Then again, I haven't seen anyone doing "work" with a megapickup.

The owner of the above International CXT uses his for his landscaping service.
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Post by: Perd Hapley on August 06, 2009, 11:09:16 PM: Well, sure. That's a money-maker right there. Run over somebody's lawn in the wee hours of the morning. Come back later, to clean it up.