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Old 10-23-2003, 01:11 PM   #1
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Embarrassed GM to Rename Car With Risque Overtones

LOL!!! That's why we're sooooooo special here in Quebec. The power to make a behemoth like GM change name.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp..._show_buick_dc


MAKUHARI, Japan (Reuters) - General Motors Corp will rename its Buick LaCrosse in Canada because the name for the car is slang for masturbation in Quebec, embarrassed officials with the U.S. automaker said on Thursday.


GM officials, who declined to be named, said it had been unaware that LaCrosse was a term for self-gratification among teenagers in French-speaking Quebec.

GM officials in Canada are working on a new name for the car, a sedan that will go on sale next year to replace the Buick Regal.

The mix-up is reminiscent of another GM vehicle with an unfortunate name. In the 1970s, GM exported its Chevrolet Nova to Mexico and other Spanish-speaking countries, only to be told that Nova translated into "doesn't go". Despite the name, and contrary to popular folklore, the car sold well.
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Old 10-23-2003, 01:24 PM   #2
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ahh, without a little fun, where would the day go, back to work.


for those in the know:

FORD: Found On Road Dead
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FIAT: Fix It Again Tony!

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Old 10-23-2003, 01:42 PM   #3
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ahh, without a little fun, where would the day go, back to work.


for those in the know:

FORD: Found On Road Dead
or: Fix Or Repair Daily

FIAT: Fix It Again Tony!

BMW: Black Man's Wish
Pontiac: Poor Ol' Nigga Thinks It's A Cadillac

Chevrolet: Cracked Heads Every Valve Rattles Oil Leaks Every Time

Ford: Fucked On Race Day

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Old 10-23-2003, 01:45 PM   #4
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Old 10-23-2003, 01:55 PM   #5
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Pontiac: Poor Ol' Nigga Thinks It's A Cadillac

Chevrolet: Cracked Heads Every Valve Rattles Oil Leaks Every Time

Ford: Fucked On Race Day

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Old 10-23-2003, 01:57 PM   #6
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Old 10-23-2003, 01:58 PM   #7
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Old 10-23-2003, 02:07 PM   #8
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tell me who buys Buicks?? They need to go out of business
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Old 10-23-2003, 02:08 PM   #10
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Old 10-23-2003, 02:10 PM   #12
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isnt lacrosse a sport?? wtf
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Old 10-23-2003, 02:10 PM   #13
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oh it's a sport alright....
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Old 10-23-2003, 02:15 PM   #14
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ahh, without a little fun, where would the day go, back to work.


for those in the know:

FORD: Found On Road Dead
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FIAT: Fix It Again Tony!

BMW: Black Man's Wish

ROFL!!! Never knew the one abot BMW
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Old 10-23-2003, 02:16 PM   #15
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oh it's a sport alright....
says the captain of the team... lol
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Old 10-23-2003, 02:54 PM   #16
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tell me who buys Buicks?? They need to go out of business
Buick has been the name plate that has extended the brand to the senior crowd.

If you were to drive down to any retirement community you would find more Buicks than any place on earth.

As long as you have old folks....you will have Buick

One of the most sought after muscle cars from the 80's is the 1988 Buick Grand national GNX

This car was not the standard GN it had the side vents on the fenders and the black custom BBS style wheels

the same power plant was used in the Indy pace car for the trans am in 1989 and made the car one of the most distinguished and collector cars in the history of the Firebird T/A history
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Old 10-23-2003, 03:17 PM   #17
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Old 10-23-2003, 03:29 PM   #18
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One of the great marking fiascos in GM history was marketing the Chevy Nova in Latin America.
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No va means no go in Spanish
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